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The Reserve Bank on Friday issued instructions permitting travellers from G20 nations to use the mobile-based Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to make payments while in India.UPI is a system that bunches multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application, merging several banking features, seamless fund routing and merchant payments under a common platform.On Wednesday, the RBI had made an announcement regarding allowing access to UPI to foreign nationals and NRIs visiting India.To start with, it had said the facility…

Efforts to crack down on crypto’s pollution notched a big win yesterday when New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that presses pause on a particularly dirty form of crypto mining. The law imposes a two-year moratorium on any new permits for certain fossil fuel power plants seeking to mine crypto.In one high-profile case, a struggling gas plant in New York’s Finger Lakes region overcame economic headwinds by mining Bitcoin. Environmental advocates hoped the moratorium would prevent any other gas or coal…

Elon Musk vs Twitter contested how much information Twitter could seek about Zatko The Delaware Court of Chancery says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to figure out whether whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko contacted billionaire Elon Musk’s lawyers before he backed out of the deal. The decision was released shortly before Musk reportedly asked to close the deal on its original terms. Musk vs Twitter contested how much information Twitter could seek about Zatko, who has alleged that Twitter concealed important…

Last Updated: August 24, 2022, 18:54 ISTThe government has allowed the retro fitment of CNG and PNG kits in petrol and diesel cars that are BS-VI-compliant. It has also permitted replacing diesel engines with CNG and PNG engines in such vehicles. The move was announced by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a recent notification. “This ministry… has notified retro fitment of CNG and LPG kit on BS (Bharat Stage)-VI gasoline vehicles and replacement of diesel engines with CNG/LPG engines in case of BS-VI…

Last Updated: August 17, 2022, 19:44 ISTImage used for representation. (Photo: IANS)Tesla earlier this month was also accused by a California state transportation regulator of falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving featuresTesla can continue referring to the capabilities of its driver assistance system and to autonomous driving in its advertising in Germany after a court threw out a complaint against the practice. Germany’s Wettbewerbszentrale, an industry-sponsored body tasked with policing…

China's first fully autonomous, commercial robotaxi rides – with no safety drivers – are about to open for public passengers in Wuhan and Chongqing, marking an inflection point for one of the key technological revolutions of the 21st century. It feels like driverless Johnnycabs have been just around the corner for a decade now, but now they're finally beginning to hit the streets as an option for paying customers. GM subsidiary Cruise launched a late-night completely driverless service for the San Francisco suburbs back…

Chinese Internet giant Baidu on Monday said it will soon ply fully driverless taxis in Chongqing and Wuhan cities via its autonomous ride-hailing unit called Apollo Go, becoming the first company in the country to herald autonomous driving. The search engine group recently showcased a new generation of self-driving vehicles. Baidu has now secured permits to offer a fully driverless commercial robotaxi service, with no human driver present, reports TechCrunch. Baidu has also secured a permit to run driverless cars on open…

A polar bear sow and two cubs are seen on the Beaufort Sea coast within the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | ReutersA coalition of environmental groups this week sued the Biden administration in an effort to stop more than 3,500 permit applications from energy companies to drill for oil and gas on federal lands.The groups argued the administration hasn't considered the damage that climate-changing carbon dioxide emissions from drilling does to endangered species, and that…

A fully autonomous, commercial robo-taxi service with no backup drivers is about to launch in San Francisco, after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued its first-ever Driverless Deployment Permit to GM subsidiary Cruise.This permit marks the first time that robocabs have been allowed to take paying customers without keeping a backup driver on board to handle sticky situations the AI isn't ready to deal with yet. According to CPUC, "Cruise may offer passenger service to the general public in its fleet…

A Baidu Apollo Robotaxi passes its customer service counter setup at the Shougang Park in Beijing, Sunday, May 2, 2021. China has granted Chinese internet services company Baidu and a rival autonomous car company, Pony.ai, permits to provide driverless ride-hailing services to the public in Beijing, a significant regulatory step in the country's pursuit of driverless technology. Credit: AP Photo/Andy Wong, File China has…