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And now, Apple’s iPhone 7 allegedly catches fire in Australia
21 Oct 2016
Apple said it is investigating a claim that its iPhone 7 overheated, caught fire, and damaged a car in Australia
Reliance Industries reports Rs7,206-cr net profit for Q2
20 Oct 2016
The refiner said gross refining margin contracted to $10.1 a barrel in the September 2016-17 quarter from $10.6 a barrel in the year-ago quarter
Man behind LinkedIn data theft nabbed in Prague
20 Oct 2016
Czech authorities say a Russian citizen responsible for stealing over 100 million LinkedIn login names and passwords in 2012 – though the matter only came to light this May - was arrested at a Prague hotel on 5 October
SBI blocks 6 lakh debit cards over security breach
20 Oct 2016
State Bank of India has blocked six lakh debit cards following a security breach that occurred in a non-SBI ATM network and will replace these with new ones
Is it end of the road for Apple’s self-driving car project?
19 Oct 2016
Experts point out that the logistics – and economics – of making smartphones and cars are world apart, which is why Apple is close to pulling the plug on its secretive ‘Project Titan’, and even Google’s autonomous car project is going slow
Apple hires Ruslan Salkhutdinov of Carnegie Mellon to help boost AI efforts
19 Oct 2016
The induction of Slakhutinov as head of AI research at Apple will boost its efforts after Samsung lured away its team behind Siri
Jio is disruptive, but a viable investment model: Mukesh Ambani
18 Oct 2016
Mukesh Ambani says being a disruptive venture, Jio had troubles with the regulator and the incumbents
Ashok Leyland launches indigenous electric bus ‘Circuit’
18 Oct 2016
Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland on Monday launched India’s first made-in-India electric bus, which the company has invested Rs150-200 crore to develop
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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