Category: India

The fight against childhood blindness could lead to eagle-eyed robots

[ad_1] Each year, around four in 10,000 children worldwide are born with congenital cataract (CC), a rare occurrence by WHO standards, yet the condition accounts for as much as 20 percent of childhood blindness cases. CC is treatable with simple corrective surgery but in parts of the world where medical facilities are few and far […]

India lifts ban on TikTok

[ad_1] A TikTok spokesman applauded the court’s decision in a statement. “We are glad about this decision and we believe it is also greatly welcomed by our thriving community in India, who use TikTok as a platform to showcase their creativity. We are grateful for the opportunity to continue serving our users better.” TikTok sparked […]

NASA says satellite that India shot down may threaten the ISS

[ad_1] In the middle of an election on March 27, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the success of “Mission Shakti,” a missile test that destroyed one of the nation’s satellites. It’s the fourth country to have completed such a mission, after the US, Russia and China. India’s government wrote that the test was carried […]

Facebook removes over 1,000 pages ahead of India’s election

[ad_1] This is the latest in Facebook’s ongoing attempts to keep the platform from being manipulated around elections. Earlier this month, Facebook removed 137 accounts in the UK for stoking political tension. In January, the company removed more than 900 Pages in Iran and Indonesia for coordinated inauthentic behavior. And last year, it pulled Pages […]

Netflix is testing a $3.64 mobile plan in India

[ad_1] But that lower-cost test is still pricier than Netflix’s rivals in India. Amazon Prime Video costs 129 rupees (about $1.88) per month as part of a Prime subscription, and Hotstar’s plans begin at around 199 rupees ($2.89). Other services, such as ZEE5 and Balaji Telefilms are cheaper still, while the ad-supported YouTube is hugely […]

YouTube adds fact checks to search results on sensitive topics

[ad_1] “As part of our ongoing efforts to build a better news experience on YouTube, we are expanding our information panels to bring fact checks from eligible publishers to YouTube,” a spokesperson from YouTube told Engadget. “We are launching this feature in India and plan to roll this out in more countries as time goes […]