US space agency Nasa has located the lander of Chandrayaan 2 with the help of observation made by an Indian engineer, reports Hindustan Times. Almost three months after Chandrayaan 2—India’s second mission to moon— went awry in the last 2.1km of its journey.“This image shows the Vikram Lander impact point and associated debris field. Green dots indicate spacecraft debris (confirmed ...
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Lil Bub: Cat with millions of online fans dies
Lil Bub, one of the internet’s most famous cats, has died aged eight, reports BBC. The cat’s owner, Mike Bridavsky, announced her death to millions of followers on social media on Monday.Lil Bub was best known for her unusual appearance – bulbous eyes and a protruding tongue. She was rescued as a feral kitten and was born with several disorders, ...
Read More »Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires
B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line problems before blackouts and bigger disasters. The electrical engineering professor at Texas A&M University figured he might save a life if his creation could prevent someone from being electrocuted by a downed live wire. But fire prevention may be his product’s biggest ...
Read More »Nokia 10 Pureview 5G Smartphone: The King is Coming Back
Who can forget the supremacy of Nokia who won the heart of millions of people worldwide through their top quality smartphones under reasonable price-range? Nokia’s branded company HMD Global is gearing up to regain this pride. Recently, this company has announced the arrival of their upcoming gadget Nokia 10 Pureview 5G Smartphone. Like a king Nokia 10 is gonna amaze ...
Read More »Stainless steel, broken glass and buzz, Tesla makes a pickup
The much-hyped unveiling of Tesla’s electric pickup truck went off script Thursday night when supposedly unbreakable window glass splintered twice when hit with a large metal ball. The failed stunt, which ranks high on the list of embarrassing auto industry rollouts, came just after CEO Elon Musk bragged about the strength of “Tesla Armor Glass” on the wedge-shaped “Cybertruck.” On ...
Read More »Amazon says it’s considered face scanning in Ring doorbells
Amazon has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras, according to a letter to a U.S. senator defending its video-sharing partnerships with police. The company told Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras but that there are no plans to coordinate that feature with its law enforcement ...
Read More »Israel’s Amos-17 satellite reaches orbit in space
An Israeli communications satellite Amos 17 launched in August from Florida, U.S., has reached its orbital space point, Spacecom, the company that operates the satellite, announced on Monday. According to the Israeli company, based in the central city of Ramat Gan, the satellite has successfully completed all necessary tests and will begin its commercial operations within days. The 250-million-U.S. dollar ...
Read More »WhatsApp hit by critical security vulnerability on Android, iOS
If someone has sent you an MP4 file on WhatsApp, guard against downloading it as hackers may use a critical vulnerability in the Facebook-owned app to execute snooping attack on both Android and iOS devices. The specially crafted MP4 file triggers the remote code execution (RCE) and denial of service (DoS) cyber-attack. Users are recommended to update their WhatsApp app ...
Read More »Smartwatches: Too clever by half?
If you love gadgets and are tech savvy enough to feel the need to stay up to date at all times, then you are already considering smartwatches. Even traditional watch companies like Fossil are beginning to manufacture these, so why should you stay back from putting one on your wrist? But with any hefty purchase, a little pros and cons ...
Read More »Second satellite to be a hybrid, cost less: Shahjahan Mahmood
Chairman of Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited (BCSCL) Dr Shahjahan Mahmood on Thursday said that a consultant will be appointed within the next 3-4 weeks for launching the country’s second satellite, following in the footsteps of Bangabandhu -1. He informed this at a views-exchange meeting with the Telecom Reporters Network Bangladesh (TRNB) at BCSCL office in the capital. “We have ...
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