Faulty Battery Cells, Modules Likely Caused E-Scooter Fires in India, Initial Probe Said to Find

Faulty Battery Cells, Modules Likely Caused E-Scooter Fires in India, Initial Probe Said to Find

Faulty battery cells and modules have been identified as the leading cause of electric scooters catching fire in India in recent weeks, according to the findings of an initial federal investigation, two government sources told Reuters. The probe looked into fire incidents involving three companies, including Ola Electric, which is…

GoPro Volta, Battery and Camera Control Grip, to Go on Sale on May 16: Price, Specifications

GoPro Volta, Battery and Camera Control Grip, to Go on Sale on May 16: Price, Specifications

GoPro Volta was launched in India on Friday, the camera and drone maker’s new battery and camera control grip. The Volta grip combines with the standard GoPro battery to power extended shoot durations, up to four hours of 5.3K recording, the company says. The grip comes with multiple features including…

Swiggy Agent in Bengaluru Uses Dunzo to Deliver Order Assigned to Him, Twitter Reacts

Swiggy Agent in Bengaluru Uses Dunzo to Deliver Order Assigned to Him, Twitter Reacts

Bengaluru’s traffic has often messed up our minds. The traffic jam is a great trouble for daily commuters. Needless to say that delivery agents in Bengaluru also have to face this problem every day for hours at a stretch to provide orders to customers’ doorsteps. Given the daily hustle of hour-long…

Lunar Soil Can Produce Oxygen, Fuel For Long-Term Human Bases On Moon, Say Scientists

Lunar Soil Can Produce Oxygen, Fuel For Long-Term Human Bases On Moon, Say Scientists

While scientists all over the world are exploring the Moon to find ways to maintain a sustainable human presence, researchers from China have claimed that the lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel. They say the soil on the Moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon…

Noise Leads as India Smartwatch Market Grows 173 Percent YoY in Q1 2022: Counterpoint Research

Noise Leads as India Smartwatch Market Grows 173 Percent YoY in Q1 2022: Counterpoint Research

India’s smartwatch market grew 173 percent YoY in Q1 2022, according to the most recent Counterpoint data. Smartwatch maker Noise led the market in the first quarter with a market share of 23 percent. Fire-Boltt came second for the first time with a 21 percent market share. Boat was placed…

VPN Service Providers Raise Concerns Over Government’s Order, Set to Leave Country If No Options Given

VPN Service Providers Raise Concerns Over Government’s Order, Set to Leave Country If No Options Given

Virtual private network (VPN) service providers are raising concerns over the government’s order under which it directed them to keep user data for at least five years and share records with authorities when required. Some of the major VPN companies including NordVPN are set to leave the country if the…

AI Can Now Help Identify Between Straight And Lateral Backlift by Watching a Video

AI Can Now Help Identify Between Straight And Lateral Backlift by Watching a Video

Science is an important but less popular part of sports. We, as viewers, often overlook the techniques employed by players in the excitement to enjoy the spirit of the game. However, a team’s support staff is keenly on the lookout for the finer details. Consider cricket for instance. While most…

Intelligent Metasurfaces Can Revolutionise Lives, Help Develop 6G Wireless, Green IoT, More: Researchers

Intelligent Metasurfaces Can Revolutionise Lives, Help Develop 6G Wireless, Green IoT, More: Researchers

With the rapid advancement of technology, the manipulation of electromagnetic waves and information has become key to the modern lifestyle. This has called for the development of intelligent metasurfaces – those that do not require manual intervention to control wave-information-matter interaction. To this end, a group of researchers tried to…

India, US Researchers Collaborate to Develop Optogenetic Tool to Understand Brain Disorders

India, US Researchers Collaborate to Develop Optogenetic Tool to Understand Brain Disorders

Researchers at the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) here in collaboration with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed an optogenetic tool which can help understand brain disorders like Alzheimer’s disease, depression and schizophrenia. In a statement, the JMI said that the tool can study molecular trafficking in neurons…

Senator Elizabeth Warren Expresses Concern Over Fidelity’s Bitcoin Pension Plan

Senator Elizabeth Warren Expresses Concern Over Fidelity’s Bitcoin Pension Plan

US-based retirement plan provider Fidelity must address risks and potential conflicts of interest related to its plan to allow Bitcoin investment in 401 (k) retirement accounts, according to Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Tina Smith of Minnesota, who have asked for answers from the financial services heavyweight before May…