Author: Srishti Saha

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An electronics and communication engineering graduate and a data scientist by profession, Srishti has a passion for upcoming tech and gadgets. A movie buff with a knack for thrillers, she's also a natural foodie.

The Internet is supposed to be the largest forum for information, people and resources. These resources accumulate and build a uniform and progressive world for everyone. Entire industries today owe their existence to the internet. While the Internet has become a quotidian tool for 50% of the total world population, there is another half of the worlds’ masses that has no access to this powerful tool. Factors like affordability, data connectivity and limitations of technology across the planet cause this disparity. Since cabling some of the worlds’ geographies to the Internet is expensive and time-consuming, tech giants are designing competitive ventures to…

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Google’s got the money. It boasts of a massive revenue amounting to US $89.46 billion annually. It’s also got the reputation. It boasts of a brilliant lineage of successful businesses – cloud computing, driverless cars, advertising technologies, IoT solutions and Maps, to name a few. Its parent company, Alphabet Inc. was founded on 2nd October, 2015, as a result of major restructuring in the organization and business divisions. Alphabet, led by CEO Larry Page, currently has 8 major branches under itself: Google, Google Capital, Google Ventures, Nest, Calico, Google X, Google Fiber and Sidewalk Labs, along with several other offshoots that are not…

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Google has always managed to create an indelible mark on the fabric of technological advancements since 1998, when it was founded. While it has penetrated almost every technological avenue, it has also made the development sustainable for mankind. In 2007, Google decided to sponsor an inducement prize space contest organised by XPRIZE. For those who are unaware of the XPRIZE foundation, it is a non-profit organisation responsible for designing and organising public competitions around the theme of technological development. What is The Google Lunar XPRIZE? The competition is called the Google Lunar XPRIZE (GLXP) or Moon 2.0. The GLXP was announced at…

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Digital Forensics addresses one of the many facets of a highly digitized world: the ugly picture of alarmingly increasing rates of crime cases. As technology penetrates each one of our lives deeper, it makes us more vulnerable to notorious and malevolent criminals. Despite following cybersecurity protocols and building firewalls, digital trails are created by every user. Each function performed by an individual on a computer system, be it creating a document or clicking a link on a website, leaves a footprint on the network. Every action completed on a digital network, creates data. Need for Digital Forensics Social media is…

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Among the numerous entertainment marvels that Walt Disney has produced, what stays common is the underlying depth of the story. The magnificent use of lights and colors has definitely helped create a massive audience for Disney movies. However, what creates an indelible mark on the viewers is the soul that a movie carries in its narrative. Another such attempt was made by Walt Disney films, in the movie “Pete’s Dragon’. Now out on DVD and Blu-Ray by Sony DADC, we decided to check it out for you! The Story The movie Pete’s Dragon released worldwide in 2016. It has touted…

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2017 is on track to witnessing grander tech transformations. With industries dealing with Internet of Things, Virtual Reality, Artificial intelligence and Augmented Reality constantly amidst hype, we can expect monumental and exciting developments in these spaces. In special focus – IoT and VR. Defining IoT and VR Internet of Things, or IoT is a network of..well, ‘things’. SAP Labs, a German software MNC, defines these ‘things’ as devices with smart embedded technology that can sense and communicate. The ‘things’ essentially constitute of a sensor that measure multiple parameters and a well-designed electronic embedded circuit. They are connected to the Internet which allows them to…

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Quantizing gravity is not as daunting as it sounds! Or is it? Over the years, several attempts have been made to successfully quantize the other fundamental forces: electromagnetic forces, strong nuclear and weak nuclear forces. To do the same to the weakest force should not be that difficult. A relatively new subject, Quantum Gravity is supposedly 21st century’s attempt to revolutionize modern Physics. Fundamentals of 20th century Physics Max Planck’s Quantum Theory and Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity form the two fundamental theories of Physics in the 20th century. While Quantum theory explains the characteristics of matter and energy at…

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There seem to be two pillars that form the structure of rapid development: Technology and Human Skill. It is evident that these driving forces need a catalyst to facilitate smart and sustainable development. The catalyst being energy, is widely consumed. This consumption increases at a rate of 2.1% every year. Energy resources have evolved over time and have reached a stage where energy is synthesized efficiently and judiciously to avoid overexploitation of natural resources. With the world running after smart energy resources, firms with an ambition to deliver cleaner and better energy have sprung up. The leading player in this industry…

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An Operating System is of course, a bridge between a computer and us, responsible for managing both hardware and software resources, and performing all basic tasks like memory management, process management, handling input and outputs and file management. There really is no need to stress on the importance of securing an OS. For instance, the Google’s Android was a victim of a massive fraud campaign recently that compromised close to 1.3 million Google accounts. Reportedly the largest Google account breach to date, this attack used an Android malware variant called Gooligan that roots infected devices and steals the Google account authentication…

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Over 80% of all stock market trading transactions performed in the US are executed thanks to algorithmic trading, designed specifically to trade with minimal human intervention. In a world where computer codes are written to perform a perpetual range of functions vital to human routine, trade and commerce are no exception. In the wake of an increase in the frequency of financial trading and in the intensity of the processes involved, computerization of order flows in the financial market became inevitable by, as early as the 1970s. Ranging from lines of code that helped the market specialist in determining the…

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Machines lace almost all social, political cultural and economic issues currently being discussed. Why, you ask? Clearly, because we live in a world that has all its modern economies and demographic trends pivoting around machines and factories at all scales. We have reached the stage in the evolution of our civilization where we cannot fathom a day without the presence of machines or automated processes. Machines are not only used in sectors of manufacturing or agriculture but also in basic applications like healthcare, electronics and other areas of research. Although, machines of varying types had entered the industrial landscape long ago, technologies…

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The first week of October 2016 observed one significant phenomenon in Physics – when the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 to three British-born scientists for their theoretical work on an unknown world, where matter exists in strange states. The Nobel Prize for Physics 2016 was awarded with one half to David J. Thouless from the University of Washington, Seattle and the other half, jointly to F. Duncan M. Haldane, Princeton University and J. Michael Kosterlitz, Brown University. To define the subject of their research in the most incoherent form, the three…

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