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Sundar Pichai's 'Cockroach Theory'

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Sundar Pichai continues to make global news after becoming Google’s CEO. Stories about his past, schooling and college days are viral. Well at least in India they are. Here’s another story, or rather a speech by Sundar Pichai, that is being massively shared for the past few days. It’s a speech about the ‘cockroach theory’ for self development.  Also Read:: CEOs Suggest Trump Tax Cut May Lift Investors More Than Jobs Here’s how the theory goes: “At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady. She started screaming out of fear. With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach. Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky. The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed on another lady in the group. Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama. The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the re...

The latest results of NASA sent one identical twin brother to space for a year and studied how it changed him

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When NASA astronaut Scott Kelly stood up last March after spending a year in space, he was two inches taller. Kelly is part of a study NASA is conducting to assess how the human body changes as a result of space travel, using Scott Kelly and his twin brother Mark Kelly as subjects. While Scott spent 340 days aboard the International Space Station, Mark stayed on Earth, giving NASA the rare opportunity to compare two identical sets of DNA - one that has been exposed to the stressors of space, and one that has not. Read More CEOs Suggest Trump Tax Cut May Lift Investors More Than Jobs Temporary additions in height are just one of many alterations the researchers have documented so far. Scott and Mark have the same genes, but Scott's year in space appears to have strongly affected the way those genes are expressed. "We can observe the entire human biological system responding to space flight," Christopher Mason , a principal investigator on the NASA Twins study and an assoc...

How WhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' Feature Will Work | Reportedly Rolling Out

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WhatsApp 'Delete for Everyone' feature can be found when you press the trash icon while deleting messages WhatsApp's 'Delete for Everyone' now showing up The feature is reportedly being rolled out slowly It is one of the most anticipated features WhatsApp message delete/ recall feature has been in the rumour mill for nearly a year now, with the company mentioning it in the internal code. But fans will be pleased to know that the feature, which had not made an official appearance so far, has started trickling out to some WhatsApp users. WABetainfo now reports that the new feature, named 'Delete for Everyone', has started rolling out to some users on Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone apps. It only works if both the recipient and sender have the latest version of WhatsApp installed, the site notes, and it also works on Web version. Read More:: Daily Earn More Than 100$..200$..700$ And Even More Than That With Media.Net Ad How to use WhatsApp 'Delete for Ev...

Google Earth Discovers Ancient Stone 'Gates' In Saudi Arabia

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Shapes of the "gates" range from giant circles of stone to kites and pendants While Saudi Arabia is largely thought of as barren mountains and desert, it was also home to an immense number of archaeological sites that were yet to be identified, recorded and mapped, said David Kennedy, researcher at University of Western Australia. Scientists have discovered about 400 previously undocumented stone structures known as 'Gates' in Saudi Arabia with the help of Google Earth imagery. ::Also Read:: Did TRUMP Make America Less Dependent? While Saudi Arabia is largely thought of as barren mountains and desert, it was also home to an immense number of archaeological sites that were yet to be identified, recorded and mapped, said David Kennedy, researcher at University of Western Australia. "You can not see them in any intelligible way at the ground level but once you get up a few hundred feet, or with a satellite even higher, they stand out beautifully," Kennedy said....

Intel leaders urge Congress to reauthorize NSA surveillance program

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FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday that members of Congress who are trying to restrict the bureau's access to information obtained through the monitoring of foreign nationals are jeopardizing national security. The Section 702 program, first amended to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in 2008 and reauthorized in 2012, allows intelligence agencies to legally monitor emails and phone calls of foreign nationals outside of the US and is set to expire at the end of the year. The Trump administration wants a clean reauthorization of the law, but a bipartisan group in the House judiciary committee wants to force law enforcement agencies like the FBI to obtain a warrant to look at the content of communications returned from a query of the Section 702 database for a criminal investigation. The names and communications of American citizens are often swept up in the intercepted content, prompting concerns of civil liberty advocates. Speaking at the Heritage Foundation in Washi...

Dubai Police Unveil Flying New Hoverbike

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Dubai Police Is Testing Flying Multirotor Hoverbikes Tech-savvy Dubai police on Wednesday have unveiled a hoverbike capable of flying five metres (16 feet) above the ground. Hoverbikes: Dubai is one of the most developed cities in this world. They have always tried to improve their future. They have always gained the attention with their latest inventions. Recently, we have seen that they are inventing the flying taxis which will be soon seen traveling the passengers. Here is another most unique invention of Dubai which is a quadcopter like hoverbikes which will be used by Dubai police. ::Also Read:: Heads Up! Cross The Street. Then Update Facebook | Reading This While Walking? In Honolulu, It Could Cost You... The high-tech crime-fighting vehicle was shown off to onlookers at a recent tech convention, alongside a prototype robotic car. The battery-powered flying bike, co-developed with Russian drone manufacturer Hoversurf is being eyed for use in responding to emergency situations, sa...

Heads Up! Cross the Street. Then Update Facebook | Reading This While Walking? In Honolulu, It Could Cost You...

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Pedestrians on Hotel Street at Fort Street Mall in Honolulu. Honolulu enacted a law, set to take effect Wednesday, that allows the police to fine pedestrians up to $35 for viewing their electronic devices while crossing streets in the city and surrounding county.   You see them everywhere: people walking with their eyes glued to their mobile phone screens on busy streets. But walking and texting can be dangerous — a nd cities in the United States and Europe have begun to do something about it. Honolulu has passed a law, which will take effect Wednesday, that allows the police to fine pedestrians up to $35 for viewing their electronic devices while crossing streets in the city and surrounding county. Honolulu is thought to be the first major city to enact such a ban. ::Also Read:: U.S Air Force Preparing B-52 Bombers For 24-Hour Alert Status “This is really milestone legislation that sets the bar high for safety,” said Brandon Elefante, the City Council member who proposed the bill....

Former US Spy Chiefs Urge Congress To Renew Internet Surveillance Law

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The program, authorised under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allows US spy agencies to eavesdrop on and store vast amounts of digital communications from foreign suspects living outside the United States. Former US intelligence officials who worked for both Republican and Democratic presidents urged Congress on Monday to renew an internet surveillance program they said has stopped terrorist plots and helped policymakers steer through international crises. ::Also Read::   U.S Air Force preparing B-52 bombers for 24-hour alert status The program, authorised under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allows US spy agencies to eavesdrop on and store vast amounts of digital communications from foreign suspects living outside the United States. It will expire on December 31 if Congress does not act. "We have personally reported to our Presidents - Republican and Democratic - and to the Congress details of plots disrupted based on informati...