IIT Roorkee develops mobile app to tackle COVID-19
In a bid to help the government deal with COVID-19, researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) have…
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BYJU’S witnesses 150% surge in new students
As the nation goes through the lockdown, ed-tech major BYJU’S said that it has witnessed a 150 per cent increase in the number of…
Zoom has been routing video conferencing calls, keys through servers in China
US-based video meeting app Zoom courted a fresh controversy when security researchers from Citizen Lab at the University of…
COVID-19: Google Maps offers user location data to health officials
Google Maps is offering user location data to help public health officials spot increase or decrease of movement across high-level…
AI can predict corona patients’ risk if they need ventilators
As companies the world over commit to make ventilators to meet the demand, researchers are now developing computer models based on…
App developed to locate essential supplies amid lockdown in Bengaluru
With the 21-day Covid lockdown disrupting supply chain since March 25, a city-based techie developed an application (app) to…
Microsoft turns ‘Ignite’ conference in September digital-only
Microsoft has announced that ‘Ignite’ which is its final major conference of 2020 in September has been shifted to a digital-only…
Apple acquires AI startup to make Siri better
Apple has acquired Dublin-based startup Voysis, a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform that enables third parties…
How Google Chrome OS can help students with disabilities at home
As nearly 1.5 billion students adjusting to learning from home globally, Google is leveraging Chromebook accessibility tools to…
AI-based ‘smart’ communication way to go during a pandemic
Daily life during a pandemic means social distancing and finding new ways to remotely connect with friends, family and co-workers…