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© Provided by Space Artist’s illustration of a black hole. Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of Ask a Spaceman and Space Radio, and author of “Your Place in the Universe.” Sutter contributed this article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. We’re used to thinking … Read more
WhatsApp has just created a new information hub to combat misinformation regarding the ongoing global pandemic called coronavirus. The company shared some information regarding the newly launched information hub. It has teamed up with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNDP, and Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network to accurate information. This information hub is one … Read more
Did you know that there are more than 400 different viruses that can cause infections, including the common cold, the flu, hepatitis, mononucleosis and HIV? Today, many people choose to have an annual influenza vaccination, or flu shot, but this is only 80 percent effective because of the mutating strains of the influenza virus; plus, … Read more
Just like humans and other animals, plants have hormones. Understanding the systems-level actions of transcriptional responses to hormones provides insight into how the genome is reprogrammed in response to environmental stimuli. In a new study, scientists from the Salk Institute reported that the hormone called jasmonic acid is particularly essential for a plant’s defense response … Read more
WHATSAPP FOR ANDROID MAY SOON GET ‘DELETE MESSAGES’ FEATURE THAT AUTOMATICALLY DELETES MESSAGES FROM CHATS
Mukesh Ambani has lost at least $17 billion in 26 days as Coronavirus fears dent RIL shares Mukesh Ambani lost a whopping $17 billion within 23 days after growing panic about novel coronavirus crashed the stock markets. Mukesh Ambani was the second richest person in Asia with a networth of $57.9 billion until February 19 … Read more
At what temperature does coronavirus survive on a surface and for how long? What if there is a shipment coming in and people receiving it need to be assured that the time lapse is adequate not to cause any concern? Questions such as these are increasingly being raised with no easy answers. According to doctors, … Read more
Google is celebrating Holi, the festival of colours, with a special ‘easter egg’ on its search results page for smartphones as well as the desktop website. All you have to do is search for the word ‘Holi’ or ‘Holi festival’, and then click or tap the image of three bowls of colour that appear in … Read more
A $115 million collaboration to tackle the rapidly spreading viral disease COVID-19, led by heavy hitters of Boston science and funded by a Chinese property development company, kicked off today as the group’s leaders pledged to take on the virus on many fronts. The project brings together researchers at many of the city’s top academic … Read more
If the new year brought some new gadgets — like a 4K TV, new streaming device, or even a new video game — into your life, you’re probably itching to get them hooked up and online. Just one problem, though: That 4K-quality stream you’re looking to extract from your Netflix subscription isn’t exactly in 4K, … Read more
Oppo launches six-camera Reno 3 Pro in India Oppo has announced the Reno 3 Pro, the latest entry in the ever-more-convoluted Reno series. It’s a mid-range model that’s altogether separate from the Reno 3 Pro 5G released in China in December; this model is launching in India first. The Reno 3 Pro feels slimmer and … Read more
World Wildlife Day 2020 World Wildlife Day is observed on 3 March to raise the awareness of issues that impact wildlife. The day also highlights the issues such as urbanization, poaching, pollution, destruction of wildlife habitat, and the ways that humans can contribute to conservation efforts. World Wildlife Day 2020 Theme The theme of World … Read more
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world. Everyday users share thousands of messages, pictures, videos, GIFs, memes, audio with their friends and family members. The slew of media files arriving in WhatsApp can quickly take up your smartphone’s storage space. WhatsApp has several features that allow users to free-up the … Read more
Microsoft Edge Chromium Version Now Rolling Out With Windows 10 Update Microsoft has started rolling out the much-awaited Chromium-based Edge browser to Windows 10 users with a new Windows 10 update, starting with the Windows Insiders in the Release Preview ring. The company will eventually make its way to everyone using the platform — excluding … Read more
Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 LTE | Launch Date: March 15, 2020 (Expected) Rs. 15,690 ( Expected Price ) Key Specs: Android v8.1 (Oreo) Performance Octa core (2.2 GHz, Quad Core + 1.8 GHz, Quad core) Snapdragon 660 4 GB RAM Display 8.0 inches (20.32 cm) 1200×1920 px, 283 PPI IPS LCD Camera 13 MP Primary … Read more
A Michigan State University- and University of Maryland-led study featured on the cover of this week’s Science magazine should sound alarm bells regarding the “biodiversity crisis” or the loss of wildlife around the world. The loss of any species is devastating. However, the decline or extinction of one species can trigger an avalanche within an … Read more
Craspedotropis gretathunbergae Credit: Taxon Expeditions Scientists discover a new snail name Greta Thunberg A new to science species of land snail was discovered by a group of citizen scientists working together with scientists from Taxon Expeditions, a company that organises scientific field trips for teams consisting of both scientists and laypeople. Having conducted a vote … Read more
India is poised to have over 907 million internet users by 2023 according to the new Cisco Annual Internet Report. This accounts for around 64 per cent of the total population of the country. It has based these forecasts upon independent analyst forecasts and its own intellectual property. According to the report, the number of … Read more
Image Credit: Apple Apple has started selling India assembled iPhone XR models in the country. The smartphone is being assembled in Foxconn’s India factory. iPhone XR boxes have been seen with the ‘Assembled in India’ tag. The technology giant has started assembling iPhone XR model in India amid the US-China trade war. iPhone XR 64-GB … Read more
After WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook is all set to get the dark mode soon. The feature has been made available to the Facebook Lite app. It is being predicted that the company will take time to make the feature available on the main app as it is still being tested. The dark mode feature was earlier … Read more
Warnings Issued For Millions Of Microsoft Windows 10 Users Microsoft continues to secretly offer Windows 10 free, and you can see why. Despite new attempts to overhaul Windows upgrades, the platform continues to anger users with poor quality updates and questionable transparency. And now Microsoft has had to issue another major warning to all Windows … Read more
Scientists tested the new antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus, a drug resistant bacteria that can cause a variety of dangerous infections in humans. Image Credit: Eric Erbe, Christopher Pooley/USDA/Wikimedia Commons Scientists have discovered a new kind of antibiotics that take a unique approach to attacking and killing bacteria. The newly discovered antibiotic compound, corbomycin, as well … Read more