Intel AI centre at work on tools to cut road mishaps

The research centre will expand driving dataset and determine applications in Indian context. The dataset can alert drivers about road conditions to reduce accidents. https://ift.tt/33QxDwk https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Palantir value pegged at $15.8 billion ahead of long-awaited NYSE debut

Two previous high-profile direct listings - Spotify in 2018 and Slack in 2019 - had started trading significantly above their reference prices. https://ift.tt/3i9lyq4 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Virgin Hyperloop, BIAL to explore building hyperloop between Bengaluru airport & city centre

Firms agreed to do a pre-feasibility study on technical, economic and route feasibility https://ift.tt/3kWWW5t https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Smartphone imports fall, exports rise as local production ramps up

As per data released by the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) on Tuesday, smartphone exports in the month of August totalled Rs 1781.1 crore by value, higher than March's Rs 976.3 crore. Imports, though, were Rs 1050.1 crore, far higher than March's Rs 13.4 crore. https://ift.tt/33UKz35 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Beijing unlikely to approve ByteDance's TikTok deal with Oracle: Report

ByteDance has said it will create a US subsidiary partly owned by Oracle and Walmart and managed mainly by Americans, to pacify the administration of Donald Trump which had planned to ban TikTok on security grounds. https://ift.tt/3kGW5pJ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Trump says ByteDance can't keep control of TikTok in Oracle deal

​​Shortly after Trump's comments, Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the China state-affiliated Global Times, tweeted that Beijing would likely reject the deal "because the agreement would endanger China's national security, interests and dignity." https://ift.tt/2Hgtkl3 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Apple to launch India webstore next week, first foreign company to sell online before offline

India will be the 37th country where Apple will have its own ecommerce site. https://ift.tt/3mvnBrO https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Apple Event Highlights: New iPad Air at $599; Apple Watch Series 6 comes to India at Rs 40,900 onwards

The tech giant also introduced the lower-cost Apple Watch SE at Rs 29,900. https://ift.tt/2FHzcD6 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Indian agri-tech sector can grow to $24.1 billion in five years: Report

A big chunk of the gains will be made by firms solving supply chain, financial services issues https://ift.tt/2Z8aDX1 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

'Three little pigs': Elon Musk's Neuralink puts computer chips in animal brains

Neuralink aims to implant wireless brain-computer interfaces in the most complex human organ to help cure neurological conditions like Alzheimer's, dementia and spinal cord injuries https://ift.tt/2YIz8tJ https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Elon Musk's SpaceX raises $1.9 billion in funding

This would be the largest single fundraising round to date by SpaceX https://ift.tt/2EaUsR3 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Drones to fly over 70% of country under Digital Sky watch

For local drone industry, opening up of green and yellow zones under Digital Sky, could provide confidence to manufacture NPNT drones https://ift.tt/3kQIM6S https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Skyroot becomes India's first private firm to test upper-stage rocket engine

The company has designed in-house software for launch vehicle guidance, navigation, and control functions, and is testing onboard its avionics modules. https://ift.tt/2XVtwfg https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok's US operations: Report

Twitter has a market capitalisation of close to $30 billion, almost as much as the valuation of TikTok's assets to be divested. https://ift.tt/31yCakL https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre startups line up products to fight Covid-19 spread

Products range from immunity-boosting food to water- and air-sanitising devices and telemetry-based device for contactless monitoring of patients https://ift.tt/3kmJnwH https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Reliance Jio to deploy own voice tech for its 5G network

The telco has already developed its own technology which powers its voice over LTE (VoLTE) services nationally and handles more than 10 billion minutes of calls on a daily basis. https://ift.tt/2Dp0VYl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Biocon Biologics valued at $3.5 billion after Tata Capital's $30 million financing

Through investments in R&D and high-quality manufacturing infrastructure, we are confident of achieving our aspiration of serving 5 million patients through our biosimilars portfolio, CEO Hamachar said https://ift.tt/33dByn4 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Stiff competition awaits Reliance Jio as it takes 'made-in-India' 5G tech to the world

Rivals may have a first-mover advantage in developing technology, filing patents https://ift.tt/3jFEAGB https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Intel chip delay forces shift to using more outside factories

The setbacks will have little effect in the next few quarters, but will cause a years-long domino effect, delaying chips meant to counter the rise of rivals AMD and Nvidia https://ift.tt/2OXlUUl https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Elon Musk's SpaceX in talks to raise funds at $44 billion valuation: Report

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station in May, marking the first U.S. space capsule to do so with a crew since 2011. https://ift.tt/32QlAPp https://ift.tt/eA8V8J