Author Archives: Loknath Das

This ‘social media’ app full of bots constantly complimenting you is intensely bizarre

My first post on Botnet got over 480,000 likes. A new social media-style app offers users the chance to live in a world where millions of adoring followers hang onto their every word. There’s just one catch: On Botnet it just so happens that you’re the only real person. Oh yeah, and you’d better believe you’re famous as hell. The ... Read More »

Technology helps city manage stormwater system

Wilson is using technology, some engineering and old-fashioned public education in hopes of tackling localized flooding and other stormwater issues. “In a hurricane, you will get some sort of idea how long the storm will be in our area, how much rain it will bring, but for a typical storm, we don’t know if we’ll get 3 inches in four ... Read More »

Building better workspaces with technology

There are approximately 7.6 billion people in this world and nearly half of them are connected to the Internet. The possibility of connecting with everyone, everything and everywhere is changing the way we do things. With most business and corporates offering solutions in IoT and AI, there are tremendous opportunities for further growth. Technology coupled with constantly evolving management practices, has changed ... Read More »

Idaho State University College of Technology Awarded $2.3 Million Grant

From left, Tuckoda Lish from Bancroft and Christopher Evans from Pocatello are current students in the ISU College of Technology’s diesel technology program and they will graduate in May. The Economic Development Administration awarded the grant to Idaho State because the demand for a trained workforce is critical. Idaho State is one of only two schools in the nation that ... Read More »

Social media exposes Libyan warlord’s mercenaries

ISTANBUL Foreign mercenaries fighting in Libyan renegade commander Khalifa Haftar’s ranks normally remain out of the public eye, but photos and videos they share on social media reveal their true nature. Haftar launched a military operation in April last year in a bid to capture Libya’s capital. Since then, however, he has been unable to achieve a quick and decisive ... Read More »

Young people ask for social media safeguards

Young people recognise the dangers of social media and are asking for safeguards to be put in place to protect them – including having its safe use taught in schools as part of the curriculum, a new study of New Zealand youth has found.  The youth-based Social Media Study, conducted by Nielsen for the Graeme Dingle Foundation, reveals the dangers ... Read More »

Social media used to supervise official outbreak responses

A security guard stands outside Jinli Ancient Street in Chengdu, the capital of southwestern Sichuan province, on Jan. 30, 2020. (Image credit: TechNode/Eliza Gkritsi) Criticism has spread on Chinese social media over how officials are handling of the coronavirus outbreak, even prompting personnel changes within the government and other institutions. Why it matters: The outbreak of a dangerous respiratory virus in ... Read More »

9 Social Media Goals to Help Boost Your Strategy in 2020

In business, goals are extremely important – they serve as a roadmap for your strategy, and at the same time enable you to evaluate your successes and missteps. However, the goals you set for your social media efforts shouldn’t come out of nowhere. Data insights should always be the cornerstone of all your goal setting. That’s why for this list of ... Read More »

Flipkart Grand Gadget Days sale: From Headphones to Smartphones, here are top deals of the day

Apple Watch Series 5 can be bought at Rs 4,000 discount in the ongoing Grand Gadgets Days sale.   New Delhi | Jagran Tech Desk: The e-commerce website Flipkart has entered its last day of Grand Gadget Days sale. With just 22 hours left for the sale period to end, the Walmart-owned company is offering huge discount on a number of ... Read More »

Europe wants to challenge US tech giants’ dominance with single data market

According to a new European Commission proposal, the European Union wants to create a single market in data with the aim of challenging the dominance of US tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Facebook. The proposal shows how the EU wants to break free from tech giants control of large amounts of data while also positioning the bloc to better compete ... Read More »