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A 93% police face match in Florida sent a Fort Myers crabber to jail after a child-luring case, but the arrest is fueling a bigger fight over one of the oldest facial-recognition systems in the USRobert Dillon was wrongfully arrested after facial recognition software flagged him for a crime committed hundreds of miles away. This inci...- $994 SSI check update: Will millions get paid on June 1 or face a surprise delay? June 2026 Social Security Schedule ExplainedMillions of SSI recipients are set to receive their $994 SSI check on June 1, 2026, according to the Social Security Administration's payme...
- At 15, Louis Braille began transforming a military night code into the reading system now used worldwideLouis Braille transformed a military code into a revolutionary reading system for the blind. His 6-dot system, developed in Paris, allowed ...
- US shuts India-based call centre operation that defrauded elderly AmericansUS authorities have dismantled an India-based call centre scam. Hundreds of elderly Americans lost millions to tech support fraud. The inve...
- US stocks: Nasdaq, S&P 500 futures tumble 1% as yields jump on inflation worriesBrent crude prices rose almost 3% to $109 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed, heightening concerns over global energy suppli...
- We hear Indian athletes running away when there's doping control: International Testing Agency headThe International Testing Agency (ITA) has raised concerns about doping in India. Athletes are reportedly receiving advance notice of tests...
- What Census 2027 will reveal about the country we’ve becomeIndia's Census 2027, launched April 1, is a crucial exercise. It will assess the nation's socioeconomic transformation since 2011. The cens...
- US sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions of dollarsThe United States government is suing Harvard University. The lawsuit seeks billions of dollars. This action is due to allegations that Har...
- Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses helping the blind — Over 1 million sold in 2024Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses come with a camera, microphones and an AI assistant that can identify objects and answer questions.
- Indian blind cricket team not to travel to Pakistan for T20 World Cup, govt denies permissionThe Indian blind cricket team's participation in the T20 World Cup in Pakistan is uncertain. The government has not granted the team permis...
- BBC Quiz show cancelled after complaints of failure to support disabled participantsIn the festive edition of BBC's iconic University Challenge, the cancellation of the holiday episode sparks controversy as contestants with...
- Kalaari MD Vani Kola meets India's blind women's cricket team before IBSA World Games, lauds journey & triumphVani Kola, an entrepreneur-turned-investor, praised India's blind women's cricket team for their impressive win against England at the Inte...
- Doorstep delivery of bills in Braille for visually challenged power consumers of BSES discoms in DelhiThe visually challenged consumers can simply register for the doorstep service after which the BRPL or BYPL officials will visit them at th...
- Euro 2020: Christian Eriksen to be fitted with implanted heart monitoring deviceAn ICD monitors a person's heartbeat and can send electrical pulses to restore a normal rhythm if necessary. Netherlands defender Daley Bli...
- HC directs DU to begin final year physical exams from Sept 14, work out modalities for disabledThe court asked the varsity to verify the number of students belonging to 'persons with disability' (PwD) category who were left out of onl...
- Panel to monitor vacancies of persons with disabilitiesAn inter-ministerial panel has been formed to monitor the progress being made by various central government departments in filling vacancie...
- Special drive to fill vacancies for disabled personsThe move comes following a direction from the Supreme Court last month. The apex court in its interim order dated April 28, in the matter o...
- Quota for persons with disabilities; Supreme Court seeks DoPT's responseThe Supreme Court bench was hearing the plea filed by NGO National Federation for Blind through senior advocate S K Rungta.
- Obama appoints blind Indian-American to key postSachin Dev Pavithran has been appointed as Member, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, the White House said, as it ...
- Apple makes iTunes more accessible for the blindThe new iTunes can be read on a Macintosh, though people with PCs must buy "screen access software" to make it work. In Pics: Apple iPod I ...
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