Yearly Archives: 2015
Twitter finally drops the 140-character limit from direct messages
August 12, 2015
Twitter's 140-character limit is going away, at least for the private messages you send on the service. As promised, the company said today that it will now allow messages of up to 10,000 characters in its mobile apps, desktop apps, and the web.
Muslims in Nepal demand a Hindu state
August 12, 2015
Kathmandu: In an unusual move, Muslims in Nepal have backed the ongoing campaign for reinstating the country's erstwhile Hindu identity, saying they are more "secure" under a Hindu state than under a secular Constitution.
More than just Pichai and Nadella: Indians are now the biggest power players in...
August 12, 2015
Ever since Indian graduates poured into Silicon Valley in the 1970s and 1980s, talented Indians have broken glass ceilings for immigrants, pushed boundaries of innovation and secured highly visible positions of power.
Today, this rise of Indians and Indian-Americans in the US tech world appears to be at its peak with as many as 15% of startups in Silicon Valley being founded by Indians, according to a 2014 study by Professor Vivek Wadhwa.
Pakistan foils terror plot to bomb Independence Day celebrations in Karachi: Military
August 12, 2015
Islamabad: Pakistani security forces said Wednesday they had foiled a plot to bomb Independence Day celebrations in Karachi after arresting a Taliban gang in the city.
Militants had been planning to detonate a van loaded with explosives in the country's largest city during Friday's celebrations marking independence from Britain in 1947, a statement from the military said.
Young talents put their best foot forward for a great cause: Alzheimer’s
August 12, 2015
By Geeta Goindi
Sterling, VA – On August 2, it was a music program with a difference: enthralling performances interspersed with informative segments on a disease afflicting millions – Alzheimer’s.
Government seeking Rs 640 crore in damages from Nestle
August 11, 2015
NEW DELHI – Acting tough against Nestle India, the government filed a class action suit against the Swiss manufacturer of Maggi noodles on Tuesday, seeking Rs 640 crore in damages for alleged unfair trade practices, false labelling and misleading advertisements.
New York’s tech scene: More melting pot, less Silicon Valley
August 11, 2015
NEW YORK – You could've heard a pin drop.
Well, it looks an awful lot like there’s a woman on Mars in this...
August 11, 2015
There’s a mysterious, fey lady standing on Mars you guys! Well no, of course there isn’t, but it looks uncannily like it in this photo from Nasa’s Curiosity Rover.
The image is totally legit, and one of thousands of Mars photos Nasa collates online.
India-born Sundar Pichai is the new Google CEO
August 11, 2015
Google announced on Monday the launch of Alphabet Inc as its parent company with co-founders Larry Page as its CEO and Sergey Brin as president.
India-born Sundar Pichai was named CEO of Google, which will be the new entity’s largest fully owned subsidiary, a thinly trimmed version of what it is now.
It’s Official: The Universe Is Dying Slowly
August 11, 2015
The most comprehensive assessment of the energy output in the nearby universe reveals that today's produced energy is only about half of what it was 2 billion years ago. A team of international scientists used several of the world's most powerful telescopes to study the energy of the universe and concluded that the universe is slowly dying.
