Some Pokémon Go gamers may discount the “reality” in “augmented reality” a bit too casually. The search for fake animals in the hit game has either led them to potentially dangerous places or distracted them in situations when their attention should perhaps not be on their phone.
When the US Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in June 2015, a rallying cry went up for a rainbow flag emoji to celebrate the occasion. Noah Slater, who identifies as a “queer trans feminist nerd,” emailed the Unicode consortium—the organization responsible for approving emoji—to say that “there is a clear need for a rainbow flag that unambiguously symbolizes queer pride.”
Brazil yesterday banned Whatsapp for the third time in eight months—but the ban was lifted after only four hours.
Twitter is coming for you, sports fans.
Since its launch in March 2015, many have believed Apple’s ResearchKit could revolutionize medical research.
Within the first hour of the terror attack in Nice, which killed over 84 people, at least 50 Twitter accounts—many of which were created solely for this purpose—applauded the tragedy using the hashtags #BlessedNiceAttack and #BattleOfNice in Arabic.
Google wants to steer Americans to the ballot boxes this November with enhanced search features it’s rolling out on July 18.
With its male cops, soldiers and detectives, the emoji world grossly over-represents men (and under-represents women) in professional roles. But a few Google employees are finally changing that.
As reports of an attempted military coup came in late Friday (July 15), Turkish internet users began to have trouble reaching a range of websites and services. Around 11.04 pm local time, Turkey Blocks, a Twitter account that monitors the country’s internet activity, noted that three tech giants—Facebook, Twitter and Youtube—were all unavailable.
After a series of explosions and gunfire rocked the capital city of Paris and left nearly 150 people dead last November, the French government had announced an app to alarm and update people within 15 mins of any such activity occurring. SAIP (Système d’alerte et d’information des populations) released the app last month.
Aditya Vikram Birla, Mukesh Ambani, and Anil Ambani are household names in India. These tycoons had their fathers—Ghanshyam Das Birla and Dhirubhai Ambani respectively—to thank for establishing the business empires that they lord over today.
Nintendo is riding Pokémon Go’s 90s nostalgia wave straight into stores.
The Sylvatic plague, a bacterial disease transmitted by fleas, is threatening to wipe out prairie dogs, the primary prey of the black-footed ferret, itself an endangered species. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) wants to use drones to vaccinate thousands of prairie dogs so ferrets have ample food to survive.
A roving security robot has been patrolling parts of Palo Alto since last year, with the sole job of protecting the people around it. The robo mall cop recently failed on that front when it knocked over and injured a toddler.
All that chatter about Pokémon Go finally getting people out and about for some physical exercise is quickly going by the wayside, with players finding plenty of alternatives to walking around.
Law enforcement officers around the world are increasingly troubled by Pokémon Go, the new augmented-reality game for mobile that’s taking players places where they probably shouldn’t be.
Pokémon Go is an unabashed hit. Nintendo, parent company of the 20-year-old franchise, saw its stock skyrocket upon the launch of the most recent game. People love the augmented reality version, but they don’t just want to play it—they want to win.
From racist remarks and homophobic tropes to accidental nudes, celebrities have bared it all on Twitter—only to quickly take it back. The rich and famous often fumble on the social media platform, but protect their images with the click of a delete button.
In 2005, Amazon created the site Mechanical Turk to give academicians and companies a platform to find people to complete quick, menial tasks than computers cannot handle. These were dubbed Human Intelligence Tasks (HITs).
Pakistan’s “Angel of Mercy,” Abdul Sattar Edhi died late Friday (July 8) at a medical centre in Karachi, where he succumbed to prolonged illness. His last words were: “Meray mulk k ghareebo ka khiyal rakhna.” (“Take care of the poor people in my country.”)
This week alone, police killings of two black men—Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota—went viral on social media. The latter was first documented on Facebook Live.
A US appeals court ruled on Tuesday (July 5) that sharing passwords was punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a law designed to counter cases of hacking.
Ever thought two books felt nearly identical? The déjà vu isn’t in your head.
Bitcoin, a currency with the promise of anonymity and no government regulation, is a potential hotbed for nefarious activities.
