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Indian users can register for covid 19 vaccination through google search

Google Search, Google Maps, and the Google Voice Assistants will now provide Covid-19 vaccine-related information to Indian users. Google announced that Covid-19 vaccination-related information, including vaccine availability, pricing, and more, would be displayed on Google Search and Google Maps. Users can locate the nearest vaccination centre and reserve a time slot. Covid-19 is still causing havoc in some regions of the world, and the only way to limit the virus’s spread is to get the Covid-19 vaccine. Google said that from this week, it would display information on the availability…

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Telegram 8.0: All you need to know

Telegram has announced a significant upgrade that will remove the limit on the number of people that may see a livestream. The software has also enhanced the way messages are transferred across conversations, and it now includes a function that recommends popular stickers to users. Telegram will also display whenever a user selects a sticker during a chat. In addition, new animated stickers will be distributed to users. Furthermore, Telegram has reportedly discontinued support for its Wear OS app, as it is no longer available for download from the Google…

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TRAI’s recommendations to improve broadband connection in India

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a number of proposals to improve broadband connection in the country, one of which is to set the minimum download speed for broadband access at 2Mbps. This is four times faster than the existing minimum broadband speed of 512Kbps, which was set by the FCC in 2014 as an improvement to the previous 256Kbps level. TRAI further suggests that the government expedite fixed-line broadband expansion in rural regions by reimbursing 50% of monthly subscription charges. Its proposals to improve broadband penetration…

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Researchers bring AI and simulation tools in the fight against covid 19

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory is leading efforts to combine artificial intelligence (AI) and cutting-edge simulation workflows to better understand biological observations and accelerate drug discovery in its ongoing campaign to reveal the inner workings of the Sar-CoV-2 virus. Argonne started working with academic and commercial research partners to achieve near real-time feedback between simulation and AI approaches in order to better understand how two proteins in the SARS-CoV-2 viral genome, nsp10 and nsp16, interact to help the virus replicate and evade the host’s immune system….

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New Google AI is everything you wanted for a long time

Google’s Research team has unveiled two new techniques to image enhancement that use ai techniques. Google has released two models, SR3 — Image Super-Resolution and CDM — Class-Conditional ImageNet Generation, which it claims, “push the boundaries of image synthesis quality for diffusion models.” According to Google, super resolution models convert a low-resolution image into a detailed high-resolution image. Super resolution can be utilized to improve medical imaging systems and restore ancient family photographs. The Diffusion models were first proposed in 2015 but have recently witnessed a resurgence due to their…

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WhatsApp banned over 3 million accounts in India

WhatsApp’s latest User Safety Monthly Report reveals that the instant messaging platform banned over three million accounts during the months of June and July this year. WhatsApp says the accounts were banned in the interest of preventing online abuse and keeping the user experience safe and spam-free. It bans accounts based on user complaints, mails received from the India Grievance Officer, and using its own automated tools to prevent harmful behavior on the platform. The report also reveals that a total of 316 ban appeals were made by users and…

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Facebook took action on 33.3 Million Content Pieces in India

Facebook “actioned” approximately 33.3 million content pieces across 10 violation categories proactively in India between June 16 and July 31, according to the social media giant’s compliance report released on Tuesday. During the same time period, Facebook’s photo-sharing network, Instagram, took proactive action against about 2.8 million pieces across nine categories. Between June 16 and July 31, the company received 1,504 user reports for Facebook and 265 reports for Instagram through its Indian grievance mechanism, and the social media corporation replied to all of them. “We use a combination of…

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Amazon adds adaptive volume feature in Alexa

Amazon is working to tackle a frequent complaint about smart home speakers by adding Adaptive Volume, which would cause Alexa to react louder if it senses that you are in a noisy area. The mode, according to the company, is designed to ensure that Alexa’s replies can be heard over background noise. According to Amazon, the functionality is presently accessible to US customers and can be enabled by asking “Alexa, switch on adaptive volume.” Amazon does not mention adaptive volume operating in the reverse direction, becoming quieter if there is…

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Microsoft will launch windows 11 on October 5th but will not support android apps initially

Windows 11 will be available as a free upgrade to all genuine Windows 10 users starting from October 5. That will be the stable version of Windows with free of bugs and problems, unlike to the beta version that some people have been using for some time. Aside from bugs, the stable version of Windows 11 may lack an essential feature: support for Android applications. Microsoft announced that Android applications would be accessible on Windows 11 only in the coming months, implying that customers will be unable to use Tiktok or Instagram on…

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Facebook to show less political content on newsfeed

Facebook is expanding an experiment that aims to reduce political information in the News Feed. According to an update to a February blog post, the company has found “good outcomes” in reducing this content for some users in a few regions. It is now expanding a test of the strategy to Costa Rica, Sweden, Spain, and Ireland. Axios reported on Facebook’s plans prior to the announcement. AAs it notes, Facebook’s new test also involves changing the signals it favors when promoting content. “Some engagement signals can better indicate what posts…

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