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ScienceFirstpostMicrosoft launches 'Explore Space' data science, AI modules inspired by Netflix's 'Over the Moon'
Learners will get a chance to use data to plan lunar missions, predict meteor showers and analyse images using AI.
TechnologyPA Media: MoneyWhat does the ban on ‘locked’ smartphones mean for me?
Mobile phone companies will no longer be allowed to 'lock' handsets to a specific network from December 2021.
NewsTimeEurope's Second Wave of COVID-19 is Being Driven by Two Countries. Here's Why
Employees of Czech hospital beds maker Linet check beds to be used in the Covid-19 field hospital on October 20, 2020 in the Linet factory in the village Zelevcice, 30km south-east of Prague. In the past week, countries throughout Europe—including Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, the U.K, and Ukraine—have all recorded their highest daily caseloads since the pandemic started. As of Oct. 25, Belgium and the Czech Republic are currently reporting about 146 and 115 new daily cases per 100,000 people, respectively, according to TIME’s coronavirus tracker, which compiles data from Johns Hopkins University.
TechnologyFirstpostRedmi 9 Prime review: Tailored for buyers on budget
The budget battery boss that suffers due to slow charging and bloatware.
PoliticsUSA TODAYYouTube adding election panel stating 'results may not be final' to curb misinformation
YouTube will add an information panel to search queries for the election noting "results may not be final" along with a link to real-time results.
TechnologyFirstpostSamsung Galaxy S21 Ultra expected to come with 5,000 mAh battery, 108 MP primary camera and more
The Galaxy S21 is expected to feature a 6.2-inch flat display along with a single and centered selfie camera punch-hole cutout.
BusinessThe IndependentPS5: Why Curry’s seems to be selling new PlayStation console for £2,500
Curry’s PC World appears to be selling the new PlayStation 5 for £2,500, five times its usual price. Anyone heading to the PlayStation 5’s listing on the Curry’s website will see what appears to first sight to be dramatic price-gouging, given the usual £450 listing price of the console. “This product is only available to priority pre-order customers with a valid discount code," a message reads.
BusinessPA Media: MoneyCustomers will no longer be sold mobile phones ‘locked’ to specific networks
Ofcom made the announcement which will see some of the country's largest providers, including BT, Tesco Mobile and Vodafone, fall in line with others.
LifestyleUSA TODAYHome Depot is kicking off Black Friday 2020 ahead of schedule—here's what to shop now
Home Depot Black Friday 2020 is kicking off next week, with deals lasting all month long—find out more.
TechnologyFirstpostGoogle Pay temporarily taken down from App Store, iOS users can expect payment issues
Some Apple iOS users might experience persistent payment failures on their transactions in the near future.
BusinessBusiness InsiderGoogle will temporarily ban political ads after Election Day in the US
Google said it's enacting the ban because of "the possibility of delayed election results this year."
BusinessBusiness InsiderJack Ma is set become the world's 11th-richest person on Ant Group's IPO, leapfrogging heirs to L'Oreal and Walmart with his $71.1 billion fortune
Jack Ma's fortune jumped by $27.4 billion following share pricing for Ant Group's IPO in November. Ant Group is Alibaba's financial services company.
NewsBusiness InsiderA British student was fined $8,600 for breaking COVID-19 quarantine after posting an Instagram photo of herself at a restaurant
Carys Ann Ingram, 22, had flown from the English city of Manchester to the island of Jersey, which is a British Crown dependency.
NewsNews18Andhra Govt Disburses Rs 1,115 Crore Under Rythu Bharosa Scheme, Over 50 Lakh Farmers Get Benefit
Andhra Pradesh is the only state in the country which is extending an input subsidy of Rs 13,500 to farmers, including the tenant farmers and peasant cultivating forest and assigned lands, under the Rythu Bharosa scheme.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderTwitter slapped yet another Trump tweet about mail-in voting with a 'misleading' label, and stopped other users from retweeting it
Twitter will "significantly reduce" visibility of Trump's tweet "and people will not be able to like, reply or retweet it," a spokesperson said.
TechnologyNews18Mass Cheating Using WhatsApp Busted During Kerala Exams; 28 Phones Seized from Students in 4 Colleges
The third semester supplementary exam for Linear Algebra for KTU students was held on October 23. Sixteen mobile phones were confiscated from one college, 10 from another and one each from the other two colleges.
TechnologyFirstpostApple warns MagSafe chargers might leave impressions on leather iPhone 12 cases
Apple also advises users to remove their case if it is made up of metal or is very thick.
SportsThe ConversationExpanding marine protected areas by 5% could boost fish yields by 20% – but there's a catch
Most existing MPAs are in distant and largely empty waters. Expanding them where it counts will meet a lot of resistance.
NewsBusiness InsiderPeople across Italy violently protested new lockdown measures imposed after a spike in COVID-19 cases, setting fires and looting luxury stores
Protesters clashed with police in cities like Turin, Milan, and Naples, and in smaller towns. More than two dozen people were arrested.
NewsTime'I Don't Know if This Democracy Will Be Recognizable.' NAACP's President Says This Election is the Most Important in a Century
And what the organization is doing to prepare for it
LifestyleThe Independent11 best portable chargers: Top up your battery life while on the go
We've tried and tested the most practical power banks so you'll never run out of juice
TechnologyThe Independent11 best TV streaming devices and boxes for binge-watching your favourite shows
Improve your set-up with the latest set-top and plug-in gadgets
TechnologyNews18Instagram, Facebook Messenger's Cross-Messaging Introduced in India: How it Works
With the news cross-messaging feature, Instagram users will be able to send messages to contacts on Facebook Messenger and vice versa.
TechnologyThe Independent10 best wireless printers that will make your home office admin easier
Although most devices now have the technology, not all of them are equal. We've found the top performers in our round-up
BusinessBusiness InsiderA new lawsuit accuses Uber of 'intentional race discrimination,' claiming the star-rating system it has used to fire drivers is biased
The lawsuit estimates that Uber has fired "likely hundreds, if not thousands" of nonwhite Uber drivers based on discriminatory star ratings.
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