[ad_1] If you asked anyone who owned the stage at the launch event for the Pixel 4 last fall, you’d get one answer: That guy who demoed the cameras. That guy is Marc Levoy, and he’s been at the head of the Google Pixel camera team for several years. Now, …
Read More »Slack updates iOS and Android apps with new navigation features
[ad_1] Slack released updated versions of its mobile apps for iOS and Android on Wednesday. The updates are based on the Slack desktop refresh in March, with the goal of making the user interface more intuitive and organized. The highlights of the mobile update include new navigation icons at the …
Read More »Somalia’s COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 1,219
[ad_1] MOGADISHU, May 13 (Xinhua) – The Somali Health Ministry confirmed 49 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to 1,219. Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said four people recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of people who had been discharged from hospitals to …
Read More »Why does Ethiopia need to adopt genetic modification technology?
[ad_1] Recent exchanges on Ethiopia’s acceptance of genetically modified (GM) crops and the resulting USDA report praising the steps our country has taken remain informative. My understanding of the debates around genetically modified food suggests that clear explanations of its utility ignore the muddy footprints and messy stories of technology, …
Read More »Over 1,300 held for going out without masks
[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia At least 1,305 people were arrested in Ethiopia’s capital for “violating the state of emergency,” as they did not wear mask at public places, police said in a statement on Wednesday. Ethiopia has so far reported 163 coronavirus cases and five deaths. Responding to the police …
Read More »Global report: EU bid to salvage summer with social distancing in hotels | Coronavirus outbreak
[ad_1] Hotels, restaurants and beaches across Europe are being asked to enforce social distancing between guests, including booking slots at the pool and keeping 1.5m apart in the buffet queue, as the EU You have urged a gradual reopening of the bloc’s internal borders to salvage at least some of …
Read More »China confirms cooperation with Canada on drugs, vaccines development against COVID-19
[ad_1] China is actively conducting international cooperation with world countries including Canada in drugs and vaccines development against COVID-19, according to a Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wednesday. Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a routine press briefing in Beijing when asked to comment on media reports that Canada’s National Research …
Read More »SXSW Launches Virtual Cinema Competition on Oculus TV – Variety
[ad_1] South by Southwest, the film festival held in Austin, Texas, will showcase seven competing projects of its virtual film program on Oculus TV from May 22 to 31. SXSW was canceled by local government officials just a week before it started in March. However, 39 shorts, features, and episodic …
Read More »Here are the main drugs and vaccines in development.
[ad_1] A researcher at the Openlab Cellular and Genetic Technologies Laboratory at the Federal University of Kazan who works with biomaterial. Yegor Aleyev | TASS via Getty Images Health officials and scientists around the world are competing to develop vaccines and discover effective treatments for the coronavirus, which has infected …
Read More »Epic Games teases its new, nearly-photorealistic Unreal Engine 5
[ad_1] Epic Games “Nanite frees developers from having to worry about polygon count and levels of detail. It enables you to author all the content in the game at its full, movie quality level of resolution, ”Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney told Engadget,“ and then rely on the game engine …
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