October, 2020

• 7 October

  The Number Of Rapes Reported In India Is Going Up Rapidly And That's Really Alarming

  

  Rape. A four-letter word that carries a heavy impact because of the horrific ordeal a woman has to undergo. In a country like India, where the population is above 130 crore, such instances are at a frequency that is too high for comfort.   If one has been following the news over the last 10 days …

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• 7 October

  Air Pollution Particles Linked To Alzheimer's And Parkinson's In Young Children

  

  Evidence of tiny particles from air pollution has been discovered in the brainstems of children and young adults. The Guardian has reported that these nanoparticles can cause damage that may lead to conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.  The research is published in the journal Environmental Research.     AFP The Guardian was reported as saying, “If the groundbreaking discovery is confirmed …

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• 6 October

  Uber engineer speaks out on company’s $186M campaign, says it’ll hurt drivers

  

  As Uber has poured tens of millions of dollars into a California ballot measure to avoid classifying its drivers as employees, one engineer from inside the ride-hailing company spoke out against this campaign on Tuesday. In an op-ed published by TechCrunch, Kurt Nelson said Uber doesn’t have drivers’ interests in mind. “Uber works because it’s cheap and it’s quick,” Nelson …

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• 6 October

  Corsair takes on the popular Logitech G305 with the $40 Katar Pro wireless gaming mouse

  

  The Corsair Katar was one of the company’s least expensive and lightest gaming mice, but it was wired. The new Katar Pro keeps the price low and the weight down, and it’s wireless. At $40, it’s $10 to $20 less than Logitech’s popular G305 gaming mouse and at only 96 grams (3.4 ounces) the Katar Pro is 3 grams lighter …

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• 6 October

  Lyft partners with Grubhub for food delivery perks, restaurant discounts

  

  Lyft on Tuesday unveiled a partnership with Grubhub that provides users of its Lyft Pink membership plan with free access to Grubhub Plus, which offers perks for restaurant orders. As part of the collaboration, Lyft Pink members will have unlimited free delivery from restaurants, member perks like free food and discounts, and donation matching via Grubhub’s Donate the Change program. …

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• 6 October

  Google rebrands its G Suite productivity apps to Google Workspace

  

  Google on Tuesday said it’s giving a new name to G Suite, its line of productivity apps aimed at business customers. The set of services will now be called Google Workspace. The rebranding comes as Google makes a bigger effort to court companies for its cloud services, pushing enterprise versions of apps including Docs, Sheets and Drive. The company has been …

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• 6 October

  Get a 15,000

  

  Everyone needs at least one power bank to recharge their various phones and tablets. The good news is that power banks are virtually commodities; it’s easy to find inexpensive chargers in every conceivable shape, size and capacity, often with cool extra features built in. But if you’re looking for a solid, dependable, and high-capacity model, look over here. The 15,000-mAh …

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• 6 October

  iOS 14 compatible devices: All the iPhones that support Apple’s new OS

  

  Apple’s September event included, among a slew of new product releases (see everything announced here), the announcement of iOS 14’s release date. As of last month, owners of compatible iPhones are able to install Apple’s newest operating system, which was originally announced in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference. Among the new features coming to iOS 14, Apple previewed a new app …

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• 6 October

  How to get a classic Instagram icon for app’s 10th birthday

  

  Instagram is now a decade old. The photo-sharing app first landed in the Apple App Store on Oct. 6, 2010. To celebrate, Instagram is unwrapping some updates and has a hidden birthday surprise that lets you switch up the icon for the app.   The company teased the birthday Easter egg in a tweet on Tuesday, using emoji to lay …

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• 6 October

  Apple ‘Batterygate’: Today’s the last day for iPhone owners to claim $25

  

  Still have your original iPhone SE or an iPhone 6, 6S, 7 or one of the Plus models? If you live in the US, you may be able to get up to $25 back from Apple as part of a class-action settlement. What is “batterygate?” In 2017 Apple revealed that it slows down iPhones as they age in order to preserve …

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