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…

Jackfruit:healthy fruit

The Jackfruit (Artocarpus Heterophyllus) from tropical lowlands, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry. According to archeological findings in India have revealed that jackfruit was cultivated in India 3000 to 6000 years ago. Even a small jackfruit weighs in at 15lbs (7kg) and biggest recorded specimens weighed more than 100lbs (45kg). Researchers found…

Always Connected generation

  Sociologist, Donna Freitas after interviewing 200 students from 13 US colleges about their social media addictions, writes in her latest book, “Students express near universal adoration of Snapchat. They can say dumb things, and take goofy, ugly photographs and parade them to other people, and can be sad, mean and negative.” Social media has…

Skidding Honda lands on house roof top

A Honda SUV car. lost control in China’s eastern town of Jiangsu and skidded off the road and landed on a roof of a house. The driver said he took evasive action to avoid a collision but accidently stepped on the accelerator instead of brakes while changing direction. Police had to use a ladder to…

Air India loses radio control and escorted by Belgian F-16s

Air India London-bound flight carrying 231 passengers and 18 crew on board from Ahmedabad had to be escorted by fighter jets after it lost contact with air traffic control while flying over Hungry. For over two hours Hungarian, German and Belgian pilots shadowed the 787 Dreamliner, around 8:15 am. When it failed to make a…

Australian Air Show 2017

Over 200, 000 people attended the Australian International Airshow, at Avalon on March 4th and 5th 2017, and added $25m into the local economy according to organiser spokesman Tom Bennett. Lockheed Martin showcased their joint Strike Fighter Technology with two $332m F-35As flying from their American base. Over twenty drone retailers and manufacturers will explain…

Alive after a 47-floor fall

Miracle in New York 57th Street. Alcides Moreno and his younger Edgar set out to clean the windows of the 47-floor luxury Solow Tower building at Manhattan’s Upper East side   57th Street. on 7th December 2007 morning. They took the lift to the top and walked out on to the roof. Moments later, as…

Daimler won’t have bigger stake in Aston Martin

Loss-making British Luxury brand, James Bond carmaker, Aston Martin reported its sixth consecutive annual loss but said its latest DB11 equipped with Mercedes electronic gadgets boosted sales in the end of 2016. Aston Marin Marque, which made a  £71.9m loss in 2016, £127.9m loss in 2015,  the fifth consecutive year the company has filed to make…

 “#Be Bold for change” International Women’s Day Theme

Every year on March 8, International Women’s Day is celebrated to felicitate women and their achievements, an event held around the world to commemorate the struggle for Women’s rights. Originally celebrated as International Working Women’s Day, on February 28, 1909, in New York in remembrance of a 1908 strike of the International Ladies’ Garment workers’…