Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots
COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka blocked access to Facebook and WhatsApp on Monday after a posting sparked anti-Muslim riots across several towns in the latest fallout from the Easter Sunday suicide attacks. Christian groups attacked Muslim-owned shops in the northwestern town of Chilaw on Sunday in anger at a Facebook post by a shopkeeper, police said. "Don?t laugh more, ...
New Zealand PM targets online hate after mosque attacks
WELLINGTON AFP) - New Zealand?s leader Jacinda Arden will demand action to curb online extremism, citing the worst mass killing in her country?s recent history at a summit of world leaders and tech firms in Paris Wednesday. Ardern said Facebook removed 1.5 million copies of the video within 24 hours of the attack, but she still found herself among ...
3D printed Mars dwelling wins NASA prize
ILLINOIS (Reuters) - A New York-based design and architecture agency has won $500,000 from NASA after successfully 3D printing a home for astronauts living on the Moon or Mars. AI SpaceFactory went head-to-head with Pennsylvania State University during a four day competition from May 1-4 at Caterpillar?s Edwards Demonstration & Learning Center in Edwards, Illinois in the United States. ...
Chinese Apps Gain Popularity Across Asia
BEIJING, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th May, 2019 ):Mobile payment, online shopping, entertainment, dining and beyond -- Chinese apps have been catching on with consumers across Asia. App Annie, an analyst firm, said Chinese apps for e-commerce, social media and leisure have gained strong growth in Asian countries, and their users have been expanding. In 2018, the ...
Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots
Sri Lanka blocked access to Facebook and WhatsApp on Monday after a posting sparked anti-Muslim riots across several towns in the latest fallout from the Easter Sunday suicide attacks. Christian groups attacked Muslim-owned shops in the northwestern town of Chilaw on Sunday in anger at a Facebook post by a shopkeeper, police said. Security forces fired in the air ...
Scientists test prototype probe designed to sail between stars
(Web Desk) ? In the University of California, Santa Barbara, researchers with the UCSB Experimental Cosmology Group (ECG) are currently working on ways to achieve the dream of interstellar flight. Under the leadership of Philip Lubin, the group has dedicated a considerable amount of effort towards the creation of an interstellar mission consisting of directed-energy light sail and a ...
Managing type 2 diabetes during Ramazan
(Web Desk) ? The holy month of Ramazan, which sees Muslims all over the world fast during daylight hours, begins this weekend. People with type 2 diabetes can manage the condition by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including doing exercise and keeping a healthy diet. In more serious cases, people with type 2 diabetes may need to take medications such ...
Scientists plan for even better image of black hole
Now a group of astronomers from the Radboud University in the city of Nijmegen, Netherlands, along with the European Space Agency and other partners, are developing a plan to get much sharper pictures of black holes. The Event Horizon Telescope?s (EHT) first picture of a black hole was a scientific triumph and a feat of cooperation, engineering, and technology. ...
Filming how our immune system kills bacteria
It?s called the membrane attack complex (MAC), an assembly of proteins that springs into action to destroy bacteria, and now we can watch how it riddles bacterial cell membranes with holes. And, by observing the MAC in action, nanotechnologists have seen that it briefly hesitates before it attacks - a precautionary measure to ensure it?s not attacking the body?s ...
South Korea Plans To Equip Army With Animal-Imitating Combat Robots By 2024 - Reports
TOKYO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 12th May, 2019) intends to begin introduction of combat robots that imitate animals, snakes and insects by 2024, the Yonhap agency reported on , citing a report of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
Facebook sues analytics firm Rankwave over alleged data misuse
"Facebook was investigating Rankwave?s data practices in relation to its advertising and marketing services," said Jessica Romero, Facebook's director of platform enforcement. However, the social network said it had information that since 2014, Rankwave had been using data gathered by its apps "for its own business purposes, which include providing consulting services to advertisers and marketing companies". In its ...
Now you can explore a cave without actually going into a cave
Geo-CZ used their system in Chynovska jeskyne, a cave about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Prague, that was discovered in 1863 and opened to the public in 1868. ?Within the 200 meters of the flooded corridors of the Chynov cave, with a drop of more than 46 meters and a very complex system, the deflection does not exceed ...
Billionaire Bezos unveils moon lander mock-up, embraces Trump’s lunar timetable
Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos unveiled recently a mock-up of a lunar lander being built by his Blue Origin rocket company and touted his moon goals in a strategy aimed at capitalising on the Trump administration?s renewed push to establish a lunar outpost in just five years. The world?s richest man and Amazon.com Inc?s chief executive waved an arm and ...
Podcasters find their niche in the Arab world
The English-language series, ?When Women Win?, tells the stories of successful women from all over the world and, according to Apple, has become the most listened to podcast in the Middle East. ?I?ve been surprised at how the region has embraced ?When Women Win?,? the 40-year-old said, adding aviation giant Emirates Airline would start airing her show this month. ...
Facebook acknowledges social media's risks to democracy
The world's biggest social network's comments were the latest response to persistent criticism for its role in allowing the spread of misinformation, reinforcing ?filter bubbles? and facilitating harassment of dissidents and activists. ?Now, we're as determined as ever to fight the negative influences and ensure that our platform is unquestionably a source for democratic good,? said Facebook's head of ...
Russia's Progress RSC Will Receive Radar For Obzor-R Satellite In Late 2019 - CEO
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 12th May, 2019) 's Rocket Space Centre (RSC) will receive the main instrument of the first Obzor-R satellite ? the radar ? in late , the 's CEO Dmitry Baranov told Sputnik on .
Russia's Lunar Rover Will Be Controlled By Anthropomorphic Robot - Source
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 12th May, 2019) 's lunar rover, which is projected to be delivered to the Moon by the Luna-29 spacecraft, will be controlled by an anthropomorphic , a space source told Sputnik on . Another source in the space told Sputnik on Saturday that the Luna-29 spacecraft with a 1.3-tonne lunar rover ...
Ministry Preparing 'mobile Application' For Sighting Of Moon: Fawad Chaudhry
Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, 's Task Force on Driven Knowledge Economy Chairman, was also present on the occasion. He pointed out that formation of science and based economy and the governance were two important challenges for , adding that the focused not only on the establishment of Driven Knowledge Economy but also strengthening of large ...
Space-tourism enters 'home stretch' toward commercial flight
SANTA FE (AP) ? Billionaire Richard Branson is moving Virgin Galactic?s winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees from California to a remote commercial launch and landing facility in southern New Mexico, bringing his space-tourism dream a step closer to reality. Branson said Friday at a news conference that Virgin Galactic?s development and testing program has advanced enough ...
South Korea orders arrest of 2 Samsung officials over affiliate's accounting scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court said on Saturday it had approved warrants to arrest two senior officials at Samsung Electronics in relation to an alleged accounting fraud at the tech giant?s biopharma affiliate. Prosecutors accused the two Samsung Electronics officials of ordering employees at biopharmaceutical firm Samsung BioLogics to destroy internal documents, as authorities looked into an ...
