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Dear Professor, Greetings from Infosys Campus Connect Team!!! New Courses Launched 1.       Internet of Things 2.       Blockchain 3.       Speak Up 4.       Email Writing Skills https://infytq.infosys.com 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 Most hacked passwords revealed as UK cyber survey exposes gaps in online security The NCSC's first 'UK cyber survey' published alongside global password risk list First black hole photo confirms Einstein’s theory of relativity Black holes are long-time superstars of science fiction. But their Hollywood fame is a little strange given that no-one has ever actually seen one – at least, until now. Vendors must start adding physical on/off switches to devices that can spy on us couldn’t find any webcams for sale that had a simple on/off switch. Programmer News for the Day Guide to Python Dictionaries The dictionary is special because values are not referenced in order using a numerical index. Microsoft debuts Bosque – a new programming language with no loops, inspired by TypeScript Microsoft Research has introduced a new open source programming language called Bosque that aspires to be simple and easy to understand by embracing algebraic operations and shunning techniques that create complexity. Hamiltonian Monte Carlo from scratch Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) is a variant that uses gradient information to scale better to higher dimensions, and which is used by software like PyMC3 and Stan. Word for the Day extravagant adjective ex·​trav·​a·​gant | \ ik-ˈstra-vi-gənt  \ : exceeding the limits of reason or necessity The company has been making extravagant claims about the drug's effectiveness. More Puzzle for the Day Anagram for the Day Birthday Puzzle Alex Smith was born on December 25th, 1971, yet their birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible? Solution (Previous Puzzle): Tuo. Opposites reversed: wet, dry: hot, cold: in, out. 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: Feasts Filets Filler Solution (Previous): DASHED : SHADED DEALER : LEADER EXPECT : EXCEPT Innovation of the Day In 1813, the first U.S. patent for rubber was issued to J.F. Hummel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1820, Thomas Hancock's first patent was dated. It was for the application of rubber in clothing where some elasticity was useful, such as braces (suspenders) or slip-on boots. In 1873, the first U.S. patent for a railroad coupler was issued to E.H. Janney of Alexandria, Virginia. Video for the Day Podcast for the Day The surprising reasons animals play dead - Tierney Thys From lemurs to lizards, ants to amphibians, sharks to chickens, hundreds of animals "play dead" as a survival tactic. But how and why do animals do this? Tierney Thys explains how this curious behavior, known as tonic immobility or TI for short, can be used as a defense or offense. Giving away your fortune : BBC 6 Mins English Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of the social media platform Facebook, has announced he will give away most of his fortune. Neil and Sophie talk about robber barons, industrialization in America, and what it takes to be a modern-day philanthropist. Idiom for the Day Acid Test the expression is used to refer to something which confirms a person’s character or ability My knee has been fine in training but tomorrow’s game will be the acid test. More Quote for the Day “Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.” Henry van Dyke