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Google Drive sharing is not that liberal anymore…!

Google Drive sharing is not that liberal anymore…!

  Back in May, google announced a set of new updates for securing google workspace users and admins from cyber threats and abuses. One of these features allows google drive users to block another drive user. The good news is that the new feature is also available in free accounts. Google drive sharing policy was so simple that it had no restriction or second layer of confirmation. As per the latest feature, users can block another user by pressing the “block” option. Once you block someone in google drive, he…

iOS 14.7 lets you customize your iPhone Screen

iOS 14.7 lets you customize your iPhone Screen

If you are an iPhone user who wants to get a makeover for your phone, then iOS 14.7 is for you. Now you can customize your home screen by changing the size & color of your app icons, customizing wallpaper, and creating your theme. Let see how to change the way your app icons look on iPhone Step 1: Open the shortcuts app on iPhone. Step 2: Tap the plus icon in the top right corner and then select Add action Step 3: Select the open App application Step 4:…

Self-Flying planes are coming to you: Autonomous planes by merlin startup

Autonomous flight startup merlin lab announced their partnership with aircraft provider Dynamic Aviation earlier this year. The Boston-based company now revealed its plan to launch autonomous planes. The company said their software & hardware is capable to work in any plane and it has conducted many test flights with the autonomous plane but with a safety pilot. Merlin CEO Matthew George says he is in this industry to “make air space safer and more efficient.” The startup is planning to load packages onto autonomous planes. Autonomous planes are a relief…

Corning Gorilla Glass With DX, DX+ specifically made for back cameras

Corning announced two new gorilla glass composites named Corning Gorilla Glass with DX and Corning Gorilla Glass with DX+, exclusively designed to protect back camera lenses. The new composites are expected to improve scratch resistance & durability. Samsung is going to be the first company that uses Corning Gorilla Glass with DX and Corning Gorilla Glass with DX+, But the new composites will make its way to other devices soon. Aymin Amin, Vice President, and General Manager, Corning Gorilla Glass says, “Antireflective coatings have long been used on conventional cameras…

Imagery based BMI system for people with paralysis

Researchers from a multi-institutional team led by the lab of Woon-Hong Yeo at the Georgia Institute of Technology introduce a new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system that combines wireless soft scalp electronics and virtual reality. It allows the user to think action and wirelessly controls a wheelchair or robotic arm. The system is of great advantage for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis. “The major advantage of this system to the user, compared to what currently exists, is that it is soft and comfortable to wear, and doesn’t have any…

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 888 Plus with increased AI capabilities

Qualcomm on Monday announced its new smartphone processor with Ai enhanced gameplay the Snapdragon 888 Plus. The new processor features increased clock speed on the CPU. Qualcomm also boosted the AI capabilities of the processor by 20 percentage, which will immensely improve the video call and gameplay experiences. Qualcomm said that the phone makers are trying to bring more than 130 designs using the Snapdragon 888 and 888 Plus. “It feels profoundly intelligent entertainment experiences with AI-enhanced gameplay, streaming, photography, and more,” Qualcomm’s incoming CEO, Cristiano Amon, said during a…

Dazzling drone display at Tokyo Olympics 2021

The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics 2021 witnessed 1824 drones. They initially turned to the Tokyo 2020 emblem and then transformed into a revolving globe high in the sky. In the Backdrop, a rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine,”. Which was modified and recreated by Hans Zimmer for the Olympics, played. This time the Olympic stadium was almost empty due to the covid 19 pandemic restrictions. The drones were from Intel, which has put on memorable shows around the world including the 2019 Super Bowl Halftime Show. However, the opening…

Better Behaving robots: Researcher receives global recognition.

ANU researcher Hanna Kurniawati and her team receive global recognition with the Robotics Science and Systems Test of Time award. Kurniawati and her team’s contributions in the field of robotics are prominent in developing better behaving robots. Hanna kurniawati has spent many years in research for finding reliable ways to build smart, and ethically behaving robots that can not only think like us but empathize too. “I think there needs to be a differentiation as to whether artificial intelligence (AI) and robots are behaving ethically and whether the development of…

Facebook rolls out cloud games for apple devices, following Microsoft & Amazon

Facebook on Friday rolled out cloud games on Apple devices through a web app for the Safari browser. With the new update, users can play games instantly on a mobile device or web browser without downloading them. Facebook released the cloud games after Apple’s update updates to its cloud gaming policy, which says each streaming game must be submitted to the App Store as an individual app for review. Previously, Microsoft and amazon launched cloud games on apple devices. Vivek Sharma, vice president of Facebook Gaming explained, “We’ve come to…