Category Tiny Snips

Tiny Snips, Business, Tech

TS #28 Let’s go on a ro’ad’ trip

On May 6 2021, Ford patented a new technology which enables the camera system on vehicles to scan billboards as you drive along, interpret that information and deliver targeted ads to the vehicle’s infotainment system. But as with all patented…

Emil Eapen
May 14, 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, Business, Finance, Tech

TS #26 – ByteDance: Some Metrics

ByteDance is the world’s most Valuable private company and the parent of the infamous short-video app Tik-Tok. It is rumored to go for a public issue for its Chinese Assets in the Hong Kong bourses. Let’s look at some of…

Shreesha S
May 13, 2021

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, Economy, Tech

TS #22 – Protestify!

In January, Spotify was granted a patent for a voice recognition tech that analyzed user’s voice to infer their mood. The software would also attempt to determine other aspects of user’s identity like gender, age and accent. These data together…

Shreesha S
May 10, 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