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11 Aug 2016
Russia NewsGoogle introduces security warnings for Gmail users
Google launched new alerts for its Gmail account users, where they are alerted when an unauthorized email hits their inbox.
09 Aug 2016
IndiaMahindra Intertrade and MSTC to start Auto Shredding Joint Venture
On 9th August, 2016, Mahindra Intertrade and MSTC entered a joint venture agreement to build India's premiere auto shredding and vehicle recycling unit.
09 Aug 2016
LondonMI5's Anti-Terror Mind Reading Team
British domestic counter-intelligence agency MI5's Behavioural Science Unit (BSU) is a specialised team tasked with helping the intelligence agency prevent terror attacks.
08 Aug 2016
CaliforniaChris Urmson quits as Google's self-driving car division
Google's Chief Technology Officer for its self-driving car unit, Chris Urmson, announced his exit from the technology company in an online post.
08 Aug 2016
TaiwanGogoro partners with Bosch to bring its scooters to Europe
Taiwan-based start-up Gogoro teamed up with a subsidiary of Bosch, called Coup, marking its entry into Europe.
06 Aug 2016
iPhoneApple to offer cash rewards in its 'Bug Bounty' program
At the Black-Hat Cyber Security Conference on Thursday, Apple unveiled its plans to offer up to $200,000 rewards to researchers who will find security bugs in its products.
04 Aug 2016
Sri LankaResearchers find evidence supporting India-Antarctica supercontinent hypothesis
Geologists from Switzerland and India found evidence that India was a part of Antarctica 1.5 billion years ago.
04 Aug 2016
iOSGoogle launches new map-based game 'Verne', challenges Pokemon Go
Google has now launched its newest addition to its spree of app-based games, which is enabled using their Google Maps platform.
02 Aug 2016
IndiaThe Kumbh Mela experiment to advance predictive analysis
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the Government of India, and two Indian startups - Tarah Technologies and Aarav Unmanned Systems - collected a huge amount of data during the Kumbh Mela 2016 for research purposes.
31 Jul 2016
TechnologySwiftKey app faces bug leaking users' search feeds
Recently, a whole lot of SwiftKey users faced a bug in the app, where their prediction columns were populated with search words and phrases that another user had searched for.
30 Jul 2016
TechnologyINSPIRE Awards renamed as MANAK
The INSPIRE Awards (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) is a popular outreach program of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
28 Jul 2016
TechnologyBaidu creates composer AI
Chinese web services giant Baidu has created an artificial intelligence algorithm that can create music by looking at images.
27 Jul 2016
TechnologyCockroach milk to be a super health food?
According to recent research, cockroach milk could, one day in the future, become a super health food.
26 Jul 2016
TechnologyResearchers look to enable information storage in DNA
Scientists and researchers are exploring options to store digital data in genetic DNA.
26 Jul 2016
Nokia MobilesNokia's two Android 7.0 smartphones to hit the markets soon
According to reports, Nokia is planning to re-enter the market with two new smartphones powered by Google's latest Android Nougat.
24 Jul 2016
TechnologyEdward Snowden designs phone cover that prevents data monitoring
Whistleblower Edward Snowden and hardware hacker Andrew "Bunnie" Huang have designed a phone cover; dubbed as the "introspection engine".
22 Jul 2016
TechnologyWikiLeaks threatens Twitter over 'cyber feudalism'
WikiLeaks threatened the social media giant Twitter over an alleged issue of creating 'cyber feudalism'.
22 Jul 2016
TechnologyGoogle uses DeepMind-Powered AI to manage power usage
Internet giant Google started using Artificial Intelligence technology of its subsidiary DeepMind to reduce the energy consumption of its data centers.
18 Jul 2016
TechnologyTechie arrested for hacking Air India website
Delhi's cyber crime unit arrested Anitesh Goswami, a former Air India employee, for hacking the company's website.
16 Jul 2016
TechnologyGoogle's first-ever Indie-Game Festival to be held in San Francisco
Google's Indie Game Developer Conference is scheduled to take place on 24 September at the Terra Gallery in San Francisco.
11 Jul 2016
TechnologyChat app Line targets $1.14B raise in IPO
Japanese messaging-app operator Line Corp. announced pricing for its dual initial public offering in New York and Tokyo, raising $1.14 billion ( 115.5 billion yen ).
10 Jul 2016
TechnologyAs many as 85 million Android devices infected
Mobile security company Check Point released a report which says that as many as 85 million Android devices may have been infected by a malware called HummingBad.
08 Jul 2016
TechnologyThe first public beta version of iOS 10
The beta version is now available and can be downloaded without paying $99 per year by anyone owning an Apple device.
08 Jul 2016
TechnologyIndia's first Centre of Excellence
India's first CoE for IoT, a joint initiative between Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Education and Research Network, Nasscom and the government, has been set-up in Bangalore.
07 Jul 2016
TechnologyFacebook unveils its new open wireless access platform 'OpenCellular'
In a fresh attempt to improve connectivity in remote areas, Facebook announced an open source and cost effective, software-defined wireless platform.
07 Jul 2016
TechnologyAlibaba dabbles with driverless car technology, launches smart cars
Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group said it will launch its new fleet of smart cars into the market, in collaboration with China's SAIC Motors.
05 Jul 2016
TechnologyChina completes telescope ahead of schedule
China completed the installation of the Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in its southwest Guizhou province, fitting the last of its 4,450 triangular panels into the big dish.
04 Jul 2016
TechnologyResearch shows marijuana helps slow down plaque build-up
Researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, California, found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a compound present in marijuana, helps slow down plaque build-up in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease.
03 Jul 2016
TechnologyBMW, Intel and Mobileye announce deal
BMW, Intel and Mobileye entered into a research partnership to develop self-driving robot cars.
01 Jul 2016
TechnologyStudy shows evidence of Antarctic's ozone holes starting to heal
Scientists have gathered evidence that Antarctic's ozone hole is now finally starting to heal, stating that there has been decreasing levels of substances like chloroflourocarbons (CFC's) that cause ozone depletion.
29 Jun 2016
TechnologyBrexit wouldn't affect ITER, India on schedule: ITER spokesperson
Laban Coblentz, ITER International Fusion Energy Organization's spokesperson, claimed that Brexit wouldn't cause any delay in the construction of multi-billion-dollar International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in Southern France.
26 Jun 2016
TechnologyFirst successful drone delivery in New Jersey
Australian start-up Flirtey has successfully tested its first ship-to-shore drone delivery in New Jersey.
16 Jun 2016
TechnologyIndia signs pact to explore metals in ocean
India is set to sign a pact with the International Seabed Authority (ISA), to help undertake exploration of metallic minerals in the Indian Ocean.
13 Jun 2016
IndiaAbout 2,500 Indian children suffer from Medulloblastoma yearly
According to a report, over 2,500 Indian kids suffer from Medulloblastoma, a common pediatric malignant primary brain tumor.
9 Jun 206
TechnologyApple revamps its App store
Apple Inc announced a series of long-awaited enhancements to its App Store aimed at improving the experience for both developers and consumers alike.
7 Jun 2016
TechnologyFinland prepares to bury highly-radioactive nuclear waste
The Finns will get rid of their nuclear waste underground on the lush green island of Olkiluoto, off Finland's west coast.
1 Jun 2016
TechnologyInvestments in renewable energy hit record levels
According to the Renewables Global Status report, in 2015, double the amount was spent in investments in renewables than new coal and gas-fired power plants.
28 May 2016
TechnologyArnab De honored with Springer Theses Award
Arnab De, an Indian-American scientist, has been awarded the prestigious Springer Theses Award to recognize his outstanding research done on developing a transgenic mouse to study A20, a critical tumor suppressor.
26 May 2016
TechnologyChicxulub 'Dino' Crater drilling project declared successful
A UK/US-led team declared that the attempt to drill into Mexico's Chicxulub Crater has been an outstanding success.
21 May 2016
TechnologyMedGenome to create Indian genome database
The Sequoia backed MedGenome, based in Bengaluru, tied up with a southeast Asian consortium, which has committed to 'GenomeAsia 100k', which involves sequencing 1,00,000 Asian genomes.
