Apple, Google, Uber, others say ‘no’ to Muslim registry
17 Dec 2016
In response to a BuzzFeed question on whether they would support a registry of Muslims if proposed by president-elect Donald Trump, Apple, Google, Uber, Microsoft, and Facebook said no – but significantly, Oracle and Amazon refused to answer
Google bares FBI demands for user data for first time
14 Dec 2016
Google is providing for the first time a look into the world of national security — demands from the FBI to hand over details about account holders and keep quiet about it
Google spins off self-driving car unit to new company Waymo
14 Dec 2016
Google's effort to build and test a driverless car has moved ahead from being a research project to a business
Google inks deal to speed up internet in Cuba
13 Dec 2016
Google algorithm on-par with doctors in detecting diabetic retinopathy
02 Dec 2016
Google has developed an algorithm that can detect when someone had developed blindness as a result of diabetes.
Google formally rejects EU antitrust charges
05 Nov 2016
Google’s Android grabs 87.5% of market, but challenges ahead
04 Nov 2016
Almost nine out of 10 smartphones in the world run on Android while Apple's iOS shipments are down 5.2 per cent; but few Android makers make a profit and the platform is challenged by Google's own new Pixel devices
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
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!
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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.
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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