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[NEWS] Jio's entry led to $10 billion annual savings for consumers: Report
[font=inherit][font=inherit][float=left][color=rgb(0, 0, 0)][size=10px][img=0,462]https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-63646361,width-640,resizemode-4/63646361.jpg[/img][/float] [/color] NEW DELHI: [font=proxima-semibold][Reliance Jio](https://www.gadgetsnow.com/topic/reliance-jio)'s disruptive entry in September 2016 led to $10 billion in annual savings for consumers and will expand India's per capita GDP by about 5.65 per cent, says a report. Jio has made data accessible and affordable, with average prices per GB dropping to Rs 10 from Rs 152, bringing the internet within the reach of a larger proportion of the Indian population. Such a drastic reduction in data prices has also allowed newer segments of society to use and experience it for the first time. Jio is the [telecom](https://www.gadgetsnow.com/topic/Telecom) venture of Mukesh Ambani-led [Reliance Industries](https://www.gadgetsnow.com/topic/reliance-industries). "As per our calculations, even the most conservative estimate shows that due to [Jio](https://www.gadgetsnow.com/topic/Jio)'s entry, the annual financial savings to the consumers would be to the tune of $10 billion," said the report by Institute for Competitiveness(IFC). It said econometric analysis shows that through widespread network effects, Jio's entry would boost India's GDP by about 5.65 per cent, if everything else in the economy remains constant. The effect on GDP growth due to higher internet penetration will not just be a contribution of the telecom sector but also the various externalities that arise out of the internet economy, it said. IFC analysed Jio's entry to measure the impact of internet penetration on economic growth. The model used data from 18 states from 2004-14 and showed that a 10 per cent increase in internet penetration led to per capita GDP rising by 3.9 per cent, if all else remains constant. IFC is Gurgaon-based Indian unit of the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School. "Since Jio's entry into the Indian telecom markets on September 2016, the face of the industry has not remained the same. It changed the basis of competition by offering free lifetime calling to its consumers in an industry that derived 75 per cent of its revenue from voice," the report said. Within six months of Jio's launch, India became the highest mobile data user in the world consuming over 1 billion GB data every month as compared to 200 million GB earlier. By the end of 2017, its users on an average consume almost 10 GB data, 700 minutes of voice and 134 hours of video every month. "Data usage in the country has soared. India is now only second to China in terms of app downloads. Such levels of digital consumption were unprecedented a year-and-a-half ago," it said. Stating that before Jio's entry there were hardly many avenues where such high levels of data could be expended by a consumer, the report said Jio offers its consumers a wide bouquet of digital applications that address a variety of consumer needs ranging from education, health, entertainment and banking. "All of these services form a part of the digital platform through which Jio aims to address multiple socio-economic needs of its customers," it added.[/font] [/font] [/size][/font]
JARVIS0 replies4 views[NEWS] WhatsApp Beta for Android Now Lets You Lock Voice Message Recording
[img=0,200]https://i.gadgets360cdn.com/large/whatsapp_reuters_1510049120017.jpg?output-quality=80&output-format=jpg[/img] ** HIGHLIGHTS** - WhatsApp for Android gets the ability to lock voice recordings - The new feature is available through the latest beta build - Option to play voice messages before their delivery is also in works [color=rgb(51, 51, 51)][color=rgb(218, 0, 0)][WhatsApp for Android](https://gadgets.ndtv.com/tags/whatsapp-for-android) has received a new beta version that brings the ability to lock recording of voice messages. This was [previously added to WhatsApp for iPhone](https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/whatsapp-how-to-play-youtube-videos-in-chat-lock-voice-recording-1781049) and is designed to let users conveniently record long voice messages without holding the record button down the entire time. It is also reported that [WhatsApp](https://gadgets.ndtv.com/tags/whatsapp) is working to add an option to play voice messages before they're sent to the receiver.The feature to lock voice recording on WhatsApp beta for Android is identical to what has been offered on iPhone since November. It was also reportedly [tested internally](https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/whatsapp-testing-video-call-switch-locked-voice-messages-report-1776781) last year. To lock recording of your voice messages, tap and hold the mic icon for 0.5 seconds and then slide up your finger toward the lock button. The voice recording once locked can easily be sent by tapping the Send button. This means that you'll not be required to hold down the mic button for as long as you're recording your voice message. Furthermore, you can anytime tap the Cancel button, available next to the timer, to trash your recording.[img=0,100]https://i.gadgets360cdn.com/large/whatsapp_android_lock_voice_recording_052518_182547_0516_1522933081126.jpg[/img]Folks at WABetaInfo [report](https://wabetainfo.com/whatsapp-beta-for-android-2-18-70-and-2-18-71-whats-new/) that in the next release, WhatsApp for Android will also get the option to let you listen to your voice message before sending it your contacts. It is also stated that in the coming future, WhatsApp will get a feature to show the size of specific sticker packs before downloading them.[/color] To experience the lock recording feature on your Android device, you need to [color=rgb(218, 0, 0)][download](https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.whatsapp/) the WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.18.102. It is available for beta testers on [Google Play](https://gadgets.ndtv.com/tags/google-play). Alternatively, you can visit APK Mirror to download its [APK file](https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/whatsapp-inc/) and sideload the same on your device.[/color] [/color]
JARVIS0 replies4 viewsIndian woman Rupali Meshram fights off tiger with stick.
 A young Indian woman was lucky to survive, doctors say, after she fought off a tiger which attacked her goat. Rupali Meshram, 23, said when she heard the goat scream she ran out of her house in western Maharashtra state. She picked up a stick and hit the tiger, which then attacked her. Her mother, who was also injured, saved her by pulling her inside the house. They both sustained only minor injuries and have now been discharged from hospital. The goat did not survive... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43637854)
Pedro_P0 replies4 viewsIndia women 'blackmailed with fake porn photos'.
 Indian police have arrested three men over allegations that women were blackmailed with fake porn photos. An employee of a photography studio in Kerala state was held on Wednesday for allegedly morphing photos of female clients into pornographic images. Two of the owners of the studio were arrested on Tuesday. Police told the BBC's Ashraf Padanna that they took action after women complained that the images were being used to blackmail them. The images were being shared on social media, the women allege. The employee was a photo and video editor at a digital studio which specialises in wedding and other family photos near the town of Kozhikode. Groups of women had been protesting outside the studio since Monday, demanding the arrest of the employee, who had been sought by police. Police told the BBC the studio had been closed while they "verify the complaints"... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43639914)
Pedro_P0 replies4 viewsThe 22 Weirdest Military Weapons.
 Let your imagination run wild If you can imagine it, someone, somewhere has tried to weaponize it. Humans have been trying to kill each other for our entire existence as a species, and in that time, we've developed a lot of clever and outright silly ways to accomplish that goal. From lightning bolts to dolphins, here's a list of some of the most outlandish and bizarre military weapons ever dreamed up... ► Read the full note here: [Source](https://www.livescience.com/60575-weirdest-military-weapons.html)
Pedro_P0 replies3 viewsSpleen: Function, Location & Problems.
 The spleen is located on the left side of the abdomen, under the ribs. Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki| Shutterstock The spleen is the largest organ in the lymphatic system. It is an important organ for keeping bodily fluids balanced, but it is possible to live without it. The spleen is located under the ribcage and above the stomach in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. A spleen is soft and generally looks purple. It is made up of two different types of tissue. The red pulp tissue filters the blood and gets rid of old or damaged red blood cells. The white pulp tissue consists of immune cells (T cells and B cells) and helps the immune system fight infection. Size According to Medical News Today, a helpful tip to remember the size of the spleen is the 1x3x5x7x9x11 rule:undefined *.An adult spleen measures around 1 inch by 3 inches by 5 inches. *.It weighs around 7 oz. *.It is located between the 9th and 11th ribs. Function "The spleen . . . acts as a blood filter; it controls the amount of red blood cells and blood storage in the body, and helps to fight infection," said Jordan Knowlton, an advanced registered nurse practitioner at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital. If the spleen detects potentially dangerous bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms in the blood, it — along with the lymph nodes — creates white blood cells called lymphocytes, which act as defenders against invaders, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The lymphocytes produce antibodies to kill the foreign microorganisms and stop infections from spreading... ► Read the full note here: [Source](https://www.livescience.com/44725-spleen.html)
Pedro_P0 replies4 viewsFacebook scandal 'hit 87 million users'.
 Facebook believes the data of up to 87 million people was improperly shared with the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica - many more than previously disclosed. The BBC has been told that about 1.1 million of them are UK-based. The overall figure had been previously quoted as being 50 million by the whistleblower Christopher Wylie. Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said "clearly we should have done more, and we will going forward" During a press conference he said that he had previously assumed that if Facebook gave people tools, it was largely their responsibility to decide how to use them. But he added that it was "wrong in retrospect" to have had such a limited view... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43649018)
Pedro_P0 replies4 viewsBrain back-up firm Nectome loses link to MIT.
 A company attempting to map people's brains so their memories can be stored in computers has lost its link to one of the United States' top universities. US start-up Nectome revealed its brain back-up plan last month, warning at the timethat the process involved would be "100% fatal". A number of neuroscientists subsequently poured scorn on the plan. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has now announced that it is severing ties with the project. One of the university's professors had previously benefitted from a federal grant given to Nectome and was attempting to combine its work with his own research into mouse brains. "Neuroscience has not sufficiently advanced to the point where we know whether any brain preservation method is powerful enough to preserve all the different kinds of biomolecules related to memory and the mind," said the MIT in a blog explaining its decision. Nectome has responded saying: "We appreciate the help MIT has given us, understand their choice, and wish them the best." 'Potential to benefit humanity' The university's in-house publication MIT Technology Review had been first to draw attention to Nectome's plans and the educational establishment's own involvement... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43642786)
Pedro_P0 replies4 viewsGoogle search chief hired by Apple after Siri set-backs.
 Apple has hired Google's former head of search and artificial intelligence to lead its machine learning and AI strategy. John Giannandrea will report directly to chief executive Tim Cook, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. The appointment comes at the same time that the tech giant looks to develop its Siri digital assistant. It was reported last week that Apple was looking for more than 150 engineersto work on the platform. Mr Giannandrea joined Google in 2010 after it acquired the search start-up Metaweb, where he had served as chief technology officer. He previously worked as Netscape's chief technologist. Analysts say that Siri, which was first introduced on the iPhone 4S in 2011, has since fallen behind offerings from competitors, such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43640455)
Pedro_P0 replies4 viewsEight dead in massive India caste protests.
 Eight people have died amid violent protests involving tens of thousands of protesters from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community across India. They have taken to the streets to protest against a Supreme Court order that they say weakens a law designed to protect lower caste communities. Train services have been affected and some main roads have been blocked in a number of states. The federal government has asked the court to review its decision. In its ruling, the court had said that the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, popularly known as the SC/ST Act, had been "misused" in the past. Caste violence continues to be a problem in the country. More than 40,000 crimes against lower castes were reported in 2016 alone, according to official statistics... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43616242)
Pedro_P0 replies4 viewsIndia's 'cheating mafia' gets to work as school exam season hits.
Vast network profits from the desperation of students and parents to get ahead in a country where university places and jobs are limited.  A student does some last minute revising before sitting her Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in Mumbai. Photograph: Hindustan Times/Getty Images Afew minutes into the final year maths exam at his Delhi high school, Raghav asked to use the bathroom. Inside, he texted pictures of the test paper he had secretly photographed to a phone number he was sent days before. Minutes later, answers materialised on the screen. “It isn’t cheating,” insists his mother Sunita, who paid 16,000 rupees (£175) for her son to obtain the phone number. “It’s a way out.” India’s annual exam season has gripped the country in the last month, with tens of millions of students undertaking gruelling tests to qualify for the limited slots available at Indian universities – the best of them with admission rates about one-tenth those of Oxford and Cambridge... ► Read the full note here: [Source](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/03/india-school-exam-season-cheating-mafia-)
Pedro_P0 replies4 viewsThe whales who love to sing in the dark.
 Science Photo Library Beneath the Arctic sea ice, in the blanket of January's polar night, bowhead whales most prefer to sing. While the songs of humpback whales have long received the most attention, it turns out that their baleen cousins could have a far greater repertoire. A study of a bowhead population near Svalbard has shown that their musical calls may be as varied as those of songbirds. This would make them unique among whale populations, and possibly even mammals. Whalesong mixtape Over the course of three years, the whales of the Spitsbergen population produced 184 unique song types. The vocalisations were detected 24 hours a day throughout most of the winter each year... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43630716)
Pedro_P0 replies4 viewsDinosaur tracks on Skye 'globally important'.
 Media playback is unsupported on your device New light has been shed on a little understood period of dinosaur evolution after giant prehistoric footprints were discovered on the Isle of Skye. Researchers, including some from Edinburgh University, have been analysing dozens of the footprints, left about 170 million years ago. They found that the tracks belonged to sauropods and therapods from the Middle Jurassic period. The discovery has been described as being "globally important". Few fossil sites have been found around the world from the Middle Jurassic period. The footprints, left in a muddy, shallow lagoon, are helping the researchers build a more accurate picture of an important period in dinosaur evolution... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-43620237)
Pedro_P0 replies3 viewsSnapchat adds 16-person group video calls.
 Snapchat has launched a feature that enables up to 16 people to take part in a live chat together, using either video or just their voices. The app's members can also start tagging each other by username, using the @ symbol in their posts. The changes will roll out over the coming weeks, the firm said. Snapchat came under fire for a recent redesign. A petition calling for the changes to be reversed attracted more than 1.2 million signatures. At the weekend, Snapchat's first TV advert aired in the US. Observers noted that it seemed to strike a family-friendly chord. "Snapchat's early growth has been largely been built on attracting a strong youth-centric audience," commented Jack Kent from IHS Markit consultancy... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43629966)
Pedro_P0 replies3 viewsFacebook's Zuckerberg fires back at Apple's Tim Cook.
 Facebook's chief executive has defended his leadership following criticism from his counterpart at Apple. Mark Zuckerberg said it was "extremely glib" to suggest that because the public did not pay to use Facebook that the firm did not care about them. Last week, Apple's Tim Cook said it wasan "invasion of privacy" to traffic in users' personal lives. And when asked what he would do if he were Mr Zuckerberg, Mr Cook replied: "I wouldn't be in that situation." Facebook has faced intense criticism after it emerged that it had known for years that Cambridge Analytica had harvested data from about 50 million of its users, but had relied on the political consultancy to self-certify that it had deleted the information. Channel 4 News has since reported that at leastsome of the data in question is still in circulation despite Cambridge Analytica insisting it had destroyed the material. Mr Zuckerberg was asked about Mr Cook's comments during a lengthy interview given to news site Vox about the privacy scandal. He also acknowledged that Facebook was still not transparent enough about some of the choices it had taken, and floated the idea of an independent panel being able to override some of its decisions. 'Dire situation' Mr Cook has spoken in public twice since Facebook's data-mining controversy began. On 23 March, he took part in the China Development Forum in Beijing. "I think that this certain situation is so dire and has become so large that probably some well-crafted regulation is necessary," news agency Bloomberg quoted him as sayingin response to a question about the social network's problems... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43619410)
Pedro_P0 replies3 viewsZipline blood delivery drone applies for US trial.
 Drone delivery firm Zipline has revealed a new aircraft that it says will let it make up to 500 deliveries every day. Zipline operates a commercial service delivering blood supplies in Rwanda. The new drone weighs 20kg (44lb) and can carry 1.75kg of cargo. It can drop its delivery to an area about the size of two parking spaces. The firm has now applied to take part in a trial being organised by the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). The UAS Integration Pilot Program is a partnership between local governments and the commercial sector. The list of projects chosen for the trial will be finalised on 7 May... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43629965)
Pedro_P0 replies3 viewsAt least 10 killed after car crash 'causes' hotel collapse in India.
Rescuers search wreckage of four-storey building in Indore for survivors after incident on Saturday night.  Rescue workers at the site of a hotel collapse in Indore, India. Photograph: STR/EPA A four-storey rickety hotel building collapsed in central India, killing at least 10 people and injuring another three, police said Sunday. Rescuers working through the night with sledgehammers and chainsaws pulled alive 10 people from the debris of the building that came crashing down in Indore, a city in Madhya Pradesh state, on Saturday night, said police officer Sanju Kamle. Up to five people may still be trapped under the rubble, said Nishant Warwade, the district collector... ► Read the full note here: [Source](7 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/01/at-least-10-killed-after-car-crash-causes-hotel-collapse-in-india)
Pedro_P0 replies3 viewsIndian lowest-caste Dalit man killed 'for owning horse'.
 A young farmer from the lowest rung of India's caste hierarchy - the Dalit community - has been beaten to death, apparently for owning and riding a horse. Police in Gujarat state said three upper-caste men had been detained for questioning. The victim's father said his son had been warned not to ride the horse as this was an upper-caste privilege. Owning a horse is seen as a symbol of power and wealth in parts of India. A senior police officer said other possible motives had not been ruled out... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43605550)
Pedro_P0 replies3 viewsWhy It's So Hard to #DeleteFacebook.
 Credit: Shutterstock This article was originally published at The Conversation.The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Here we go again: another Facebook controversy, yet again violating our sense of privacy by letting others harvest our personal information. This flareup is a big oneto be sure, leading some people to consider leaving Facebook altogether, but the company and most of its over 2 billion userswill reconcile. The vast majority will return to Facebook, just like they did the last timeand the many times before that. As in all abusive relationships, users have a psychological dependence that keeps them hooked despite knowing that, at some level, it's not good for them. Decades of research has shown that our relationship with all media, whether movies, television or radio, is symbiotic: People like them because of the gratifications they get from consuming them– benefits like escapism, relaxation and companionship. The more people use them, the more gratifications they seek and obtain. With online media, however, a consumer's use provides data to media companies so they can serve up exactly what would gratify her most, as they mine her behavior patterns to tailor her online experiences and appeal to her individual psychological needs. Aside from providing content for our consumption, Facebook, Twitter, Google – indeed all interactive media – provide us with new possibilities for interaction on the platformthat can satisfy some of our innate human cravings. Interactive tools in Facebook provide simplified ways to engage your curiosity, broadcast your thoughts, promote your image, maintain relationships and fulfill the yearning for external validation. Social media take advantage of common psychological traits and tendencies to keep you clicking – and revealing more of yourself. Here's why it's so hard, as a social network user, to pull the plug once and for all. Buoying your 'friend'ships The more you click, the stronger your online relationships. Hitting the 'Like' button, commenting on photos of friends, sending birthday wishes and tagging others are just some of the ways in which Facebook allows you to engage in " social grooming." All these tiny, fleeting contacts help users maintain relationships with large numbers of people with relative ease... ► Read the full note here: [Source](https://www.livescience.com/62148-why-its-hard-to-delete-facebook.html)
Pedro_P0 replies3 viewsRhino census in India's Kaziranga park counts 12 more.
 A census in India's Kaziranga National Park has counted 2,413 one-horned rhinos - up 12 from 2015. The Unesco World Heritage Site, in Assam state, is home to two-thirds of the world's population of the species. The census is carried out every three years. It is an incredible conservation success story given the fact that there were only a few hundred rhinos in the 1970s, says the BBC's South Asia editor Anbarasan Ethirajan. However, the conservation effort has not been without controversy. The government has in recent years given the park rangers extraordinary powers to protect the animals from harm - powers usually only given to soldiers intervening in civil unrest. About 150 rhinos have been killed for their horns since 2006, but in 2015, park guards shot dead more people than poachers killed rhinos... ► Read the full note here: [Source](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43606882)
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