After years of dismantling discarded televisions and laptops, a Shanghai recycling plant is readying itself for a new wave of waste: piles of exhausted batteries from the surge of electric vehicles hitting China’s streets. Continue reading China’s recyclers eye looming electric vehicle battery mountain
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Apple sees its mobile devices as platform for artificial intelligence
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) sees its mobile devices as a major platform for artificial intelligence in the future, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams said on Monday. Continue reading Apple sees its mobile devices as platform for artificial intelligence
New machine learning technique may help predict earthquakes
An international team of researchers has developed machine learning techniques that could successfully predict the timing of a real earthquake. Continue reading New machine learning technique may help predict earthquakes
This sensor ‘skin’ can help robots perform everyday tasks
Researchers have developed a flexible sensor “skin” that can be wrapped around a finger or any other part of a robot or prosthetic device to help convey a sense of touch, enabling them to perform everything from surgical and industrial procedures to cleaning a kitchen. Continue reading This sensor ‘skin’ can help robots perform everyday tasks
Twitter rolls out new safety calendar
In a bid to make its platform a safer place, Twitter has rolled out a new safety calendar that describes upcoming changes to the company’s rules towards hate speech and abuse. Continue reading Twitter rolls out new safety calendar
Google now lets you take a virtual walk on Mars
If you are curious about the unknown terrains of the Red Planet, here is your chance to take a walk on Mars for free all the while staying in your living room, thanks to Google’s immersive experience initiative Access Mars. Continue reading Google now lets you take a virtual walk on Mars
Send money via Facebook Messenger using PayPal
Online payment gateway PayPal has allowed American people to send and request money via Facebook Messenger using PayPal accounts. Continue reading Send money via Facebook Messenger using PayPal
WhatsApp flaw lets hackers know when you fall asleep
Your Whatsapp online status can help hackers figure out who you are talking to and when you go to sleep owing to a flaw in the micro-blogging platform, a software engineer has claimed. Continue reading WhatsApp flaw lets hackers know when you fall asleep
Students develop women safety app at ‘hackathon’
A group of students have made a mobile application for women safety which enables one to send a distress call by merely shaking or dropping the device. Continue reading Students develop women safety app at ‘hackathon’
Telangana to develop app on urban flooding
With heavy rains frequently bringing this tech hub to a halt, the Telangana government with the help of technology firms is developing an application to address the problem of urban flooding, a senior official said on Friday. Continue reading Telangana to develop app on urban flooding