Mt Etna Erupts, Eight Injured

Mount Etna in Sicily, one of Europe’s tallest and the most active volcanoes in the world erupted spewing lava up in the sky in the early hours of Thursday 16th March 2017, after eight tourists suffered minor injuries. Lava flow mixed with steam had caused a huge explosion, pelting boiling rocks and steam. Mount Etna,…

War of titans: Samsung Galaxy S8 and iPhone8 fight for the top spot

Samsung and Apple are getting ready to launch their latest product Galaxy S8 and iPhone 8 also known as iPhone ‘Edition’) being 10th Anniversary of iPhone. Samsung Galaxy S8  will aim to capture a much higher demand than its predecessor Galaxy S7 after their flagship smartphone Galaxy Note7 was withdrawn from the market due to faulty…

Toyota to invest £240m in its UK factory

The Japanese carmaker Toyota is to invest £240m in its UK factory at Burnaston plant near Derby, which made 180, 000 vehicles last year, including the Auris and Avensis models. The factory employs about 2, 500 people, and another 590 at Toyota’s engine plant at Deeside, North Wales. Johan Van Zyl, chief executive of Toyota…

Digital technology advances and money laundering

  Real-time faster payments and transfers are making it easier for money launders to execute criminal activities. Lawyers and accountants before they sign off on a deal should ensure the deal is “legit”. However,  a tiny number of law firms around the world are knowingly happy to turn a blind eye and treading on borderline. Several honest…

Levi’s Jacquard jacket with Google power

Levi’s and Google have brought out a technology denim jacket. The Jacquard denim with technology woven into the fabric, that enables touch interactivity, once paired to a smartphone via Bluetooth, the jacket allows the wearer to control key functions with gestures by brushing or tapping off the cuff, and double tap with two fingers starts…

Happy Holi

Holi, a Hindu religious festival of colour, celebrating the beginning of spring as well as triumph of good over evil. Holi is celebrated in India. Nepal and all over the world.  

Intel buys Mobileye for £12.5bn

US chipmaker Intel is taking over specialist and world leader in collision avoidance systems, Mobileye for $15.3bn ( £12.5bn). Mobileye, Jerusalem-based, Israeli company which develops “autonomous driving” systems.  The deal is the biggest ever exit in the history of Israeli industry. Intel said that the acquisition will bring out the best-in-class technologies from both companies,…

Google hails success of “Project Loon”

The Project Loon team, Part of Google’s X research lab, said it was able to use machine learning to predict weather systems and they are a “Year closer” to rolling out a network with huge balloons to provide high-speed connectivity to rural areas. They have greater control over where its balloons go so that it concentrate…