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US-Based Airline Introduces New Biometric Check-In Process in Chicago Airport Over the past few years, we have seen immense growth in the use of biometric authentication. The authentication systemexistsin more or less every modern device and is used fordigital paymentsandlocking private information. Now, if you are living in Chicago, you will be able to check-in at the airport with nothing but a biometric scan of your face. The US-based low-cost carrier, Spirit Airlines recently introduced a new biometric check-in counter in its ticket lobby at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to ease the check-in process for the travelers....

Waze Now Lets You Have Batman or the Riddler As Your Ride Companion Since its launch way back in 2006 as FreeMap Israel, Waze, the crowd-sourced navigation app has become one of themost popular nav-appsfor smartphone users all around the world. The developers often addnifty featuresto improve and secure the road experiences of drivers. However, this time, the developers added a fun feature to the app that lets you get the all-time favorite superhero, the Batman, or his arch-nemesis, the Riddler as your ride companion....

YouTuber Uses DeepFake to Put Faces of Original Actors in “Marvel’s Avengers” Game After much anticipation anda long wait, the “Marvel’s Avengers” game is finally hitting the market on September 4. It has become one of the much-awaited titles amongstothers. Now, although I really liked thegameplay footagereleased by the developers earlier in 2019, seeing the heroes with those unfamiliar faces was kind of a buzzkill. So now, a YouTuber has used DeepFake tech to put the faces of the corresponding actors to all the in-game characters....

[Updated] PUBG Mobile Banned in India Along With 117 Other Chinese Apps In yet another move cracking down on Chinese apps in India, the government has today decided to ban another 118 apps of Chinese origin. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has put out a release listing all the apps that are now banned in India. The biggest name here is obviously PUBG Mobile which was excluded from the ban when the government firstbanned 59 Chinese appsa couple of months ago....

[Updated]After PUBG Ban, Indian Game “FAU-G” Announced; Launching Soon The Indian governmentbanned another 118 Chinese apps including PUBG Mobilea couple of days back. Now, in an attempt to fill the Miramar-sized hole in our lives, it seems PUBG clones are already on their way. Actor Akshay Kumar today took to Twitter to share news about an upcoming game called ‘FAU-G’. The game comes from Indian publisher nCore games, as a response to Prime Minister Modi’s call for ‘AtmaNirbhar Apps’....

Airtel Offering ‘Unlimited’ Data With All Broadband Plans, but There’s a Catch Airtelis reportedly revising data allocations for its existing broadband plans. That’s according to a new report fromOnlyTech, which claims that the company isoffering ‘unlimited’ data on its Basic, Entertainment, Premium and VIP plans. The change is yet to reflect on the telco’s official website, but we should expect to see that happen sooner rather than later. Airtel currently offers ‘unlimited’ data with some of its broadband plans in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, but even then,applies a 3,300GB FUP....

Chrome 86 Beta Makes it Easier to Change Stolen Passwords, Adds Native File System API Google is rolling outChrome 86 in the beta channel. The update brings a lot of developer-centric changes while improving a few consumer-friendly features like the change password button. Last December,Google Chromegainedsupport for password warnings. The feature warns users if their password is compromised in security breaches. If Chrome detects a compromised password, the browser notifies users to change it....