Qatar is Now Air-Conditioning Outdoors to Beat the Heat It is no surprise that the Middle East region has extreme climatic conditions. The temperature usually hovers around 48 degrees Celsius during the day and drops to 32 degrees Celsius at night. To cope up with the scorching heat, the Qatar government has started air conditioning outdoors. Yes, you read that right. Common areas including markets, open-air sports stadiums, sidewalks, premises of malls are air-conditioned so that people could feel relieved....

Teenagers Are Spending Almost 7 Hours a Day in Front of Screens : Report With access to modern technologies getting easier, it is no wonder that kids are interacting and spending relatively more time in front of screens. A new study conducted on how kids spend time in a day has revealed some results that might be shocking to many. According to thereport, teenagers arespending 7.5 hours per daystaring at screens....

These Researchers Raise Climate Change Awareness Using AI Generated Images Researchers from the University of Montreal and Stanford University have come up with a model that visualizes the after-effects of flooding in order to raise awareness among people. In a research paper, the researchers have demonstrated how the model generates the “after climate change” image based on the input image. The samples include an urban street’s view, a city’s view, and a suburban’s view on high, average, and low realism....

These Smartglasses Turn Dark When You Lose Focus Have you ever found yourself losing focus and easily getting distracted? Well, you are not alone. A lot of people find it difficult to pay attention and concentration to a particular topic for a prolonged time. A company named Narbis has developed a pair of smart glasses that will help you stay focused on your task. You must be wondering how a smart glass could possibly help you gain concentration....

This System Developed by MIT Could Help Autonomous Cars Sense Corners Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new system that would help autonomous vehicles detect if there are moving objects around the corner. The team of researchers claims to have conducted experiments with an autonomous car driving in a parking lotwhere the car managed to avoid collisions. In another experiment, they tried navigating an autonomous wheelchair in hallways....

TikTok’s First Smartphone is Called the ‘Smartisan Jianguo Pro 3’ Besieged withcontroversies over illegal content in Indiaandfacing an investigation in the USover national security concerns, ByteDance, the parent company of viral video-streaming app, TikTok, has unveiled its first smartphone in China. To be marketed under the Smartisan brand, the device is namedJianguo Pro 3, which curiously translates to ‘Nut Pro 3’ in English. A quick glance at some of the phone’s features reveals that while it does sport some flagship-grade hardware, the focus is well and truly on the various software features that the company believes will appeal to aspiring TikTok stars....

Facebook Was Also Interested in Buying Fitbit Before Being Edged Out by Google: Report Google might haveended up acquiring Fitbit, but a new report claims that fellow US tech giant, Facebook, was also interested in the deal before backing out at the last moment over pricing concerns. According toThe Information, the social networking company was only willing to pay around $1 billion, which is roughly half of the $2.1 billion that Google is believed to have paid for the deal....