Technology (application) The massive outage of Facebook-owned platforms such as WhatApp, Instagram, Messenger, and the parent website benefited rival channels. Telegram, which provides an instant messaging service similar to WhatsApp, announced on Tuesday that it gained more than 70 million new users during Monday’s Facebook outage.
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Paytm’s Coming of Age IPO in India: The Indian Smartphone Revolution
Digital economy Paytm is also, like Zomato, a joint bet on an early entrant into the Indian mobile payment market, with the goal of maintaining market share in India’s growing digital payment market. However, the companies’ business models are vastly different, with Zomato taking 20% or more of every dollar spent on its platform, comparedContinue reading “Paytm’s Coming of Age IPO in India: The Indian Smartphone Revolution”
Chalo raises $40 million to digitize bus commutes in India
Business Mohit Dubey launched CarWale, a firm that allows consumers to sell and purchase used and new cars, more than a decade ago. However, after more than a decade with the company, Dubey realised that he was only helping 3% of India’s population. He desired to try something more substantial. Literally.Chalo, his newest startup, allowsContinue reading “Chalo raises $40 million to digitize bus commutes in India”
Trio get Physics Nobel for discoveries in climate, complex physical systems
Nobelians of their new ‘law of nature'(physics) thoughts Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2021 for “breakthrough advances to our knowledge of complicated physical systems.” One half of the prize was shared by Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann for “physical modelling of Earth’s climate, characterisingContinue reading “Trio get Physics Nobel for discoveries in climate, complex physical systems”
Amid WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram global outage, Twitterati have the last laugh!
Social media The outage has once again jolted the globe into action, reminding us how reliant we are on technology. According to a Reuters article, the outage tracking website Downdetector.com recorded over 20,000 incidences of customers reporting problems with Facebook and Instagram. Over 14,000 people were unable to use WhatsApp, while approximately 3,000 people wereContinue reading “Amid WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram global outage, Twitterati have the last laugh!”
Ola acquires GeoSpoc to build next-gen location technology
Cab technology Ola, the ride-hailing company, has acquired GeoSpoc, a Pune-based geospatial start-up, to develop technologies that make mobility more universally accessible, sustainable, personalised, and convenient across shared and personal vehicles. Dhruva Rajan, the founder of GeoSpoc, and his geospatial scientists and engineers will join Ola as part of this acquisition. In a blog post,Continue reading “Ola acquires GeoSpoc to build next-gen location technology”
Russian crew blasts off to film first movie in space
Film Led by veteran cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, they will travel in a Soyuz MS-19 spaceship for a 12-day mission at the ISS to film scenes for ‘The Challenge’. The Russian crew is set to beat a Hollywood project that was announced last year by ‘Mission Impossible’ star Tom Cruise together with NASA and Elon Musk’sContinue reading “Russian crew blasts off to film first movie in space”
Major players in the electric-vehicle battery market and their expansion plans
Business According to consulting firm Deloitte, global EV sales, estimated at 2.5 million vehicles in 2020, are expected to more than 12-fold to 31.1 million by 2030, accounting for nearly a third of new vehicle sales.
Mark Zuckerberg suffers a $7 billion loss in just hours as a result of the Facebook outage.
Social media The stock of the social media giant fell 4.9 percent on Monday, adding to a drop of about 15 percent since mid-September.
Russia test-fires new hypersonic missile from submarine
Russia The military announced Monday that a potential Russian hypersonic missile was successfully test-fired for the first time from a nuclear submarine.The Zircon missile was launched from the Severodvinsk submarine and hit a chosen dummy target in the Barents Sea, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.Zircon, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will be ableContinue reading “Russia test-fires new hypersonic missile from submarine”
The Metaverse Is Heating Up: How Axie Infinity’s $30B Valuation Triggered a Crypto Game Frenzy
Business Axie Infinity, the most popular crypto-based game and blockchain-based metaverse project, has been valued at $30 billion. Its native token, AXS, surpassed $110 this weekend and is now worth $29.5 billion. The rise of guilds is the primary reason why Axie Infinity user activity continues to rise despite the increase in the price ofContinue reading “The Metaverse Is Heating Up: How Axie Infinity’s $30B Valuation Triggered a Crypto Game Frenzy”
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