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Honk Kong researcher diagnoses first case of rat disease in human

Honk Kong researcher diagnoses first case of rat disease in human

-- 2018-09-29 18:17:09

For the first time, a case of rat hepatitis E has been discovered in a human in Hong Kong. A 56-year-old man has been diagnosed with the disease, researchers from the University of Hong Kong said. I...

Facebook security breach hits 50 million users

Facebook security breach hits 50 million users

-- 2018-09-29 11:57:34

Facebook Inc said on Friday that hackers stole digital login codes allowing them to take over nearly 50 million user accounts in its worst security breach ever given the unprecedented level of potenti...

Google launches app for BD job seekers

Google launches app for BD job seekers

FE Report 2018-09-28 11:15:10

Google has introduced a new app called kormo aiming to help people find jobs and generate economic opportunities for everyone in the country. Kormo is an experimental job marketplace from Google's...

Scientists find how brain encodes speech

Scientists find how brain encodes speech

-- 2018-09-27 15:13:26

American researchers have unlocked new information about how the brain encoded speech, moving closer to developing speech-brain machine interface that can decode the commands the brain is sending to...

Google turns 20

Google turns 20

-- 2018-09-27 14:15:36

The tech giant is celebrating its 20th birthday with a new Google Doodle marking the special occasion on Thursday. Founded 20 years ago, the company is marking the occasion with a Google Doodle aroun...

Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing its secrets to help Intel

Qualcomm accuses Apple of stealing its secrets to help Intel

-- 2018-09-26 14:11:41

Qualcomm Inc accused Apple Inc of stealing its chip-making secrets and giving them to rival Intel Corp, paving the way for Apple to switch to Intel’s improved semiconductors, which may have cost...

Snapchat ties up with Amazon for point-and-buy

Snapchat ties up with Amazon for point-and-buy

-- 2018-09-25 13:12:31

Snap Inc - a multimedia messaging app used globally said it is testing a new way to search for products on Amazon.com through its Snapchat app’s camera, allowing users to shop directly using the...

Japanese explorer robot lands on asteroid

Japanese explorer robot lands on asteroid

-- 2018-09-23 13:11:41

Two small robotic rovers that had been released from Japan's space probe Hayabusa2 successfully landed on the asteroid Ryugu, Japan's space agency said Saturday. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agenc...

Scientists find 558m years old fossil

Scientists find 558m years old fossil

-- 2018-09-22 13:01:37

A study published recently in the journal Science revealed the earliest confirmed animal in the geological record that lived 558 million years ago. Scientists have discovered molecules of fat in an a...

NASA telescope discovers two new planets

NASA telescope discovers two new planets

-- 2018-09-21 20:54:34

  ORLANDO, Sept 21: A planet-hunting orbital telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system discovered two distant planets this week five months after its launch from Cape Canaveral...

Japan hopes for historic asteroid landing

Japan hopes for historic asteroid landing

-- 2018-09-21 19:08:00

Japan's space agency (JAXA) believes it has successfully landed two robotic explorers on the surface of an asteroid, making history. "We don't have confirmation yet, but we are very, very hopeful," p...

Facebook stops sending staff to help political campaigns

Facebook stops sending staff to help political campaigns

-- 2018-09-21 18:41:04

Facebook will no longer send employees to work at the offices of political campaigns during elections, the company has announced, reports BBC. The social network used to offer dedicated staff to poli...

Google defends Gmail data sharing

Google defends Gmail data sharing

-- 2018-09-21 15:43:45

American multinational technology company Google gave details about its policies for third-party Gmail add-ons but stopped short of fully addressing questions from US senators about developers who bre...

Amazon adds Echo devices for home, car

Amazon adds Echo devices for home, car

-- 2018-09-21 13:54:15

Amazon.com Inc introduced a dozen new Echo speakers and related gadgets in a bid to stay ahead of rivals Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google in the nascent category for voice-controlled devices...

Satellite throws net to catch space junk

Satellite throws net to catch space junk

-- 2018-09-19 18:01:20

A British satellite has successfully deployed a net in orbit to demonstrate how to capture space debris. The event took place more than 300km above the Earth. It was part of a series of trials that...

IBM launches bias detector for AI

IBM launches bias detector for AI

-- 2018-09-19 13:57:51

IBM is launching a tool which will analyse how and why algorithms make decisions in real time. The Fairness 360 Kit will also scan for signs of bias and recommend adjustments. There is increasing co...

Japan billionaire to take first ‘Moon loop’

Japan billionaire to take first ‘Moon loop’

-- 2018-09-18 14:03:56

Elon Musk's company SpaceX has unveiled the first private passenger it plans to fly around the Moon. Japanese billionaire and online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa, 42, announced that he is ready for...

Audi launches electric SUV on Tesla turf

Audi launches electric SUV on Tesla turf

-- 2018-09-18 12:54:18

German luxury car brand Audi on Monday staged the global launch of a new electric sport utility vehicle on the home turf of rival Tesla, and highlighted a deal with Amazon.com to make recharging its f...

Battery woes haunt Samsung again!

Battery woes haunt Samsung again!

-- 2018-09-17 18:13:39

A woman in Long Island, US, has filed a lawsuit against Samsung alleging that her brand-new Galaxy Note 9 smartphone burst into flames inside her purse. Diane Chung, a real estate agent, claims that...

NASA launches laser satellite ICESat-2 to measure ice loss

NASA launches laser satellite ICESat-2 to measure ice loss

-- 2018-09-16 13:38:45

NASA has launched a laser satellite to track the loss of ice sheets and glaciers across the world as the climate warms. The ICESat-2 was sent into orbit by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force...

Cactus 'under threat'

Cactus 'under threat'

-- 2018-09-15 19:09:29

The iconic cactus plant is veering into trouble say researchers. The most serious problem is illegal smuggling. Despite the international ban on uncontrolled trade in cacti, policing the smuggling f...

Cryptocurrency project Tezos to launch soon

Cryptocurrency project Tezos to launch soon

-- 2018-09-15 13:25:24

The Tezos cryptocurrency project is preparing to launch the long-awaited main version of its network that underpins a new virtual token on Monday, a Swiss foundation that promotes the initiative said...

Farmers can boost harvest, slow climate change: Studies

Farmers can boost harvest, slow climate change: Studies

-- 2018-09-14 20:45:08

Two new studies have confirmed that farmers can win both ways -- achieving a boost in harvests and helping to slow climate change. One study says that they can successfully farm with techniques that...

SpaceX signs first passenger to fly around the moon

SpaceX signs first passenger to fly around the moon

-- 2018-09-14 15:17:41

Elon Musk’s SpaceX said it has signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the moon aboard its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), a massive launch vehicle that is being designed to carr...

ChargePoint commits to build 2.5m EV charging stations

ChargePoint commits to build 2.5m EV charging stations

-- 2018-09-14 13:27:35

ChargePoint, operator of one of the world’s largest charging station networks for electric vehicles (EV), is targeting a near fifty-fold increase in its global network of loading spots by the mi...

Apple unveils three new iPhones

Apple unveils three new iPhones

-- 2018-09-13 16:50:22

Apple has announced three new iPhones at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. The 2018 models are officially the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. Apple has now completely abandone...

Apple, Amazon, others to testify before Senate on data privacy

Apple, Amazon, others to testify before Senate on data privacy

-- 2018-09-13 12:05:32

Six US-based major web companies and internet-service providers, including Apple, Twitter, and Alphabet’s Google, will detail their consumer data privacy practices to a Senate panel on September...

Ten fascinating fungi facts

Ten fascinating fungi facts

-- 2018-09-12 17:37:03

They're all around us, in the soil, our bodies and the air, but are often too small to be seen with the naked eye. They provide medicines and food but also wreak havoc by causing plant and animal dis...

Apple to unveil bigger, pricier iPhones today

Apple to unveil bigger, pricier iPhones today

Reuters 2018-09-12 13:55:34

Apple is expected to blast further past the $1,000 price barrier when it launches new iPhones on Wednesday, but Wall Street is most intrigued by how deep into its larger-than-ever lineup prices hikes...

Internet firms face EU ultimatum over extremist content

Internet firms face EU ultimatum over extremist content

-- 2018-09-12 10:37:21

The European Commission will propose new laws on Wednesday giving Google, Facebook, Twitter and other internet companies one hour to remove extremist content or face fines. The Commission told such c...