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Walmart is partnering with Virginia-based DroneUp on a network of drone delivery hubs, starting with a hub in Arkansas. The move appears to put Walmart ahead of its retail rival, Amazon, in expanding the frontier for aerial deliveries. Amazon has also made an announcement of its drone development program back in 2013. And, two years…
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In an effort to combat the ongoing global chip-shortage, chipmaker GlobalFoundries and the Ford Motor Company have announced a “strategic collaboration”, both via press release. The “non-binding agreement,” according to the release, “opens the door” for GlobalFoundries to deliver more chips to Ford in the short-term, while promising collaboration on future chips for cars. “These…
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The 5G spectrum auction is likely to happen around April-May 2022, communications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday, adding that the government will introduce further reforms in the telecom sector. He expressed optimism that the telecom regulatory structure should change in the next two to three years. In September, the government had introduced a slew…
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Spotify on Thursday made a major push to have more audiobooks on its platform by buying US-based audio tech company Findaway as it tries to recreate its success with podcasts. Findaway has partnerships with audiobook publishers such as Audible, Apple iBooks, Google, and Storytel, offering a global audio book catalog. It also owns Voices, which…
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Walmart announced on Monday that it has started using fully driverless trucks to make grocery deliveries. The retail giant is working with Silicon Valley startup Gatik to move its deliveries toward autonomous trucking. Certainly, two Gatik trucks are running without a safety driver on a seven mile loop, 12-hours a day since August. The autonomous…
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Content espousing hate surged in India around key events from elections, Covid and protests against the CAA, Facebook’s internal documents. The documents reveal how despite the spike in inflammatory and anti-minority content in India, Facebook’s senior officials downplayed the threats. Revelations are raising the question of whether they did enough to combat it. A document…
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Once a leader in the electric vehicle business, Mahindra and Mahindra, is all set to power ahead with this electric vehicle plans in India by introducing 16 new electric vehicles in the next 7 years. These 16 EVs include 8 electric SUVs and 8 electric light commercial vehicles. The company is making an investment of…
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Elon Musk on Saturday asked his 62.5 million followers on Twitter if he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock. “Much is made lately of unrealized gains being a means of tax avoidance, so I propose selling 10% of my Tesla stock,” Musk wrote in a tweet referring to a “billionaires’ tax” proposed by Democrats…
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Google Cloud has announced a mega investment of $1 billion (roughly Rs. 7,434.9 crore) into US-based derivatives marketplace CME Group as the two companies enter into a new 10-year deal. On the other hand the financial services provider will take its processes on to Google Cloud servers. The two firms are planning on developing risk…
Facebook is rolling out another bonus program as it tries to bring more creators into its platform. The company is focusing on subscriptions, which it says will help creators avoid Apple’s 30 percent commission on in-app purchases. The social network is launching a web form for subscriptions, so individual makers can direct fans to subscribe…
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