Stadia, Google’s answer to Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation, is not a new concept at all. Tech companies have been peddling the idea of streaming video games for years now, with prominent examples being GeForce Now from Nvidia, PlayStation Now from Sony, and Jump. The challenge has always been to provide a fluid, seamless gameplay …
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September 15 marked the second time NASA bagged an Emmy Award for covering InSight’s outstanding footage of the Mars landing. NASA received a Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive Program. The InSight Mars Lander is tasked with learning more about the Red Planet’s interior body and providing accurate 3D models. NASA officials at the …
Elon Musk and Jack Ma are two of the most successful techpreneurs, having contributed to society in several ways. With Elon Musk’s PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla and Jack Ma’s AliBaba and AliExpress, you would expect the two to have a more insightful debate. Yet, their conversations are frequently marked with odd statements. To make things …
On July 25, 2019, SpaceX unveiled its new prototype called the Starhopper which the company claims could carry the first humans into Mars. Its much-anticipated demonstration flight was aborted at the last possible second on August 26 in the hopes of trying it again later. Starhopper is a reusable prototype for SpaceX’s Starship vehicle. It …
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DeepMind is one of Alphabet’s AI projects that will ‘solve new problems’ and ‘advance the cause of mankind’, according to their home page. The good news is that the artificial intelligence company made twice as much revenue in 2019 as it did in 2018. The bad news is that its gains mean nothing when compared …
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The Israeli company that specializes in the dual-lens, Corephotonics has sued Apple yet again for allegedly infringing on four of its patents. These patents were filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office and can be found in the following links. Patent 1Patent 2Patent 3 According to Corephotonics, two different iPhone versions used its patented …
Once scientist have analyzed DNA samples taken from a mass grave where the bodies of people affected by leprosy were buried in the eleventh century, they have found out why the leprosy vanished from Western Europe. According to experts it appears that a genetic change produced in the human body has led individuals immune to …
Blocking the body’s ability to feel pain increases lifetime and one of the ways to alleviate the pain is regular consumption of chilli, says a researcher. Recent experiments on mice had shown that blocking reception of pain signals to the brain leads to increased lifespan. Mice, after a genetic mutation, did not synthesized TRPV1 – a …
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Interface developed by the researchers at Brown University, USA, is the first device of its kind – an implantable, rechargeable and able to wirelessly transmit information. After 13 months of successful experiments performed on monkeys and pigs, the device may soon be tested on humans. Constructed of titanium, the new interface does not require attachment …
Everyone has faced this question during life, but the scientific answer is not known. Now, scientists provide an answer to this riddle. Chickens as a species have become chickens after a long and slow process of evolution. At one point, a similar bird hen produced a follower, as a result of a mutation of DNA, …
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