NEW DELHI (TIP): To better understand and predict South Asia’s seasonal monsoon, scientists are getting ready to release robots in the Bay of Bengal in a study of how ocean conditions might affect rainfall patterns. […]
NEW YORK: Scientists have developed a new tool to modify brain activity and memory in targeted ways, without the help of any drugs or chemicals. The new tool is a protein that can be encoded […]
WhatsApp beta users on iOS have started receiving an update that lets them share auto playing GIFs. After the recent update to emojis, the messaging is app seems to have been keeping a keen eye on […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Scientists have developed a software that turns computer webcams into eye-trackers, an advance that may help developers optimize content and make websites more user-friendly. The software, called WebGazer.js , can infer where on […]
BEIJING (TIP): China plans to launch an independent optical facility, which will function like the Hubble Space Telescope , along with the construction of a space station in the coming years, scientists said. The field […]
The Twitter and Pinterest accounts of the co-founder and CEO of social media giant Facebook Mark Zuckerberg were compromised over the weekend, a media report said. LinkedIn password dump likely to blame The group responsible, OurMine Team, also claimed to […]
BENGALURU (TIP): Mary Meeker, a venture capitalist and internet guru, famous for her seminal predictions made annually through her info-packed reports on the state of the internet, said India is the only market which is […]
BOSTON (TIP): Scientists have developed an algorithm that uses DNA strands to automatically build 3D nanoparticles, which may be used in a range of applications such as vaccines, gene editing tools and memory storage. Researchers […]
Chinese giant Alibaba Group has launched Privacy Knight, an app-lock with ‘face-lock’ feature that will help users protect their privacy from intruders. Using Privacy Knight, users will be able to unlock their protected apps through a […]
Soon, all you’ll need to do is Google yourself if you’re wondering how deeply Google has been digging into your digital life. In coming weeks, a shortcut to personal account information will appear at the […]
Treatments involving long-term use of antibiotics have the potential to disrupt brain functions, suggests a new research which found that healthy gut bacteria is crucial to keeping the mind sharp. A special kind of immune […]
LONDON: In a breakthrough, scientists have discovered a new form of light, which will impact our understanding of the fundamental nature of light. One of the measurable characteristics of a beam of light is known […]
Apple is investigating how to charge electric cars, talking to charging station companies and hiring engineers with expertise in the area, according to people familiar with the matter and a review of LinkedIn profiles. For […]
LONDON (TIP): Inspired by the ‘liquid wire’ technique in spider webs, scientists have created novel composite fibres which extend like a solid and compress like a liquid. Pulling on a sticky thread in a spider’s […]
World’s largest cargo aircraft, Antonov AN -225 Mriya — or the Dream, made its first landing in India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on Friday, May 13, 2016 Photo / SnapsIndia
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global tech giant Tim Cook kick-started his India trip with a visit to Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple. According to a report in the Indian Express, Cook visited the temple in the […]
TOKYO (TIP): After analyzing a 3D map of 3,000 galaxies that are 13 billion light years from Earth, an international team led by Japanese researchers has found that theoretical physicist Albert Einstein’s general theory of […]
AHMEDABAD (TIP): Getting rid of stubborn stains from clothes will no more be a herculean task. The Facilitation Centre for Industrial Plasma Technologies (FCIPT), a division of Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) in Gandhinagar, has […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): “Of the 500 million people who use Google Translate, more than 9 in 10 live outside the US,” said Google on the launch of a new translation feature in a blog post. Remeber […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): SanDisk is making it easier to create more free space on your iPhone and iPad with the launch of iXpand. It’s basically a pendrive with a lightning port at the other end. […]
Google’s Safe Browsing tool, which automatically browses billions of URLs per day for unsafe websites, has listed google.com as ‘partially dangerous.’ Embarrassing gaffe or commendable honesty? Google’s “Safe Browsing” section of its online transparency report delivers […]
Google’s parent holding Alphabet has developed a new walking robot designed to interact with the world like a human. The robot was showcased at the New Economic Summit in Tokyo and was created by Alphabet-owned Japanese […]
Yahoo has announced updates to its revamped Messenger service, which include support for non-English languages and sync mobile contacts. The new Messenger service was launched in December last year. The support for the Hindi language will […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): There are few things as irritating as opening your email to find your inbox cluttered every morning when you reach your workplace.You scroll up and down, wondering how much time it’s going […]
Consulate General of India, New York starts accepting applications for 35th ‘Know India Programme’ (K.I.P). Guidelines and application form for K.I.P may be accessed through Ministry of External Affairs website: http://www.mea.gov.in/know-india-programme.htm Local enquiries about K.I.P may be sent […]
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