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For those unaware, Caviar specialises in making highly-customized versions of high-end smartphones with gold and diamonds that can cost over $100,000. Called the ‘Cyberphone, this customized version of the iPhone 11 Pro does not have “luxury” elements such as gold or diamonds but has a design inspired by the Tesla Cybertruck electric pick-up model. The phone comes with a full titanium “shell” body, which according to the company, is impossible to break....

So when you see a business card of say Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, you can expect it to be different. If these brilliant people can build a brilliant company then they obviously can also build or design their own business cards. Most of these peeps played it cool and had decent business cards, though some are a little flashier than others. Check out the actual business cards of some of the world’s most famous people!...

This landmark technology was developed by the Intelligent Perception Technology Laboratory of the 14th Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). The CETC is a collaboration between researchers, industries and the former Chinese ministry of Information Industry. In the target detection experiment, conducted in a real atmospheric environment, the detection ability of the system was proven to be over 100 kilometres. The device employs single photon detection technology. It is believed that the radar uses quantum entanglement photons, which means it has enhanced detection capabilities than conventional radar systems....

Various foreign-based operators of virtual private network (VPN) services have said that access to their services in China had been disrupted as a result of the widespread crackdown and users are facing a harder time getting to some foreign websites. VPNs work by establishing an encrypted pipe between a computer or smartphone and a server in a foreign country. All communications are sent inside the pipe, effectively shielding Internet traffic from government filters that determine whether a site can be accessed....

The satellite will be placed in the sun-synchronous orbit, 500 Km. above the Earth. At a press briefing held by SECM earlier this year, Chang Jin, chief scientist on the project told reporters, “DAMPE satellite will observe the direction, energy and electric charge of high-energy particles in space in search of dark matter.” The scientists hope that the 1.9-tonne desk-sized satellite could help lift the “invisible cloak” on the dark matter and sheds light on the hypothetical mass....

The incident happened in February, 2016 and luckily for the patient, the doctors patiently waited for the PC to reboot after the scan was done, instead of panicking. Merge Hemo is often used by heart surgeons to supervise heart catheterization procedures, during which doctors insert a catheter inside veins and arteries in order to diagnose various types of heart diseases. Merge Hemo consists of two main modules. The main component is the actual medical device, connected to the catheters, through which data acquisition takes place....

Apparently, modern Intel processors from the past decade are affected by the flaw. The vulnerability allows commonly used programs to read the contents or layout of a computer’s protected kernel memory areas that are reserved to protect sensitive information like passwords, login keys, and files cached from disk. According to a blog post published, the core team of Linux kernel development has developed a critical kernel update but have not provided exact details of the flaw....

We all know that science has no limits but sometimes it manages to surpass even our most utopian expectations. A similar successful research from DARPA will help those people who have lost their limbs to work again with the help of artificially developed bionic arm. The artificial bionic arm which is developed by DEKA is funded by Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It is developed by Dean Kamen, who had created the Segway, and is a major breakthrough in the field of science and technology....

For a long time, scientists and even science fiction writers have been pondering on ways to transform the extreme environmental conditions on Mars making it a better place to live in. When compared to other planets of the Solar System, Mars is the planet which is more or less similar to Earth. Lets us check some similarities between the two planets: Mars does not have any oceans and hence it appears to be smaller in size than Earth; however surprisingly the total amount of land area of both the planets is same....

The new first-person view (FPV) drone coupled with the new DJI Goggles 2 and the intuitive DJI Motion Controller, both of which are designed specifically for FPV drone, offers an unparalleled immersive flight experience. “DJI Avata was built to awaken a desire to fly in everyone, with immersive flight technology that allows anyone to explore the almost out-of-body experience of FPV flight. DJI Avata is breathtaking to fly for even a novice pilot, and includes enhanced safety features that give anyone the freedom to try creative aerial moves,” said Ferdinand Wolf, Creative Director at DJI....

If you ever wanted to play DOOM on your Linux system, your prayers have been answered. Thanks to Wine 1.9.11, more Direct3D 11 improvements have been included, and provides support for DirectSound, as well as a few enhancements to the desktop mode. According to the release notes, the most important change implemented in Wine Staging 1.9.11 is a fix for the recently launched DOOM 2016 game, which is only available for Microsoft Windows....

However, Internet.org is having a difficult time making the world believe its importance and intention. In February, the social giant in partnership with telecommunication company, Rcom launched the project in India. From the time the project has been launched, the company has received severe reactions, pressurizing the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg to come out and speak in favor of the project. Nevertheless, things are far from sorted. After the criticism in India, the company is now receiving objection from groups in Columbia, Pakistan, Indonesia and Zimbabwe among many other places....

According to ex-air commodore Bill Boothby, who previously worked as the deputy director of the UK’s Royal Air Force legal services, hiding weapons from view and disguising fighter jets could well breach the universally agreed rules of armed conflict. Researchers from the Iowa State University recently published a paper in Nature that describes a new material that can suppress radar waves up to 75%. The scientists embedded split ring resonators containing Galinstan in silicon sheets, creating an invisibility cloak that is capable of hiding a fighter jet from radar, at least in theory....

Apparently, the law enforcement agency had executed a warrant in Scotland, where FAB IPTV is reportedly based, but no further information was provided. The official website of FAB IPTV, an IPTV provider known to operate from addresses in Scotland, currently displays a message that reads, Important Annoucement – CLOSURE & INFORMATION On the morning of Tuesday September 11th a co-operation raid took place on one of the administrators homes whilst on holiday led by EUROPOL/Police Scotland and members from SKY/BT/Virgin/Possibly HBO and other Film/TV organizations....

This is similar to the feature that allows Facebook users to hover over the like button to choose a reaction on any public post in News Feed. Facebook Reactions include the “love,” “haha,” “wow,” “sad” and “angry” options. Besides these, TechCrunch also spotted thumbs up and thumbs down in the test version of Messenger. However, the highlight was the inclusion of ‘Dislike’ button in the News Feed posts, as the social media giant had regularly said that it is reluctant to allow users to post negative reactions to comments....

Going forward, those who try to use Facebook to share the link to The Pirate Bay’s homepage will instead see a pop-up that states, “You can’t share this link. Your post couldn’t be shared, because this link goes against our Community Standards.” Similarly, if someone attempts to post a link on Facebook’s Messenger is too greeted with the aforementioned error message. This isn’t the first time The Pirate Bay has been blocked by Facebook....

The social network officially announced a suite of tools and updates designed to help Facebook users better connect with the businesses using its platform. It is expanding Messenger beyond being a friends-only service, making it easier for brands to talk to customers directly. As part of these changes, businesses will now see their Facebook Page usernames being more heavily promoted across the site, and they have been given two new ways for people to begin chatting with them: Messenger Links, which are short URLs, and scannable Messenger Codes....

Earlier in the week, a social media tracking website, NewsWhip had published a blogpost stating that news content on Facebook had experienced a marked decline in the number of people reached from the middle of February and into March. The blogpost rang alarm bells among the media circle as it is well known that Facebook is pushing video and other media ahead of newsfeeds. Mashable reached out to Facebook who said that However Facebook has been at odds with the media publications ever since it has asked publishers put content directly on to its site as opposed to posting links that direct people back to media websites....

Free Basics, previously known as Internet.org, is a Facebook operation where by partnering with local telecoms firms in the developing world the firm offers free internet access to users who cannot afford a broadband connection or smartphone data plan. Also, the offer is limited only to Facebook, Facebook-owned WhatsApp, and a few other carefully selected sites and services. Should Facebook’s Free Basics initiative be stopped immediately? A response to this question cannot depend on claims of its promoter, Facebook or its goal nor its critic....

So far, virtual personal assistants like Apple’s Siri, Microsoft Cortana and Google Now have been part of an effort to identify differences between mobile platforms like iOS and Android. According to The Information, Facebook is working on bringing virtual personal assistants to its Messenger app and the web. Where Apple’s Siri, Google Now, and Microsoft Cortana focus on productivity, Facebook’s offering nicknamed “Moneypenny” is actually a way to ask real people for help researching and buying products and services....