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The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is set to begin the New Year with the launch of XPoSAT, or X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite, on Monday.The satellite will seek to understand the sources of x-rays and study blackholes. The satellite is set for launch on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota, and is only the second mission of its kind in the world after NASA's 2021 mission named Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

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After the historic success of its Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation…

A pioneering study by University of Utah and EDF utilized Google Street View cars for detailed air quality monitoring in Salt Lake Valley. Revealing hyper-local pollution hotspots and highlighting environmental justice issues, the research marks a significant advancement in understanding and addressing urban air pollution’s uneven impact.In the Salt Lake Valley, cars equipped with advanced air quality measurement tools, similar to Google Street View vehicles, traversed neighborhoods to gather highly detailed air quality…

Global retail major Walmart has started sourcing bicycles from India by entering into a strategic partnership with Hero Ecotech. The first India-made bicycles are hitting select stores in the US market just in time for the holidays, Walmart said in a statement. This is part of Walmart's commitment to triple exports out of India to USD 10 billion annually by 2027, it added. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteNorthwestern UniversityKellogg Post Graduate Certificate in Product…

Audi has also partnered with SAIC Motor to develop EVs in a segment for the Chinese market it did not previously have a presence in.China's Huawei Technologies has asked Mercedes Benz and Volkswagen's Audi if they are interested in buying small stakes in its smart car software and components firm, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions.The move is aimed at expanding its partnerships beyond Chinese brands, they said. Huawei, the target of U.S.…

People wait in line outside Macy's before opening on "Black Friday" in New York City on November 24, 2023. The retail sector's efforts to entice holiday gift purchases builds to a crescendo this weekend with the annual "Black Friday" shopping day followed by the newer "Cyber Monday." (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)Yuki Iwamura | Afp | Getty ImagesArkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management have offered to buy Macy's for $5.8 billion, people familiar with the matter told…

Financial Times: Sources: Apple tells component suppliers of its preference to source iPhone 16 batteries from Indian factories, as part of plans to diversify from China — Tech giant wants suppliers to build key component in India as part of broader effort to diversify supply chain Financial Times: Sources: Apple tells component suppliers of its preference to source iPhone 16 batteries from Indian factories, as part of plans to diversify from China — Tech giant wants suppliers to…

The notion of black holes is one that invokes terror and dread. They're inescapable! They devour everything! Nothing ever comes out!The accuracy of these beliefs falls on the spectrum of debatable to incorrect. And a pair of physicists has now calculated how proverbial blood might be wrung from the black hole stone. According to Zhan-Feng Mai and Run-Qiu Yang of Tianjin University in China, teeny tiny black holes could theoretically be used as a source of power.Their calculations find that these ultradense objects could…

 India's government on Friday warned social media firms including Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two sources told Reuters. The warning was conveyed by deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he said many companies had not updated their usage terms despite 2022 rules that prohibit content "harmful" to children, obscene or that "impersonates another person". It comes…