Month: August 2021
Triple Talaq Abolition in India
The egregious practice that some Muslim men employ to divorce their wives instantaneously and without their consent, merely by uttering the word talaq (divorce) three times, has finally been declared unconstitutional and illegal by the Indian Supreme Court. The country’s ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) party claims that the ban is a victory for its
3D moon dust printer on the International Space Station
NASA has made no secret of its ambitions for the technology, suggesting it could even be used to streamline the process of humans becoming an interplanetary species. The space agency has said it intends to look further into the possibility of 3D printing settlements on Mars. Redwire, the company behind the printer, says that the
mini brains development
The tiny, human-derived “brain organoids” grown in dishes, grew two “symmetrical optic cups” which apparently mirror the development of eyes on human embryos. If this wasn’t horrifying enough, the eyes appear to be at least partially functional, as they respond to light by sending signals to the rest of the brain tissue. The organoids are
DNA vaccines
India has given the go-ahead for the emergency production of a DNA vaccine, Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine, or ZyCoV-D, which uses genetic material from the virus to trigger protein production and an immune response to COVID-19, but the technology differs from the other vaccines currently in use. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are based on
China’s #MeToo movement
The recent Kris Wu abuse case has brought the #MeToo movement to public attention in China, with the prominent Chinese-Canadian 30 year old singer currently in custody in Beijing, he stands accused of the date rape of a teenager in a possible string of sexual abuse cases. China’s business drinking culture has also come under
Android Auto Shutdown
If you want a driving-friendly interface for the Android phone you should use the Google Assistant driving mode, which is available within Google Maps, or the native Android Auto interface available in certain cars . Google has confirmed it is shutting down the standalone ‘Android Auto for Phone Screens’ app with Android 12 .Google’s confirmation
Avoiding Online Frauds
The latest modus operandi involves methods such as ‘enumeration’ and ‘account testing’, where online merchant fraudsters use automated scripts or software to attempt transactions or payments. Consumers need to maintain high-levels of awareness as fraudsters regularly evolve their methods. Customers are being urged to use trustworthy and secure merchants for online shopping, to avoid being
mental health focus
Covid-19 is the cause of much of the stresses that many people are facing on a daily basis. Health fears, isolation and loneliness, as a result of working from home coupled with financial worries due to salary reductions, or possibly a partner losing their job, are a few common examples of the challenges people are
revamping Play Store app ratings
Google is planning to improve Play Store ratings by filtering reviews and ratings based on where users are. Soon, Play Store users on phones will see app ratings based on the average of submissions from only the country they are registered. Ratings would help people decide which apps to download and they are taken into
ditching Instagram swipe up gesture
Instagram is ditching the “swipe-up” link in Instagram Stories starting on August 30. The popular feature has historically allowed businesses and high-profile creators a way to direct their Story’s viewers to a website where they could learn more about a product, read an article, sign up for a service or do anything else the creator