ANDROID USERS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO CREATE ‘SECRET CODES’ FOR LOCKED CHATS ON WHATSAPP

Mon 09 October 2023: The secret code generation feature being developed by Meta-owned WhatsApp would let users select a custom password for their protected chat folder. according to media report. WhatsApp is developing a new page that will enable users to generate a secret code for their locked chats, according to WABetaInfo. Entering a secret […]

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BIPOLAR MOOD SWINGS CAN BE TRACKED WITH THIS WEARABLE BRACELET

Sun 08 October 2023: Researchers have developed a wearable bracelet and shared preliminary findings of using wearable technology to measure electrical impulses in the skin and other physiological biomarkers which may be associated with mood changes in bipolar disorder. This will help people suffering from bipolar disorder and offer quick and personalised treatments. Bipolar disorder […]

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“ACT NOW”: UN, RED CROSS DEMAND INTERNATIONAL TREATY FOR SAFETY AGAINST ‘KILLER ROBOTS’

Sat 07 October 2023: United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, echoed a similar sentiment in the need for governments worldwide to immediately take action and “act now” to ensure human control over the use of lethal autonomous weapons and safety against ‘killer robots’, […]

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SPACEX COULD LAND SPACECRAFT ON MARS IN 3 TO 4 YEARS, MUSK SAYS

Sat 07 October 2023: Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, has said his company could land a spacecraft on Mars within the next three to four years.   The tech billionaire made remarks on Thursday during a virtual address at the International Astronautical Congress in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he engaged in a one-hour question-and-answer […]

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CAR THIEVES ARE USING INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED METHODS, AND MOST NEW VEHICLES ARE VULNERABLE

Fri 06 October 2023: Car theft is on the rise, according to AA Insurance Services. Worryingly, thieves are increasingly using high-tech tools to target weaknesses in the same sensors and computerised systems that were designed to help make our journeys safer and more comfortable. In fact, as the market research company Technavio, noted in 2017, the […]

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GENETICISTS REDISCOVER AFRICAN POPULATION ONCE ASSUMED TO HAVE DIED OUT

Mon 02 October 2023: Researchers face obvious challenges in understanding the early humans who walked the Earth before us, but modern DNA analysis is providing new clues about ancient peoples in the cradle of mankind. Preserving linguistic heritage is a priority for many scientists as it’s estimated nine human languages become extinct every year. But genetic […]

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DIGITAL ID VERIFICATION CHECKS WILL REACH 70 BILLION GLOBALLY BY 2024

Mon 02 October 2023: In 2024, there will be more than 70 billion digital identity verification checks, up 16% from the 61 billion checks in the previous year, a new report showed on Monday. According to the Juniper Research report, organizations are using enhanced biometric verification techniques to combat account takeover and card-not-present fraud. These […]

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THE UK JUST PASSED AN ONLINE SAFETY LAW THAT COULD MAKE PEOPLE LESS SAFE

Mon 02 October 2023: The UK’s long-debated online safety bill (OSB) has been approved by the House of Lords, clearing the way for it to become law. But it has pitted the government, which proposed the bill, against tech companies that provide secure messaging services. Critics say it will allow authorities in the UK to compel service providers to […]

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USING APPLE’S IPHONE 12 IN FRANCE IS SAFE, REGULATOR

Sun 01 October 2023: The software update released by Apple for its iPhone 12 smartphones would enable the devices to comply with France’s radiation exposure limits, the French National Frequency Agency (ANFR) said on Friday. The accredited laboratory commissioned by the agency has confirmed that the software update can limit the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) […]

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