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3-nation crew lands safely on ISS after Soyuz accident

3-nation crew lands safely on ISS after Soyuz accident

04-12-2018 comments

Washington (IANS) Barley two months after a Soyuz made an emergency landing, the Russian spacecraft has safely brought one astronaut each from the US and Canada and a cosmonaut from Russia, to the International Space Station (ISS).

Details of 100 mn users stolen in massive Quora data breach

Details of 100 mn users stolen in massive Quora data breach

04-12-2018 comments

San Francisco (IANS) Personal information of over 100 million Quora users including their name, email address and encrypted passwords have been compromised, the California-based popular question-and-answer platform said.

"Questions…

WhatsApp launches TV campaign in India to fight fake news

WhatsApp launches TV campaign in India to fight fake news

03-12-2018 comments

New Delhi (IANS) Facing flak for the misuse of its platform, WhatsApp on Monday launched its first-ever TV campaign in India as part of its efforts to address the challenge of misinformation and pernicious rumours.

The popular messaging…

New drug offers hope for diabetes-related blindness

New drug offers hope for diabetes-related blindness

01-12-2018 comments

Sydney, Dec 1 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Australian scientists have developed a new drug that offers treatment for people suffering from diabetic retinopathy -- the main cause of blindness from diabetes.

The debilitating disease…

IIT-D-built sensor could prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks

IIT-D-built sensor could prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks

30-11-2018 comments

New Delhi (IANS) Elephant deaths on railway tracks may be averted when a sensor built by a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) is put to test. If all goes well, it may be installed along the tracks frequented by elephants…

Indian rocket lifts off with country's HysIS, 30 foreign satellites

Indian rocket lifts off with country's HysIS, 30 foreign satellites

29-11-2018 comments

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (IANS) Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully from here on Thursday with the country's Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) -- an earth observation satellite -- and…

Facebook expands tool to connect users to local news

Facebook expands tool to connect users to local news

29-11-2018 comments

San Francisco (IANS) Facebook has started expanding its "Today In" section for local news and community information to make it easier for people to find news and information from their local towns and cities.

"It is…

Mars touchdown: Safe landing for NASA's InSight spacecraft

Mars touchdown: Safe landing for NASA's InSight spacecraft

27-11-2018 comments

Los Angeles (IANS): NASAs InSight spacecraft touched down safely on Mars on Monday, kicking off a two-year mission to explore the deep interior of the Red Planet.

NASA's online live broadcast reported InSight touched down on Mars at…

Social networking sites operate for profit, need for proper control: Australian cybersecurity expert

Social networking sites operate for profit, need for proper control: Australian cybersecurity expert

26-11-2018 comments

New Delhi (IANS): There is need for proper control of services provided by social networking sites as their nature is to make profits and not improve the world, an Australian cybersecurity expert has warned, noting that countries such as China and…

New quantum technology to counteract GPS hacking

New quantum technology to counteract GPS hacking

25-11-2018 comments

Toronto (IANS): As GPS or Global Positioning System is getting vulnerable to hacking, US engineers are working to harness quantum sensing technology to reduce current reliance on the world's most ubiquitous navigation technology and introduce…

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