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'Chris' - The voice-controlled assistant for drivers - soon coming to India

'Chris' - The voice-controlled assistant for drivers - soon coming to India

03-09-2018  comments

Berlin (IANS - By Gokul Bhagabati) Artificial Intelligence (AI) and voice-based assistants are stealing the show at IFA 2018 here, and one of the innovative products launched at this edition of the show was "Chris", a voice-controlled digital…

Restricting meal intake in 10-hour window may boost health

Restricting meal intake in 10-hour window may boost health

02-09-2018  comments

New York, (IANS) Following a simple lifestyle such as eating all food within 10 hours can restore balance, stave off metabolic diseases and maintain health, suggests a study led by one of an Indian-origin.

The study, conducted over mice, suggests…

Apple's self-driving car meets first accident

Apple's self-driving car meets first accident

01-09-2018  comments

San Francisco, Sep 1 (IANS) One of Apple's self-driving vehicles was involved in an accident during the test drive in US' California, and sustained moderate damage in the crash, the media reported.

Apple's autonomous car got into…

New vaccine to offer treatment for acne

New vaccine to offer treatment for acne

30-08-2018  comments

London, Aug 30 (IANS) Do you often suffer from acne? Take heart, a potential vaccine that targets the bacterial toxins may soon be on the anvil, say researchers.

Instead of invading pathogens, the new vaccine would be the first to target bacteria…

India's first manned space mission to send 3 persons

India's first manned space mission to send 3 persons

28-08-2018  comments

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) India's first manned space flight - Gaganyaan - is expected to send three persons, including a woman, into space for seven days and the spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit of 300-400 km.

Giving…

SpiceJet operates India's first flight partially powered by bio-fuel

SpiceJet operates India's first flight partially powered by bio-fuel

27-08-2018  comments

New Delhi/Dehradun, Aug 27 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Monday successfully operated India's first test flight which was partially powered by bio-fuel.

A concoction of biofuel mixed with aviation turbine fuel powered…

Facebook fixes bug that marked some posts as spam

Facebook fixes bug that marked some posts as spam

25-08-2018  comments

San Francisco, Aug 25 (IANS) A day after some users complained about their Facebook posts being marked as spam, Facebook on Saturday said it has fixed the bug that caused the problem.

"We have fixed a bug that caused some posts to be incorrectly…

NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth's changing ice

NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth's changing ice

24-08-2018  comments

Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) NASA is launching a laser-armed satellite next month that will measure -- in unprecedented detail -- changes in the heights of Earth's polar ice to understand what is causing ice sheets to melt fast.

In recent…

Facebook bans app that misused data of 4 mn users

Facebook bans app that misused data of 4 mn users

23-08-2018  comments

San Francisco, Aug 23 (IANS) Nearly four million users had their personal data misused by a third-party app called 'myPersonality', Facebook revealed on Thursday.

In a blog post, Ime Archibong, Vice President of Product Partnerships…

Google Assistant to now read 'good news' of the day

Google Assistant to now read 'good news' of the day

22-08-2018  comments

San Francisco, Aug 22 (IANS) To brighten up your day as you wade through a sea of bad news, Google Assistant will now deliver curated good news - stories about people who are solving real-life problems across the world.

"Tell me something…

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