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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Simple Energy's Mark 2 Electric Scooter Offers 240 Km Range

Simple Energy's electric scooter is set to debut on Indian roads on August 15, 2021 with a price tag of ~$1500 (INR. 1.1L). Several publications suggest that the e-scooter will...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Space Based Solar Power Project - FYI

The Space-based Solar Power Project aka SSPP is aiming to setup solar panels in space; and beam the energy to Earth. Caltech.edu engineers are now ready to test launch the...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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OPPO's Under Screen Camera Tech Captures Impressive Photos

The photo above is the sample photo shared by OPPO taken using selfie-camera that resides behind the phone's display - and we think it's impressive. OPPO informs that they shrunk...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Vollebak's $110 Black Algae T-Shirt Sucks CO2 for 100 Years

Vollebak's new Carbon Algae T-Shirt promises to lock CO2 in the atmosphere for 100 years! How? The answer is black algae ink. The company has created a new ink from...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Amazon Will Pay $10 To Read Your Palm

Let Amazon read your palm and get $10 in Amazon credits. 'Amazon One' - the company's biometric palm scanners have been installed across multiple locations in US and users can...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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e-RUPI Explained In 1 Minute

The e-RUPI is a one-time payment solution developed by NPCL to allow users to avail welfare services digitally - without cards or Internet. The e-RUPI will be provided by Government...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 Satisfies Your Visuals Senses for $2500

Samsung's Odyssey Neo G9 offers 49" of curved awesomeness for your gaming needs. The monitor packs the same tech as its Neo QLED TV lineup with Quantum Mini LEDs. For...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Telegram Group Video Call Allows 1000 Simultaneous Viewers

Popular rival to WhatsApp - Telegram messenger will now allow 1000 viewers in group video calls. However, the ability to broadcast video will be limited to 30 users. In addition,...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Google's Time Crystal Evades Second Law of Thermodynamics

The realization of time crystals could easily be the top discoveries of our times. Just like a perpetual machine; the time crystal keeps altering its state - but without any...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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CATL Launches Salt Powered Batteries

Chinese company CATL has launched the first generation of Sodium-ion batteries for EVs. The working principle of Sodium-ion (aka salt-powered) batteries is same as that of tried and tested Li-ion...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Inventor of Li-ion Battery Fixes 40 Year Old Problem

M. Stanley Whittingham, the inventor of Li-ion battery has helped fix a 40-year old problem with his creation. Not many know that rechargeable Li-ion batteries lose a fifth of their...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Cassie - The Bipedal Robot Ran 5Km In 53 Mins On A Single Charge

Cassie, the bipedal robot developed by Oregon State University has traveled 5 Km in just about 53 mins. It's the first robot of its kind to use ML to control...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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S Pen for Samsung Galaxy Foldables Coming At Unpacked Event

Samsung has announced that they're launching a special S Pen specially made for its foldable phones like Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold. Other than that, Samsung has kept mum...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Magment - The Magnetized Cement To Chage Your EV On The Road

New type of magnetized cement promises roads that can charge your EVs while you drive. This new type of cement called magment consists of cement and recycled magnetic particles called...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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It's the Golden Jubilee of the Apollo 15 Mission

Fifty years ago, on July 26, 1971 NASA launched the Apollo 15 mission. It was NASA's 9th crewed mission and also the first one to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Boing Starliner Gets Clearance from NASA for Test Flight to ISS

Starliner's first attempt to go to the ISS in 2019 had resulted in failure. However, Boing is now ready for its second test flight on July 30th. The Starliner will...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Alphabet (Google) Launches "Intrinsic" to Build Software for Industrial Robots

Alphabet, the owners of Google believe that the industrial robots need better software to make them easier to use, flexible and cost-effective. Wendy Tan-White (CEO, Intrinsic) wants the modern production...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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LG PuriCare Mask Purifies Air; Has Mic and Speaker Integrated

While the rest of us seek comfort in N95; LG has upgraded its PuriCare mark with a microphone and speaker. Without making direct references to COVID-19, LG brought its air...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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World's Fastest Bullet Train Does 600 Km/Hr

China has developed the world's fastest bullet train - capable of running at 600 km/hr. The train can have between two to ten cars, each holding up to 100 passengers....

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Ziggy - The Masculine Alexa

"Ziggy" - is the new vocal command you can issue to Amazon's voice assistant; and it will respond with a masculine voice. Amazon has had "Alexa", "Echo", "Amazon" and "Computer"...

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