Category Miscellaneous

Tiny Snips, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #30 – Flawless Lip-syncs

Flawless, a London-based startup has launched a product called TrueSync which is a tool that tries to make film translations seamless. The company claims to be “the world’s first system that uses Artificial Intelligence to create perfectly lip-synced visualisations in…

Shreesha S
May 17, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #27 – Colonial and the DarkSide

On May 7, Colonial Pipeline, the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the U.S, was shut down. It met roughly 45% of the East Coast’s fuel needs, transporting 100 million gallons per day. It was said to be…

Shreesha S
May 14, 2021
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Tiny Snips, Miscellaneous

TS #25 – The Flying Bugatti

We all know Bugatti as the luxury hypercar brand with a rich history. But did you know that Ettore Bugatti had designed an airplane under the Bugatti brand? Meet the Bugatti Model 100, it was designed to be an air…

Emil Eapen
May 13, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Finance, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #24 – “Literal Dogecoin on the Literal Moon”

SpaceX, the space exploration company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced last day that it will fund its mission to launch a satellite(named DOGE -1) to the moon exclusively by Dogecoin. Most of the price increase of he Dogecoin…

Shreesha S
May 13, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Economy, Miscellaneous

TS #23 – The Cost Of A Name Change

Recently, the name of the second oldest colonial city in South Africa – Port Elizabeth or PE – was changed to Gqeberha. The word mixes some of the unique linguistics of a widely spoken language known as Xhosa. And yet, as…

Shreesha S
May 11, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #21 – AirBnB for Swimming Pools?

Swimply is a platform that acts as a marketplace for swimming pools. Just like how hosts can list their unused rooms or apartments for others to hang out, through Swimply, people can list their pools and make money out of…

Shreesha S
May 6, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Finance, Miscellaneous

TS #20 – Berkshire H x Robinhood

In their recent shareholder’s meeting on April 30, Warren Buffet and his business partner Charlie Munger, considered the legends in investing, outright denounced Robinhood and the entire culture around it. Buffet said there is “nothing illegal to it, there’s nothing…

Shreesha S
May 4, 2021

Tiny Snips, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #19 – The First Intelligent Ship

A not-for-profit project between ProMare and IBM, Mayflower 400 will become the first unmanned vessel to navigate across the Atlantic Ocean. On its journey, the vessel driven by a solar-powered, hybrid-electric propulsion system will study marine pollution, analyze plastic in…

Shreesha S
May 3, 2021

Tiny Snips, Economy, Finance, Miscellaneous

TS #18 – The Swedish Carbon Tax

A carbon tax is basically tax on burning fossil fuels that contain high percentages of carbon. In a more technical term, it is a fee that a government imposes on any company that burns fossil fuels. This is imposed so as…

Shreesha S
May 2, 2021

Tiny Snips, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #16 – Thinking Out Loud:- Robots Edition

Most of the problems in the world ranging from those between friends and even nations could be solved through effective communication. Researchers in Italy have attempted a move in this respect – they programmed a robot named Pepper, made by…

Shreesha S
April 28, 2021