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Apple acquires AI startup Silk Labs

Apple acquires AI startup Silk Labs

22-11-2018 comments

San Francisco (IANS) Apple has acquired a Startup called Silk Labs that work on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based personal assistant technology for smartphones and smart home devices.

According to a report in The Registrar,…

IIT-H developing ML-based sensors to check for milk adulteration

IIT-H developing ML-based sensors to check for milk adulteration

21-11-2018 comments

Hyderabad (IANS): In view of various reports claiming chemical adulteration in milk, researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology - Hyderabad (IIT-H) are developing a novel smartphone-based sensor that deploys machine-learning (ML) algorithms…

World's first total-body scanner produces incredible 3D images

World's first total-body scanner produces incredible 3D images

20-11-2018 comments

New York, Nov 20 (IANS) The world's first medical imaging scanner that can capture a 3D picture of the entire human body at once in as little as 20-30 seconds has produced its first scans, say scientists, noting that the…

Facebook seeks to patent software to analyse who lives with you

Facebook seeks to patent software to analyse who lives with you

18-11-2018 comments

San Francisco (IANS): Despite facing flak for leakage of personal data of millions of its users in recent times, Facebook is seeking to patent a software that could help it build profile of an user's household - the number of people in the household,…

IIT Kharagpur builds a system to boost LPG distribution

IIT Kharagpur builds a system to boost LPG distribution

16-11-2018 comments

Kolkata (IANS) IIT Kharagpur researchers have devised a decision support system to help maximize the LPG connections in BPL (below poverty line) households, an official statement said.

It is a first of its kind for analysis of a…

Google inspires kids to explore space on Children's Day

Google inspires kids to explore space on Children's Day

14-11-2018 comments

New Delhi (IANS): Google on Wednesday celebrated Children's Day in India with a doodle inspiring children to explore space.

This year, the search engine's theme for the day's doodle was "What Inspires You". 

A…

WhatsApp selects 20 teams to curb fake news globally, including India

WhatsApp selects 20 teams to curb fake news globally, including India

13-11-2018 comments

New Delhi (IANS): Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday announced that it has selected 20 research teams worldwide - including experts from India and those of Indian origin -- who will work towards how misinformation spreads and what additional steps…

XBox Chief pledges to fix Microsoft Store for PC gamers

XBox Chief pledges to fix Microsoft Store for PC gamers

12-11-2018 comments

San Francisco (IANS): After repeated complaints from gamers regarding the problems associated with Windows-based games, Xbox chief Phil Spencer has pledged to fix the Microsoft Store and establish it as the best digital storefront for PC gamers, the…

Excessive use of Social media can cause depression

Excessive use of Social media can cause depression

10-11-2018 comments

New York (IANS) Excessive use of social media including Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram is associated with poor well-being which could lead to depression and loneliness, researchers have warned.

The study, published in the Journal…

Google celebrates professor who foresaw Internet's impact

Google celebrates professor who foresaw Internet's impact

05-11-2018 comments

New Delhi (IANS): Google on Monday honoured Greek professor and computer scientist Michael Dertouzos's 82nd birth anniversary with a doodle.

Dertouzos foresaw how the Internet would impact everyday lives.

He predicted the popularity…

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