From basic commodities like salt to opulent luxury like the Land Rover, Ratan Tata owns a series of amenities like none other billionaires in the world. Ratan Tata is a familiar face within the label of billionaires worldwide. But the real question stands whether he is actually a billionaire? In October 2021, the IIFL Wealth […]
The COVID-19 pandemic—despite the vaccination drives and precautionary measures—is still haunting the world. After the disastrous consequences of Delta and Delta plus variants, the new omicron variant is adding to the concern for countries around the world. Although numerous people around the world have completed their dosage of the vaccine, the omicron threat is making
Key Highlights: A Japanese professor has produced a prototype lickable TV screen that can replicate food flavors. Taste the TV (TTTV) is a gadget that employs a carousel of ten flavor canisters that spray in combination to replicate the flavor of a certain cuisine. Miyashita also wants to create a platform where consumers can download
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Key Highlights: BlueFloat Energy has announced that they would collaborate on three offshore wind projects in Australia with a total projected capacity of 4.3GW. The project will help the Hunter area move away from coal-fired power. Its creators want to use the energy it generates to serve current huge energy consumers. Australia is now considered
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Key Highlights: Singapore suspends new ticket sales for quarantine-free travel in an effort to reduce exposure to imported omicron cases, according to a statement issued by the health ministry. Travelers who have previously purchased tickets through Singapore’s vaccinated travel lane arrangements will be able to enter the country without having to serve quarantines. Singapore’s vaccinated
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Key Highlights: Zepto, a Mumbai-based company has more than quadrupled its valuation to $570 million from $225 million less than two months ago. Zepto provides a 10-minute grocery delivery service, a category that has grown extremely popular in numerous areas of the world in recent quarters. Zepto now operates in Bangalore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chennai, and
Fuel theft is one of the major problems faced by Australia. This crime has been escalating since the pandemic. The fact that the petrol price has risen significantly is considered one of the reasons behind this activity. This scary activity had commenced in 2002 in North-South Wales. The police department has ensured to tell the
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Key Highlights: According to a Chinese military publication, China’s future spaceplanes may launch without the need for rocket engines. Tengyun, a spaceplane with a horizontal take-off and horizontal landing (HTHL) mechanism, is being developed by China. The robotic arm would not be deployed as a weapon since doing so would have serious ramifications. Future spaceplanes
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Accenture, a global professional services firm, has recently partnered with Microsoft to expand their joint ‘Project Amplify’ initiative across the Asia Pacific. Accenture and Microsoft Asia are assisting 33 companies focused on social impact and sustainability. The collaboration will aid them in scaling new technologies and business models. Aims of the Project Nearly three dozen
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The Parker Solar Probe has finally made it to the sun’s atmosphere. The NASA spacecraft spent more than three years weaving its way through planets and progressively approaching the Sun in order to learn more about the solar wind, which propels charged particles across the solar system. As solar activity has a big impact on
The Parker Solar Probe by NASA “creates history” as it makes it to the Sun’s Atmosphere Read More »
Key Highlights: Mastercard Incorporate (MA) has teamed up with Eureka AI to benefit the Asia specific customers using advanced tech. The tie up will benefit small and medium enterprises. Customers will be served with better services like credit score assessment and identifying loan default risks. Partnership for Assistance MasterCard Inc, a U.S based multinational financial
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Key Highlights: Apple has stopped presenting certain location information to mainland Chinese users in the newest edition of its Compass app. The modifications were brought about by Apple’s most recent software upgrades, which included iOS 15.1. The firm has been chastised for its censorship in mainland China, which it claims is required to comply with
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Key Highlights: The California Department of Motor Vehicles notified Pony.ai that it was suspending its driverless testing authorization due to a reported crash in Fremont. According to the crash report, the event occurred on a clear morning while Pony.ai’s driverless car was changing lanes autonomously. Last month, the company’s autonomous trucking division lost a few
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Key Highlights: China developing Hypersonic nuclear missile A Chinese research team produced and tested a prototype based on a novel idea created more than two decades ago by an American space agency scientist. The majority of hypersonic aircraft has an engine in the belly. The experimental Two-Stage Vehicle (TSV) X-plane, on the other hand, was
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Key Highlights: The Serum Institute of India (SII) and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Sputnik’s India distributor, have both stated that they had addressed health authorities regarding boosters. Due to a lack of demand, the SII proposes to cut its monthly Covishield output in half. Vaccination for children under the age of 18 has not yet begun
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Key Highlights: Pet Circle, a Sydney-based firm achieves unicorn status following a $125 million Series C financing. The funds will be used to help Pet Circle speed its expansion as it continues to build its software platform and develops its warehouse area, dedicated fleet, and product line. Pet Circle, according to Ben Gisz of TDM
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Key Highlights: India is adopting EV Union Square Ventures (USV) is an American venture capital firm based in New York City. The firm has supported more than 130 startups, including Twitter, Coinbase, Zynga, Tumblr, and many others. USV also invested in its $162 million Climate Fund, which was formed in January. Marking its first step
USV partners with REVOS to make its First Investment in India Read More »
Bombay Hemp Company (Boheco), the first startup in the country is going to study the medical use of cannabis in partnership with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). There are investors like the chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, and Google India’s managing director Rajan Anandan who are investing in this new venture.
Ratan Tata to Invest in a Mumbai Based Marijuana Research Startup Read More »
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