TECHNOLOGY
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Feb- 2024 -23 February
Smartwatches provide insights into depression symptoms
New York: Smartwatches may not only help count steps, and sleep but can also offer mental health clinicians valuable information about depression symptoms, according to a new study. Wearable technology is part of a focus on precision medicine that will allow clinicians to better tailor treatment for individual patients, said Joshua Curtiss, Assistant Professor of applied psychology at Northeastern University, US. “The purpose of this type of research was to figure out if we can use passive sensor data to predict the things we care about — to see if it is associated with changes in depression severity or symptom severity,” Curtiss said. “It showed the very individualised ways depression manifests in people,” he said, in an article published in the New…
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21 February
BlackBerry launches loT ‘Center of Excellence’ in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: BlackBerry Limited opened the new ‘BlackBerry loT Center of Excellence, Engineering and Innovation’ in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The world-class facility has been designed to advance mission-critical embedded software development for loT industries. The new facility is now fully operational, hosting some of India’s best and brightest software engineers and creating the Asia Pacific hub for the BlackBerry QNX global developer network. The BlackBerry IoT CoE in Hyderabad has been established to help businesses scale up their operations to meet growing industry demand for its embedded software solutions and services and invest in India’s skilled loT innovators. They have recruited locally in the Hyderabad region and from across the country, offering new career opportunities for talented candidates who want to build the…
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20 February
Deepfake democracy: Behind the AI trickery shaping India’s 2024 election
New Delhi, India — As voters queued up early morning on November 30 last year to vote in legislative elections to choose the next government of the southern Indian state of Telangana, a seven-second clip started going viral on social media. Posted on X by the Congress party, which is in opposition nationally, and was in the state at the time, it showed KT Rama Rao, a leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti that was ruling the state, calling on people to vote in favour of the Congress. The Congress shared it widely on a range of WhatsApp groups “operated unofficially” by the party, according to a senior leader who requested anonymity. It eventually ended up on the official X account…
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20 February
Paytm explains what will work and what will not after March 15: Wallet, Fastag, UPI questions answered
Paytm has posted an update on its website, explaining what will work and what will not after March 15 in regards to Wallet, Fastag, and more. Here is everything that you need to know about Paytm’s UPI service. As the deadline for the ban on Paytm Payments Bank has been extended, confusion around whether the UPI service will keep working or not is still there. Following this, Paytm has posted an official update on its website, explaining what will work and what will not after March 15 in terms of Wallet, Fastag, and more. Here is everything that you need to know.
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16 February
Adopting AI tech for better patient care
Hyderabad: In the last year or so, health care providers, especially private institutions, not only in Hyderabad but even in other major urban centres such as Bengaluru and Mumbai, are in a literal race to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies into their health care systems to make patient care more effective and efficient. While State-run health care facilities are yet to catch up with such high-end technologies, major corporate hospitals in Hyderabad like Apollo Hospitals and Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) have already taken the lead and adopted AI systems in their health care delivery systems. Recently, AIG Hospitals, Gachibowli, held an exclusive conference on AI in health care with the objective of bringing together doctors, technology experts, AI researchers, and…
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Jan- 2024 -23 January
Google techie charged with wife’s murder, found ‘covered in blood’
San Francisco: A Google software engineer in California, US, has been charged with his wife’s murder (who was also a Google engineer) after police found him covered in blood with her body nearby. Liren Chen (27) was accused of beating his wife to death, reports Fox News Digital. “Police found Chen spattered with blood, in his home, with his wife’s body nearby,” the Santa Clara district attorney’s office said in a press release. “In the bedroom directly behind where Chen had been standing, officers located the victim deceased on the floor. She had severe blunt-force injuries to her head. Chen’s right hand was extremely swollen and purple. He had blood on his clothing, legs, arms, and hands and scratches on his arm,”…
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20 January
Meta introduces ‘Nighttime Nudge’ feature on Instagram to reduce screen time
Hyderabad: Meta is rolling out new features focused on privacy and safety for its younger audience. The company in its blog announced a new feature called ‘nighttime nudge on Instagram, especially for teenagers to limit their time on the app. The brand new feature aims for teens to log off after 10 minutes on Reels or Direct Messages late at night, promoting healthier sleep habits. Whenever teens spend more than 10 minutes on the app, the feature gently reminds them that it’s late and encourages them to close the app and sleep. Last year, Meta announced new Parental Supervision tools. From tracking time spent, receiving updates on contacts, and adjusting privacy settings, the feature is aimed at bolstering the privacy of…
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18 January
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series to utilize Google Cloud AI
San Jose: Samsung and Google Cloud have announced a new, multi-year partnership to bring Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to its smartphones, starting with the new Galaxy S24 series. Samsung will be the first Google Cloud partner to deploy Gemini Pro and Imagen 2 on Vertex AI via the cloud to their smartphone devices. “We’re thrilled that the Galaxy S24 series is the first smartphone equipped with Gemini Pro and Imagen 2 on Vertex AI,” said Janghyun Yoon, Corporate EVP and Head of Software Office of Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung. Gemini can generalise and seamlessly understand, operate across, and combine different types of information including text, code, images, and video. Starting with Samsung-native applications, users can take advantage of the summarization…
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6 January
Netflix may introduce in-app purchases, ads to games
San Francisco: Streaming giant Netflix is reportedly planning to generate revenue from its gaming business by adding in-app purchases and advertisements. The company has had discussions in recent months about how to generate revenue from its games, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the discussions. For two years, Netflix subscribers have been able to download tons of mobile games, all free with their subscription. The company offers more than 75 mobile games, like Grand Theft Auto, Love Is Blind, Monument Valley and Oxenfree. According to the report, Netflix is planning to put a price tag on premium gaming titles and placing ads on games. Netflix was yet to comment on the report. The company last year said it…
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4 January
JNTU-Hyderabad to confer Doctor of Philosophy on ISRO Chairman Somnath
Hyderabad: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) – Hyderabad will confer Doctor of Philosophy (Honors Causa) on Dr. Sreedhara Panicker Somnath, Chairman Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary Department of Space in its XII convocation scheduled for Friday. ISRO Chairman Dr. Somnath will be delivering the convocation address and Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who is also Chancellor of the JNTU-Hyderabad, will be taking part in the ceremony. As many as 88,226 degrees including 75,815 undergraduate, 11,088 postgraduate, 835 doctor of pharmacy, 142 doctor of philosophy and 346 other degrees will be awarded in the convocation. A total of 54 gold medals will also be awarded to meritorious students for the academic year 2022-23. Two new colleges – JNTU-Hyderabad University College of Engineering Mahabubabad and Palair…
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