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The climate crisis is raising summertime temperatures, and the sky-high heat is straining electrical grids and healthcare systems. A pilot program launched this year is working to address potential heat injuries before they happen.How to Know If the Heat Is Making You Sick“The basic idea is that heat-related deaths, and heat-related health problems including hospitalizations, are preventable,” Caleb Dresser, the director of healthcare solutions at Harvard’s School of Public Health. “We make sure patients have the…

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is looking to expand the central bank digital currency (CBDC), or digital rupee pilot programme by involving smaller banks and increasing transactions, a report said.Citing three bankers, news agency Reuters reported that the central bank has called on a wider set of lenders to participate in the digital rupee pilot. A digital rupee is a digital form of currency (notes/ coins) issued by the RBI and it can be used in contactless transactions just like it is done via UPI apps. The digital…

Shanghai-based EV maker NIO marked a significant milestone this week with its Navigate on Pilot (NOP+) advanced driver assist software now live in Beijing. NIO says its NOP+ ADAS was launched on expressways and urban expressways within Beijing’s fifth ring road. NIO’s NOP+ ADAS goes live in Beijing So far, NIO’s ADAS has achieved full coverage on urban ring roads (major roads that encircle the central part of the city) and expressways such as the second, third, fourth, and fifth ring roads…

Volkswagen is rolling out an autonomous driving vehicle test fleet with ID. Buzz EVs in Austin. VW is launching its program with 10 ID. Buzz EVs that are kitted out with an autonomous driving (AD) technology platform that the global Volkswagen Group and tech company Mobileye developed. Each of the SAE L4 ID. Buzz EVs is outfitted with an AD technology platform that includes cameras, radar, and lidar technology. All of the vehicles will have human drivers at all times throughout the initial…

Inside a shophouse in Northeast Jakarta, dozens of salespeople take turns peddling cosmetics, contact lenses and hair accessories. A woman helps a potential customer choose the right shade of lipstick for her skin tone, while a man yells out the latest markdown on vitamin tablets. This is no raucous flea market. It's a livestreamed marketplace within TikTok, and a gold rush for entrepreneurs seeking fortunes on the world's most popular short-video app. For the company, best known for viral dance challenges and owned by…

Last Updated: July 03, 2023, 16:59 ISTIndiGo (Photo: @IndiGo6E / Twitter)Sameer Mohan, whose wife was travelling on an Indigo flight, posted screenshots of his wife's WhatsApp chat where she talked about the unnecessary delays. Later she says that the delay was caused because the pilot was tiredIndigo Airlines are once again making headlines after a man claimed that his wife’s flight was delayed for more than 3 hours because the pilot was tired.Sameer Mohan, whose wife was travelling on an Indigo flight, posted…

The world’s first offshore wind–green hydrogen pilot has just produced its first green hydrogen off the coast of France. Wind-generated electricity can power water electrolysis – that’s the process of using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen – to produce green hydrogen, and this is exactly what just happened. French green hydrogen company Lhyfe announced that its offshore wind–green hydrogen pilot, a 200-square-meter (2,153-square-foot) platform called Sealhyfe, has…

TikTok is testing a new feature that connects advertisers and creators in a financially beneficial way for both parties. Under the new program, titled TikTok Creative Challenge, marketers can share ad briefs with relevant U.S.-based creators, who will then have complete creative freedom to make a video entry for consideration. Should their submission get approval from the marketer, that creator will then receive payment based on the video’s performance. Why we care. Advertisers will have access to influencers…

Based on the proposed common protocols, purpose-bound money is designed to work with different ledger technology and forms of money. This standardized format will enable users to access digital money using the e-wallet provider of their choice, MAS said. The Singapore central bank said the whitepaper comprises technical specifications that detail the digital money's lifecycle, spanning issuance to redemption, as well as the protocol to interface with digital currencies backing it. The document also contains business…

Cyclone Biparjoy reportedly forced an IndiGo airplane, flying from Lucknow, to land in Rajasthan’s Udaipur instead of its scheduled arrival in Mumbai. The situation turned heated when agitated passengers of flight 6E 2441 created a ruckus as they were left in the lurch at Udaipur airport for hours.According to a report in Hindustan Times, the flight departed from Lucknow Airport at 11.10 am and was scheduled to land in Mumbai at 1.15 pm. However, the aircraft did two go-arounds before the pilot decided to divert to…