1.Tesla Roadster with a dummy driver sent in space by SpaceX on the Falcon Heavy seen drifting in space by the Virtual Telescope Program of Tenagra Observatory in Arizona.
2.Microsoft and online marketplace Paisabazaar announced a
partnership on 10 Feb, 2018, to develop “industry first” innovations on the
tech giant’s Cloud platform using artificial intelligence and machine learning.
3.Amazon is preparing to launch its own delivery service that
would compete directly with services like Fedex and UPS.
4.Alibaba would work with the International Olympic
Committee(IOC) to develop technology for the games.
5.Apple launches live news on its TV app for iPhone, iPad and
Apple TV.
6.Getty Images and Google have declared a partnership according
to which, Google can now display US-based stock photo agency’s content within
it’s various products and services.
7.Apple has filled a patent for a device that expected to be
more lightweight than other Augmented Reality(AR) or Virtual Reality(VR)
headsets introduced by Microsoft and Facebook-owned Oculus VR.
8.Human eggs have been matured from their most primitive state
to full development in the lab for the first time.
9.Astronomers say a new instrument, now being tested on one of
the telescopes in Chile’s Atacama desert, will greatly enhance their ability to
search for earthlike planets.
10.Porsche and Audi plans to develop a joint platform for
electric vehicles that will enable them significantly cut down on costs.
11.Instagram will soon start notify users about their
‘stalkers’. Untill now, users have been able to record or screenshot other
people’s Stories sectretly without being detected.
12.The Consumer Affairs Ministry has decided to expand the
system of atomic-sync clocks at the regional level to ensure that accurate and
unifrom time is used across the country.
13.Uber Technologies Inc will pay $245 million to Alphabet Inc’s
Waymo self-driving unit to settle a legal dispute over trade secrets.
14.HDFC Bank in partnership with Apple will now allow card
owners to buy older models of the iPhone at a lower effective price. The HDFC
EMI offer brings cashback on not just iPhone models but some iPad models as
well.
15.MobiKwik become the first wallet platform to sell Reliance
JioPhone.
16.Apple employee leeked sensitive iOS source codes online to
Github, a popular platform for sharing software codes.
17.Facebook has announced it will commit tens of millions of
dollars to Community Leadership Program that is designed to empower global
leaders.
18.Silicon Valley former employees launch campaign to combat
tech addiction under a new organisation called Center for Humane Technology.
19.Malaysia will soon be among the first few countries in the
world to have online property auctions conducted by its courts.
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