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October 28, 2018 Machine Learning and Big Data in the Quantum Computing Age
By: Loknath DasIn the information technology age, on an average 2.5 exabytes of data is produced every day, which is equivalent to the content of 5 million laptops. Humongous isn’t it? Here is more, on a daily basis, every minute 3.2 billion global internet users add massive data to the data banks with 347,222 Tweets, 4.2 million Facebook likes, 9,722 […]
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COMPUTERS October 27, 2018 Understanding quantum computers: The noise problem
By: Loknath DasQuantum computers are fragile miracles of physics that are unreliable, cost-prohibitive, and more error-prone than a shortstop with no depth perception. But, if we ever want to get to Star Trek levels of technology, we probably need them. To make them useful we have to make them reliable. And that’s a pretty tall order. The […]
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COMPUTERS October 26, 2018 Opinion | Catch a quantum computer and pin it down
By: Loknath DasUrmila Mahadev has a soft voice with slightly nasal inflections, rounding out what we in India would have no hesitation in describing as a “generic American accent”. With gadgets in each hand controlling her presentation and her microphone, she speaks for an hour and she speaks in English and yet I fully grasp only parts […]
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COUPONS October 16, 2018 Assemblies looting state through fuel coupons – Group
By: Loknath DasA pressure group, Coalition of Progressive Assembly Members (COPAM), has called on local assembly heads across the country to stop looting the state through fuel coupons. The group, in a press release, pointed to how its investigations into audit reports of most Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) across the country, unearthed a growing strategy […]
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ELECTRONICS October 14, 2018 India’s draft electronics policy aims $400 billion manufacturing industry by 2025
By: Loknath DasThe country’s draft electronics policy released by the IT ministry on Wednesday has set an ambitious target of creating a $400 billion electronics manufacturing industry by 2025, with the mobile phone devices segment accounting for three-fourths of the production. The draft National Policy on Electronics (NPE) aims to promote domestic manufacturing in the entire value-chain […]
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COMPUTERS October 12, 2018 Watch The Full Nerd talk about all the Core-i9-9900K news!
By: Loknath DasJoin The Full Nerd gang as they talk about the latest PC hardware topics. Today’s show is all about Intel’s Core i9-9900K, the news, the benchmarking controversy, and is this the end of mainstream hyperthreading? As always we will be answering your live questions so speak up in the chat. If YouTube is not your […]
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ELECTRONICS October 10, 2018 Xiaomi Mi TV 4 Pro 55-Inch, Mi Home Security Camera 360, Mi Luggage to Go on Sale for First Time in India Today
By: Loknath DasXiaomi’s Mi TV 4 Pro 55-inch model, launched in India last month, is set to go on sale for the first time in India today via Flipkart and Mi.com, at 12pm IST. Alongside, the company’s Mi Home Security Camera 360 and Mi Luggage have also go on sale in the country today, with the former being made available via Amazon […]
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COMPUTERS October 7, 2018 Mobile apps may or may not be collecting your child’s data—but here’s why you should assume they are
By: Loknath DasThis week two democratic senators are calling on federal regulators to investigate if children’s apps are tracking their data. Senators Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter on Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission, writing they are concerned that numerous apps are potentially violating the law. Without explicit parental consent, it […]
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COMPUTERS October 6, 2018 The Full Nerd ep. 70: Microsoft Surface refresh analysis, inside the Windows 10 October Update
By: Loknath DasIn this episode of the Full Nerd, Gordon Mah Ung, Brad Chacos, Adam Patrick Murray, and PCWorld’s resident Microsoft expert Mark Hachman dive deep into the slew of Surface device updates and what to expect from the big (and boringly named) Windows 10 October 2018 Update. We start by talking about Surface, as Microsoft refreshed most of its lineup earlier […]
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October 3, 2018 Tesco clothing like-for-like sales improve 2.4 percent
By: Loknath DasGroup sales at Tesco Plc, for the second quarter, grew by 12.5 percent at constant exchange rates to 28.3 billion pounds (36.8 billion dollars) with like-for-like growth of 2.2 percent, while at actual exchange rates, sales grew by 12.8 percent including a 0.3 percent foreign exchange translation benefit due to the depreciation of sterling. The […]
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COMPUTERS September 28, 2018 Xiaomi Mi Notebook Youth Edition Launched; Mi Smart Alarm Clock With Xiao AI Assistant Debuts Too
By: Loknath DasMi Notebook Youth Edition being announced by Xiaomi HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi Notebook Youth Edition comes at CNY 4,599 It has 8GB of RAM and Nvidia GeForce MX110 graphics The Mi Smart Alarm Clock is powered by an Xiao AI voice assistant Xiaomi has expanded its range of notebooks by launching the Mi Notebook Youth Edition. The […]
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COMPUTERS September 28, 2018 macOS 10.14 Mojave With Dark Mode, Desktop Stacks Released: How to Download and Install
By: Loknath DasmacOS 10.14 Mojave has an all-new system-wide Dark Mode HIGHLIGHTS The update was released on September 24 The software update is available on the Mac App Store File size is about 5.7GB Apple on Monday released macOS Mojave version 10.14 for its range of iMac and MacBook devices, a launch date it had confirmed earlier this month. To recall, the update was first announced at the […]
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