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After Shelving Plan To Ban, Single-Use Plastics Won't Be Allowed Inside Monuments From Now On

After making a U-turn on banning single-use plastics, the government has announced that single-use plastics will not be allowed on the premises of historical monuments or within 100 metres of them. “Single-use plastics will not be allowed inside monuments and within 100 metres of them,” tourism minister Prahlad Patel said at the launch of tourism fair ‘Paryatan Parv’. “Efforts are …

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Mother Of All Missiles: China Unveils Nuclear Warhead That Can Hit US In Just 30 Minutes

Amid the ongoing trade tension between the two biggest economies of the world, China has for the first time displayed a new hypersonic ballistic nuclear missile, which is said to be capable of breaching all existing anti-missile shields deployed by the United States. The DF-17 was put on display for the first time, during the military parade to mark the …

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New Surface Pro tablets: Everything we know about Microsoft’s Surface Pro X and Pro 7

It’s been hard for Windows devices to break free of Intel’s gravity, but Microsoft’s giving it another shot with the new 13-inch Surface Pro X, a tablet running Windows on an Arm processor. The company announced it Wednesday at its annual Surface hardware event in New York. It incorporates the Microsoft-custom version of a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the SQ1 Arm chip. …

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Skydio’s second

If you’re a snowboarder, mountain biker, skateboarder, rock climber or trail runner looking to publicize your adventures, there’s a new eye in the sky to add a fresh angle to your videos. The second-generation Skydio 2 carries over the original model’s core ability, avoiding obstacles as it follows and records you. But now it’s got better navigation, controls, speed, range, …

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Huawei Mate 30 phones apparently lose backdoor access to Google apps

Huawei‘s new Mate 30 phones reportedly lost their ability to install Google‘s Android apps, Bloomberg reported, eliminating a workaround for President Donald Trump’s ban on the controversial Chinese company.  Security researcher John Wu outlined the process that let Huawei Mate 30 owners manually download and install major apps Google Maps and Gmail. This method, which used an app called LZPlay, …

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Google reportedly targeted people with ‘darker skin’ to improve facial recognition

Google targeted people of color — including homeless people and college students — to help improve its facial recognition software, according to a report Wednesday by the New York Daily News. In exchange for face scans, the company gave volunteers $5 gift cards.  The project was reportedly an effort to improve biometric features on Google’s devices like facial unlock features …

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Net neutrality battle moves to the states

New battle lines in the fight to save Obama-era net neutrality rules have been drawn after a federal court ruled states could pass their own laws protecting consumers from broadband companies, who may block or slow access to the internet or charge for faster access.  On Tuesday, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal …

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Google beefs up user privacy controls for Assistant, YouTube

Google on Wednesday announced enhancements to some of its products that give you more control over how long your activity history is saved, including adding the ability to use your voice to manage your Google Assistant data. The updates come amid growing public scrutiny of various tech giants’ use and handling of your personal data. The update to Google Assistant …

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