A journalist with an engineer's core is trying to make news easier to grasp. He loves breaking down complex topics into digestible form. Obsessed with ISRO, his bylines cover science, technology, business, and, of course, Indian politics. When he's not on shift, you can find him sleeping on books.
Articles by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
Singapore has the fastest broadband download speed. Where does India stand?
The top three countries giving the fastest broadband download speeds were Singapore with 219.01 Mbps speed, Chile having 211.43 Mbps speed and Thailand having 188.75 Mbps speed. The report pointed out that Afghanistan had the slowest fixed broadband download speed of 1.90 Mbps.
Published on Sep 20, 2022 04:08 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
China offers commercial space trip to private passengers for ₹2 crore: Report
Expert say that at a time in the trip, up to seven tourists could fly on a 10-minute journey to an altitude of about 100 km.
Published on Sep 19, 2022 07:19 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
YouTube users claimed watching 10 'unskippable ads'. Video platform replies
Over the past few months, users observed the number and length of ads on the YouTube have considerably increased, particularly for unskippable formats.
Updated on Sep 19, 2022 04:48 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Elon Musk's Starlink satellite-based internet now in all seven continents
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, shared the news on Twitter. Earlier, in a tweet, he has said that Starlink will only be utilized for peaceful use.
Published on Sep 19, 2022 02:19 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Google's AI model can predict odour like human beings
We know insects including mosquitos are drawn to humans by sensing the smell. Using the artificial intelligence model, scientists hope to predict these animal sense of smell to better respond to the deadly diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks.
Published on Sep 19, 2022 11:24 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
How robot ERICA can laugh like humans? Here's what project researcher said
Exclusive: Divesh Lala, a member of the project who programmed the script to find and classify solo and shared laughter by robot ERICA, shares the significance of the research which could enable robots to laugh like humans
Updated on Sep 18, 2022 01:01 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Now, you can write articles using artificial intelligence tool, like this
The most compelling part of this article is that it has been entirely written by an Artificial Intelligence bot, OpenAI Playground, only by providing simple prompts. Though the author has edited the article, it is very minimal. It shows the ability of AI in the field which is specifically the domain of humans.
Published on Sep 17, 2022 06:00 PM IST
Scientists develop robot who can laugh like humans: Report
This study is a pivotal step towards adding humanness to robots. Laughter is a very privileged and complex human emotion. The sense of humour differs from person to person. Even the type and extent of laughter is very subjective.
Updated on Sep 17, 2022 06:52 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Unable to use iMessages, FaceTime calls on iPhone 14? Here's how to fix it
Users may unable receive iMessages or FaceTime calls. They might see a green message bubble instead of a blue one while sending a message to another Apple device.
Published on Sep 17, 2022 01:37 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Centre issues hacker warning for Google Chrome for desktop users
Using these vulnerabilities, the agency warns, a remote hacker then could execute arbitrary code and launch a denial of service attack, making the system inaccessible to the original user.
Published on Sep 17, 2022 10:55 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
'If...else build a start-up': Google shares quirky tweet to mark Engineers Day
In a tweet posted from Google India's official Twitter handle, the search engine has paid its tribute through a computer programming code. Applauding the never losing spirit of engineers, Google has tweeted an algorithm having a popular ‘if and else statement’ program
Published on Sep 15, 2022 12:40 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Engineers Day 2022: India remembers Bharat Ratna M Visvesvaraya
Today we are celebrating Engineers day to honour the species of human who show how science works in daily life. All the imaginative creations we read in fictions of HG Wells, Isaac Asimov were made true by the skill of non-other than the engineers.
Updated on Sep 15, 2022 11:20 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Limited screen time before sleep may not harm quality of sleep, claims research
This is contrary to what is typically reasoned to cut off the screen time, it is usually believed the blue light makes bodily systems block the hormone melatonin which makes us feel sleepy.
Published on Sep 13, 2022 05:50 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Zoom introduces new feature for edge over Microsoft Teams, Cisco WebEx: Report
Experts say that Zoom is including “Team” in the Zoom chat product, as users were getting perplexed about the difference between the chat feature in the Zoom meetings with the exclusive communication suite.
Published on Sep 13, 2022 11:45 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Denmark tops digital quality of life global index. Where does India stand?
The research was based on five digital parameters–internet affordability, internet quality, electronic infrastructure, electronic security, and electronic government. China has jumped 16 spots to be placed 22nd. Pakistan stood at 97th position while Bangladesh has been ranked 103rd.
Published on Sep 13, 2022 10:23 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Life beyond earth? Water-rich planets discovered outside our solar system
As water is considered as the prerequisite for life, this new founding of water-rich exoplanets is tantalising the astronomers in the hope of a life beyond Earth.
Published on Sep 10, 2022 03:04 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Hubble finds spiralling stars, may provide insights into formation of Universe
Nasa says that by learning the star formation in this cloud can give insight into the occurrence of a firestorm of star birth early in the universe’s history, when the universe was still in the baby boom stage just after 2 to 3 billion years of the big bang.
Updated on Sep 10, 2022 01:15 PM IST
Snapchat's game plan to woo more Gen Z users, strengthen demographic base
It is seen as a strategy to fight the financial woes hurting the visual messaging app. This comes after a year when 20% of Snapchat’s staff were laid off and many newly introduced projects like Snap pixy drone, were abandoned to manage resources.
Published on Sep 10, 2022 10:55 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Apple says its new feature will protect users from spywares
Experts believe that the increase in privacy theft cases, some even from state sponsored spyware software, might have triggered Apple to build such extreme spyware defence systems.
Published on Sep 09, 2022 09:34 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Apple iPhone 14 to work on e-SIM. How is it different from a physical SIM card?
With the eSIM, one can change the network carrier, data or any service plan readily through websites. Presently, one has to visit the store to get a physical SIM card in order to change the mobile network.
Published on Sep 09, 2022 04:44 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Apple's iPhone 14 equipped with satellite connectivity feature | Top points
The tech giant has unveiled this feature with the newly launched iPhone 14 models. It will help to rescue the users out of emergency situation by notifying emergency service through satellite communication, even in the absence of cellular network or Wi-Fi connectivity.
Updated on Sep 17, 2022 04:31 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
China's first solar-powered drone can also act as a satellite: Report
This technology will bolster Chinese defences in space and at sea. It can be used in the field of renewable energy, new materials and aeronautical engineering.
Published on Sep 09, 2022 11:45 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
The prices of these Apple iPhone 14 models are JAW-DROPPING
Here we have listed the Indian market price of all the new models announced today in the Far out event held at Cupertino based Apple Park.
Updated on Sep 08, 2022 04:57 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Apple Watch 8 boasts of crash detection, temperature sensors. Check features
Here we detail you about the features of all three models announced today in the Apple Far out event.
Published on Sep 08, 2022 01:05 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Meet the world's first humanoid robot CEO
The robot will even perform tasks which are very subjective and need human touch. It will undertake talent development tasks and work in human resource management to provide a healthy work environment to all the employees.
Published on Sep 07, 2022 09:05 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
How 5G technology will benefit healthcare sector? This research explains
Here we have presented a list of possible innovative applications that the introduction of 5G technology in healthcare services will bring.
Updated on Sep 07, 2022 07:41 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Apple iPhone 14 Pro design leaked, reveals new features of smartphone: Report
The leaked video shows that the pill and hole-shaped cutouts on the iPhone will appear as a whole by incorporating some black out feature for the pixels in-between the area.
Updated on Sep 07, 2022 09:48 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
British mobile maker to launch satellite phone services next year: Report
Bullitt is planning to come with a satellite connected headset which will facilitate its users to communicate through text messages without the need for an existing telecom network signal.
Published on Sep 06, 2022 07:43 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Apple iPhone 14 launch tonight, tech giant unveiled these products this year
Here we have compiled the list of announcements made during the previous events in past one year.
Updated on Sep 07, 2022 10:06 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Revealed: How scientists successfully produced oxygen on the surface of Mars?
The experiment uses “in-situ resource utilization” method has produced oxygen needed to breathe life using carbon dioxide on Mars.
Published on Sep 05, 2022 05:49 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash