San Francisco: Facebook has begun rolling out a feature called “downvote” that lets users register a negative reaction to comments on the social networking platform but it is not the “dislike” button users have long desired. Clicking the “downvote” button hides the comment for the user who taps it, then asks[Read More…]
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Facebook shrinks doubtful stories to fight fake news
San Francisco: After Facebook’s red warning labels to flag fake news backfired, the social networking giant is now literally sizing down the doubtful stories to prevent the triumph of falsehood on its platform. As part of its new strategy to combat fake news, Facebook wants its users to miss these stories[Read More…]
NASA’s Hubble captured first image of surviving companion to supernova
Washington: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first image of a surviving companion to a supernova, a compelling evidence that some supernovas originate in double-star systems, the US space agency said. Seventeen years ago, astronomers had witnessed a supernova go off 40 million light-years away in the galaxy called NGC[Read More…]
India to have 500mn Internet users by June: Experts
New Delhi: The number of Internet users in India will hit 500 million by June and by 2020, the country will have an estimated 702 million smartphone users, experts said here on Thursday. Mobile phones will emerge as the preferred device for online shopping by 2020, accounting for 70 per cent[Read More…]
Google rolls out new Search experience for job seekers in India
New Delhi: Continuing with its customised India-centric innovations, Google on Tuesday rolled out a new experience that will help jobs seekers easily find relevant employment opportunities in Search. Users can access this experience in English on the Search app in Android and iOS operating systems. Job seekers can use filters like[Read More…]
Australian scientists develops ‘sponge’ for cleaning oil spills
Canberra: Australian scientists have developed a polymer “sponge” capable of soaking up oil spills. The highly buoyant polymer is made of waste cooking oils and sulphur, by-products of the food and petroleum industries, and has the ability to clean up crude oil and diesel spills. As the polymer works as[Read More…]
Facebook clarifies how it collects data when you’re logged out
San Francisco: After Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of the US Congress last week, the company on Tuesday tried to clarify on questions how it collects data when people are not directly using the website or app. Many websites and apps use Facebook services to make their content and[Read More…]
Indian rocket successfully puts into orbit navigation satellite
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): India early on Thursday put into orbit navigation satellite IRNSS-1I, a part of Indian satellite navigation system NavIC in copy-book style. The 1,425 kg satellite was carried into space by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket’s ‘XL’ variant. Simply put, NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation, earlier the Indian[Read More…]
Twitter replaces ‘pistol’ emoji with ‘water gun’
San Francisco: In a bid to fight the prevailing gun culture, Twitter has changed its “pistol” emoji to a bright green “water gun”, following Apple, which launched a similar one in its iOS 10 update. The change is part of Twitter’s emoji update “Twemoji 2.6,” Tech Crunch reported late on Wednesday.[Read More…]
One in four kids under 6 has smartphone: Survey
London: While various stakeholders including parents are deliberating to decide on the correct age for using a smartphone, a survey has found that one in four children under the age of six in Britain has a smartphone. According to the researchers from online trade-in outlet musicMagpie, 25 per cent of children[Read More…]
