Noor Imtiaz

49 posts

A student of MS in Healthcare Biotech at NUST, juggling pure science and creative writing is what I do best. Due to my being an avid reader who makes time for books, my other hobbies of 'Netflix and chill' often get ignored.

Space

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Voyager 2 enters Interstellar Space to accompany its twin, Voyager 1

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 13, 2018

The interstellar medium is what astrologists call the matter and radiation present between the star systems in a galaxy. Voyager 2 became the second man-made object to have entered interstellar…

Culture

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China is not happy with Huawei CFO arrest, summons US ambassador

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 11, 2018

Analysts were breathing a sigh of relief last Saturday after the agreement between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. This agreement suspended tariff increases on Chinese products that the US imports.…

Apps

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Spotify Wrapped: Review your year in Music

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 9, 2018

As the year 2018 ends, Spotify is back with its ‘Spotify Wrapped’ mini-site. It will, once again, let users look back at their year in music and review it. This…

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Self Driving Taxi Service “Waymo One” Goes Live

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 6, 2018

Waymo is the self-driving subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. It launched its first commercial autonomous ride-hailing service in the Phoenix suburbs on Wednesday. It was a pivotal moment for the former…

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Culture

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Google CEO’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee delayed

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 5, 2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai was supposed to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on December 5, 2018. However, the Congress lawmakers changed this date to December 11 after…

Phones

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Samsung and Verizon to release a 5G Smartphone in 2019

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 4, 2018

The emergence of 5G technology is the talk of today. Even though the official release of 5G devices has not happened yet, it is stirring discussions on all forums. For…

Amazon Rekognition on Football Players playing in the field

Artificial Intelligence

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Amazon Answerable Over its Facial Recognition Tech

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 3, 2018

Lawmakers are seeking to hold Amazon accountable for the facial recognition technology it uses in its stores. Generally, people are worried about whether Amazon is marketing the software to law…

Security

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Marriott Data Breach; One of the largest customer data breaches in history

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 3, 2018

Official reports claimed that the incident compromised information of around 500 million Starwood customers. However, this is merely the most recent in a string of data breaches happening at alarming…

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Culture

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Junk News; Not all NEWS on the Internet is believable

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 2, 2018December 3, 2018

Researchers in Oxford have worked on the dilemma of the internet playing a role in ‘junk news.’ Their research focuses its hypotheses, statistical analyses, and conclusions on the 2018 midterm elections…

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Artificial Intelligence

6 minute read

Meet Norman AI; the American Psycho of Digital World

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on December 1, 2018
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The limits, whether real or plausible that artificial intelligence can reach are a frightening prospect for many. Scientists have been teasing the world with how efficient AI can be for…

World of Tech

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Samsung made to apologise to sick workers

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on November 24, 2018

Samsung has formally apologized to employees who fell sick or died after working in its factories. In the apology, Samsung president Kim Ki-nam said staff and families had “suffered” because…

Deals

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The Black Friday Deals we all have been waiting for

Noor Imtiaz
Posted on November 23, 2018December 3, 2018

The discount deals for this year’s Black Friday are in full swing. Since Black Friday is almost here, consumers are pouring into online and street retailers to match and compare…