Facebook to show your best friends on top
Facebook is tweaking its News Feed to help its over 2.3 billion users see friends they want to hear from most and links which are most worthwhile right higher up on its platform. Continue Reading
SCIENCE&TECH
Exposed database did not include personal data: Chtrbox
Mumbai-based Chtrbox, which was allegedly responsible for leaking data of millions of Instagram users, has said database for a limited number of influencers was inadvertently exposed but that did not include any sensitive personal data. Continue Reading
Reasons why email marketing is most preferred by digital marketing wizards
With so many information flooding social media platform like Facebook, Twitter and more, it becomes very difficult for businesses to attract customers. However, experts reveal that despite the ever changing digital marketing trends, emails continue to be a big weapon to grab consumers. Continue Reading
Now you can retweet with GIFs, images
The new feature in Twitter is available for both Android as well as iOS users Continue Reading
TikTok reclaims top spot on app stores after return to India
TikTok, the world’s leading short video platform, has stated that it has reclaimed the top spot on iOS and Google Play Store (in the social category), following its return on Indian app stores for new users to download. Continue Reading
Lie detector can be beaten with simple steps: Study
The research suggests that more needs to be done to detect these countermeasures to make brain imaging more reliable for forensic applications. Continue Reading
WhatsApp to deny private chat screenshots: Report
Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is testing an ‘Authentication’ feature which would bar users from taking screenshots of their private conversations. Continue Reading
Researchers find that world’s oceans are becoming stormier
Researchers from the University of Melbourne in Australia analysed wind speed and wave height measurements taken from 31 different satellites between 1985-2018, consisting of around four billion observations. Continue Reading
Gene-editing tech may help propogate mutated viruses: Study
Toronto: Using gene-editing tools to create virus-resistant plants may have an unintended consequence of propagating of mutated viruses, according to scientists including one of Indian origin. Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada and University of Liege in Belgium… Continue Reading
Scientists create new material that behaves like a living organism
While DNA is a genetic material, it is also a polymer which can be transformed and adjusted. This is what the scientists did, using DNA-based Assembly and Synthesis of Hierarchical (DASH) material to achieve a certain artificial DNA material with lifelike capabilities. Continue Reading