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Monsanto

Monsanto India Q1 net profit up 15% to Rs 76 cr

Seed firm Monsanto India on July 24 posted a 15.11 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 76 crore for the first quarter of 2019-20 on higher sales. Net profit stood at Rs 66.02 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year, the company said in…

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Separating Fact From Fiction on Musk’s Brain Implant Claims

When it comes to something as futuristic-sounding as brain-computer interfaces (BCI), our collective minds tend to zip straight to scenes from countless movies, comics, and other works of science-fiction (including more dystopian scenarios). Our mind’s eye fi…

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

Blockchain

Ripple Q2: Market share is down, but price is up – here’s what happened

Cryptocurrency and blockchain were built to usurp centralized authorities like governments and banks. And then came Ripple, XRP a corporate and institutional reimagining of what a digital currency should be and do. Ripple has managed to make cryptocurrencies…

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

Geely

China’s BAIC acquires 5 percent of Daimler

Daimler's Chinese partner BAIC has increased its stake in the German auto giant to 5 percent, the automakers said Tuesday. Daimler and state-owned BAIC have jointly operated several plants in China for more than a decade and Daimler has been an investor in B…

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

CCTV

‘Newly-installed CCTV cameras help police nab thief at Seethammal Colony’

Seethammal Colony Resident Associations (SCRA) brought their neighbourhood under CCTV surveillance less than a month ago, and the police have already brought a chain-snatcher to book a day after an incident in the neighbourhood, with the help of CCTV footage.…

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

VR

Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR receive large update

The Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR have a large update available. The Oculus forum post announcing the update outlines all of the changes available in Build 7.0. The changelog is lengthy and full of useful features. Many of the changes are coming to each heads…

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

GM Cruise won’t meet its goal of commercial self-driving taxis this year

General Motors Co's self-driving unit, Cruise, said on Wednesday it was delaying the commercial deployment of cars past its target of 2019 as more testing of the vehicles was required. Cruise Chief Executive Officer Dan Ammann said the company would expand t…

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

GM Cruise won’t meet its goal of commercial self-driving taxis this year

GM Cruise won't meet its goal of commercial self-driving taxis this year

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

Bees

Seychelles: In a Bid to Protect Bees, Seychelles Adopts Environmentally Friendly Pesticides

Seychelles is gradually switching from synthetic pesticides to more environmentally friendly pest control alternatives in a bid to protect its honey bees, agricultural officials said. The move ultimately will help ensure that pollination continues and crops …

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

NSA

NSA Launches Cybersecurity Arm To Defend The U.S. From Foreign Adversaries

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin The NSA has announced the launch of a cybersecurity directorate to help to defend against foreign adversaries. Is it a good idea? Photocredit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty I…

bubmagJuly 24, 2019

Monsanto India Q1 net profit up 15% to Rs 76 cr

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Separating Fact From Fiction on Musk’s Brain Implant Claims

Ripple Q2: Market share is down, but price is up – here’s what happened

China’s BAIC acquires 5 percent of Daimler

‘Newly-installed CCTV cameras help police nab thief at Seethammal Colony’

Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR receive large update

GM Cruise won’t meet its goal of commercial self-driving taxis this year

GM Cruise won’t meet its goal of commercial self-driving taxis this year

Seychelles: In a Bid to Protect Bees, Seychelles Adopts Environmentally Friendly Pesticides

NSA Launches Cybersecurity Arm To Defend The U.S. From Foreign Adversaries

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