TECHNOLOGY
New AI tool to counter emergent mutations of Covid
The method developed by researchers at University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering in the US is easily adaptable to analyse potential mutations of the virus, ensuring the best possible vaccines are quickly identified -- solutions that give humans a big advantage over the evolving contagion.
Telegram becomes most downloaded app in Jan, highest installs from India
The countries with the largest number of Telegram installs were India at 24 per cent, followed by Indonesia at 10 per cent. Telegram reached the top position in the overall downloads (non-game) on Google Play Store moving from ninth position in the previous month, December 2020.
SpaceX wins contract to launch NASA's astrophysics mission
The planned two-year mission is called SPHEREx, short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer. The near-infrared light, which, though not visible to the human eye, serves as a powerful tool for answering cosmic questions involving the birth of the universe, and the subsequent development of galaxies, according to NASA.
Apple smartphone sales share in US up by almost one-third
The US smartphone market showed further resilience during December, building on growth momentum through the fourth quarter to post sell-through figures similar to last year, said Counterpoint Research's ‘Monthly Market Pulse Report'.The December US smartphone sales were in-line with December 2019. offsetting significant YoY declines by almost all major vendors, except Samsung.
Google Chrome 88 update fixes key zero-day bug
Although the company did not disclose which key vulnerability it has issued a fix for, but its Threat Analysis Group last month disclosed a hacking campaign by state-backed North Korean hackers who allegedly misused an unpatched vulnerability in Chrome.
Samsung seeks tax breaks for new chip plant in US
The world's largest memory chipmaker has requested authorities in Texas to grant tax abatements over 20 years, which would be worth a total of $805.5 million, for its new $17 billion chip facility in Austin, Texas, according to the Austin American-Statesman newspaper and other foreign news outlets.
BookMyShow launches streaming platform in India
The move comes at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic greatly disrupted the movie viewing experience as restrictions kept theatres out of bounds for the audience for months. With over 600 movie titles and over 72,000 hours of content, BookMyShow Stream will feature films and content from around the world along with India, the platform said.
Google paid Rs 49 cr as bug bounty rewards in 2020
The figure was up from $6.5 million the tech giant paid in bug bounty rewards in 2019. "The incredibly hard work, dedication, and expertise of our researchers in 2020 resulted in a record-breaking payout of over $6.7 million in rewards, with an additional $280,000 given to charity," Google said in a statement on Thursday. In the Android Vulnerability Reward Programme (VRP), Google paid out $1.74 million in rewards.
New Xiaomi concept phone has waterfall display on all 4 edges
Xiaomi said the aim is to extend the limits of the display to infinity and enable a true, port free unibody design. The 88degree hyper quad curved screen design allows visual interfaces to flow over the phone's surface like water. Almost the entire frame of the smartphone is covered by a screen, while its body carries no ports or buttons, bringing forward the futuristic unibody port design.
TikTok rival Snapchat Spotlight crosses 100 million monthly users
Spotlight is a dedicated place within Snapchat where users can watch short, entertaining videos backed by music in a vertically scroll, TikTok-like feed. Spotlight combines a simple submission flow that allows people to submit their best Snaps in just one tap with a rigorous review and ranking process that allows us to filter out content that is inconsistent with our guidelines.
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