Month: February 2019
Brain Symbolizes Optical Illusion As Postponed Reality
A study of monkeys and humans has discovered the same division of neurons that encodes illusory and actual complex flow motion. This result supports, at the point of single neurons, what Jan Purkinje—the Czech researcher—presumed 150 Years ago, “Illusions include visual truth.” The study was published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Reportedly, there is a…
Read MoreBlood Clot Discovery Might Offer Better Treatments For Blood Diseases
Researchers have found novel ways in which the body can regulate blood clots, in the innovation which might offer better treatments. These treatments could assist avoid and treat numerous health conditions. It includes stroke, heart diseases, and vascular dementia. This research was headed by the University of Exeter. It was supported by the British Heart…
Read MoreAmazon Needs 50% Of Its Shipments To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2030
Amazon does not have a genuine environmental record, but it is making some efforts. The Internet behemoth has issued a Shipment Zero program that plans for net zero emissions of carbon for deliveries. While it does not have a pipeline for attaining ideally carbon-neutral shipping, it hopes 50% of shipments to be net zero by…
Read MoreAI Used By Venture Capital Firm To Look For Startups Across Europe
A London-located venture capital company that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to discover potential startups throughout Europe stated it had obtained $60 Million (EUR 53 Million) for its largest fund so far. InReach Ventures was established by Ben Smith, previously at team working tool of Microsoft, Yammer, and John Mesrie & Roberto Bonanzinga, both earlier at…
Read MoreResearch Reveals New Compounds Likely To Reverse Depression Related Memory Loss
Memory loss can occur in several diseases other than neurodegenerative disease, for instance – dementia. It can also occur due to age or associations to mental health issues, for instance – depression. However, researchers from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto were into making new compounds that can wipe out the issue of…
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Porsche Buyers In UKL May Have To Fork Out 10% Extra Post Brexit
German car maker Volkswagen that makes several popular luxury brands like Audi, Bugatti, Skoda and Ducati has warned car enthusiasts and current owners in Britain that price of its Porsche range of cars could go up by 10% after Brexit. The firm asked buyers to sign a clause that are awaiting delivery of their cars…
Read MoreHugely Successful Chinese Govt App Designed By Alibaba
Alibaba, a multi-million dollar company headed by Jack Ma, who is considered as one of the biggest entrepreneurs of the present generation, recently came into the news as the company responsible for developing an application aimed at spreading the propaganda of the Chinese government. This revelation was done by two employees of the company itself…
Read MoreHSBC Missed The Earnings Forecast In Q4 2018
HSBC is one of the largest banks in Europe with reported earnings in billions every year. However, when the financial report was presented on Tuesday, it showed that HSBC had missed quite a few financial expectations for the year 2018, the turmoil in the global market during the 4th quarter being largely responsible for it.…
Read MoreNASA Wants To Enhance The Pace On Mission Moon
NASA is now accelerating the pace of its moon exploration plans which include flying payloads through commercial moon vehicles before end of 2019 as it works with private industry operators to develop moon landers. In its press briefing at NASA’s headquarters before beginning a procurement program for human landing system, Jim Bridenstine—NASA administrator—told that it…
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NASA Adds Another Surface Instrument On Mars
With its successful positioning of the second surface instrument by Insight Mission, NASA is all set to discover the secrets and information hidden beneath the surface of Mars. The US space agency, NASA’s Insight Mission landed on Mars on February 26, 2018. The instrument is named as HP3 and is a heat-flow probe, which was…
Read MoreFacebook To Increase Fact-Checking Before Elections In India
Reportedly, Facebook has bolted five new affiliations in India to expand its fact-checking program before the country’s general election, which is scheduled in May. In recent time, the tech giant declared it had associated with Vishvas.news, India Today Group, Newsmobile, Factly, and Fact Crescendo, which were all approved through a global fact-checking network. The collaborators…
Read MoreEnterprise Program By Apple Is Being Abused By Gambling And Porn Apps
Gambling and porn firms are sneaking private applications on the iPhone, with the help of the same tool that Apple busted Google and Facebook for improperly employing previous month. Media uncovered almost 12 apps employing “developer enterprise program” by Apple to get loaded onto iOS gadgets outside of the App Store. Apple prohibits porn inside…
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