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The decay routes seen here of element 113 (Source: Riken Institute)
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has officially confirmed the permanent addition of four new elements to the periodic table. The IUPAC had announced last week that all four elements with atomic number 113, 115, 117 and 118 have met the criteria for discovery.
All these four elements are the first to be added to the periodic table since 2011. The addition of these new elements also completes the seve

GM Chief Executive Mary Barra is expected to show a production version of the Chevrolet Bolt electric car (Source: Chevrolet)
Volkswagen AG and General Motors Co are expected to disclose new details of their electric vehicle strategies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, highlighting efforts to stoke consumer enthusiasm for battery-powered cars to match growing regulatory demands to build them.
Herbert Diess, head of the Volkswagen brand, is expected to reveal at CES on Tue

ASUS ZenFone Max primary camera has f/2.0-aperture lens with ultra-fast laser auto-focus that ensures crystal clear images and enables the smartphone to capture up to 400 percent brighter photos in low light conditions. (Source: Asus) ASUS ZenFone Max priced in India at Rs 9,999 was launched in India today and amongst its foremost features is the 5,000 mAH battery – pre-booking of the smartphone opened at noon on Monday on e-commerce websites Amazon.in and Flipkart.com.
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Nasscom reiterated its position that any tariff plan should not restrict right for the consumer to choose
Nasscom has shared its perspectives on issues related to differential pricing for data services in a statement today. The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) states that the matter needs to be considered carefully to study the possible impact on the principles of Net Neutrality.
Nasscom reiterated its position that any tariff plan should not restrict right for

Facebook has activated its safety check tool in Manipur after an earthquake struck the region.
With a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale rocking India’s northeastern region early Monday, Facebook has activated its safety check tool to help people in the area let their friends and family know that they are safe.
“A major earthquake just struck northeastern India and we’ve activated Safety Check to help people in the area let friends and family know they&rsqu

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 tablet transforms into a laptop, projector and 3D camera
At CES, Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad X1 Tablet running Windows 10. It is a 12-inch tablet that runs Windows 10 but aims to do just little more.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet comes with a Surface Pro like hinge and can be converted into a full-fledged laptop by connecting full size ThinkPad keyboard with Red TrackPoint.
The main tablet looks like Lenovo’s previous tablet offerings but the interesting p

Asus Zenfone Max’s USP is its big 5000mAh battery which can double up as a powerbank (Source: Asus)
Asus has introduced the ZenFone Max smartphone in India at price of Rs 9999 which comes with 5000 mAh battery that can also double up as a battery pack to charge other devices.
The pre-bookings for ZenFone Max will open at 12 pm today on Amazon.in and Flipkart.com. It will also be available at ASUS Exclusive Stores and other retailers from the second fortnight of January.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to build his own AI this year.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has set himself the task of building a personal Artificial Intelligence system to run his home. Zuckerberg hopes his AI will be like Jarvis in the Iron Man series.
In a Facebook post Zuckerberg wrote, “Every year, I take on a personal challenge to learn new things and grow outside my work at Facebook. My challenges in recent years have been to read two books every month, learn Mandarin and meet

SaveTheInternet.in has been running a new campaign against Facebook’s Free Basics.
Nikhil Pahwa has been at the forefront of the fight against Facebook’s Free Basics in India through savetheinternet.in. Here he speaks to Shruti Dhapola on latest developments in the controversy that has gripped the Indian web space again in the past couple of weeks. Excerpts from a telephonic interview:
Q: Would you say that Net Neutrality debate in India has become only about Facebook? And why?
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LG’s 18-inch display that can be rolled up like a newspaper.
South-Korea’s LG Electronics plans to showcase an 18-inch flexible display. The display can be rolled up like a newspaper, according to a press statement from the company.
LG Display will showcase OLED and LCD dproducts, including the 18-inch rollable display at CES. LG is not the first company to showcase a flexible display at CES.
In the past at CES 2013, Samsung revealed a prototype device with a entirely flexible devic

10 (Ten) by Kult is a budget smartphone that was recently launched in India.
10 (Ten) by Delhi-based Kult is the latest budget smartphone to be launched in India at a price point of Rs 7999. The high point of the phone has to be the 3GB RAM and the sandstone finish on the removable back panel.
Given how price-conscious India’s budget segment is, it makes sense for new upcoming players to launch devices in this range. After all if you can convince budget phone buyers that your device is go

Mark Zuckerberg wants to build the artificially intelligent assistant in 2016. (Reuters photo) Chairman, chief executive, and co-founder of social networking giant Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has unveiled plans to build an artificially intelligent butler which would help him in household works and assist him at work.
Zuckerberg wants to build the artificially intelligent assistant in 2016.
“You can think of it kind of like Jarvis in Iron Man,” Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post.
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