Miscellaneous

Berlin, Mar 27: Thieves stole a gold coin with a face value of USD 1 million and weighing 100 kilograms (220 pounds) from Berlin's Bode Museum today. According to German media, the stolen coin is the "Big Maple Leaf", a commemorative piece issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2007. The coin, 53 cm (21 inches) across and three cm thick, features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Bode Museum gave

Mar 27: All existing subscribers of mobile services will have to go for Aadhaar-based re-verification soon, with the government instructing telecom operators to initiate the process. Cellular operators' body COAI said its members may meet this week to discuss the modalities of rolling out the verification process for the existing one billion-plus mobile phone users. "...all licensees shall re

Mar 24: Twitter is exploring a paid subscription model for TweetDeck for professionals, including journalists, marketers, etc. In this model, they will be offered an ad-free experience along with more data insights and analysis around their tweets. Details about the new paid plan were first tweeted out by Andrew Tavani on his Twitter account (@andrewtavani). Tavani has put out detailed screenshots

Houston, Mar 23: 'Technophobes' - people who fear robots, artificial intelligence and new technology - are much more likely to be afraid of losing their jobs and suffer anxiety-related mental health issues, a new study suggests. Over a third of people in the study were more fearful of automation that could lead to job displacement than they were of potentially threatening or dangerous

Boston, Mar 23: Scientists have developed a new smartphone-based device to measure semen quality, an advance that may prove to be a boon in countries lacking access to fertility tests. Researchers, including those from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the US, have built an analyser consisting of an optical attachment that can connect to a smartphone and a disposable device onto which a

New York, Mar 21: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world's richest billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots, the magazine said today. Gates, whose wealth is estimated at USD 86 billion, led the list for the fourth straight year. He was followed by Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett among the top 10 billionaires

Mar 21: Reliance Jio has filed a complaint with Advertising Standards Council of India against (ASCI) Airtel"s claims it is "Officially the fastest" network in India. Jio has said the claim of Airtel that it is India"s fastest network is “false, misleading and incorrect”. According to the company, the methodology adopted to determine Internet speed by Ookla, the web-based network and diagnostic

London, Mar 20: Scientists have developed a new wireless internet based on harmless infrared rays that is 100 times faster than existing wifi network and has the capacity to support more devices without getting congested. Slow wifi is a source of irritation that nearly everyone experiences. Wireless devices in the home consume ever more data, and it is only growing, and congesting the wifi network

Mar 20: Idea Cellular and the Indian unit of British telecom company Vodafone today announced a merger, creating India's largest telecom operator. The merger will create India's largest telecom operator with widest network in the country and pan-India 3G/4G footprint, the companies said in a statement. Vodafone will own 45 per cent of the combined entity and Idea and Vodafone will have the right

Dubai, Mar 15: Fancy eating the most expensive burger? Bite into this - the most expensive burger in the world was sold yesterday for approximately Dh36,700 ($10,000) in Dubai. The sale was part of the initiative, Pink Bite - Pink Caravan's breast cancer charity auction event - by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Department of Statistics and Community Development, Sharjah