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Helmets to predict Alzheimer’s, a stress-canceller, an app to track seizures : Health tech at CES 2021

Divya Kala Bhavani

Wellbeing was disrupted for the better at the virtual Consumer Electronics Show 2021, which ultimately saw a brave new world of health tech. Plus, a few wise words from expert speakers.

Russell Travers, acting director of the National Counter terrorism Center, testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Threats to the Homeland on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. November 5, 2019

After big hack of U.S. government, Biden enlists 'world class' cybersecurity team

Analysts say that many of Tesla's features like the automatic lane changing function will be tough to deploy on crowded Indian streets.

Long road for Tesla in India with infrastructure, supply chain woes

Reuters It's also difficult to see how Tesla's sought-after and expensive autonomous driving features will work on India's congested roads.

Microsoft launches Surface Laptop Go in India. | Picture by special arrangement.

Weekly Bytes | Microsoft’s ‘affordable’ Surface laptop, Chrome’s password protection, and more

Ishan Patra Here's our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size.

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The microblogging site said that all users can continue to like and retweet posts, but cannot reply if they have been excluded by the author.

Twitter says it locked account of China's U.S. embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet

Reuters Twitter said the tweet has violated the firm’s policy against “dehumanisation”.

Photo for representation.

@POTUS resets as Twitter juggles presidential accounts

AP Facebook, meanwhile, is sticking to its previous policy of “duplicating" all 11 million followers of the official White House Facebook and Instagram accounts to the new administration.

Earlier this week, WhatsApp had started rolling out in-app notifications to users about an update in its Terms of Service and privacy policy regarding how it processes user data and partners with Facebook to offer integrations across the social media giant's products.

WhatsApp says latest update does not change its data-sharing practices with Facebook

PTI The company head says that with end-to-end encryption (E2E), it cannot see private chats or calls and neither can Facebook and that WhatsApp remains committed to E2E.

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ces 2021 Helmets to predict Alzheimer’s, a stress-canceller, an app to track seizures : Health tech at CES 2021

Divya Kala Bhavani Wellbeing was disrupted for the better at the virtual Consumer Electronics Show 2021, which ultimately saw a brave new world of health tech. Plus, a few wise words from expert speakers.

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 review: For your basic binge

Divya Kala Bhavani Ideal for the budget-conscious, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 passes the basic tablet metrics thanks to a clear display and a booming battery

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Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle firm Zoox unveiled an electric, autonomous robotaxi.

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Taiwan orders Alibaba to sell stake in e-commerce platform

Samsung Note20 Ultra 5G review: Pretty powerhouse

‘The Ramayana’ for the tech-savvy generation

Twitter attaches disclaimer on Trump's 'mail drop boxes' tweet

Virtual, yet real: Chennai students beat lockdown blues with online ventures

These electric scooters are becoming a favourite across India’s smaller settlements

A car touchscreen you don't have to touch

JLR says the technology predicts a user’s intended target on the screen early in the pointing task, speeding up the interaction process and reducing time and effort needed to use a touchscreen by up to 50%.

Facebook — The beleaguered king of social media

Mark Zuckerberg has taken the online giant from being this century’s defining story on tech entrepreneurship to being the cautionary tale on unchecked Silicon Valley hedonism

A look at Apple’s second trillion dollar products and services

Apple first reached $1 trillion in August 2018 after years of innovation, starting from products such as Macintosh computer in 1984, the iPod, the App store, and the iPhone.

Ducati is now making foldable e-bikes

The e-bike will be available starting from September.

Adobe Lightroom iOS update deletes users’ pictures permanently

The update erased all the photos which were not synced to the lightroom cloud.

Epic Games to host a ‘FreeFortnite’ tournament with non-Apple device prizes

The company asked iOS users to check the list of alternative Fortnite-compatible devices to play the game while Android players can still play Fortnite on their device

Health misinformation on Facebook gets 3.8 billion views, report says

Many of these networks, made up of both websites and Facebook pages, have shared vaccination and health-related misinformation on the social network’s platform for years.

Facebook, NYU use AI to speed up knee MRI scanning process

The study found fastMRI’s AI-generated images were created with about 25% data from scanning machines, and they can be replaced with traditional MRI scans for diagnosis.

Parliamentary panel on Information Technology summons Facebook

The panel will also discuss the issue of Internet shutdowns.

Blackberry phones to make a comeback in 2021

OnwardMobility has signed an agreement with Foxconn’s subsidiary FIH Mobile to design and manufacture BlackBerry devices

Zoom expands support to Amazon, Facebook, and Google’s smart displays

The expanded portfolio of devices include Amazon Echo Show, Portal from Facebook, and Google Nest Hub Max, with support for HD video and audio during Zoom meetings, and an integrated calendar.

Tata Communications integrates global voice platform with Cisco Webex Calling

This combination brings calling, messaging, collaboration and customer experience tools to global businesses, on one platform, powered by Tata Communications’ domestic voice service in 25 countries.

Exposure Notification Systems to support wearables, Bluetooth SIG says

An ENS uses a smartphone’s Bluetooth technology to inform people when they have come in contact with someone who was later diagnosed with COVID-19.

Gmail services being restored, expect resolution for all users in near future: Google

While Google did not specify details around how many users were impacted and their locations, data from DownDetector showed users from various parts of the globe, including India, were affected.

Oppo F17 Pro claims to be ‘sleekest’ smartphone yet

The newest addition to the smartphone series will sport an 7.48 millimetre ultra-thin design and 164 grams ultra-lightweight body

Google Assistant can now send audio messages using voice command

Users can send voice messages on their Android device, without having to hold down the mic icon, by simply saying, “Hey Google, send an audio message.”

Instagram launches QR code feature to open profiles using camera

WhatsApp had rolled out the same feature a few weeks back where one can add contacts on the messaging app by simply scanning the QR code.

Google adds more colours and details in Maps app

Users can distinguish tan, arid beaches and deserts from blue lakes, rivers, oceans and ravines. They can even identify snow caps on the peaks of mountaintops or the lush green vegetation of a place.

Facebook wins preliminary approval to settle facial recognition lawsuit

The social media company had in July raised its settlement offer by $100 million to $650 million in relation to the lawsuit, in which Illinois users accused it of violating the U.S. state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act

Gmail server outage makes users unable to send emails, attach files

Gmail, Drive, Docs and Meet services have been disrupted due to an outage in Google’s server.

Amazon’s algorithm shows Senna as the fastest F1 driver in 40 years

The algorithm for deciding the ‘Fastest Driver’ ranked drivers based on lap time difference. It created a hypothetical qualifying session where all the drivers competed against each other in the same car for one qualifying lap.

Facebook algorithm ‘actively promotes’ holocaust denial, study finds

The study found that when a user follows public pages containing Holocaust denial content, Facebook actively promotes further Holocaust denial content to them.

Google Meet lets people project videoconference on TV screen

The camera, microphone and audio will be used from the computer, and only the meeting would be displayed on the larger screen.

Facebook introduces Educator Hub for teachers, parents and students

The Educator Hub can be used to find or build online communities and discover resources for classroom and beyond via platforms like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

India is second-least prepared country for driverless vehicles, report says

The implementation and usage of driverless cars has been deferred in India on account of potential job loss of 2.2 million commercial drivers across the country.

Identified 29.7 billion spam calls, 8.5 billion spam SMS for Indian users in 2019: Truecaller

The Swedish company has also rolled out a new spam activity indicator for Android phone users that will give detailed statistics on the spammer.

Peacock app downloads near 3 million in the first month

NBC’s streaming app had about 1.3 million installs from the U.S. App Store and Play Store, in its launch week.

Google Chrome will now warn users before submitting insecure forms on websites

Google will disable autofill in mixed forms to enhance safety. When a user begins filling out a form, a warning message will alert them that the form is not secure.

Google is the top cloud service provider for retailers, report says

Google’s strength in advertising and search, along with computing and storage support for clients in retail sector, has put the company’s cloud service on top.

Companies are planning to scale up investments in AI, blockchain, report says

A third of organisations surveyed were spending an average of $16 million annually on each of these emerging technologies.

Apple Music launches two new radio stations, available in 165 countries

The California-based tech company’s flagship global radio station Beats 1 has also been renamed to Apple Music Radio

Flipkart partners with IIT-Patna for joint research in artificial intelligence

As part of the pact, IIT-Patna will undertake a number of programmes such as joint research activities, writing research papers, organising seminars and internship/mentorship opportunities.

TikTok aspires to set the record straight in U.S. with new online channels

The ByteDance-owned video-sharing service wants to address rumours and misinformation about it, and build trust with the TikTok community by delivering the facts via the new online avenues.

Facebook to let some users make money from events hosted on its platform

Page owners can create an online event, set a price, promote the event, collect payment and host the event, all in one place.

Telegram to support one-on-one video calls

The video calls support picture-in-picture mode, allowing the user to scroll through chats and multitask while maintaining eye contact.

Google's app for visually impaired users gets two new updates

Google Lookout was introduced in March 2019 with the aim of aiding blind and low-vision users to interact with their surroundings using artificial intelligence (AI).

Microsoft to end support for Internet Explorer and Legacy Edge in 2021

The company said that customers’ own legacy Internet Explorer 11 apps and investments will continue to work.

Apple to withdraw developer tools, access for Epic Games

Fortnite was removed from App Store after Epic Games introduced an option for the players to make in-app purchases directly, by-passing Apple’s payment system, and violating its App Store policy.

Google Chrome to allow websites to use battery-saving mode soon

Battery-Savings Meta Tag will optimise the browser’s CPU consumption and conserve battery life, especially on resource-intensive websites like video conferencing and video streaming.

Telemedicine users more than double as people prefer contactless healthcare

Deloitte’s report on telemedicine trends shows increased use of technology has enabled consumers to get virtual healthcare from the comfort and safety of their homes.

U.S. tightening restrictions on Huawei access to technology, chips

The Trump administration has also added 38 Huawei affiliates in 21 countries to the U.S. government's economic blacklist, raising the total to 152 affiliates since Huawei was first added in May 2019.

Noise ColorFit NAV review: Inexpensive buy for fitness buffs

Noise ColorFit NAV smartwatch is an inexpensive buy for tracking your fitness but does it do much else?

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee participates in a rally to celebrate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, in Kolkata on January 23, 2021.

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Farmers arrive in a tractor for their tractor rally planned for January 26 in protest against new farm laws, at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border on Friday, January 22, 2021.

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