Sophia, a social humanoid robot developed by Hong Kong –based Hanson Robotics in October 2017, who had already became a Saudi Arabian and Indian citizen, made its first appearance in India at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) on 30th December 2017. Draped in Indian traditional sari, Sophia had a 15-minute conversation with a…
Six people have died after a single-engine seaplane crashed into the Hawkesbury river near the suburb of Cowan , New South Wales, 30 miles north of Sydney, Australia. Police divers have so far recovered six bodies from the wreckage, 13m of water. The casualties included an 11-year-old boy, the pilot and four British nationals. The…
Snigdha Poonam a Delhi-based journalist, explores the hopes and fears of rising and the new generation of young Indians are shaping the world’s largest democracy, where 40 per cent of the population is under age of 35 and a million people turn 18 every month. As this population grows up, it will definitely reshape India…
The US Aerospace group Boeing is in discussions with Brazil’s Embraer SA, about a £2.7 billion ( $3.7billion) takeover, in the wake of the technological revolution which can see a lot more initiatives of hybrid electric propulsion for commercial aircraft. This blockbuster deal would expand Boeing’s reach into the highly competitive market for small jets.…
There is a conspiracy, according to the users of old iPhones they are convinced that Apple was deliberately slowing down old iPhones to force customers to upgrade to new models. In Cupertino based Apple’s website, their latest blog the group acknowledged that aging batteries and a software update designed to prevent sudden, unexpected shutdowns had…
On the last day of trading for 2017, UK stock markets leaped to a record high level. The FTSE 100 index of leading blue chip company stocks finished nearly 1 per cent at 7.687.77. While the FTSE250 ended at 20, 726.26. Meanwhile to leading US indexes have both risen by over 20 per cent this…
“Carnaval Rio 2018” Rio Carnival for 2018, is sponsored by Uber and Dream Factory, who donated £7.7 million, R$35 million, an event managed by Riotur. According to Riotur, by attracting private capital, the City Hall, local municipality will reduce public expenses for the Carnival so that investments can be diverted to other vital sectors like…
India’s telecom group Reliance Communications said yesterday it had apparently reached an arrangement with their lenders China Development Bank, its largest single creditor, on a “ full resolution” of its nearly $7bn debt, sending its shares up by 30 per cent. The details of the deal are as follows, RCom, which has been hit by…
WhatsApp owned by Facebook, will stop working on several platforms from December 31, 2017, including BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone 8.0 and older platforms according the spokesperson. “We will no longer actively develop for these platforms, and some features may stop functioning at any time”, as these platforms don’t offer the kind of capabilities…
Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica and has used his Christmas message to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “ Happy Christmas! In Bethlehem, Jesus was born of the Virgin Mar. He was born, not by the will of man, but by the gift of the…