Earth's mantle generated planet's early magnetic field

New York (IANS) Where did our planet's magnetic field come from? According to new research, Earth's mantle, not its core, may have generated planet's early magnetic field.

The Earth's mantle is made of silicate material that…

Gates steps down from Microsoft board to serve humanity

San Francisco (IANS) Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has stepped down from Microsoft's board of directors -- another step back from the tech giant he founded 45 years ago to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities.

Gates…

Oppo Reno 3 Pro: Well-rounded midrange companion

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has launched yet another impressive smartphone, the 'Reno 3 Pro' in the Indian market.

The smartphone starts from Rs 29,990, and there are two RAM and storage combinations -- 8GB RAM with…

Netizens laud Mahindra's DIY technique to make face mask

New Delhi, March (IANS) As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread in countries around the world, Anand Mahindra took to Twitter and shared an easy hack to make a face mask at home.

The business tycoon took to their Twitter handle…

Greenland, Antarctica ice loss accelerating

London (IANS) Earth's great ice sheets, Greenland and Antarctica, were now losing mass six times faster than they were in the 1990s due to warming conditions, the media reported on Thursday citing scientists as saying.

A comprehensive review…

Huawei set to launch Freebuds 3 in India this month

New Delhi (IANS) Chinese tech giant Huawei is all set to launch its truly wireless earbuds, Freebuds 3, in India this month.

The device is expected to go on sale in the last week of March and is likely to be available both offline and online,…

Apple 'AirTag' may feature removable coin-shaped battery

San Francisco (IANS) Apple has been rumoured to be launching a tile-like item tracker "AirTag" for months and now a new report claims that the tag will likely feature a removable CR2032 coin cell battery like the Tile Pro.

Based on a prototype…

61% of businesses use IoT platforms despite security risks

New Delhi (IANS) Nearly two-thirds of companies globally -- 61 per cent -- implemented Internet of Things (IoT) applications in 2019 despite security risk, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.

The use of IoT business…

Self-driving cars can easily mimic human drivers

Sydney (IANS) With the help of an improved sight-correcting system, self-driving cars could learn just by observing human operators complete the same task, researchers have found.

The team implemented imitation learning, also called learning…

Facebook sues Namecheap for domain name fraud

San Francisco (IANS) Social media giant Facebook has filed a lawsuit in Arizona against a domain registrar company Namecheap and its proxy service, Whoisguard over domain name fraud.

According to Facebook, they has already sent multiple notices…