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Anirudh Madhav

A movie buff, a reading aficionado and a compulsive doodler. He is pursuing post graduation in New media Journalism at Asian College of Journalism. He also writes for the popular technology news website The Next Digit along with Tampa Bay Review.

“Exploding Kittens” tops Apple app store a day after its release

Exploding Kittens, a card game and one of the most popular Kickstarter projects, has topped the Apple app store in just one day following the app’s release. The card game netted $8.7 million in donations in less than a month from Kickstarter, and set two crowdfunding records in 2015. The Exploding Kittens project has become the most-funded game on Kickstarter ...

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Find My iPhone app wrongly leads users to a house in Atlanta

Find My iPhone, an app has been wrongly sending dozens of users to one house in Atlanta for almost a year. The app helps in tracking stolen iPhones, and the two homeowners are frustrated after frequent complaints from iPhone owners. Michael Saba and Christina Lee moved to a new Atlanta house in February. In a month, they were confronted by ...

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Several Mazda models recalled to fix Takata airbag issues

Mazda Motor Corporation on Friday, announced that it would recall 374,000 Mazda vehicles in the United States, to fix faulty Takata airbags. The Japanese automaker said that Takata testing found additional airbags prone to rupture. In the event of crashes, the defective propellant devices and inflator might not deploy properly, which could send metal fragments flying throughout the cabin. The ...

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Climate change caused the disappearance of Bolivia’s lake, scientists say

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Last month, Bolivia’s lake Poopó was officially declared evaporated, affecting the livelihoods of hundreds of villagers. The disappearance of the country’s second-largest lake was caused by climate change and human interference, scientists say. Several factors including the recurring El Niño weather patterns, diversion of water for mining and agriculture and the withdrawal of Andean glaciers are responsible for the disappearance of ...

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New blood test could help in precise prescription of antibiotics

Researchers have developed a simple blood test to distinguish between bacteria and viruses by analyzing the working of genes in the blood. A drop of blood would indicate if the patient required antibiotics or not. Scientists at the Duke University found variations in how the body reacts to viral and bacterial infections, which could help in preventing unnecessary use of ...

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Orbital ATK, SpaceX wins contracts from the U.S Air Force

The U.S Air Force on Wednesday, announced that its Space and Missile Systems Center had awarded OTAs (Other Transaction Agreements) to Orbital ATK and SpaceX. Orbital ATK won a $47 million contract to develop three rocket propulsion system prototypes, while SpaceX won a $36 million contract to develop Raptor rocket engine prototype. Orbital ATK will be using the three rocket ...

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CDC issues travel warning after Zika virus outbreak in the US

Health officials on Friday, advised pregnant women to avoid travelling to Latin America and Caribbean countries that have outbreaks of a tropical illness, caused by Zika virus. The illness is linked to birth defects, causes only a mild symptoms in most people, and spreads through mosquito bites. U.S health officials reported that a baby born in Hawaii had tested positive ...

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Florida’s manatee and green sea turtle population is rebounding

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that Florida’s green sea turtles and manatees are no longer endangered. Federal officials have recognized it as a conservation success as their low numbers started to increase.   The manatee population in Florida dropped to 1,267 in 1991, and was offered protection under the Endangered Species Act. Since then, the population has ...

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