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(REUTERS) — Bill Gates said on Monday (April 18) that no one was an “absolutist” on either side of the digital privacy debate, but the co-founder of Microsoft Corp said he supports his company’s lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking the freedom to tell customers when federal agencies have sought their data. “There probably are some cases where (the government) should be able to go in covertly and get information about a company’s email,” […]
TODAY’S teens are digital natives; a generation of children who have grown up with video games, computers, touchscreen tablets, mobile phones and virtual reality. While their brains have adapted to this ultrahightech environment, they might find it harder to resist impulsive behaviour and to engage in free and independent thinking. For millions of years the human brain has adapted to the challenge of writing, reading and more recently digital communication. Today this adaptation is […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – The newest form of arcade entertainment may be quite literally shocking for users at a new centre which opens up on Friday (April 15) in Tokyo. Using Virtual Reality equipment, the “VR Zone Project I Can” located in the tourist area of the island of Odaiba is designed to provide all kinds of experiences. With a price range from 700 ($6.4 USD) to 1000 yen ($9.15 USD), the customer can choose […]
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, United States (Reuters) – Curtains and blinds may soon be a design choice as opposed as to a tool for privacy. Windows that can transition between clear and cloudy in a second may soon be a reality thanks to technology under development at Harvard University’s School of Engineering Windows that can change opacity or color already exist but rely on electrochemical reactions that are expensive to manufacture, especially on a commercial scale. “They […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN Francisco, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday extended its reach beyond online socializing by building artificial-intelligence powered “bots” into its Messenger application to allow businesses to have software engage in lifelike text exchanges. The move announced at the leading online social network’s annual developers conference in San Francisco came as the number of monthly users of Messenger topped 900 million and the Silicon Valley company works to stay in tune […]
Reuters – A SpaceX cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday (April 10), carrying food and supplies for astronauts. The cargo ship that lifted off on Friday (april 8), a capsule dubbed “Dragon”, was bolted on Sunday morning to the $100 billion laboratory flying about 250 miles (400 km) above earth. Dragon was packed with about 7,000 pounds (3,175 kg) of food, supplies and experiments, including a prototype inflatable habitat. Built […]
https://youtu.be/d-_dqQ857UY (AFP) – Iran on Wednesday hosted the 11th edition of RoboCup, an annual event which draws international participants competing in football tournaments played by robots, and that is seen by many as a test laboratory for human robotics.
UNITED States of America – Scientists in the United States of America invented an exoskeleton suit that allows an individual to experience the physical limitations of the elderly. The inventors aim to raise emphatic awareness among the youth regarding the daily experiences of the elderly. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/mW4g0PD5eKw
Reuters – SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch on Friday (April 08), carrying a cargo ship that will take an experimental inflatable habitat to the International Space Station (ISS). The privately owned SpaceX, which is owned by Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk, has partnered with NASA to launch resupply missions to the ISS. The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch off of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying with it the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module […]
WASHINGTON | BY DUSTIN VOLZ (Reuters) — Facebook on Tuesday announced it had bolstered the default encryption settings for the more than one billion users of its popular WhatsApp messaging service so that all messages will now be accessible only to the sender and recipient. The update arrives amid a heightened international debate over how much access law enforcement should have to digital communications and follows a high-profile showdown between Apple and the FBI over […]
(Reuters) — Twitter Inc is offering a new feature that would make it easier for users to share tweets privately with friends, the company said in a blog post. The feature, “Message button”, updates an existing option that allows tweets to be sent privately through direct messages. Twitter said the feature would be available from Tuesday for the iOS and Android mobile platforms. (Reporting by Rishika Sadam in Bengaluru; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)
SYDNEY | BY BYRON KAYE (Reuters) — Software produced by a little-known Australian developer has helped journalists piece together news leads from the mountains of data found in the contents of the Panama Papers, one of the biggest document leaks in history. Sydney-based Nuix Pty Ltd donated its document analysis program to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) to sift through the millions of leaked documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. The Panama […]
