Smart Technology
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Super apps may have worked in China. But will they work in India’s complex market?
Offering multiple services under one platform sounds like a great idea.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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A simple handheld device could save the lives of Indian fisherfolk at sea
GEMINI can issue warnings of sea storms and cyclones to mobile phones via an app.
Ranjit Devraj
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Gatwick airport drama shows that even unarmed consumer drones can cause chaos and risk to life
Cheap, powerful, and more widely used by greater numbers of people, drones are causing a headache at supposedly secure locations worldwide.
Anna Jackman, The Conversation
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When India was a ‘land of diamonds’, Russian tsars eagerly tried to build ties with Aurangzeb
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Watch: Japanese man transforms himself into a dog with Rs 12 lakh costume
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Behind Gyanvapi’s women petitioners, a network of men who have long fought for Hindutva causes
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Does US have evidence of aliens visiting us on Earth?
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US believes that old smartphones are a security risk – and may restrict their export
Authorities believe that Chinese recyclers could transform used devices into counterfeit goods that may enter the US military and civilian supply chain.
Adam Minter, Bloomberg
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Getting smarter: Foldable phones could soon be a reality
After two decades of work, the technical challenges of a bendable screen may have been overcome.
Ravi Silva, The Conversation
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Apple’s early-generation smartwatch rules the Indian market even as the iPhone struggles
Apple Watches made up 35% of the smartwatches sold in India in the second quarter of 2018.
Kuwar Singh, qz.com
Video
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‘You are doing nothing’: Democrat leader interrupts Texas governor at press conference over gun laws
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‘Single biggest learning experience of my life’: Rahul Gandhi about father Rajiv’s assassination
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Watch: Indo-Tibetan border police play nostalgic childhood game after snowfall in Himachal Pradesh
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Watch: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern explains how her country implemented gun control
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Watch: This girl with an amputated leg has to hop to school on one foot in a Bihar town
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With the launch of India’s first e-scooter, the electric vehicles market finally inches forward
On Tuesday, Ather Energy launched pre-orders for Ather 340 and Ather 450, the country’s first smart electric scooter.
Maria Thomas, qz.com & Devjyot Ghoshal, qz.com
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Want to make a film on your iPhone? Here are three tips from a director who did just that
Victoria Mapplebeck’s ‘Missed Call’ is the first film to be shot using an iPhone X.
Victoria Mapplebeck, The Conversation
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Faster route: Google Maps has found a better way to navigate India’s chaotic roads
New features make getting around chaotic cities easier.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
The Reel
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Watch: Partition, art and the idea of home in short film ‘The Miniaturist Of Junagadh’
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer: Christian Bale joins Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
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‘Zollywood’ trailer: Marathi film about Vidarbha’s theatre scene is coming soon to cinemas
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Watch: Teaser of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ film ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ is out
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This new mobile app hopes to reduce wildlife deaths on India’s roads, railway tracks
Data collected by Roadkills can help identify sections of roads and rail lines that animals use the most and are thus prone to accidents.
Shreya Dasgupta
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Watch: In a first, drone rescues swimmers off Australia beach
The swimmers were able to float to shore after the drone dropped a rescue pod into the water.
Scroll Staff
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How twining technology with traditional skill has changed the lives of Assam’s Mising tribals
Mising women are master weavers.
Abdul Hamid
The Field
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IPL 2022: LSG captain KL Rahul – ‘Our stats while chasing haven’t been good, we need to improve’
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Boxing: Meet Manisha Moun, the driven boxer from Kaithal who made her mark at the World C’ships
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Hockey India to come under CoA control after Delhi HC deems Narinder Batra’s involvement illegal
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French Open: Rafael Nadal becomes third man to win 300 Grand Slam singles matches