Measles outbreak: Germany proposes $2,800 fine for anti-vaxxers
(Web Desk) ? Jens Spahn, Germany?s minister of health, has submitted for the government?s consideration a bill that includes a fine of up to 2,500 euros, or roughly US$2,800, for parents who don?t vaccinate their school-age children against measles. The draft bill would bar very young children who have not been vaccinated from preschool, and with school mandatory for ...
Google launches $399 Pixel phone, more U.S. carriers will sell it
NEW YORK/MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc?s Google launched more affordable versions of its Pixel smartphone on Tuesday at about half the price of its current models, and dropped an exclusive U.S. distribution deal with Verizon Communications Inc, signaling a major shift in the tech giant?s hardware strategy. Since hitting the market three years ago, the Pixel has ...
Russia To Launch ExoMars-2020 Along Route Running Beyond China's Territory - Roscosmos
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th May, 2019) The Russian-European ExoMars-2020 probe will be launched atop the Proton-M rocket the Baikonur Cosmodrome along the trajectory which runs beyond the territory of , unlike the ExoMars-2016 mission, a representative of space agency Roscosmos told Sputnik.
Huawei CFO's Defense Teams Says No Legal Basis For Extradition To US - Reports
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 09th May, 2019) Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's defense team argued in a Vancouver court that there is no legal basis for her extradition to the United States and claimed that her case is politically motivated, media reported. Lawyer Scott Fenton claimed that comments made by US President Donald Trump also suggested ...
Scientists develop cardiac pacemaker powered by heartbeat
According to a recent report published in the journal Nature Communications, the cardiac pacemaker was designed on the basis of an implantable triboelectric nanogenerator, which can achieve energy from heartbeats and convert the energy to electricity for powering pacing pulses. Researchers from China and the United States tested the self-powered device and found that the energy harvested from each ...
Russian Embassy In US Says Facebook Should Open Dialogue To Address Misunderstandings
" administration continues to imitate a fight against 'coordinated inauthentic behavior ,' removing dozens of accounts. "Dialogue could prevent emergency of emergence of ridiculous mistakes and misunderstandings in the examples with which this social network is trying to present to its determination countering the made-up ' threat. '" Earlier this week, announced it had removed 97 accounts, ...
Cybersecurity Firm Claims Russia Runs Campaign In Social Media To Affect EU Election
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th May, 2019) is carrying out a misinformation campaign in in order to affect EU citizens' perception ahead of the upcoming European , SafeGuard Cyber that mainly aims at digital risk protection said. "With this report, we set out to cast light on the framework that is employing for ...
Apple teams up with SAP to help clients develop iPhone business apps
Chief Executives Bill McDermott and Tim Cook, sharing a stage at SAP?s Sapphire annual U.S. user conference in Orlando, said Apple?s CORE ML technology would enable companies to create customized apps on SAP?s Leonardo platform. And I think we are at the front end of that.? SAP, based in Walldorf, Germany, is moving from running companies? inner workings towards a ...
PTCL Offers 40% Discount On Installation Charges
All new connections include PTCL unlimited internet, digital quality TV & reliable telephone services that allow subscribers to get best experience.Customers can now enjoy high speed unlimited internet up to 20Mbps on copper and up to 100Mbps on fiber at affordable prices on different packages and services across Pakistan. Therefore, PTCL is introducing such offers to cater to the ...
PTCL Offers 40 Pc Discount On All New Connections
MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th May, 2019 ):Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is offering 40 per cent discount on installation charges of all new connections for a limited time period only. Customers can now enjoy high speed unlimited internet up to 20Mbps on copper and up to 100Mbps on fiber at affordable prices on different packages ...
Scientists develop device to detect bacteria in minutes, not days
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The era of doctors prescribing patients powerful antibiotics while they wait for lab reports could soon be numbered, with a new device returning results within minutes instead of days. Co-developed by Pak Kin Wong, a professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, the device uses microtechnology to trap single bacteria cells that can then be viewed ...
PITB To Replicate Its Flagship Projects In Balochistan, MoU Signed
Lahore (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 08th May, 2019) Science and IT Department Balochistan and Punjab Information Technology Board joined hands by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to initiate and replicate PITB?s flagship projects in Balochistan, here today. Through this collaboration PITB will extend technical assistance to Balochistan?s IT department by replicating and assisting flagship projects ...
Google plans new browser tools on privacy, ad transparency
?Our experience shows that people prefer ads that are personalized to their needs and interests - but only if those ads offer transparency, choice and control,? Prabhakar Raghavan, Google?s senior vice president for ads and commerce, said in one of the blog posts. The tool would enable users of Google?s Chrome browser to delete cookies, which are virtual tracking ...
Huawei Exec Facing Extradition To Appear In Canada Court
Vancouver, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th May, 2019 ):A senior Chinese telecom executive whose Vancouver arrest on a US warrant triggered a diplomatic row between Ottawa and Beijing was to appear in court Wednesday to fight for her release. Canada's justice department said the court will set the next key dates in an extradition process -- including ...
Samsung says no anticipated shipping date yet for Galaxy Fold
The world?s top smartphone maker delayed global sales of the splashy $1,980 foldable phone after reviewers discovered problems with its display, dealing a setback to Samsung and its efforts to showcase its innovation. ?If we do not hear from you and we have not shipped by May 31st, your order will be canceled automatically,? the South Korean tech giant?s ...
Committee constituted to prepare lunar calendar for next five years: Fawad
The Committee consists of representatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology, COMSATS, Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission and Metrological Department. In a statement, Minister for Science and Technology said the committee has been formed to end dispute over sighting of crescent.
Facebook Picks London For WhatsApp Payment Base
The Financial Times said that would hire about 100 staff, with most of the required software engineers based in but with others employed in . "We're eager to work with some of the technical and operational experts in both and to take into its second decade," the group's chief operating officer Matt Idema ...
U.S. rejects Tesla bid for tariff exemption for Autopilot 'brain'
According to documents filed by the U.S. Trade Representative?s office (USTR) and reviewed by Reuters, exclusion requests from Tesla and others for Chinese-made products from aircraft parts to biotechnology instruments were denied because they were deemed ?strategically important? to the ?Made in China 2025? program. Tesla said in a securities filing on Monday: ?Our costs for producing our vehicles ...
New images of the BMW i4 electric vehicle leaked
(Web Desk) ? New images have emerged of the interior of the all-electric 600km range BMW i4, expected to enter production in 2021. Aside from the i4 and iNEXT, which will be built at the Dingolfing plant, BMW is also working on the iX3 which is expected to hit the market by next year. BMW?s first hybrid sportscar, as ...
Prime Minister Secretariat To Be Converted On Solar Energy: Chaudhry Fawad Hussain
He said currently, the country had three universities specifically for science and , adding the universities would prepare the curriculum for the science students. He said modern laboratories would be established for the students of 9th to 12th classes, while separate programmes would also be initiated for the girls having interest in the science subjects. ...
