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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Scheduled On 11th August

Samsung has scheduled the Galaxy Unpacked event on August 11th; with a big hint that they'll launch the next foldable phones. Several blogs are hinting at sequels to Z Flip...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Aston Martin Valhalla - The 937 HP Hybrid Supercar Launched

British carmaker Aston Martin has launched 'Valhalla', the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The car boasts of 4L twin turbo V8 engine; supported by a pair of 204_PS electric motor....

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Hubble Telescope Is Back In Business After Month Long Break

Hubble telescope has resumed its operations after a month-long break. The NASA team had halted the operations after an issue with the payload computer. The data collection was stopped and...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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319Tbps - The Latest Fiber Optic Data Transfer Speed Record

Japanese engineers have achieved 319Tbps data transfer speed using optic-fibers; paving the way for 6G. A 4-core optic-fiber cable was used to fire 552-channel comb laser at multiple wavelengths using...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Teachmint Grabs $25m To Let Teachers Create Digital Classrooms

Teachmint lets teachers create digital classrooms with few taps on their mobiles and claims to have amassed over 1m teachers in the last 12 months. The company has now raised...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Ford Mach-Eau : The Premium Petrol Fragrance for Petrol Lovers

Almost 70% of Ford EV customers claimed that they missed the fine smell of petrol. Ford's offered a fix in the form of a premium petrol fragrance called "Mach-Eau". The...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Netflix Cloud Gaming Service Likely To Launch In 2022

There's a buzz in social media that Netflix will launch video game streaming service early next year - at no extra cost to the subscribers. The rumors also point at...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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New Emojis In Unicode 14.0 😎

On July 17th, the world will celebrate 'World Emoji Day'; and we've a brand new set of emojis that may find place in Unicode 14 expected to release in September...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Computers Convert Thoughts Into Words For The First Time

UCSF researchers have trained the computers to read human thoughts and convert them into words to display them on screen. Researcher implanted a high-density electrode in participant's brain to monitor...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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SpaceIL Aiming For Another Moonshot In 2024

Israeli startup SpaceIL hasn't given up on its hopes to land first-ever privately funded spacecraft on Moon. SpaceIL's landing attempt failed in April 2019; but it's now secured $70m in...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Microsoft Cloud PC - Your Windows OS Streamed From The Cloud

Microsoft 365 is the latest service that will let you host your Windows 10 machine (for now) in the cloud. Cloud installations will offer up to eight virtual CPUs, 16...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Generate Electricity Using Sweat, While You Sleep

How about generating electricity from your sweat - without having to exercise? Researchers at University of California have developed a thin wearable that can generate tiny amounts of electricity from...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Sony's Glass Sound Speaker Also Offers Candle-Like Glow

Sony promises to fill your room with 360° sound and candle-like glow with its $350 Glass Sound Speaker - LSPX-S3. The lamp-speaker has 32 levels of illumination and 8-hours battery...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Twitter: Now Change Who Can Reply After You've Twitted

Twitter will now let you change who can reply after you've tweeted. Earlier, the facility was available only at the time of creating the tweet; and you could not change...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Elon Musk has Booked a Ride with Virgin Galactic for $250,000

Virgin Galactic sells each ticket to space for $250,000; and has confirmed that Elon Musk is one of their customers. The company is hopeful that Branson's successful launch into space...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 27, 2024

Oct 27, 2024

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Flipkart Valuation Soars To $37.6B

While Flipkart hit the markets early this year to raise just $1B, it's received $3.6B in funding from several investors, boosting its valuation to cool $37.6B. The funds add ammo...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Vatic Health Promises 15-Minute COVID-19 Saliva Test

As the Delta variant looks to multiply massively in coming days; UK's Vatic Health is promising an alternate, painless COVID-19 test. The startup's KnowNow test can detect the virus in...

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Ankita Katdare
@abrakadabra • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Microsoft engineers across the globe to receive $1500 pandemic bonus

Microsoft’s chief people officer, Kathleen Hogan, has announced a $1,500 (over ₹1.1 lakh) pandemic bonus for its employees worldwide. To recognize the unique and challenging fiscal year, Microsoft is offering...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@thebigk • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Branson to beat Bezos in Sprint to the Kármán line

Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Galactic crew will fly right into the outer space today at 6AM Pacific. Mothership "VMS Eve" will carry the spaceship "VSS Unity" to the...

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