Tag: technology news 2021
This scientist from Uttar Pradesh village has developed the world’s fastest laser sheet imaging technology to capture combustion
For young scientist Yogeshwar Nath Mishra, the journey from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh to California was not easy. His father, a farmer, made a lot of sacrifices to let him achieve his dreams. The struggle, however, bore fruit as Mishra is now part of a team at NASA, Caltech that has invented the world’s fastest…
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Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians
Feb 22 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is rolling out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users, the company confirmed on Wednesday, in what it says is a test run of a potential response to the government’s online newsbill. The “Online News Act,” or House of Commons bill C-18, introduced…
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Meta delays setting team budgets, triggers speculation of more layoffs
Facebook’s parent company Meta has reportedly delayed finalizing the team budgets at multiple levels as it reportedly sets the backdrop for yet another round of job cuts. A report in the Financial Times, citing two Meta employees, said that there has been a lack of clarity on crucial matters such as team budgets as well…
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Some US schools are banning AI technology while others embrace it
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Russia is bombarding Ukraine with drones guided by US-made technology, and the chips are still flowing
They menace Ukraine’s skies, killing hundreds, and scarring millions. But while Moscow’s drones are Russian and Iranian, the key technology inside is European and American. On an icy Kyiv morning, inside an unnamed location with sandbags shielding the windows, Ukrainian drone specialist Pavlo Kaschuk holds up a 30-pound drone that Ukrainian forces captured from Russia.…
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Surveillance concerns as India issues new digital IDs in Kashmir | TechnologyNews
University student Mehak is used to frequent identification checks by security forces and officials in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar and always carries two forms of ID. Soon, she may need to carry yet another in her purse. Plans for a new family ID in the disputed Himalayan region have caused confusion and irritation…
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Companies embraced technology to work remotely during the pandemic — now they’re using it for layoffs
It was stressful enough for Fionn Kellas to suddenly lose their retail job. But getting the news via WhatsApp message rather than in-person made it worse. “It was an absolute shock to me,” said Kellas, recalling the hurt of being dismissed in a way that felt so abrupt and cold. Months later, the memory of…
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Gen Z has a new ‘vintage’ technology to obsess over
First, it was a disposable camera. Then it was low-rise jeans. Now, Gen-Z’s latest “vintage” obsession is the flip phone — that mid-1990s era phone that has suddenly become oh so popular. Today, these smaller, lightweight devices — some available for as little as $20 at big box retailers like Walmart and Amazon — are…
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Should Canada follow US lead and make anti-impaired technology mandatory in all new cars?
One of the worst aspects of seeing your family ripped apart by a drunk driver, said Brenda Simmons, is knowing that it could have been avoided with political will and the right application of technology. “If somebody doesn’t have the disability, or they don’t have the decision-making capacity [and they] still decided to get behind…
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Meta takes a risk and releases BlenderBot, a next-generation type of AI chatbot
Conversational AI is one of the hottest trends of the decade. As a form of advanced artificial intelligence, it enables people to engage in a real-life dialogue with a computer application. Chatbots are an advanced form of conversational AI, and Sophia is today’s most well-known humanoid robot. As AI technology advances, Meta’s AI research lab…
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