Software Testing Goals

The three main goals of Software Testing are: Defect Detection: Find defects / bugs in the software during all stages of its development (earlier, the better). Defect Prevention: As a consequence of defect detection, help anticipate and prevent defects from occurring at later stages of development or from recurring in the future. User Satisfaction: Ensure customers / users … Read more

Apple and Hyundai could sign deal on driverless EVs within weeks

Apple Inc and Hyundai Motor Company are preparing to close a partnership deal to design autonomous electric cars by March, according to Korea IT News.  Last week, Hyundai released a statement revealing that it was in early talks with Apple. This announcement came after South Korea’s Economic Daily reported that the two companies were aiming to launch … Read more

General Motors unveils single-seater flying Cadillac

General Motors (GM) has unveiled a flying version of its Cadillac that is autonomous and can take off and land vertically.  At its digital presentation at CES 2021, GM said the new electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) concept was “reimagining the future of personal transportation”. The concept vehicle, which looks like a combination between … Read more

5G-enabled system could streamline maintenance at St Pancras

A partnership between University of Sheffield engineers, Pauley Group and HS1 Ltd is to develop an AR platform to help monitor the real-time performance of St Pancras International station services.  The project will allow for engineers to swiftly detect and repair faults within lifts, escalators and travelators in one of the UK’s busiest train stations … Read more

YouTube becomes latest social platform to block Donald Trump

YouTube has become the latest social network to suspend US President Donald Trump’s account over concerns about “the ongoing potential for violence”.  The video sharing site said the account would be inaccessible for “a minimum of seven days”, meaning Trump will not have access until after President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Social networks have been … Read more

Hayabusa2 probe readings suggest mysterious lack of water on Ryugu asteroid

Last month, the probe successfully delivered a capsule back to Earth containing a sample of rocks that it had collected from the surface of the asteroid. While analysis of the samples is still underway, researchers have used data from the spacecraft’s other instruments to reveal new details about the asteroid’s past. They found that Ryugu isn’t quite … Read more

UV space telescope to study the space between galaxies

A space telescope barely larger than a mini fridge could reveal new secrets about the cosmos, thanks to onboard instruments which observe the ultraviolet spectrum.  The Aspera mission, which will receive around $20m in funding from Nasa, is designed to study the evolution of galaxies and the spaces between them. In particular, the mission seeks … Read more

Solar Orbiter makes Venus flyby as it heads towards the Sun

The UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft is making a flyby of Venus, using the planet’s gravitational field to slingshot itself closer to the Sun.  The spacecraft, which launched in February, will make its closest approach to the planet just after midday on 27 December. It will fly some 7,500 km from the Venus cloud tops while … Read more

Nasa calls quits on its Mars digger’s attempts to burrow into the soil

Nasa will end attempts by its Insight lander to dig down into the soil on Mars after concluding that it had not been able to gain the friction it needed to do so.  One of the digger’s core objectives was to measure the internal heat flow of the planet using a mole called HP3 which … Read more

Disadvantages of WhiteBox Testing

White box testing can be quite complex and expensive. Developers who usually execute white box test cases detest it. The white box testing by developers is not detailed can lead to production errors. White box testing requires professional resources, with a detailed understanding of programming and implementation. White-box testing is time-consuming, bigger programming applications take … Read more