Science & Tech

Billions at stake in Apple encryption case

February 19: It’s a dispute that pits two important principles against each other. It’s about the right of the U.S. government to investigate thoroughly the most deadly terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11 versus the right of the most valuable (and iconic) American company to go about its business without the same U.S. government […]


MIT Researchers Identify Cells That Represent Feelings of Isolation

February 18: Humans, like all social animals, have a fundamental need for contact with others. This deeply ingrained instinct helps us to survive; it’s much easier to find food, shelter, and other necessities with a group than alone. Deprived of human contact, most people become lonely and emotionally distressed. In a study appearing in the […]


Twitter Suspends Over 125,000 Accounts for ‘Promoting Terrorist Acts’

Washingtom / February 5: Twitter has shut down more than 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since the middle of 2015, most of them linked to the Islamic State group, the company said in a blog post on Friday. Twitter has said it only takes down accounts when they are reported by other users, but said that it […]


US Astronaut on Apollo 14 Dies in Florida

February 5: U.S. astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who flew on the Apollo 14 mission and became the sixth man on the moon, has died in Florida at age 85. Family members said Mitchell died Thursday night at a hospital in West Palm Beach after a short illness. Mitchell, one of only 12 people to set foot […]


Rare 5 planet line-up best viewed this week

February 5: The next few days present your best chance to catch a rare view of five planets lined up in a row across the sky. For the past two weeks, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter — all five planets visible to the naked eye — have all been visible at the same time […]


Google reveals how much it paid man who briefly owned Google.com

February 3: A Massachusetts graduate student who pointed out a glitch that allowed him to briefly “own” the world’s most heavily trafficked website has been awarded more than $12,000 US from Google. The Boston Globe reports that Babson College MBA candidate Sanmay Ved believed he bought the internet domain Google.com for $12 when he was […]


Study: Exercise Alone Doesn’t Help With Weight Loss

January 30: Bad news for those of you who are still trying to work off those holiday pounds: No matter how much exercise you get, if that’s all you do, the needle on your scale is unlikely to move very much. A new study has found that while exercise is good for you, it may […]


AP Sources: Panel Proposes Ban on Air Shipments of Batteries

January 29: A U.N. panel recommended that cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries be banned from passenger airliners because the batteries can create fires capable of destroying planes, said aviation officials familiar with the decision. The International Civilian Aviation Organization’s air navigation commission, the agency’s highest technical body, also proposed Wednesday that the ban be […]


Facebook is making more money off you than ever before

January 29: Facebook impressed Wall Street with its latest earnings report on Wednesday, sending shares up more than 8% after hours. The company handily beat expectations on several key metrics, including growth of new users, sales and profit. During the last three months of 2015, Facebook brought in $5.8 billion — growth of 52%. But […]


PM Oli opens CAN Info-Tech 2016, says IT indispensible for speedy development

Kathmandu / January 29: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that use of information technology was indispensible for the speedy development of the country. In an inaugural session of the 22nd edition of ‘Subisu CAN Info-Tech 2016’ organised by the Federation of Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) here today, Prime Minister Oli said that […]




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