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PARIS, France (AFP) — Four Galileo satellites lifted off on board the Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana on Thursday and will soon be detectable by European smartphones. The Galileo satellites will boost Europe’s sat-nav capabilities, reducing their reliance on America’s Global Positioning System (GPS). Liftoff was at 10:06 am (1306 GMT) from Kourou in the French oversees territory in South America. It was the first time the Ariane 5 rocket, which is made under […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Fake election news got more attention than did real stories on Facebook during the final months of the US presidential campaign, according to an analysis published Wednesday by BuzzFeed News. The tech news outlet found that the 20 top-performing bogus stories from hoax websites and extremely partisan blogs generated slightly more than 8.7 million shares, reactions and comments at the leading social network in the three months before […]
Skygazers were heading to high-rise buildings, ancient forts and beaches Monday to witness the closest “supermoon” to Earth in almost seven decades, hoping for dramatic photos and spectacular surf.
QUEZON City, Philippines (November 11) – A lot of people are into social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Why not? Such sites have proven to be the best way to communicate with friends and family. Also, they proved to be the easiest way to keep updated on trending topics. They’re so convenient, one often forgets to use them responsibly. And in this day and age, one should be a responsible social media user. With the touch […]
Most robots are designed by a combination of hardware and software engineers, working together to create a machine that can accurately perform specific functions, like building cars or vacuuming floors. Cozmo, on the other hand, was built to entertain. The small toy robot is an interactive buddy that can play puzzle and speed games while using machine learning to get to know its user. Led by a Pixar veteran, a full regiment of Hollywood animators […]
NASA officials on Wednesday (November 2) announced the successful completion of critical performance tests of the new James Webb Space Telescope. Officials unveiled the mirror in the next-generation space telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. NASA administrator Charles Bolden said the instrument represents a great achievement for the agency. “This is technology that did not exist when this telescope was conceived,” he told reporters at a briefing. “And when it was […]
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Electric carmaker Tesla has diversified into the alternative energy business, on Friday unveiling solar roofs for environmentally friendly homes. “Global warming is a serious crisis and we need to do something about that,” company founder Elon Musk said during a news conference at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Musk noted that electric cars in the past “didn’t look good… They were like a golf cart,” but Tesla automobiles […]
Toyota Motor Corp is recalling about 5.8 million cars at home and abroad over potentially faulty air bag inflators made by Takata Corp., including those used as replacement parts following a 2010 recall. https://youtu.be/1PXG8UwmY6g
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 25) – Google Pixel Smartphone has made a lot of news lately for being the first-ever smartphone produced by Google. The smartphone has many new technological features to offer. The Google Pixel has two variants just like the latest iPhone7. It comes in Pixel and Pixel XL – which resembles the iPhone6. But what makes it so special is that the design. The Pixel makes use of a glass design that gives it a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 24) – Many Facebook privacy hoaxes have circulated the internet for the past few years and this “new” hoax ain’t nothing really new. Yet, people still believe these messages. The message was: Many netizens believed this message and reposted it on their wall, thus resulting into more circulation for the hoax and creating a near endless cycle of self-propagation. The same Facebook privacy hoax has been around since November 2012. Facebook already addressed […]
by Glenn Chapman SAN FRANCISCO, United States | AFP | — Cyber attacks pounded the underpinnings of the internet Friday, crippling Twitter, Netflix and other major websites with the help of once-dumb devices made smart with online connections. Waves of attacks incapacitated a crucial piece of internet infrastructure, hampering or outright blocking access to popular online venues. “When I see something like this, I have to think state actor,” said Carbon Black national […]
Reuters — Images from NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) Mission have revealed an ultraviolet, previously unseen, view of Mars. The video was uploaded to social media on Monday (October 17) and shows several images taken by the mission camera. The images were taken between July 9-10, 2016 and show the rapid movement of cloud formation over Mars. Nick Schneider, of the University of Colorado, told Reuters that the ultraviolet colours of the planet […]
