Barack Obama rules out using force against Russia

US President urges Russia to de-escalate the crisis over Ukraine or face the consequences of more sanctions

Mr Obama’s comments came as the Ukraine’s defence minister resigned over his handling of the Crimean Crisis  

 

Barack Obama has said that the US would stand by its European allies in the face of Russian aggression but ruled out using force to dislodge Moscow’s forces from the Crimean peninsula.

“Every Nato ally has assurances that Nato will uphold article security protections. We have a strong Nato treaty, so if it happens to our allies, we will act together,” he said in Brussels on Tuesday.

DeepFace: Facebook's Facial Recognition Software Soon

Soon enough, Facebook may be able to recognize the faces of your friends, family and co-workers just as precisely as you can.

The social media giant is further developing its facial verification technology to make it nearly as accurate as the human eye, according to a new blog post from the company and a report from MIT Technology Review.

Now Make Free Calls Using Facebook

facebook calls

Facebook has added free voice calling to their list of services. Though not individually, the social networking giant has unveiled free voice calling to users of the Messenger app in India. If you use Facebook Messenger app on your smartphone, you can download the latest upgrade and make free voice calls to friends in your list!

Free WiFi to entire World

 An US Company is planning to build an 'Outernet - a global network of cube satellites broadcasting Internet data to all the people on the planet for free of cost.

 The idea is to offer free Internet access to all people, regardless of location, bypassing filtering or other means of censorship, according to the New York based non-profit organisation, Media Development Investment Fund.

 MDIF proposes that hundreds of cube satellites be built and launched to create a constellation of sorts in the sky, allowing anyone with a phone or computer to access Internet data sent to the satellites by several hundred ground stations.

Facebook buying WhatsApp for $16 billion

IDG News Service -   Facebook, in a major push to expand its business on smaller screens, has agreed to buy the mobile messaging app WhatsApp for $16 billion.