March, 2016

• 26 March

  ‘Belgium bombers were on USA terrorist lists’

  Washington / AFP The brothers who carried out the airport and metro suicide bombings in Belgium’s capital this week were known to US authorities and listed in American terrorism databases, television network NBC reported on Thursday. The report cited two unnamed US officials as saying that Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui were listed as a “potential terror threat” in US ...

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• 26 March

  Brussels airport to re-open after Tuesday

  Brussels / AFP Brussels airport will not reopen before Tuesday as it implements new security measures and repairs the departure hall wrecked by a suicide bomb attack earlier this week, it said on Saturday. “Passenger flights at Brussels Airport will not resume before Tuesday 29 March,” Zaventem airport said in a statement. “Brussels Airport is starting preparations to partially resume ...

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• 26 March

  Bernie Sanders presses Clinton as 3 western states go to crucial vote

  

  Washington / AFP US states Alaska, Hawaii and Washington take their turn voting on Saturday in the Democratic presidential nominating contest, with Hillary Clinton unlikely to deliver a knockout blow against resilient rival Bernie Sanders. The trio of western caucuses marks a chance for Vermont Senator Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, to chisel away at Clinton’s formidable lead in the ...

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• 26 March

  ‘Stigmatizing Muslims plays into hands of extremists’

  

  Washington / AFP President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans not to stigmatize Muslims following this week’s deadly attacks in Brussels, saying that doing so is “counterproductive” in the fight against radical Islam. In his weekly media address, Obama said Muslim-Americans are “our most important partners in the nation’s fight against those who would wage violent holy war.” “That’s why ...

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• 26 March

  Samsung looks beyond smartphones with plans to buy AI makers

  

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. is “actively looking” to acquire developers of artificial intelligence (AI) and other software as the world’s biggest smartphone maker tries to overcome flat-lining sales for its devices. Samsung, which has US$61 billion in cash and equivalents, wants to morph into more of a software-driven company, Executive Vice President Rhee In Jong said in an interview. The ...

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• 26 March

  Pre-orders open for iPhone SE

  

  Relaxnews After Apple revealed its new smaller iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro earlier this week, both devices are now available for pre-order reports Tech Crunch. Although only up for pre-order in selected countries so far, Apple fans in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK and the US, can now put ...

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• 26 March

  Number of US drones will nearly triple by 2020: FAA

  

  AFP An estimated seven million drones will fly in US skies by 2020, nearly tripling the number expected to be in circulation by the end of the year, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Unmanned aircraft systems will be the most dynamic growth sector within aviation,” the agency said in a report, which forecast that some 2.5 drones million will be ...

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• 26 March

  Messaging remains top feature for Snapchat, says survey

  

  Relaxnews While more millennials are joining Snapchat and the usage of Live Stories and Discover remains high, according to a new survey for Variety, the app still benefits the most from its messaging feature. Among the 1,117 Snapchat users aged 13 to 24 surveyed in the US in February, around 44 percent used the app’s Live Stories and/or Discover features ...

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• 26 March

  A night mode coming soon to Android?

  

  AFP Google’s developer preview has revealed that the company may be coming out with a nighttime viewing mode for its smartphones and tablets in the near future, reports Mashable. iOS users are already benefiting from the feature since Monday in iOS 9.3, with Apple naming the new option “Night Shift.” Google is calling theirs “Night Mode.” Night Mode will be ...

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• 26 March

  Microsoft’s A.I. bot Tay just wants to chat

  

  Relaxnews A new A.I.-powered chat bot called Tay.ai is helping researchers learn more about humans’ ability to converse, reports Tech Crunch. Microsoft unveiled the bot, which uses various applications such as Twitter, Kik and GroupMe to assess conversation and social interaction of 18 to 24 year olds. Users can engage in conversation with Tay — as it is known for ...

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