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Photo Credit: NASA NASA intends to use Mars 2020 and other missions to prepare for human exploration of the Red PlanetHIGHLIGHTS NASA has completed the machine-vision calibration of the roverFor calibration, the team imaged target boards featuring grids of dotsNASA is set to launch the 2020 mission in July 2020 NASA's latest robotic mission to... Continue Reading →
At a time when the US is bleeding red from the recent mass shootings in Texas that left over 30 people dead, Google is showing shopping results for 100-bullet magazines, despite policies against gun ads. A Google search for ".223 100rd" (short for round) displays sponsored results on the right side of the page, with more links... Continue Reading →
Huawei is currently at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war between China and the United States China has told India not to block its Huawei Technologies from doing business in the country, warning there could be consequences for Indian firms operating in China, sources with knowledge of the matter said. India is due to hold... Continue Reading →
PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series kicks off from August 6HIGHLIGHTS Sony introduces PS4 Tournaments: Challenger SeriesThese tournaments will be seasonalUsers need an active PS Plus Membership to participate Sony has introduced PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series, which will allow professional as well as casual gamers to participate in competitive online gaming tournaments against friends and rivals for... Continue Reading →
eBay sued three employees working at e-commerce rival Amazon, alleging that they conspired with dozens of other workers to fraudulently take high-value online merchants from eBay. Amazon managers, as part of a "racketeering scheme," offered incentives for employees to illegally infiltrate eBay's internal messaging system, create fake eBay accounts and recruit merchants who were using the company's marketplace,... Continue Reading →
Facebook has open-sourced its photo and video matching technologies for people to identify harmful content such as child exploitation, terrorist propaganda or graphic violence. The two Facebook technologies can detect identical and nearly identical photos and videos. "These algorithms will be open-sourced on GitHub so our industry partners, smaller developers and non-profits can use them to more easily identify... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: NASA Scientists are currently tracking 20,000 Near-Earth Objects (NEO)HIGHLIGHTS The asteroid measures up to 1,870 feet in diameterIt will pass by Earth on August 10Asteroid 2006 QQ23 will come within 4.6 million miles of Earth A giant asteroid is hurling towards Earth; however, it will safely sail past our planet next week, NASA's... Continue Reading →
WhatsApp has started rolling out the Frequently Forwarded messages label on both Android as well as iOS apps to let users know if the message they have received has been forwarded over five times. Long forwarded messages will also be truncated, and users will have to tap to read the full message. This new label... Continue Reading →
Pinterest raised its full-year sales forecast and reported second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the online scrapbook company added more users, sending its shares up 12 percent in extended trading. The company said monthly active users rose 30 percent in the quarter to 300 million globally, significantly above estimates, and the global average revenue per... Continue Reading →
Apple has for a long time offered AirDrop on its iOS and Mac devices to enable easy content sharing between two devices. Similarly, it allows iPhone and Mac users to share their Wi-Fi passwords with a single tap. While both features are designed to enhance the user experience, a new report claims that an attacker... Continue Reading →
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