EU legislators take new aim at Apple’s Lightning connector with current e-waste push
Aditi Gade,
6 years ago
2 min read
The European Parliament has decided overwhelmingly for stronger action to lessen e-waste, asking for the Commission to come up with beefed-up laws by July 2020. Clearly, the parliament requires the Commission to utilise the delegated act anticipated in the 2014 Radio Equipment Directive by that...
Elon Musk recently dropped an EDM track on SoundCloud
Aditi Gade,
6 years ago
2 min read
Friday usually brings a collection of new music releases, but this Friday’s latest drops introduces a new track from an unimaginable source — Elon Musk. Elon Musk’s Track The SpaceX and Tesla CEO announced earlier this week that he had composed a new song called...
Indian ride-hailing firm Ola to start in London on February 10, 2020
Priyanka Khanapure,
6 years ago
2 min read
After starting an agency in the city last year, Indian ride-hailing firm Ola announced it would formally start operations in London on February 10. Why London? London is one of the world’s largest markets for ride-hailing services, and the extension is a key growth in...
Tesla tentatively shuts down the Shanghai factory over coronavirus concerns
Priyanka Khanapure,
6 years ago
2 min read
Tesla has closed down its Shanghai factory as part of a wider order by the Chinese government to begin the spread of the coronavirus in the area. The Effects on Profits The closing that will hold Model 3 production and eventually put slight downward stress...
The two-year-old Indian edtech company Doubtnut allocates $15M
Prerna Mahtani,
6 years ago
2 min read
Doubtnut, a Gurgaon-based startup that runs an app to assist students in learning and understanding concepts from math and science by using short videos, has allocated $15 million in the latest funding round as it seems to help more people in small towns and cities...
Codility Secures $22M for Its Tech Hiring Platform: The Future of Recruitment
Aditi Gade,
6 years ago
2 min read
Codility is a program that assists tech recruiters and hiring supervisors asses applicants through online coding examinations. It has recently announced that it has allocated a $22 million Series A round managed by Oxx and Kennet Partners. Why Did Codility Raise Money? This indicates the...
Google Revises Search Results Design: A Step Backward?
Aditi Gade,
6 years ago
2 min read
Google had declared that it would be redesigning the redesign of its search results as a reply to wilting criticism from politicians, customers and the newspapers across how search outcomes displays were made to seem like ads. Google earns money when consumers of its search...
Vine’s Reboot: Byte Formally Launches
Priyanka Khanapure,
6 years ago
2 min read
Two years following Vine’s co-founder Dom Hofmann declared he was making a successor to the short-form video app; now Byte makes its appearance on iOS and Android. What is Byte? Byte allows you to record or upload and later share six-second videos. The little time...