Author archives: Priyansha

Priyansha
Features Editor at Technowize. Researching bleeding edge AI, Virtual Reality, Big Data, Cloud, and Gadgets. A woman of few words, except when writing.| Priyansha tweets at @PriyanshaMistry
Rising Stars in VR
Thought you were way ahead of the curve? Think again. There’s a whole load of entrepreneurs and industry leaders who’re making staggering advances in virtual reality. What’s more, the men and women are driving innovation with the help of VR across countless industries, from media and advertising to education and healthcare. But, who are they? Cortney Harding Founder, Friends With Holograms Cortney Harding started Friends With Holograms two years ago and has since enjoyed a remarkable string of successes. Her firm lends its inte...

Rising Stars in VR

2 weeks ago
Business, Featured, Innovate
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Sony’s Wearable Air Conditioner Can Fit in Your Pocket
The human body is already close to thermal limits due to extreme temperatures caused by climate change. In places like the Persian Gulf and South Asia, climate change could lead to summer heat waves with levels of heat and humidity that exceed what humans can survive without cross ventilation. Sony might have a solution to keep you cool in the heat of summer. The tech giant’s latest offering ‘Reon Pocket’ is a wearable air conditioner that will keep you cool whether you’re watching a baseball game under the scorching sun or on public...

Sony’s Wearable Air Conditioner Can Fit in Your Pocket

2 weeks ago
Featured, Gadgets, News
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Will the Artificial Moon shine bright enough in Saudi Arabia’s futuristic Neom city?
In Saudi Arabia, the only way to live in the present is by adopting the ways of the past. Even today, life in Saudi Arabia remains unchanged – the sand dunes kingdom stands on the little rights that women have within the households and the deaths of modern-day slaves and victims of human trafficking. Happily, Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is more than keen to overturn tradition and reinvent the orthodox way of life. As per some reports, Prince bin Salman plans to form a futuristic $500 billion mega-city to ...

Will the Artificial Moon shine bright enough in Saudi Arabia’s futuristic...

2 weeks ago
Business, Featured, Innovate
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Facebook FTC fight ends with a $5 billion fine
The ongoing Facebook FTC battle could be over already as the commission agrees to end its latest probe into the social media’s privacy challenges for a fine of $5 billion. The Republican majority carried the 3-2, party-line vote by FTC commissioners which will be finalized after a review by the Justice Department’s civil division, according to The Walls Street Journal. A $5 billion payout for Facebook settlement seems like a huge sum, however, the company earlier had about $3 billion sets aside to cover whatever costs the settlement...

Facebook FTC fight ends with a $5 billion fine

1 month ago
Business, Featured, News
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Elon Musk Tweet Predicts Civilization Collapse By 2050
Aging and declining population is the real issue, not overpopulation, Elon Musk tweet on Friday says. According to the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, population bomb will go off in the coming decades, starting by 2050. However, the UN thinks otherwise despite admitting declining infertility among women.

Elon Musk Tweet Predicts Civilization Collapse By 2050

2 months ago
Featured, News
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Aging and declining population is the real issue, not overpopulation, Elon Musk tweet on Friday says. According to the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, population bomb will go off in the coming decades, starting[...]
'Snapchat Dysmorphia': Selfie perfection is driving teenagers to seek plastic surgery
The market for double-eyelid surgery in China is expected to worth over US$100 billion this year. It’s not difficult to see why. More than half of the people in East Asia are born without a fold in the eyelid – a feature gravely cherished by most of the population. According to 25-year old Beijing resident Sharon Lu, double-eyelid surgery has since 2017 become “as easy as getting a new haircut.” This trend has since last year escalated into a more serious social problem: Snapchat dysmorphia. Cosmetic doctor Tijion Esho, founder of th...

'Snapchat Dysmorphia': Selfie perfection is driving teenagers to seek...

2 months ago
Apps & Software, Featured, News
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55% of internet users are denied access to some contents, says Mary Meeker
Mary Meeker – “Queen of the internet” has delivered her much anticipated annual internet trends report, which highlights the most essential statistics and technology trends on the internet. The Bond Capital founder and former Kleiner Perkins general partner made her presentation on Tuesday at Vox/Recode’s Code Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mary Meeker started producing the report since 1995 when she was an analyst at Morgan Stanley. Below are some of the striking highlights from Meeker’s 2019 Internet Trends Report: ...

55% of internet users are denied access to some contents, says Mary Meeker

2 months ago
Featured, News
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AI-written fake news now has a page on Reddit
Reddit on Monday night launched a bizarre subdomain called “newsbyAI” where it plans to be posting fake news articles written by sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms. The AI-written articles, which read almost like the real thing, will cover information from business reporting to celebrity gossip. This is another practical illustration that artificial intelligence can effectively be used to spread convincing propaganda and fake news online. So far, nearly all the articles shared on the subreddit page newsbyAI are written...

AI-written fake news now has a page on Reddit

2 months ago
Featured, News
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Powerbeats Pro Review: Outstanding Sound Quality, Smart and Comfortable
Headphone lovers prioritize some exceptional qualities while looking out for a headphone. They include the headphone’s ability to pair quickly, sound quality, battery life and how comfortable it feels on the ears. Apple showed no compromise in trying to satisfy those obsessed with quality headphones and the company has proved a point with Apple Powerbeat Pro – it's first ever product since acquiring Beats by Dre in late 2014. Apple designed this new Powerbeats Pro as an upgrade of the Beats by Dre on two basic features: sound and c...

Powerbeats Pro Review: Outstanding Sound Quality, Smart and Comfortable

2 months ago
Featured, Gadgets, News, Reviews
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Pokémon Sword & Shield releases to mask Death Stranding and Star Wars?
Nintendo in today’s Direct presentation revealed more information about its upcoming RPG games: Pokémon Sword & Shield, including the release date. It’s now official and quite uncanny for gamers, the Pokémon Sword & Shield release date is in November, in between the window Hideo Kojima gave us for the long-awaited Death Stranding and the very first single-player Star Wars releases. Considering the time-frame people could allot for a particular game, nailing it right would require some level of concentration at least for a few...

Pokémon Sword & Shield releases to mask Death Stranding and Star Wars?

2 months ago
Apps & Software, Featured, News, Technology
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