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Google Meet Now Available On Mobile For Android, iOS Users

San Francisco: Google has announced to bring its video chat service Meet to Gmail on Android and iOS smartphones so that people can easily join video meetings from their inbox on the go. In the coming weeks, Google users will soon notice a new Meet tab on the phone’s Gmail app where they can see […]

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Astronomers Detect First Regular Fast Radio Bursts With Origins Unknown

New York: Researchers have detected a strange repeating rhythm of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) emanating from an unknown source outside our galaxy, 500 million light-years away. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are short, intense flashes of radio waves that are thought to be the product of small, distant, extremely dense objects, though exactly what those […]

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Over 50 China-Linked Apps Red Flagged By Indian Intelligence

New Delhi: Intelligence agencies in India have red flagged about 52 China-linked mobile applications, including TikTok, UC browser, Xender and SHAREit, over concerns related to safety and privacy of users, according to a media report. The government needs to either block access to these apps or advise people to stop their use, according to the […]

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Google Making AR/VR More Immersive On Consumer Devices

San Francisco: A team of Google researchers has created a new technology to take the immersive augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) experiences to a new level. New research shows the ability to record, reconstruct, compress, and deliver high-quality immersive light field videos, lightweight enough to be streamed over regular Wi-Fi. “We’re making this […]

Indian, French Space Agencies Sign Pact For Human Space Mission
Indian, French Space Agencies Sign Pact For Human Space Mission

Chennai: The Indian and French space agencies on Thursday signed an agreement for cooperation in human space flight programme, specifically on sharing of expertise in space medicine, the Indian Space…

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Large-Scale Phishing Attacks Using Covid-19 As Bait, Govt Warns

New Delhi: The government has warned of a major upcoming phishing attack which promises free Covid-19 testing across India. A large-scale cyberattack has been planned by cyber crooks where they may use Covid-19 as bait to steal personal and financial information. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory warning that the […]

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ISRO Gets Indian Patent For Liquid Cooling & Heating Garment

Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has got an Indian patent for its liquid cooling and heating garment (LCHG) that is suitable for space applications. The patent is valid for 20 years from the date of application, that is, February 8, 2016, and was granted on June 19. While ISRO is the patentee or […]

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IN-SPACe Will Usher In Private Agencies To Transform Indian Space Sector: ISRO Chief

New Delhi: A day after the Union Cabinet gave its approval to allow private sector participation in space sector, ISRO chief  K. Sivan in a press briefing on Thursday said that the newly-created Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) will usher in a plethora of private agencies transform Indian space sector. ”These reforms […]

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Facebook Tool Converts Smartphone Photos Into 3D Images In A Jiffy

New York: A team of Facebook researchers has created an end-to-end system that helps users turn photos they take on their smartphones into 3D images within seconds. The new framework provides users with a more practical approach to 3D photography, addressing several design objectives. Users can access the new technology via their own mobile device […]

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NASA To Pay Rs 26 Lakh For Designing A Space Toilet For Moon

Washington: The US space agency has thrown open a challenge to win over Rs 26 lakh, calling the global community to send novel design concepts for compact toilets that can operate in both microgravity and lunar gravity. NASA is preparing for return to the Moon and innumerable activities to equip, shelter, and otherwise support future […]

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Google Can Now Help Find Your Lost iPhone!

San Francisco: Google has announced features coming to Google Assistant, with the most notable feature for Apple users being the ability to locate a lost iPhone using the digital assistant.…

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Instagram Working On 'Video Note' Feature In Threads App

New Delhi: Instagram is working on a new feature called video note for its standalone messaging app Threads that helps users stay connected to close or smaller circle of friends. The new feature, reported by mobile developer and leaker Alessandro Paluzzi, will automatically turn audio in videos to live captions. “Instagram is working on a […]

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A Decade Of Sun: NASA Streams Video Showing 'Spectacular' 10-Year Lapse | WATCH

Washington: In a stunning hour-long video, NASA’s sun-pointing semi-autonomous spacecraft, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, has put together a time-lapse of its 10 years of observing the Sun. Over the past 10 years, the spacecraft has gathered 425 million high-resolution images of the Sun, amassing 20 million gigabytes of data, NASA said. This 10-year time-lapse showcases […]

Google To Showcase India's 'Lively' Miniature Paintings With AI, AR
Google Tests Tool To Show COVID-19's Impact At Community Level

San Francisco: Google on Monday said it is piloting a new feature in partnership with local news publishers to understand how COVID-19 is impacting different communities. The company said it would test the News feature in a few geographic areas in the US and Canada in the COVID-19 special section of the app, where users […]

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Facebook Adds New Feature To Create User's 'Digital Avatar'

New Delhi: Facebook on Tuesday launched a new feature ‘Avatars’ in India which would allow users to create a digital persona that’s uniquely representative of the user and post in comments, Messenger chats or share it on WhatsApp. Users will be able to make an Avatar, a cartoon-like version of themselves by choosing from a […]

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