Amazon has just taken its boldest step yet into self-driving vehicles, acquiring six-year-old start-up Zoox, the Comapany announced Friday. Amazon said the deal will help bring Zoox’s “vision of autonomous ride-hailing to reality.” Zoox will continue to operate as a standalone business within Amazon, with CEO Aicha Evans and Jesse Levinson, the company’s co-founder and CTO, continuing to lead the team, Amazon said. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the Financial Times previously reported that Amazon would pay more than $1.2 billion to acquire Zoox. An Amazon spokesperson declined…
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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine to begin phase II/III human trials !!
The phase I trial in healthy adult volunteers began in April. More than 1,000 immunisations have been completed and follow-up is currently ongoing. The next study will enroll up to 10,260 adults and children and will involve a number of partner institutions across all over the country. The phase II part of the study involves expanding the age range of people the vaccine is assessed in, to include a small number of older adults and children’s: Aged 56-69 Aged over 70 Aged between 5-12 years For these groups, researchers will be assessing…
Read MoreGoogle Photos redesign has map view, layout changes and a new icon !!
Google Photos has got some major updates to enhance the user experience. The changes in terms of appearance and features are simple yet significant and will be rolled out for iOS and Android in next week. The 5-year-old app has introduced a Map View so that users can explore the photos & videos that have been taken by location. Other updates Google Photos has brought in is the redesign to let users explore their photos more easily. The updated app icon and a new carousel of memories for users…
Read MoreWhatsApp restores old camera shortcut with latest Android beta update !!
New Delhi: WhatsApp has submitted the new version of 2.20.194.11 to the Google Play Beta Program. With the latest update, the messaging app has also brought along multiple changes in the WhatsApp beta for Android. The reports claim that the messaging app has restored the old camera shortcut in the chat share sheet and some major bugs that have also been reported. As per the latest report published by WaBetainfo, the Camera shortcut which went missing in the previous update is back in the latest Android beta update. With the…
Read MoreAmazon Pay launches ‘Smart Stores’ in India !!
Amazon Pay has launched a ‘Smart Stores’ in India that lets users explore the products available in local shops within the Amazon app. Smart Stores basically creates a digital storefront that users can explore on their phone itself. Smart Stores are available on the Amazon app and payments can be done via Amazon Pay. Other than checking out products, customers can also read reviews and offers while in the store or anywhere else on the Amazon app. Amazon Pay options include using the account balance, UPI, credit or debit cards….
Read More‘North-East can become organic hub of India, have global identity’: PM Modi
Kolkata: North-East India can become a huge hub of organic farming and the capital for organic products with its own identity in the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. “Just like Sikkim, the entire North-East can become a huge hub for organic farming. It can become an organic capital. It can bring about a revolution if the Indian Chamber of Commerce wants. You can create its global identity. If you want, you capture the global market with such products,” said PM Modi. Sikkim became the first state in…
Read MoreGoogle Meet to soon get background blur, Q&A, polling, and more !!
Google is making its Meet video conferencing platform more competitive with a wide range of latest features. After making Google Meet free and available to all users, Google has announced a wide range of new features for the video conferencing platform. Aimed at individuals as well as enterprise users, Google Meet’s new features include all the ability to see more participants, polling, hand raising, and customisable backgrounds. Support for Nest Hub Max: Google will soon roll out a Google Meet integration with its smart display speaker, Nest Hub Max. The integration means you can…
Read MoreVerizon suspends advertising on Facebook, joins growing boycott !!
Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday that it was pausing advertising on Facebook Inc in July, in support of a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms. Verizon is the biggest yet to join the advertising boycott, which has gained the backing of dozens of US companies, and its announcement was a blow to Facebook’s efforts to contain the growing revolt. “We’re pausing our advertising until Facebook can create an acceptable solution for making us comfortable,” a Verizon representative…
Read MoreVodafone Idea is gearing up for LTE-based drone trials with Zomato !!
Vodafone Idea is reportedly working with food delivery platform Zomato and TechEagle Innovations for ‘beyond visual line of sight’ (BVLOS) drone trails that will be organised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The civil aviation regulator has shortlisted 13 consortia what they have been given a green signal to start preliminary trials. Both Zomato and TechEagle come under the ClearSky consortium, one of the 13 shortlisted. Dunzo, Swiggy, Throttle Aerospace Systems, ShopX, Zipline, Spicexpress and Redwing are some of the other consortia that have received DGCA approvals to…
Read MoreGoogle launches a bunch of new features for SMEs in India !!
Google India announced Today that a host of new features that are aimed at helping small and medium business enterprises in the country to recover and rebuild their businesses at a time when they have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. For starters, the company has launched the Grow with Google Small Business hub in India. This hub will serve as a single destination for all small businesses to get access to all the products and tools they need to go digital and maintain business continuity, which includes getting access…
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