Monday 11 January 2021

किसान आंदोलन पर SC में सुनवाई : CJI बोले - केंद्र होल्ड पर रखे कृषि कानून, या हम लगाएंगे रोक

कृषि कानूनों पर आखिरकार सख्त रुख अपनाते हुए सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सोमवार को कहा है कि केंद्र सरकार इन कानूनों को पहले होल्ड पर रखे, वर्ना सुप्रीम कोर्ट इन कानूनों पर रोक लगा देगा. 



नई दिल्ली: 

Farmers' Protests : कृषि कानूनों (Farm Laws) पर आखिरकार सख्त रुख अपनाते हुए सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सोमवार को कहा है कि केंद्र सरकार इन कानूनों को पहले होल्ड पर रखे, वर्ना सुप्रीम कोर्ट इन कानूनों पर रोक लगा देगा. कृषि कानूनों और दिल्ली की सीमाओं पर चल रहे किसान आंदोलन (Farmers' Protests) को लेकर चल रही सुनवाई में कोर्ट ने केंद्र से नाराजगी जताते हुए कहा कि जिस तरह से केंद्र ने किसानों के आंदोलन को संभाला है, उससे वह बहुत निराश हैं. 

प्रधान न्यायाधीश एस ए बोबडे ने कहा कि 'पूरी बात महीनों से चल रही है और कुछ नहीं हो रहा है. हम आपसे बहुत निराश हैं. आपने कहा कि हम बात कर रहे हैं. क्या बात कर रहे हैं? किस तरह का नेगोसिएशन कर रहे हैं?' अदालत ने कहा कि वह कृषि कानूनों की जांच के लिए एक समिति बनाएगी. उन्होंने कहा कि 'अगर कानूनों को होल्ड पर नहीं रखा जाता है, तो हम इस पर रोक लगाएंगे.'

CJI ने कहा कि 'हम ये नही कह रहे है कि आप कानून को रद्द करे. हम बहुत बेतुकी बातें सुन रहे है कि कोर्ट को दखल देना चाहिए या नहीं. हमारा उद्देश्य सीधा है कि समस्या का समाधान निकले. हमने आपसे पूछा था कि आप कानून को होल्ड पर क्यों नही रख देते?' उन्होंने कहा कि 'रोज़ हालात खराब हो रहे किसान आत्महत्या कर रहे हैं. पानी की सुविधा नही है, बेसिक सुविधा नही है, सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग नही पालन किया जा रहा है. किसानों ने बुज़ुर्ग और महिलाओं को भी आंदोलन में शामिल किया हुआ है. मैं किसान संगठनों से पूछना चाहता हूं कि आखिर इस ठंड में महिलाएं और बूढ़े लोग क्यों हैं प्रदर्शन में?'

CJI ने कहा कि 'हम सीधा यह सोच रहे हैं कि हम कृषि कानून को होल्ड पर रख दें जब तक कमिटी अपनी रिपोर्ट न दे दें. हम यह स्पष्ट करना चाहते हैं कि हम प्रदर्शन के खिलाफ नहीं हैं. विरोध जारी रह सकता है, लेकिन सवाल यह है कि क्या विरोध इसी जगह पर होना चाहिए? CJI ने कहा कि हमें लगता है कि जिस तरह से धरना प्रदर्शन पर हरकतें (ढोल-नगाड़ा आदि) हो रही हैं, उन्हें देखकर लगता है कि एक दिन शांतिपूर्ण प्रदर्शन में कुछ घटित हो सकता है. हम नही चाहते कि कोई घायल हो.' उन्होंने कहा कि अगर जाने अनजाने में कुछ भी गलत होता है तो इसके लिए सभी ज़िम्मेदार होंगे. हम नही चाहते कि हमारे हाथ खून से सनें. किसी भी क्षण छोटा सी चिंगारी से हिंसा भड़क सकती है.

कोर्ट ने कहा कि 'हमारा इरादा यह देखना है कि क्या हम समस्या के बारे में सौहार्दपूर्ण समाधान ला सकते हैं या नहीं, इसीलिए हमने आपसे अपने कानूनों को लागू ना करने के लिए कहा. यदि आपमें जिम्मेदारी की कोई भावना है, तो आपको उन्हें होल्ड में रखना चाहिए.' CJI ने केंद्र सरकार को कहा कि 'हमें बड़े दुःख के साथ कहना चाहते हैं कि आप समस्या का समाधान नही कर पाए, जबकि आपको समस्या का समाधान करना चाहिए था.'
केंद्र सरकार ने फिर नए कृषि कानून पर रोक लगाने का विरोध किया. अटॉर्नी जनरल ने कहा कि कानून पर तब तक रोक नही लग सकती है जब तक कानून मौलिक अधिकार, संविधान के प्रावधानों के खिलाफ न हो लेकिन किसी भी याचिका में इस बात का जिक्र नही है कि ये कानून मौलिक अधिकार, संविधान के प्रावधानों के खिलाफ कैसे है?

Thursday 7 January 2021

WhatsApp पर ऐसे करें Message Schedule, 2021 में दोस्तों का Birthday नहीं होगा मिस

 

WhatsApp Message Schedule: आपकी जानकारी के लिए बता दें, WhatsApp पर फिलहाल इन-ऐप मैसेज शेड्यूल करने जैसा कोई फीचर मौजूद नहीं है। लेकिन आप थर्ड पार्टी ऐप की मदद से इस प्लेटफॉर्म पर भी मैसेज को शेड्यूल कर सकते हैं।

Wednesday 6 January 2021

PUBG Mobile इन 2 देशों में आज भी है आउट, लेकिन इन 7 देशों ने दिया सेकेंड चांस

 

PUBG Mobile की वजह से भारत समेत कई अन्य देशों में मोबाइल गेमिंग में बड़ा विकास देखने को मिला। हालांकि, चोरी, मार-पीट, खदखुशी और यहां तक कि हत्याओं जैसी सैंकड़ों ऐसी घटनाएं भी देखने को मिली, जिनके चलते गेम को बच्चों और युवाओं के लिए खतरनाक माना गया।

PUBG Mobile को भारत में सितंबर 2020 को बैन किया गया, जिसनें भारतीय मोबाइल गेमर्स के बीच हड़कंप मचा दिया। इसमें कोई शक नहीं कि पबजी मोबाइल का भारत में बहुत विशाल यूज़रबेस था और सरकार के बैन के फैसले ने सभी को काफी निराश और हताश किया। हालांकि अब पिछले कुछ महीनों से गेम के PUBG Mobile India के नाम से वापसी करने की अटकलें भी लगाई जा रही हैं। पबजी मोबाइल के चलते भारत समेत कई अन्य देशों में मोबाइल गेमिंग में बड़ा उछाल देखने को मिला। हालांकि, चोरी, मार-पीट, खदखुशी और यहां तक कि हत्याओं जैसी सैंकड़ों ऐसी घटनाएं भी देखने को मिली, जिनके चलते गेम को बच्चों और युवाओं के लिए खतरनाक माना गया। भारत में भले ही गेम को चीनी कनेक्शन या यूज़र्स की प्राइवेसी पर सेंध के चलते बैन किया गया हो, लेकिन क्या आप जानते हैं कि PUBG Mobile भारत के अलावा और भी कई देशों में बैन हुआ है और कुछ में अभी तक बैन है। आइए जानते हैं इन देशों के नाम।
 

इन देशों ने लगाया था PUBG Mobile पर बैन

 

चीन

इस देश के नाम को पढ़ कर शायद आप हैरान हो गए होंगे, लेकिन यह सच है कि चीन ने पबजी मोबाइल पर बहुत पहले बैन लगा दिया था। और भी अधिक हैरान करने वाली बात यह है कि गेम के मोबाइल वर्ज़न को चीन की गेम कंपनी Tencent Games ही संभालती है। दरअसल, चीन में गेम के बैन होने का कारण इसमें खूनखराबे का शामिल होना है। पबजी मोबाइल के यूज़रबेस में कम उम्र के बच्चे भी शामिल होते हैं। यही कारण है कि गेम को चीन में बैन किया गया। हालांकि Tencent Games ने PUBG Mobile को बंद कर नया Game for Peace मोबाइल गेम रिलीज़ कर दिया, जो कुछ बदलावों के साथ लगभग पबजी मोबाइल जैसा ही है।
 

नेपाल

पिछले साल नेपाल की मेट्रोपॉलिटन क्राइम डिवीज़न ने काठमांडू के डिस्ट्रिक्ट कोर्ट में एक जनहित याचिका दायर की थी, जिसमें पबजी मोबाइल का बच्चों पर बुरा प्रभाव पड़ने की बात कही गई थी। कोर्ट ने इस याचिका पर फैसला सुनाते हुए अप्रैल 2020 में PUBG Mobile पर बैन लगा दिया था। हालांकि प्रतिबंध के बाद देश में कई याचिकाएं दायर हुई, जिसके बाद मजबूरन कोर्ट को इस प्रतिबंध को हटाना पड़ा।
 

पाकिस्तान

पाकिस्तान में भी एक बार पबजी मोबाइल बैन हो चुका है। PTA, जिसे पाकिस्तान टेलीकम्युनिकेशन अथॉरिटी कहा जाता है, ने कई शिकायतें मिलने पर पबजी पर बैन लगा दिया था। वहां भी इस गेम के बैन के पीछे का कारण बच्चों पर पड़ने वाला बुरा असर ही था। शिकायतों में कहा गया था कि गेम का बच्चों की सेहत पर खराब असर पड़ रहा है और इसकी लत भी उनके लिए काफी नुक्सानदेह है। हालांकि नेपाल की तरह पाकिस्तान में भी बैन हटाने के लिए सैंकड़ों याचिकाएं दायर की गई, जिसके बाद इस्लामाबाद हाई कोर्ट को प्रतिबंध हटाना पड़ा।


कोरिया, इज़राइल, ईराक और जॉर्डन में भी PUBG Mobile बैन हो चुका है। इन देशों में भी प्रतिबंध के पीछा का कारण हिंसा, खुदखुशी और बच्चों की सेहत पर पड़ने वाला बुरा असर बताया गया था। हालांकि बाद में इन सभी देशों में पबजी मोबाइल पर लगा बैन हटा दिया गया।
 

इन देशों में आज भी बैन है PUBG Mobile

 

भारत

जैसा कि हमने बताया कि PUBG Mobile को 118 अन्य ऐप्स और गेम्स के साथ भारत में सितंबर 2020 में बैन कर दिया गया था। भारत में इलेक्ट्रानिक्स और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय (MeitY) द्वारा सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी नियम 2009 के प्रावधानों के तहत यह प्रतिबंध लगाया गया था। सरकार का दावा था कि बैन किए गए ऐप्स "देश की संप्रभुता और अखंडता के लिए खतरनाक" हैं। आईटी मंत्रालय का कहना था कि प्रतिबंध “विभिन्न स्रोतों से कई शिकायतें प्राप्त करने के बाद लगाया गया था, जिसमें एंड्रॉयड और आईओएस पर उपलब्ध कई मोबाइल ऐप्स के दुरुपयोग के बारे में कई रिपोर्टें शामिल थीं, जिनमें यूज़र्स के डेटा को अनधिकृत तरीके से भारत के बाहर स्थापित सर्वरों पर भेजना भी शामिल था। गेम देश में आज भी बैन है। हालांकि PUBG Mobile की मूल कंपनी Krafton इसे नए नाम (PUBG Mobile India) के साथ देश में वापस लाने की तैयारी में हैं। हालांकि यह कब रिलीज़ होगा, इसके ऊपर अभी तक कोई स्पष्टता नहीं है। 
 

अफ़ग़ानिस्तान

अफ़ग़ानिस्तान की दूरसंचार नियामक प्राधिकरण (ATRA) ने PUBG पर बैन लगाया था। बैन लगाने के लिए ATRA ने देश के कई मंत्रालयों, शिक्षा संस्थानों, साइबरसिक्योरिटी एक्सपर्ट्स, मनोवैज्ञानिकों समेत माता-पिता से सलाह ली थी, जिसके बाद गेम पर प्रतिबंध लगाया गया। देश में आज भी बैन को हटाया नहीं गया है, SportsKeeda की रिपोर्ट कहती है कि ATRA के एक्टिंग हेड ओमर मंसूर अंसारी का कहना है कि इस समस्या के लिए एक स्थायी समाधान तलाशा जा रहा है।

Apple to Factor in Social, Environmental Values When Calculating Top Executive Bonuses

Financial targets and thresholds for executive bonuses at Apple will not change, the iPhone maker said.


Financial targets and thresholds for executive bonuses at Apple will not change, the iPhone maker said

Apple is making environmental and social values factors it will weigh when calculating bonuses for top executives, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

The change taking effect this year is intended to motivate Apple executives "to meet exceptionally high standards of values-driven leadership in addition to delivering strong financial results," the Silicon Valley technology titan said in proxy documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Financial targets and thresholds for executive bonuses at Apple will not change, the iPhone maker said.

"Beginning in 2021, an environmental, social, and governance modifier based on Apple Values and other key community initiatives will be incorporated into our annual cash incentive program," Apple said in the filing.

Living up to Apple's stated values regarding sustainable energy, workplace diversity, and other environmental and social issues will be among factors considered when deciding whether bonuses should be increased or decreased by as much as 10 percent, according to the company.

"We've led the industry in reducing our environmental footprint for years and are committed to one day sourcing 100 percent recycled and renewable materials across all of our products and packaging," Apple said in a section of the filing outlining its values.

"We believe diversity drives innovation and is key to our success."

Apple is to report its earnings for the final three months of last year on January 27, and has a virtual annual shareholders meeting slated for February 23.

WhatsApp Privacy Policy, Terms of Service Update Makes Facebook Data Sharing Mandatory

 WhatsApp Privacy Policy, Terms of Service Update Makes Facebook Data Sharing Mandatory

WhatsApp users will be required to either accept the updated privacy policy and terms of service or lose their access to the app from February 8, 2021.


WhatsApp has informed users about the updated privacy policy and terms of service through in-app notice

WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy and terms of service to better integrate with other products and services offered by Facebook. Unlike the release of a new feature or an update that adds new functionality, the instant messaging app has brought the change almost silently earlier this week. It has, however, informed Android and iPhone users through an app notice that emerged on Tuesday. The notice provides a glimpse of the changes WhatsApp has brought to its privacy policy and terms of service. Users have also been provided an option to agree to the update directly from the full-screen notice.

In terms of changes, WhatsApp's updated privacy policy and terms of service provide additional information on how the app collects and handles user data. There are new sections including Transactions and Payments Data as well as Location Information to provide details on precise data collection by the app. WhatsApp has also included specific information on business interactions taking place through its messaging app.

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WhatsApp is informing Android and iPhone users about its updated privacy policy and terms


The most notable changes that exist on both updated privacy policy and terms of service are around how WhatsApp shares information with Facebook and its subsidiaries.

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“The information we share with the other Facebook Companies includes your account registration information (such as your phone number), transaction data, service-related information, information on how you interact with others (including businesses) when using our Services, mobile device information, your IP address, and may include other information identified in the Privacy Policy section entitled ‘Information We Collect' or obtained upon notice to you or based on your consent,” WhatsApp noted in a dedicated FAQ section detailing the information it shares with Facebook's companies.

Prior to the latest update, existing users were provided with the option to choose not to have their WhatsApp account information shared with Facebook. This, however, seems to be not the case this time.

The updated privacy policy and terms of service will come into force on February 8, 2021, the Facebook-owned company informed users through the notice on its app. Users will be required to accept the updates to continue using WhatsApp on their devices. This means that if a user won't accept the new changes, they will lose access to the app. The mandatory nature of the new privacy rules was initially spotted by WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo in December.

Tuesday 5 January 2021

Instagram Testing New Carousel-Style Design to View Stories on Desktop

 

An Instagram spokesperson confirmed the testing of the new design for Stories on desktop, as per a report.



Instagram is testing a new design for viewing stories on desktop. In the new look, Instagram Stories are expected to appear in a carousel, instead of the current single-tile format that takes up the entire page. A company spokesperson confirmed to a publication that testing of the new feature is indeed underway. The report suggests that navigation will remain the same – users will have to manually click through the Stories or can choose to let them play one after the other automatically. It is not clear yet if and when the new design will be rolling out to more users.

As per a report by Engadget, an Instagram spokesperson confirmed that a new design for Stories is being tested. The new look had been appearing to a “small group” of Instagram users last month onwards, as per the spokesperson. Gadgets 360 has reached out to Instagram to seek further clarity. This report will be updated when we hear back.

The new design for Instagram Stories will make it easier to keep track of where you are in the Stories queue. Up until now, when you check a Story on Instagram for desktop, it takes up the entire screen. There is no option to swipe to the next person's story, although there are navigation buttons.

If this change rolls out to a wider audience, it will make Instagram on desktop a cleaner user experience and could be particularly beneficial for those who use desktop for Instagram on a regular basis. Users will be able to view the last few people's stories and the next few in a queue, and one single story won't take up the entire screen.

If Facebook decides to roll out the new Instagram functionality to a wider audience, it is likely that more users will receive the new design for Stories on desktop before it is officially launched.

Monday 4 January 2021

Tech trends in 2021: Fast planes and homeworking

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image captionWhat will 2021 hold in store for Big Tech?

Next year could be uncomfortable for the bosses of the world's biggest technology firms. Efforts are accelerating to curb the power of Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google owner Alphabet.

Authorities, particularly in the US and Europe, are already getting tougher over competition issues and that is likely to be a key battleground in 2021.

However, if your technology concerns are a bit closer to home, next year might also have developments for you. Get ready for more technology and services to make homeworking easier and more secure.

For more on that, and tech trends in aerospace and retail for 2021, read on.

Big Tech crackdown

In the final weeks of 2020 large clouds rolled into view for Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple, which could make 2021 an uncomfortable year.

Earlier this month, US federal regulators and more than 45 state prosecutors sued Facebook, accusing the social media company of taking illegal actions to buy up rivals and stifle competition.

Also in December, the European Commission revealed its Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act - draft legislation that would completely overhaul the way Big Tech is regulated.

In the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority proposed a legally binding code of conduct and recommended that a new Digital Markets Unit be given the power to impose significant penalties.

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image captionAmazon has been charged with abusing its dominant position by EU authorities

The tech sector will be very keen to see how the administration of President-elect Joe Biden handles Big Tech.

In the past Mr Biden has been extremely critical of big tech firms, in particular Facebook.

In a New York Times interview in January he said that a key piece of legislation that protects social media firms, Section 230, should be revoked. Section 230 says that social media platforms are not generally responsible for illegal or offensive things users post on them.

In addition, some would also like to see the big tech firms broken up, in particular Amazon, Google and Facebook. Google is already under pressure. In October the US government filed charges accusing it of violating competition law to preserve its monopoly over internet searches and online advertising.

In their defence the firms say they operate in competitive industries and supply services that are only possible from very big firms.

As well as competition, the US could see action on data privacy. California already has a data privacy act, but there is pressure to have a national policy.

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Electric innovation

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image captionThe Spirit of Innovation will attempt to break the world speed record for an electric plane

It has been a horrible year for the aerospace industry. One of the industry's biggest customers, the airline sector, is cancelling or delaying orders as carriers cope with a collapse in air travel.

Despite that horror show, both companies say they are committed to research and development, in particular developing planes that have a much smaller impact on the environment. In September, Airbus unveiled three concept hydrogen-powered designs.

Next year should see Airbus sign an important deal with Germany, France, Spain and Italy to develop a large drone - the Medium Altitude Long Endurance unmanned aerial system.

The so-called Eurodrone is due to start flight testing in 2025.

Also in 2021, watch out for an electric aircraft from Rolls-Royce called the Spirit of Innovation. The company hopes the sleek machine will break the world speed record for an electric aircraft by flying at more than 300mph.

Retail evolution

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image captionShops without checkouts could become a more common sight

It's also been a disastrous year for many retailers. The trend towards online shopping went into overdrive, as customers were stranded at home during lockdowns.

Retailers that survive may face a new technology in 2021.

It's been reported that Amazon will expand its Go store chain - shops that don't have a checkout.

For customers it would speed up shopping as they can pick up the products they want and just leave the store. A clever combination of cameras and artificial intelligence tracks what they have taken and bills them when they leave.

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More than 20 stores are running in the US and the company is expected to start opening Go stores in the UK in 2021, although the online giant has not announced those plans yet.

As well as saving money on the space needed for checkouts and the staff to run them, Go-style shopping also minimises contact with surfaces, which could be an attraction in a post-Covid world.

According to Max Hammond, a senior director and analyst at Gartner, UK grocery chains are going to be monitoring how customers respond to the technology and considering whether to take it up themselves.

"Does the customer experience warrant the expense for these retailers? At the moment, I think that's a tricky business case for them to come up with even though we're seeing a lot of proofs of concept," he says.

Working from home technology

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image captionDigital whiteboards like Mural have become popular as more people work from home

It looks like working from home is here to stay. According to a survey conducted for CCS Insights, 60% of business leaders in Western Europe and North America expect at least 25% of their workforce, and in some cases all of their staff, to work at least partly from home - even when the pandemic is over.

Many big firms have already committed to homeworking. In October, Dropbox said all of its staff could work from home and Twitter has the same policy. Microsoft and Facebook have also said a significant number of their staff can permanently work from home.

That is a juicy new market for tech firms to exploit. You can expect more special work from home packages to be offered by internet service providers and other tech firms.

"Security is definitely part of our predictions when it comes to working from home activity, and that could be a package. Not just an extra line, but maybe a separate router, maybe a router with security, maybe some other services on top, even things like IT support because a smaller company might not have a remote IT support person," says Marina Koytcheva, vice-president of forecasting at CCS Insights.

Watch out as well for extra features when it comes to software to help people collaborate while working from home. So-called digital whiteboards like Miro and Mural have seen a surge in popularity - Mural has added more than a million active users this year.

Its technology gives staff a visual representation of a project that everyone can add to.

Autonomous cars

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image captionWaymo has more than 300 cars operating without drivers in Phoenix

On the streets of Phoenix, Arizona more than 300 cars are operating by themselves, collecting and dropping off passengers with no human driver at the wheel.

It is part of the Waymo One service which, in a first for such an autonomous service, was opened up to the public in October.

With the backing of Google's parent company Alphabet, Waymo is leading the way in autonomous cars in the US and in 2021 it plans to extend the service in Phoenix and beyond.

"As we continue to gradually scale up our capacity, we will open up our service to more riders through a fully public app. We look forward to making Waymo One available to more people in more places too," a Waymo spokesperson said.

Rivals are not too far behind. Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, is testing its service in San Francisco, a city where the weather and street layout is more challenging than sunny Phoenix.

In October Cruise received permission to test its autonomous cars without a human driver as backup and the plan is to launch an autonomous service like Waymo's, but the company has not said when that might be.

Lyft is also testing its autonomous cars in San Francisco. It is thought to be further behind Waymo and Cruise.

Meanwhile, in December Uber ditched its attempt to develop its own self-driving cars. The firm sold its autonomous vehicle division to Aurora Technologies, which is backed by Amazon, as it focuses on its taxi and food delivery services.

In China, AutoX is leading the way. Earlier this month, its fleet of 25 cars in Shenzhen began testing without safety drivers or remote control.

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