Articles by Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Why Facebook did not take down States Times Review post

Facebook stood by its policies and said that the social media company doesn't have a policy that prohibits alleged falsehoods.

Nov 14, 2018

Fake news Facebook

Annotated image of the Camp Fire in Northern California and the Hill and Woolsey fires in southern California, taken Nov. 9, 2018, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer on NASA's Terra satellite.

California wildfires: Death toll 31, Hollywood celebrities lose their homes

300,000 people have been forced from their homes statewide due to the raging California wildfire and Mylie Cyrus, Gerard Butler lose house.

Nov 12, 2018

Mother of baby who died after alleged rape in Malaysia shares her emotions and pictures of daughter

An 11-month-old baby allegedly raped by caretake's husband and died after two days. But, the case sparked outrage in Malaysia.

Nov 12, 2018

Scientists translate Mars sunrise images into soundtrack by using unique technique

Scientists created a new soundtrack by using Martian sunrise images, which were captured by NASA's Opportunity rover.

Nov 11, 2018

Nasa

World's longest cross-sea bridge to have 5G service

There are some facts that everyone should know about world's longest cross-sea bridge, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge.

Nov 11, 2018

The image was labelled false, with MOT clarifying in its graphic that the vouchers are in fact for lower income households

Singapore: MOT clarifies details of public transport vouchers after noticing false information on WhatsApp

Ministry of Transport clarified that the public transport vouchers are not for all senior Singaporeans but for lower-income households.

Nov 10, 2018

Fake news

These are skulls and other human remains from P.W. Lund's Collection from Lagoa Santa, Brazil kept in the Natural History Museum of Denmark.

Origin of the world's oldest natural mummy revealed, including secrets of Ice Age tribes in the Americas

DNA sequencing reveals 'Spirit Cave Mummy' was related to a Native American tribe, known as Fallon Paiute-Shoshone tribe.

Nov 9, 2018

Archaeology

Video of kneeling child sparks outrage; Police, MSF investigating Ikea carpark abuse incident

A passer-by shot the video from a distance that showed a school girl was forcefully kneeled and slapped by a man at Ikea carpark.

Nov 9, 2018

Singapore crime

Indonesias dog meat trade exposed in horrific video

Woman failed to save own pet but 171 dogs rescued from illegal Chinese slaughterhouse

The police raided the illegal slaughterhouse in Chengdu, China and saved almost 200 stolen dogs from brutal death.

Nov 8, 2018

Three massive asteroids set to pass earth this weekend; Halloween asteroid may appear on Sunday

Skull-shaped Halloween asteroid is expected to fly by earth on Sunday, November 11, while three other asteroids will pass earth on Saturday.

Nov 8, 2018

Asteroid Nasa Space

Artist rendering of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe observing the sun.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe 'alive,' sets new record for closest approach to Sun

Parker Solar Probe is in condition after skimming by the Sun at just 15 million miles from the solar surface.

Nov 8, 2018

Nasa

Space adventure: NASA's Ralph ready to exploring Jupiter's Trojan asteroids in 2021

Lucy Ralph instrument suite will be studying these diverse group of bodies and will detect the Trojan asteroids' chemical fingerprints.

Nov 8, 2018

Asteroid

O-Level grades of Poly grads applying to NUS, NTU from 2020 will not be required for admission

Ministry of Education clarified that universities can continue to impose subject-specific pre-requisites to ascertain an applicant's suitability.

Nov 8, 2018

Motor racing: Another Asian country on F1's list as Vietnam to host first Grand Prix from 2020

Formula one and the City of Hanoi announced that the capital of Vietnam will host the most exciting motor racing event from 2020.

Nov 7, 2018

Facebook, Twitter fight against the surge of fake news during 2018 US midterm election

Facebook and Twitter both were trying to combat fake news and took initiative to block users who were trying to spread inaccurate information during US Election Day.

Nov 7, 2018

Fake news Facebook

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State secrets case: Reuters reporters imprisoned in Myanmar appeal against conviction

The appeal against the conviction in state secrets case cited evidence of a police set-up and lack of proof of a crime.

Nov 5, 2018

University professor claims AI will match human intelligence by 2062

Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence said that In less than 50 years AI will match humans on characteristics like adaptability.

Nov 5, 2018

Artificial intelligence

Google's Singapore, NY, London employees participate in global 'walkout for real change'

Google's treatment of sexual harassment led the global employees to participate in a protest event entitled "Walkout for Real Change."

Nov 5, 2018

"Tech Trends 2019" report claims high-tech adoption to drive power shifts across industries

Thanks to technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and robotic process automation, often referenced but rarely accomplished transformation projects will be a reality.

Nov 4, 2018

Artificial intelligence

AWOL NSF may face 2 years of jail term after police caught him at Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange

The 20-year-old man was trying to escape from the patrolling police but the officials caught him and found that he failed to report to his camp for national service.

Nov 4, 2018

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