Infosys Campus Connect Daily K10 : 2019/022

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Dear Professor, Greetings from Infosys Campus Connect Team!!! Please find below links for the information related to latest technology and trends. This could help your faculty members and/or your college students. Tech News for the Day Engineers translate brain signals directly into speech In a scientific first, Columbia neuroengineers have created a system that translates thought into intelligible, recognizable speech. How Apple could miss a privacy-invading FaceTime security flaw Sometimes you need real users to spot the weirdest bugs Windows Lite: Whispers focus on streamlining, ditching and Windows 7-like comfort A Windows Lite OS, really? Expect to see a lot more talk about Lite. Programmer News for the Day F# 4.6 Introduces Anonymous Record Types Anonymous record types remove the need to provide a name for a record type and bring a bit of structural typing to an otherwise strictly nominal language. Analyzing Your File System and Folder Structures with Python In this article, you will learn the various ways to traverse and explore the file system with Python. Python’s most underrated game engine for beginners Making games is one of the coolest things you can do with self-taught programming skills. Word for the Day waggish adjective wag· gish | \ ˈwa-gish  \ : resembling or characteristic of a wag a waggish disposition that often got him into trouble as a child More Puzzle for the Day Anagram for the Day Money box Puzzle I have a large money box, 10 inches square and 12 inches tall. Roughly how many pennies can I place in my empty money box? Solution (Previous Puzzle): 4 socks. This will give a pair of socks in a random colour. An anagram is a word made by using letters of another word in a different order. Example: shot à host Find the anagram for the following: Scar Seat Sham Solution (Previous): SACK : CASK SALT : LAST, SLAT PASS : SAPS, SPAS Innovation of the Day In 1788, a patent for a steamboat was issued by the state of Georgia to Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet. In 1820, a U.S. patent for a cement that hardened under water was issued to Canvass White, an engineer building the Erie Canal. In 1838, a U.S. patent was issued for the screw propeller to John Ericsson (No. 588). A Swedish American, John Ericsson (1803-89) was an engineering genius who involved himself in the development or improvement of power transmission. Video for the Day Podcast for the Day What happens when continents collide? - Juan D. Carrillo Tens of millions of years ago, plate tectonics set North and South America on an unavoidable collision course that would change the face of the Earth and spell life or death for thousands of species. Juan D. Carrillo explains the massive biological repercussions of this collision, which caused one of the greatest episodes of biological migration in history: The Great American Biotic Interchange. What makes a superhero? : BBC 6 Mins English Many of us have heard of superheroes like Superman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman. These fictional characters exist in comics and in films but can they exist in real life? Finn and Rob describe some modern-day superheroes - people who have dedicated their lives to doing good things. They discuss what it takes to be a superhero. Idiom for the Day Bob’s your uncle the idiom used to highlight how simply or quickly something can be done Bob’s your uncle, just open it and then boil it to make a tasty soup. More Quote for the Day “Your current situation is no indication of your ultimate potential.” Anthony Robbins Thanks & Regards, Team Campus Connect, Infosys Limited