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Elon Musk wants to make Tesla a private company, here's why

California [United States], August 8 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk on a usual Twitter day tweeted his desire to make his billion-dollar company private at USD 420 per share . The reason: to take the pressure off the company.

2018-08-08T06:32:18.056755+00:00 IST

Qualcomm to unveil new wearable chip on September 10

California [United States], August 8 (ANI): Qualcomm is set to finally introduce its next-in-line SoC for wearables.

2018-08-08T06:23:17.809733+00:00 IST

Students recreate horrific atomic bombings of Hiroshima using VR technology

Hiroshima [Japan], August 7 (ANI): One of the most painful histories of the human civilization is the 1945 atomic attack carried out by the United States on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, which killed around 140,000 people and left scars in the memories of uncountable others till date.

2018-08-07T10:11:35.481412+00:00 IST

Microsoft introduces Tamil 99 keyboard on Windows 10

New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Microsoft on Monday announced addition of Tamil 99 - the popular Tamil language virtual keyboard - to Windows 10 PCs as part of the latest Windows update made available in April 2018.

2018-08-06T11:27:02.086493+00:00 IST

NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover is lonely, but it still celebrated its birthday

Washington [United States], August 6 (ANI): The Mars Curiosity Rover celebrated its sixth landing anniversary through a tweet this Sunday.

2018-08-06T07:49:12.539852+00:00 IST

Dota 2: AI makes a record by defeating human players

Washington [United States], August 6 (ANI): Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking over the battlefield both in the real and digital sense. Valve's multiplayer online battle arena video game, Dota 2, is the latest example of that.

2018-08-06T07:41:08.221860+00:00 IST

UIDAI using Indians as guinea pigs: Cyber expert

New Delhi (India), August 4 (ANI): After an Aadhaar helpline number mysteriously appeared on the devices of many Android users, cyber expert Pawan Duggal came down heavily on Google and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for "breaching people's privacy".

2018-08-04T11:13:28.590215+00:00 IST

Google Maps will no longer show zoomed out regions as flat

California [United States], August 4 (ANI): Earth's flat view on the Google Maps is not very interesting and Google wants to change that.

2018-08-04T06:47:57.364837+00:00 IST

How Snapchat filters are leading to body dysmorphia

California [United States], August 4 (ANI): Do you love Snapchat's face filters and wonder if you could get the same flawless skin and big eyes in real? You are not alone.

2018-08-04T06:43:28.825796+00:00 IST

Aurangabad hosts workshop on combating fake news

Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], August 3 (ANI): With rumours on various social media platforms triggering lynching incidents in several parts of India, the local authorities on Friday conducted a workshop titled 'How to Avoid Fake News' for journalists residing in the region.

2018-08-03T06:58:01.221002+00:00 IST

Google Glass helping autistic children understand emotions

California [United States], August 3 (ANI): Remember Google Glass; the failed AR hardware by Google which never materialized into a commercial product? Researchers are now putting it to some good cause.

2018-08-03T06:45:44.555195+00:00 IST

Apple touches USD 1 trillion mark

Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Aug 3 (ANI): Tech giant Apple Inc. on Thursday became the first American public company to cross the one trillion dollars in value.

2018-08-02T19:17:51.858780+00:00 IST

Kyocera develops full-spectrum LED lights to conserve energy

Kyoto [Japan], Aug 2 (ANI): As the market for LED lighting is witnessing rapid growth due to awareness on energy conservation, Kyocera Corporation has developed the world's first full-spectrum LED lighting for aquariums.

2018-08-02T10:13:08.031640+00:00 IST

Steve Jobs lied about naming Apple Lisa after daughter

California [United States], August 2 (ANI): In her upcoming memoir, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' daughter has revealed that her father lied about naming a computer after her.

2018-08-02T06:24:58.553119+00:00 IST

Tesla is building its own AI chips for autonomous cars

California [United States], August 2 (ANI): Tesla wants to build it all in-house. The company has announced that it is building its own AI chips which will power the self-driving cars of the future.

2018-08-02T06:24:58.535026+00:00 IST

Musical.ly blends with TikTok for upgraded short-form videos

Shanghai [China], August 2 (ANI): Parent company of the lip-sync video app Musical.ly, Bytedance, has decided to merge it with a similar app called TikTok.

2018-08-02T06:24:58.531535+00:00 IST

Facebook blocks thousands of apps from accessing user data

California [United States], August 1 (ANI): In its latest efforts at combating privacy abuse of its users, Facebook announced that it has cut off API access for hundreds of thousands of inactive apps.

2018-08-01T07:25:43.882680+00:00 IST

New smart car feature alerts when you forget something in the back seat

Yokohama [Japan], August 1 (ANI): It is okay to forget a bag of veggies in your car's back seat and not realising until the next morning. But it is certainly preposterous to forget your baby there.

2018-08-01T07:25:43.863067+00:00 IST

Facebook's accidental airplane reaction option is not a real feature

California [United States], August 1 (ANI): If you are one of the few Facebook users who got excited seeing an airplane-shaped reaction option for posts, it is time for a reality check.

2018-08-01T07:25:43.852572+00:00 IST

Logitech acquires Blue Microphones for USD 117 million

Lausanne [Switzerland], July 31 (ANI): Logitech has acquired premium audio production company Blue Microphones for USD 117 million.

2018-07-31T08:17:06.930366+00:00 IST

Google Calendar makes it easy to reschedule meetings

California [United States], July 31 (ANI): Google Calendar has been added with a new feature that will make it more convenient to suggest a new time for a meeting invite.

2018-07-31T07:45:33.017128+00:00 IST