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PM Modi Wants Indians to Download Aarogya Setu App: Is it More Than Just The Fight Against COVID?
Contact tracing is critical in curbing the Coronavirus spread. A person who may be infected with the COVID-19 virus may not show any signs or symptoms for as many as 14 days but can spread the infection in the meantime through cough, for instance.
This Spacecraft is Headed For Mercury And Has Just Sent Back The First Pictures
The spacecraft is named after Italian mathematician and engineer Giuseppe “Bepi” Colombo, who devised the use of planetary flybys for Mercury encounters. He died in 1984.
Thermal Imaging Cameras See High Demand Worldwide as COVID-19 Checks Become Regular
Major employers such as Tyson Foods Inc and Intel Corp are experimenting with thermal cameras to ensure workers do not enter factories with potential illness.
Karnataka Police Launch Fact-check Portal to Bust Fake News
The verifying platform has also listed a bunch of fake news which recently gained currency and refuted them with detailed explanations.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Google to Display Virtual Healthcare Options in Search Results, Maps
The changes will be rolling out over the coming week and will make it easier for people to connect to virtual healthcare options.
Good News! Google Meet’s Premium Features Are Free For Everyone as it Battles With Zoom
Google says more than 2 million new users connecting on Google Meet every day, and they're spending over 2 billion minutes together. That is more than 3,800 years of secure meetings in a single day.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Pledges $1 Billion to Fund Coronavirus Relief Efforts
Dorsey said the amount, representing about 28% of his wealth, will be donated to his charity fund, Start Small LLC.
Aarogya Setu COVID-19 Tracker App Hits 5 Million Downloads, Leads Google Play Store Charts
Within three days of launching the app, it has now become the top free app on the Google Play Store as well as on the Apple App Store in India.
Amazon to Offer All Warehouse Workers Face Masks, Temperature Checks in US, EU
Amazon India, one of the two largest e-commerce platforms of India, is yet to announce any similar initiative.
Facebook Messenger Gets Windows And macOS Apps; Group Video Chats Will be Fun
Over the past month, Facebook says they saw more than a 100% increase in people using their desktop browser for audio and video calling on Messenger.
Disney+ Hotstar is Now Live in India: Here Are All The Subscription Options
The Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription will now cost Rs 399 per year, which is up from Rs 365 per year till now. The flagship Disney+ Hotstar Premium subscription now costs Rs 1,499 per year, which is up from Rs 999 per year till now.
Indian Govt Releases its COVID-19 Tracker App, AarogyaSetu: How You Can Use it
The app was previously under testing by Niti Aayog as CoWin-20, and has now been released as a stable build for everyone.
Swiggy Sets Up Relief Fund for Its Delivery Partners Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The corpus for the fund will be created by Swiggy with primary contributions from the founders, senior leaders, employees and investors, as well as donations from customers.
Coronavirus: What Are Ventilators And Why Are They Critical For Some Patients?
A ventilator is designed to assist a human in breathing when the lungs become too weak to be able to breathe on their own. This allows the patient’s body some time to heal. There are two types of ventilators that are used in hospitals, depending on the se...
With So Many of Us Working From Home, is the Internet Under Severe Stress?
What we are seeing today is certainly more traffic than ever before, but we will most likely survive just fine with available bandwidth.
Samsung's Plan to Take Over The Japanese Market Takes a Setback Due to Olympics Delay
Samsung apparently had plans to heavily market the Galaxy S20 series during the Tokyo Olympics this year but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the plans have gone awry.