Samsung Galaxy A04 moves a step closer to launch as it gets NBTC certified
The Samsung Galaxy A04 that was Wi-Fi certified last month has bagged NBTC certification, moving it a step closer to the launch. The Thai certification authority doesn’t […]
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Is It Really Possible to Terraform Mars? ‘Doable’, Says NASA’s Top Retiring Scientist
Finding signs of alien lives on other planets has been one of the significant preoccupations of explorers and scientists. Yet, not much has been achieved […]
Here’s how much it costs to attend the Super Bowl
In just a few years, mobile payment has become so ingrained in the lives of Chinese people that they are driving stores in overseas tourist […]
Google warns Australian court ruling could force it to censor search results
Google warned it could be forced to “censor” search results if an Australian court ruling, which found it liable for defamatory material contained in hyperlinks, is […]
Car floats away as man desperately tries to save it. Video leaves people with thoughts
In an incident which is unfortunate, yet funny for some netizens, a man saw his car float away and eventually get drowned in water while […]
Let’s Hear It for Hummus
. Hummus is enjoying its turn in the culinary spotlight thanks in part to acclaimed chefs Michael Solomonov and Yotam Ottolenghi, who’ve put it front […]
Coronavirus: the first big test of the information age and what it could mean for privacy
The late Harvard sociologist Daniel Bell long ago predicted the coming of the “information society”, which he said would soon replace industrial society. Bell foresaw scientific experts […]
What is the point of higher education if it doesn’t make people happy?
In The Methods of Ethics, a book read only by philosophers with an overdeveloped sense of duty, the late Victorian utilitarian moralist Henry Sidgwick argued […]
Here’s how much it costs to attend the Super Bowl
More than a million people are expected to visit Atlanta for this year’s Super Bowl game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and related events. While Super Bowl […]
Indians are increasingly renting cars instead of buying. But does it really suit you?
Ahead of Diwali, Pune-based MNC executive Akshay Chillal decided to upgrade to a Maruti Swift AT. “I had three options,” says the 28-year-old. Buy a […]