Author: Charles Ford
Oil Market Faces Oversupply Problems but Expects Correction
The oil market faces oversupply problems again which are impacting prices. Oil prices are not strong enough and see a weakness early this week on Monday. Brent crude was trading lower by 10 cents at $60.18, while WTI crude was trading at $51.15, which was a decrease of 5 cents. Though the OPEC countries along…
Read MoreMicrosoft 365 Subscription Package For Customers In Progress
Microsoft is operating to roll out a user edition of its Microsoft 365 package that might be the user-aimed complement to its current Microsoft 365 subscription package for business consumers. The 365 plan by Microsoft for businesses presently comprises packages for Office 365, Windows 10, and Azure for some plans. A job listing seen by…
Read MoreAT&T Now Shows Support For eSIM On Latest iPhones
AT&T is the first primary carrier in the U.S. to include support for eSIM on the iPhone XR and XS, permitting its network to be employed in a dual-SIM arrangement. One of the XR and XS’s headline functions was dual SIM cards support, permitting the handsets to be linked to two networks at the same…
Read MoreVW Plans To Increase Its Production In The U.S By Teaming Up With Ford
Herbert Diess, the CEO of automobile giant Volkswagen had a talk with the president of the United States, Donald Trump on the last Tuesday. After the meeting he has announced that the company has several options before it owing to which it can increase the production capacity in the U.S. He has said that potential…
Read MoreTherapy For Kids With Curved Spines Approved
A new therapy, Magec rods, is likely to help children suffering from curved spines. This was tested on dead bodies and pigs and seemed to have delivered positive results. Experts, however, have their doubts. They said that these rods snap very easily and approval was given without looking for more evidence. Nuvasive, the manufacturers,…
Read MoreJanuary 7 has been set as the date for the launch of an uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft which is the first ever commercial crew test flight. It is all set to begin a series of high-stake missions in 2019. NASA stated in 21st November that Falcon 9’s launch of Crew Dragon spacecraft on Demo-1 mission…
Read MoreFB to have independent content moderators from early next year
Following intense pressure by lawmakers and public on Facebook about personal data of users being misused by private players and inability to moderate advertisement content on its platform, the social media giant has decided to make a free governing body to check its content. Last week during a conference call with reporters Facebook confirmed that…
Read MoreUnknown Hackers Attack Italian Certified Email Accounts
Unknown attackers got access to number of Italian licensed mail accounts, comprising those of security officials and magistrates, in a key cyber assault previously this month, a senior executive claimed to the media this week. Certified emails assure the validity of an identity of the sender, as well as the time and date of receiving…
Read MoreGoogle Rolled Out Depth Editing And Color Pop On Photo App Of iOS
A month ago, Google introduces a feature of depth-editing for Google Photos on Android, allowing the android users to edit their portrait photos. After a month, the same feature is now rolled-out in the iOS version. Consider a portrait image you’ve captured, and now with the new feature, you can edit the blurriness of the…
Read MoreMicrosoft’s App To Rate Your Facial Expressions Against Emojis
Microsoft has rolled out a free app on Windows that employs ML to deduce the facial expression you are making when mimicking an emoji. Dubbed as Emoji8, the application offers you a score for how well you reproduce the emoji, and it is typically meant to show off the abilities of this level of AI…
Read MoreInstagram Will Eliminate Fake Follows And Likes
Instagram wishes to fight fake follows, likes, and comments by more vigorously eliminating them. Any fake follows and likes from accounts that employ 3rd-party services to receive more engagement are going to now be banned for breaching the website’s Terms of Use and Community Guidelines, the firm claimed as fraction of policy modification this week.…
Read MoreChinese-Based Digital Authoritarianism Develops All Over The World
Governments all over the world are increasing the use of online tools (in many incidence inspired by model used by China). This is done to tighten their grip on power and suppress dissent, a study by human rights watchdog found last week. The yearly Freedom House research of 65 nations found worldwide Internet freedom dropped…
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