TECHNOLOGY
Super Heavy flights coming in a few months: Elon Musk
Super Heavy booster will be used to fly Starship for orbital launches and deeper space missions, including Mars. Reacting to a follower on Twitter, Musk said late on Thursday that the first Super Heavy hop is just "a few months" away. The SpaceX CEO and founder said the company will use both of its two launch pads in Boca Chica, Texas with prototype rockets set up on each.
Internet users can be manipulated into sharing private info, reveals study
The researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel showed that by using digital "foot-in-the-door" techniques, such as requesting personal information from less important to more private (ascending privacy-intrusion order), websites can successfully entice users to reveal more of their private information.
Google Meet, Duo hosted over 1 trillion minutes of video calls
The company said that with your Gmail account, Meet calls are unlimited through March 31, 2021, so that families can enjoy holiday traditions without interruptions. In 2020, Google added a Meet tab in Gmail so that with one tap, people can jump from an email to a video call.
The rise of the food-tech industry in 2020
Greater internet penetration into tier 2 and 3 markets has worked as a catalyst for online food companies such as Licious, Grofers, BigBasket, Zappfresh, and Milkbasket, as more and more people shifted from conventional retail markets to online food deliveries during the pandemic. This, coupled with their accelerated reach resulted in newer groups of customers and higher profits.
Microsoft Flight Simulator virtual reality goes live
VR support has been one of the FlightSim community's most-wanted features and it was initially expected to release this Autumn before a slight delay. "We are excited to share that Virtual Reality for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available on your favourite VR headset for PC, offering simmers, the deepest and most immersive virtual flight experience in the new simulator to date," the company said in a statement.
Telegram rolls out Voice Chats feature
"Any Telegram group can now become a voice chat room that is always on. Voice Chats run in parallel to the existing text and media-based communication, adding a live layer of ephemeral talk to the group. They can be used as virtual office spaces for teams or informal lounges for any community," the company said in a statement.
Realme Watch S, Watch S Pro launched in India, price starts at Rs 4,999
The smartwatch PPG sensor for real-time heart-rate monitoring and a SpO2 sensor for blood oxygen level monitoring. It supports Bluetooth 5.0 to connect to Android 5.0+ devices with Realme Link app. The smartwatch is equipped with 16 sports modes including Outdoor Run, Walk, Indoor Run, Outdoor Cycle, Aerobic Capacity, Strength Training, Football and more.
Indian pharma firms at high ransomware attack risk in 2021: Report
According to the 'threat prediction 2021' report by Seqrite, an enterprise security solutions brand by Quick Heal Technologies, although few ransomware operators agreed not to attack the healthcare sector during the Covid-19 crisis, several other attack groups have continued to use ransomware against this sector, largely because of the sensitive and personal data of patients they store.
Dell leads India's declining external storage market in Q3
The majority of the decline (third consecutive YoY), in storage spending was due to decreased spending from professional services, government, and manufacturing organisations in Q3 2020, according to IDC's latest 'Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker Q3 2020'.
'Among Us' game hits half a billion users in November
According to market research firm SuperData, 'Among Us' is now the most popular game ever when it comes to monthly players. Since 'Among Us' is not heavily monetised, earnings figures are comparatively smaller. 'Among Us' was the most downloaded mobile game globally in November 2020 according to data from Sensor Tower.
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