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How private 5G, satellite internet services can cost dearly to companies
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How private 5G, satellite internet services can cost dearly to companies

New Delhi, Sep 18: As players like Elon Musk's SpaceX, Hughes Communications India (along with ISRO) and Amazon ramp up efforts to provide affordable internet services via low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, the business model and pricing will be a challenge for scaling up networks, according to a new...
Instagram brings its parental supervision tools in India
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Instagram brings its parental supervision tools in India

New Delhi, Sep 15: Meta-owned photo and video-sharing platform Instagram on Thursday rolled out its parental supervision tools in India to help parents get more involved in their teen's experiences on the platform. The platform is also introducing a Family Center, a new place for parents and...
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era
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NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era

Washington, Sep 15: The US space agency has announced to fund three studies to understand the growing problem of space junk to analyse the economic, social and policy issues associated with space sustainability. Bhavya Lal, associate administrator for the Office of Technology, Policy, and...
NASA prepares to launch Artemis I Moon mission on Sep 27
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NASA prepares to launch Artemis I Moon mission on Sep 27

Washington, Sep 14: NASA will attempt to launch its Artemis I moon mission on September 27 after two failures, with a potential backup opportunity of October 2 under review. NASA said that it adjusted the targeted dates for a cryogenic demonstration test and the next launch opportunities for...
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India's human space-flight mission Gaganyaan to be launched in 2024

New Delhi, Sep 13: India's maiden human space-flight mission Gaganyaan is expected to be launched in 2024, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said here on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Singh said the government had planned the human space flight for 2022, the...
Netflix, Ubisoft join hands to create 3 exclusive mobile games
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Netflix, Ubisoft join hands to create 3 exclusive mobile games

New Delhi, Sep 12: Popular video streaming platform Netflix and Ubisoft on Monday announced they have partnered to create three mobile games from some of the game franchises for Netflix, starting in 2023. The three games will expand on the Valiant Hearts, Mighty Quest and Assassin's Creed...
Microplastics make its way to water trapped in plant leaf
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Microplastics make its way to water trapped in plant leaf

London, Sept 9: Microplastics, an ubiquitous pollutant, is found in almost every ecosystem on the planet. They have been detected near the peak of Mount Everest, in the Mariana Trench, Antarcticas snow and even in human blood. But researchers have now found a new vessel for microplastics, water...
Apple maintains prices on new iPhones despite inflation
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Apple maintains prices on new iPhones despite inflation

Cupertino (US), Sept 8: Apple's latest line-up of iPhones will boast better cameras, faster processors, and a longer lasting battery at the same prices as last year's model, despite the inflationary pressure that has driven up the cost of many other everyday items. That decision, revealed on...
Smartphone app accurately detects Covid infection in people
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Smartphone app accurately detects Covid infection in people's voices

London, Sep 5: A smartphone app can accurately detect Covid-19 infection in people's voices with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), researchers revealed on Monday. The team claimed that the app is more accurate than several antigen tests and is cheap, quick and easy to use, which means it...
Elon Musk throws a solution for ailing NASAs Artemis 1 mission
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Elon Musk throws a solution for ailing NASA's Artemis 1 mission

San Francisco, Sep 4: As NASA scrubbed the Artemis 1 uncrewed mission to the Moon once again, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday came up with a suggestion for the ailing mission that will finally land astronauts on the lunar surface after decades. NASA engineers could not overcome a...
Indian users shoot 37,173 complaints to Google in July, up 13%
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Indian users shoot 37,173 complaints to Google in July, up 13%

New Delhi, Sep 3: Google received a record 37,173 user complaints in July this year in India (up more that 13.6 per cent from June), in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, while the company removed 6,89,457 pieces of bad content in the country in the same period. Most of the complaints it...
NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system
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NASA captures 1st direct image of exoplanet outside our solar system

New York, Sep 2: For the first time, astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet called 'HIP 65426 b' is a gas giant, meaning it has no rocky surface and could not be habitable. The exoplanet is about six to 12...
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