New York, March 21 Google has launched a new initiative, committing USD 300 million to help news publishers get more paid subscribers while stemming the flow of misinformation. The internet giant described the Google News Initiative as part of an “effort to help journalism thrive in the digital age”. TheRead More

London, March 23 Calculators can help students become better at problem solving, according to latest research. Far from hindering young maths pupils, these little magic boxes actually aid them with their arithmetic skills, according to the Academics for the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). It was also found that when taughtRead More

LONDON: In a first, scientists have developed a brain scanner that can be worn like a helmet, allowing patients to move naturally while being scanned. Developed by researchers, including those from University of Nottingham in the UK, the scanner measures brain activity while people make natural movements, including nodding, stretching,Read More

New York, March 21 Google has launched a new initiative, committing USD 300 million to help news publishers get more paid subscribers while stemming the flow of misinformation. The internet giant described the Google News Initiative as part of an “effort to help journalism thrive in the digital age”. TheRead More

LONDON, March 21 India is the most vulnerable country to climate change, followed by Pakistan, the Philippines and Bangladesh, a ranking by HSBC showed on Monday. The bank assessed 67 developed, emerging and frontier markets on vulnerability to the physical impacts of climate change, sensitivity to extreme weather events, exposureRead More

Washington While social media has been linked to a negative impact on children, most parents believe that it also helps them keep track of their tweens, a US poll has found. “The tween stage brings new challenges for parents as they often must balance their child’s desire for more freedomRead More

Washington While social media has been linked to a negative impact on children, most parents believe that it also helps them keep track of their tweens, a US poll has found. “The tween stage brings new challenges for parents as they often must balance their child’s desire for more freedomRead More

San Francisco, Apple users have been complaining about their devices accidentally sending emergency SOS alerts to the police when worn or used in a wrong way, the media reported. “If you sleep on your Apple Watch the wrong way, you might get a wake-up call from the police. That’s what happenedRead More

San Francisco, After Facebook and Google, Twitter was now likely to ban cryptocurrency, token sales and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) advertisements on its platform. According to a Sky News report on Monday, the new Twitter policy will be implemented in two weeks. “Twitter may also ban all ads for cryptocurrency exchanges,Read More

Washington Water may be more common than expected at extreme depths within Earth’s lower mantle—approaching 640 kilometres and possibly beyond, a study of diamonds from across the world has found. The oceans have been measured to a maximum depth of 11 kilometres, though water is known to exist well belowRead More