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Audi recalls diesel cars

German automaker Audi, will voluntarily retrofit 850,000 diesel cars with new software to improve their emission performance. According to recent research studies, diesel cars produce 10 times more…

AlphaBay, Hansa shut down

Two of the largest marketplaces in the “dark web”, Alphabay and Hansa, have been shut down. The shutdown was a joint effort by the US Department of Justice and Europol. The two marketplaces served…

Lithium, the new gold

In a world to be largely powered by lithium, the Alkali metal is likely to become one of the most valuable commodities on the planet. Lithium is the lightest solid element placed third in the…

The flying car

Cartivator, a Japanese company is developing a flying car with the objective of launching it in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Skydrive is fitted with three wheels, a motor and four can take off…

India = "lynchocracy”?

Last month, about 2000 people were protesting in Delhi and several across India against rising attacks on Muslims and Dalits by vigilante cow protection groups. Protests were also being held in 15…

The electric gamechanger

On Saturday, Mr. Elon Musk, Tesla’s co-founder and chief executive shared the first images of the electric car company's Model 3 after it came off the assembly line. Mr Musk tweeted a picture…

Reorganization in Microsoft

The giant tech company is slashing thousands of jobs, mostly in sales positions. Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) confirmed the move in a statement, taking steps to notify some employees that their jobs are…

Rise of robots

Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have created a robot that has learnt to pick up virtually any object. The way the robot understands the world is through its vision and it can also…

Future may not be what it used to be

Ocado has sent a self-driving truck trundling through the backstreets of Woolwich, south-east London, as part of the UK’s first trial of autonomous grocery deliveries. The vehicle spent two weeks…

ISIS surrounded in Raqqa

The Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS) may be very close to completely losing its stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. US-based forces in Syria have said that the Islamic State fighters are completely surrounded in…

Tech for good

Two of the biggest tech giants in the world – Microsoft and Accenture – have teamed up to develop a system particularly for the United Nations that will provide legal digital IDs for refugees without…

E-Estonia

Estonia has set up the first ‘data embassy’ at Luxembourg using online infrastructure. In the country’s efforts to keep data safe, it becomes the first country to digitize a double secure method for…

Apple’s Latest Innovation, Not as Innovative?

Apple has introduced its latest edition – the ‘HomePod’ with dual services. The device is said to be a speaker as well as ‘siri-enabled’ serving as an assistant to the user. Upgrades to existing…

Parker Solar Probe

NASA will fly a spacecraft directly into the Sun in a bid to unlock the secrets of solar storms that plays havoc with satellites and power supplies, the agency has announced. It will swoop inside the…

The game changer

An extremely powerful commercial broadband satellite has just gone into orbit on an Ariane rocket. ViaSat-2, which is to be stationed above the Americas, has a total throughput capacity of about 300…

Technology’s mutiny over jobs

The inherent economic problem of any country is unemployment. Furthermore, the rise of machines has made the existing jobs even more vulnerable. The fear of machines taking over jobs i.e., automation…

Russia: First Floating Power Plant

Russiahas reached its advanced stages of building the world's first floating nuclear power plant. The FNPP is a site with one or more nuclear reactors that is located at the sea on a platform. These…

All-electric cars fleet by 2030

The Power Minister, Piyush Goyal has suggested that India has targeted only electric cars to operate in the country by 2030. It was also reported than the Ministry of Heavy Industries and the NITI…

USS Carl Vinson

On 18th Feb 2017, the United States deployed the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the disputed waters of the South China Sea. The Vinson carries a flight group of more than 60 aircraft, including…

Autonomous taxi drones

Self-driving single occupancy drone taxi will be flying passengers across Dubai from July 2017. This was informed by the city’s Roads and Transport Authority. Dubai’s ruling family has predicted that…