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We're witnessing revolutionary developments in the world of technology. One of the latest additions to technology one could use in daily life, bringing it close to reality is the stretchable, washable battery created by researchers at the University of British Columbia. You can wash it, twist it, turn it, do anything you like to it, it'll power like a battery must.

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Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are digital currencies that uses Blockchain technology to record transactions.

Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system. It is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems.

Each block in the chain contains a number of transactions, and every time a new transaction occurs, a record of that transaction is added to every participant’s ledger.

Which technology is used to record cryptocurrency transactions? Mention in the comments below.

The first product to use a barcode technology was a pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum at a grocery store in Ohio, U.S. in 1974.

The codes have now become an industry standard for storing price information at grocery stores and expand rapidly for both consumer-facing and internal tracking apps.

That's right. In 2020, Netflix had more than 180 million subscribers. The company has a strategy to hook its audience to their seats, and big data is a big part of that strategy.

Some of the information Netflix collects includes searches, ratings, re-watched programs, and so on. This data helps Netflix provide its users with personalized recommendations, show videos similar to the ones they’ve already watched, or suggest various titles from a specific genre.

In 2009, Netflix invested $1 million in enhancing its recommendation algorithm.

Source: Techjury

크래프톤 Krafton has announced Battlegrounds Mobile India Series 2021, the first open eSports tournament held by Krafton.

The company has announced a prize pool of Rs 1,00,00,000 for the tournament and the registrations will kick start on 19th July 2021. Note that any player living in India and with an account which is Platinum and above is eligible to register and play in in-game qualifiers.

More details at: https://www.battlegroundsmobileindia.com/

Source: Indian Express

Here is your answer to yesterday’s quiz.

Exabyte (EB) is what comes after Petabyte.

For context, there are 1,000 terabytes in a petabyte (PB), 1,000 petabytes in an exabyte(EB), 1,000 exabytes in a zettabyte (ZB) and 1,000 zettabytes in a yottabyte (YB).