The head of Intel Corp’s self-driving car subsidiary said on Tuesday the company wants to shift toward using its own radar-based technology and use a single lidar sensor per vehicle by 2025 in a bid to lower the cost of autonomous driving. Mobileye has taken a different strategy from many […]
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Tesla has entered the Indian market by registering its subsidiary in Bengaluru ,What we know about Tesla in India
Tesla has entered the Indian market by registering its subsidiary in Bengaluru which makes its much-speculated entry in India official. The development is not sudden as Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari in December confirmed that Tesla would be coming to India in early 2021. Tesla CEO […]
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Goa minister urges CM to drop plans for IIT at Shel-Melaulim
Bowing to public sentiments, Goa Health Minister and BJP MLA Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to drop the proposal for an IIT campus at Shel-Melaulim and said he will not allow the construction of the same. Speaking to reporters, the MLA from Valpoi in Sattari said […]
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Grammy Awards postponed to March 14 due to Covid-19
The Grammy Awards ceremony due to take place on January 31 has been rescheduled to March 14 because of the coronavirus surge in Los Angeles, organizers said on Tuesday. The Recording Academy and broadcaster CBS said in a joint statement that the ceremony to present the highest honours in the music […]
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Landmark study reveals link between gut microbes, diet, illnesses
Diets rich in healthy and plant-based foods encourages the presence of gut microbes that are linked to a lower risk of common illnesses including heart disease, research has found. A large-scale international study using metagenomics and blood chemical profiling has uncovered a panel of 15 gut microbes associated with lower […]
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BMC allows various education boards to conduct exams in Mumbai
The Mumbai civic body has allowed various state, national and international educational boards to conduct exams physically as per their schedule in the city while following all COVID-19 prevention guidelines. Earlier, citing fear of a second COVID-19 wave, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) last month deferred the opening of schools […]
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Rapper Dr Dre says he’s ‘doing great’ in hospital after reported aneurysm
Veteran rapper and record producer Dr Dre said on Tuesday he was being treated by medics in hospital, after a media report said he had suffered a brain aneurysm and was in intensive care. Celebrity news website TMZ said Dre suffered the aneurysm – a bulge in a weakened blood […]
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Indian shares end flat; Infosys gains ahead of results
Indian shares ended mostly unchanged on Wednesday as losses in HDFC and Reliance Industries were offset by gains in tech heavy weight Infosys ahead of its quarterly earnings. Investors also await December-quarter earnings from another tech major Wipro. The Nifty ended down 0.04% to 14,564 and the benchmark Sensex was […]
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Hogwarts, Humankind, Horizon: 2021’s hottest video games
Gamers, grab your controllers: 2021 is set to be a big year for video games, with some hugely-awaited titles expected after Microsoft and Playstation launched new next-generation consoles in November. Here are five of the most-anticipated games planned to come out this year — unless the coronavirus pandemic continues to […]
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US House poised to impeach Trump for his role in Capitol assault
A week after President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol, the US House of Representatives will vote today to impeach the president for his role in an assault on American democracy that stunned the nation and left five dead. At least five Republicans have said they would join Democrats […]
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Asian equities, commodities gain on economic recovery trade
TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking modest Wall Street gains, as expectations that a vaccine will eventually win the battle against the coronavirus fuelled recovery hopes, while tight supply expectations pushed oil prices to a one-year high. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose […]
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Amazon India launches online academy to coach future engineers
Amazon.com Inc has launched an online academy to train students for one of India’s most competitive college entrance tests, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday, as it taps a boom in virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Amazon Academy”, available as a website and an Android smartphone app, will offer […]
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Facebook drops ‘likes’ button from public pages
Facebook Inc has dropped the “likes” button from its redesigned public pages used by artists, public figures and brands, the social media company said today. Facebook Pages will only show followers and have a dedicated News Feed where users can join conversations, interact with peers and engage with fans, the […]
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XAT Result 2021 to be declared soon at xatonline.in
Xavier School of Management (XLRI) is expected to declare the XAT results soon on its official website xatonline.in. XLRI had conducted the XAT 2021 on January 3, at 185 exam centres across the country. Its answer key was released on January 8 and candidates were asked to raise objections against […]
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Dushyant Chautala meets PM Modi amid farmers’ protest
Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, amid the ongoing protest by farmers against the three central laws. The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of these laws, but the farmers have hardened their stance reiterating that they want the laws to be […]