For years Google has warned users about natural disasters by incorporating alerts from government agencies like FEMA into apps like Maps and Search. Now, the company is making predictions of its own. As part of a partnership with the Central Water Commission of India, Google will now alert users in the country about impending floods. The service is only currently available in the Patna region, with the first alert going out earlier this month.
As Google’s engineering VP Yossi Matias outlines in a blog post, these predictions are being made using a combination of machine learning, rainfall records, and flood simulations.
“A variety of elements — from historical events, to river level readings, to the terrain and elevation of a specific...
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Having scored 128 after 14 overs for the loss of three wickets, India were dismissed for 156 in 18.3 overs but it didn’t matter in the end.
Indian captain Virat Kohli says Test cricket should not be "tinkered" with and does not see it getting compressed to four days, as the ICC mulls ways to prop up the sport's traditional format. Kohli, who has been one of the top run-getters in Tests in recent times, plays and talks about it with equal passion.
"It is not like football. A lot of current cricket coaches think that they are going to run a cricket team like a football team, but cricket is a captain's game and coach has to take a back seat and that is important."
"I think without having the captaincy or vice-captaincy or any of those terms, it's just about being a leader in my own right, doing what I do, lead by example and just help out the young guys."
The live telecast of the match will start at 5:00PM on September 25 (Tuesday). The match can be seen live on the Star Sports network and live streaming will be available on www.hotstar.com. You can also follow our live blog for ball-by-ball updates and analysis on cricketnext.com.
England's latest Test recruit Rory Burns believes he has done all the hard work and deserves a spot in the squad that will play three Tests in Sri Lanka in November.
"It's for BCCI to decide how much government interference they can allow. We are trying to help BCCI sort out the issue with WADA and NADA."
The competitive nature of sport is often known to bring out the best or the worst of both players and fans. Pakistan’s last-over win against Afghanistan in their Asia Cup 2018 encounter definitely did the latter for one fan in Pakistan.
Murali Vijay, who was dropped from the Indian Test squad after the third Test in England, continued his impressive maiden county season with his fourth successive 50+ score in as many innings.
On Tuesday, Afghanistan will bow out of the Asia Cup after the clash against powerhouses India in Dubai. For all the attention focused on India-Pakistan clashes in the tournament, there is little doubt that this feisty bunch of men have been the surprise package. They beat Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to top their group and then almost got the better of Pakistan and Bangladesh (again) in the Super four, losing narrowly to both – games that perhaps a more experienced outfit would have won.
Stuart Law is leaving his role as Windies head coach to take over at Middlesex from next season
"The matter was reported through the right channels on Saturday and is being looked into by the anti-corruption unit."
Having already booked a place in the Asia Cup final, India will hope their untested middle-order finally gets some game time when they take on ever-improving Afghanistan in their third and final Super Four clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Skipper Ishan Kishan's blistering knock of 139 (91 ball), studded with 12 fours and nine sixes, powered Jharkhand to an eight-wicket win over Assam in a Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group 'C' match here on Monday.
Puneet Bisht cracked a career-best 135 before Abhay Negi bamboozled Arunachal Pradesh with a seven-wicket haul to power Meghalaya to a huge 256-run win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day cricket tournament here on Monday.
