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    Scientists at Russian nuclear research facility arrested for mining cryptocurrency Scientists working at one of Russia’s top-secret nuclear facilities have been arrested by state police for allegedly trying to use the site’s powerful research computers to mine cryptocurrencies . According to reports from BBC News and Agence France-Presse, the incident took place at the Federal Nuclear Center in Sarov, one of a number of “closed cities” created by the Soviet Union solely for the purpose of nuclear research. These cities are off-limits to travelers and aren’t even marked on Russian maps. A spokesperson for the facility, Tatiana Zalesskaya, told the Interfax news agency that several researchers had been detained after making “an attempt to use the work computing facilities for personal ends, including for so-called mining.” “Their activities were stopped in time,” said Zalesskaya. She added: “The bungling miners have been detained by the competent a...

                                                                                      THE MAN WITH MAGNIFICENT PERCEPTIONAL SKILLS        Tesla (1856-1943) was a brilliant scientist and engineer who earned more than 700 patents. He is most famous for developing alternating current, but his work also led to advances in wireless communications, lasers, x-rays, radar, lighting, robotics, and much more. "A lot of people nowadays are more interested in Tesla," said Jane Alcorn, a retired teacher who is president of the  Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe , home to the new statue. "He speaks to those who work hard but don't get recognition, and people are starting to recognize how important his contributions were." As a sign of ...

GST Effect: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch Prices in India Slashed. HIGHLIGHTS * iPhone 7 price in India now starts at Rs. 56,200 instead of Rs. 60,000 *iPhone 7 Plus MRP 32GB will now retail at Rs. 67,300 *Price of new Mac and iPad models have also been slashed On the day that GST has gone into effect, Apple has announced a reduction in the maximum retail prices of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac line of computers across the board, with a few exceptions. All iPhone models have received a price cut, starting with Rs. 1,200 drop for the 32GB iPhone SE and going all the way up to a Rs. 6,600 reduction in MRP for the top-of-the-line iPhone 7 Plus 256GB variant. Price cuts for iPad models range from Rs. 900 to Rs. 3,900, with the newly announced iPad Pro models also receiving a reduction, even before anyone's had a chance to buy them in the country. MacBook Air prices remain unchanged, but the 12-inch MacBook and MacBook Pro models have received price drops b...

Could Apple's next big thing be a car? Apple sees autonomous cars as ‘core’ technology, calls it ‘mother of all AI projects’ The auto sector, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, is being transformed by artificial intelligence and autonomous driving technology as well as by the development of better electric cars and the growth of ridesharing. The California technology colossus behind the iPhone has confirmed its interest in self-driving cars, but experts are trying to deduce the secretive company's plans for traction in a market where others have been speeding along. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, contemplated putting the company's hardware and software smarts to work in a car nearly a decade ago, according to reports in trade press. Speculation about an Apple Car became the stuff of myth, with much talk and little evidence until recently. In mid-June, Apple chief executive Tim Cook revealed that the company is focusing on software that powers self-driv...

GST ROLL OUT:  Everything you want to know about India’s biggest tax reform A buzzer sound at midnight in Parliament’s central hall marked the switchover to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Here’s all that you wanted to know about GST, independent India’s biggest reform initiative. It kicked-in from July 1, ending more than 11 years of hectic confabulations among the Centre and the states shepherded by several Union and state finance ministers, and withstanding testy relations often marked by political brinkmanship. What is it ? - GST is India’s most ambitious indirect tax reform plan - It aims to stitch together a common market by dismantling fiscal barriers between states. - It is a single national uniform tax levied across the country on all goods and services. - It will be implemented from July 1, 2017 What’s on now - The Centre and states levy multiple taxes such as excise duty, octroi, central sales tax (CST), value added...

HERE IS THE LIST OF MOST INNOVATIVE PROJECTS BY GOOGLE. Google went through a massive reorganization October 2015 when Alphabet became its parent company. Projects that weren't part of Google's core business (Google search engine and Android) were spun out into separate Alphabet companies with their own CEO. All of these "moonshot" projects cover everything from making smarter homes to creating robots that can work alongside humans. But even Google proper, which now falls under Alphabet, still has oversight over some of these futuristic projects. It can be a lot to keep track of, so we compiled the 20 most ambitious moonshot projects under Alphabet and what they hope to accomplish: google fiber Google Fiber provides super high-speed internet and more than 150 TV channels. You can record up to eight show at once on the Google Fiber DVR, and control the TV using an app on an Android or iOS device Google Fiber, which provides an internet connecti...