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Facebook dodged their questions on the issue, posed to Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg in a letter last month after the documents were unsealed.

Facebook's ads system leans on stereotypes for housing, job ads

The study also found that ads about homes for sale in North Carolina reached a white audience while rental ads went to a...

4 April 2019 3:24 PM IST

Researchers explain that sound is crucial for reproduction, survival, and population maintenance for many animals, including mosquitoes. (Photo: ANI)

Play Skrillex to prevent mosquito bites

Playing dubstep music, particularly Scary Monsters, and Nice Sprites by Skrillex, reduced mosquito attacks.

4 April 2019 10:54 AM IST

This new method, cardiac functional MRI (cfMRI), does not require needles or chemicals being injected into the body. (Representational Photo: Pixabay)

MRI could be used to detect heart disease

Using MRI will not only be safer than present methods but also provide more detailed information.

31 May 2019 10:48 AM IST

These pair of augmented reality glasses display subtitles in real time.

Here's how augmented reality affects people's behaviour

AR technology layers digital information atop the user's physical surroundings.

29 May 2019 11:57 AM IST

Scientists were able to conclude that developing dementia or Alzheimers disease did not appear to be linked to taking the drugs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Virtual Reality can better detect early Alzheimer's

VR could also help clinical trials of future drugs aimed at slowing down, or even halting progression of Alzheimer's...

25 May 2019 5:20 PM IST

The study by Aida Gomez-Robles from University College London proposes that the two species last common ancestor may have lived 800,000 years ago, entering a debate that is hotly contested among anthropologists.

Modern humans split from Neanderthals far earlier than thought: study

Recent research on hominin teeth has shown that while size varied greatly across various human species.

16 May 2019 12:03 PM IST

Presence of the eye images increased donations by 48 per cent. (Photo: ANI)

Images of eyes can increase donations

The researchers explained how eye images increase prosocial behaviour in humans.

6 May 2019 3:02 PM IST

The researchers have noticed horn-like abnormalities protruding out of younger adults skulls. (Photo: Scientific Report)

Horns growing out of people's skulls due to mobile usage

Frequent use of mobile phones could be fundamentally altering our physiology.

21 Jun 2019 12:41 PM IST

Mohan Das Pai have cautioned that dramatic shift in technology and artificial intelligence has created disruption in industries and posed a threat to humankind. (Representational image/ Pixabay image)

Consumers failing to embrace AI benefits

Pegasystems study highlights the need for greater empathy in artificial intelligence systems.

7 Jun 2019 2:28 PM IST

Of all parents in Asia, Indians are ready to make the broadest range of sacrifices to ensure the right skilling of their kids for future jobs.

Indian parents say mix of digital and experiential learning is...

9 out of 10 respondents in India consider experiential learning to be better than rote learning.'

4 Jun 2019 5:49 PM IST

The new mobile-sensing system opens the way for consumer technology to help employees optimise their performance while also allowing companies to assess how individuals are doing in their jobs. (Photo: ANI)

Mobile-sensing system makes assessing worker performance easier

In the new system, a smartphone tracks physical activity, location, phone usage, and ambient light.

8 July 2019 7:28 AM IST

Atomically thin materials are a relatively recent discovery. (Photo: ANI)

10 atoms thick heat shield to guard electronic devices

The thinner heat shields will enable engineers to make electronic devices even more compact than those we have today.

22 Aug 2019 7:42 AM IST