SP's: Last month NASA recorded an extremely rare activity when a huge burst of X-ray was seen coming “out” of a supermassive black hole. Abhas Mitra, an Indian scientist from Mumbai University, has said that these NASA observations support his theor… Read more »
Swedish Court says: “We Can not Ban The Website Pirate Bay Websi”
SP's: The anti-piracy activists have faced a big blow as Swedish court has ruled that copyright owners can not force the Swedish ISP Bredbandsbolaget to block The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay is blocked by multiple ISPs all around Europe and the anti-… Read more »
Google Is Killing The Chrome OS
SP's: Google has decided to kill its Chrome OS that is used to power the Chromebooks. All the good parts of the OS will now be bundled into Android to form a better and more efficient OS. Google is killing the Chrome OS being used in the Chromebooks… Read more »
Mark Zuckerberg: “I Committed Every Possible Mistake During My Early Days of Facebook”
SP's: Mark Zuckerberg is in India and he just concluded the Facebook Townhall Q&A session at IIT-Delhi. Answering to the questions of students, he shared some great advice related to his Facebook journey and how he overcame the mistakes he did in th… Read more »
Why Alphabet (Google) Repurchased Exact $5,099,019,513.59 Stocks Will Melt Your Brain
SP's: Alphabet announced its whopping Q3 earnings that stood at $18.68 billion. The company also announced the repurchase of $5,099,019,513.59 in Class C capital stock which left many in amazement. Alphabet later disclosed the secret of the magic nu… Read more »
US Freaks Out, Worries Russia Would Cut Undersea Internet cables
SP's: Russia got the US intelligence agencies into a frenzy as its naval submarines and spy ships got too close to the global undersea Internet cables. The US officials panicked as speculations that Russia might be trying to sever the fiber-optic ca… Read more »
Thanks to Robots and Drones, Leeds to Become World’s First “Self-Repairing City”
SP's: The Engineering and Physical Research Council has funded a £4.2 million project, aimed to brand Leeds as world’s first self-repairing city. It will facilitate the deployment of intelligent drones and robots capable of repairing street lights a… Read more »
It’s Time to Get Yourself a 3D Selfie With CloneMe
SP's: Every alternate day, we are amazed by the ever-increasing applications of 3D printing. Ranging from printing prosthetics for children to a whole car, 3D printing is establishing itself as the future of manufacturing. Along the similar lines, a… Read more »
Are You Under the Attack of CCTV Botnet?
SP's: Internet of Things are constantly being targeted by attackers to get the better off of the companies or individuals. CCTV surveillance cameras are generally preferred for the purpose. Make sure you do not come under the attack of CCTV botnet. … Read more »
Why This Google Employee Lives in a Truck in the Google’s Parking Lot?
SP's: 23-year-old Brandon S. lives in a truck in Google’s parking lot and he’s saving tons of money. This idea struck him last summer when he was interning at Google and paying a great amount of money for the cheapest available housing option. Know … Read more »
Feeling Angry? Come and Break All The Gadgets in This “Rage Room”
SP's: A Polish entrepreneur Zdzisław Hoffmann has created a Rage Room where people can break anything to release stress. Just come here, pay 35 euros and you are given a weapon of your choice to break anything in the room for the next 30 minutes. Ra… Read more »
Microsoft’s Accidentally Lists Lumia 520 Phone for $8 Million Price
SP's: As a result of an incorrect listing online, Lumia 520 phone was being sold at a price of $8 million on Walmart. Now the mistake has been corrected and it’s selling at a regular price. Read more to know how this happened. Microsoft’s Lumia 520 … Read more »
This Nearly “Impossible to Trace” Spyware is Used by 32 Governments to Spy on You
SP's: In 2015, the infamous spyware FinFisher is spread in 32 countries to perform advanced citizen surveillance. Citizen Lab, a security watchdog, has uncovered the nearly untraceable IP addresses and servers of the spyware. Read more and find out … Read more »
Facebook Scans Your Phonebook To Guess Who You Are Dating Online
SP's: In a bizarre incident, Facebook users are reportedly seeing increasing friend suggestions of the people they have dated before through Tinder. Is it six-degree separation or mere intrusion? In the 21st century, striving for privacy is a mind-n… Read more »
Best Flying Cars of The Future, Pick Your Ride
SP's: Flying cars dream would soon change into a reality. So, get ready and pick your ride in advance. Good luck 😉 Most of us, in fact, all of us have dreamt about owning a flying car at one point of time (not everyone can buy a private jet or chop… Read more »
How Many Ordinary Laser Pointers Will Kill A Human Being?
SP's: How many ordinary laser pointers will kill a human being? Well, we are not planning to do such evil thing, but here is the answer if you would like to know. Do you remember the evil Death Star killer machine from the movie Star Wars? Its laser… Read more »
Meet ‘Flyte ‘ – The Floating Light Bulb That Lasts 22 Years
SP's: Simon Morris has invented a light bulb that combines magnetic levitation with the power transmission- ‘Flyte’. It consists of an LED bulb with a wireless power receiver and an electromagnet in its bottom. Remember how back in our childhood, w… Read more »
UK Plans To Bring ‘Useful’ Quantum Devices In Two Years
SP's: Researchers in the UK have announced to bring ‘useful’ quantum devices in two years and attain the most powerful quantum computer by 2020. Arms race and space contests are the things of the past for the first and second world countries. They … Read more »
Here’s Why Google Showed Narendra Modi’s Picture As First Indian PM
SP's: If you Google “India’s first prime minister”, you’ll be getting the result with a picture of the current prime minister Narendra Modi. Know why this is happening. Do you remember the time when Google was showing Indian Prime Minister’s pictur… Read more »