WhatsApp Develops New Feature to Combat Misinformation Posted May 6, 2020 Messaging application WhatsApp has unveiled a new feature that enables users to easily fact-check the contents of forwarded messages. The new feature appears a…
Startup Creates Bathroom-Cleaning Robot Posted April 16, 2020 Somatic, a tech startup, has developed a robot that is meant for bathroom cleaning. The New York-based company showcased the new robot at a tech event in March. The innovation …
Google Removes Apps Showing Distracting Ads from Play Store Posted April 2, 2020 Tech giant Google recently removed around 600 apps from the Play Store due to disruptive ads. According to Google, these apps violated the company’s ads policy, which f…
New Google Apps Help Monitor and Reduce Screen Time Posted March 27, 2020 Google has launched three new apps to help people monitor and reduce their smartphone use. This is part of Google’s Digital Wellbeing Experiments—an open platform for designers…
Facebook Announces New Improvements on Messenger Kids Posted March 19, 2020 Facebook has announced new parental controls on Messenger Kids. Messenger Kids, a messaging app for children under 13 years old, was first introduced in 2017 as a child-friendl…
Emotionally Intelligent Robots to Accompany Astronauts in Space Missions Posted March 15, 2020 NASA, in partnership with Australian tech company Akin, is developing empathetic robots that can emotionally support future astronauts. Currently, astronauts a…
Users of New App Can Interact Using Augmented Reality Posted March 9, 2020 Octi [OK-tee], a new social networking app, lets users interact with each other using augmented reality (AR). Launched las…
Scientists Discover Tech that Identifies People through Dance Moves Posted February 27, 2020 A group of researchers from a university in Finland discovered that people can be identified through their dance moves using a technology they made. The discovery was purely
Apple Uses Machine to Remove and Recycle Minerals from iPhones Posted February 20, 2020 Apple’s new machine dismantles iPhones to extract minerals that can be reused and recycled. The machine, called Daisy, is 10 meters in length and has five robo…
Facebook Users’ Personal Information Illegally Publicized Posted February 13, 2020 Nearly 300 million personal data from Facebook users were compromised and made available to the public for almost two weeks. Cyber security consultant Bob Diachenko, together w…