Category Tiny Snips

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, Business, Finance, Tech

TS #17 – YouTube over Netflix!

YouTube has been the go-to for people of all ages to stream content online. Netflix is just like the new rich kid on the street and the one raking in higher revenues. But not for long. Last week, both companies…

Shreesha S
May 1, 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

Tiny Snips, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #15 – Terminator in Mosquitoes?

A Company called Oxitec is all set to release a genetically-modified batch of mosquitoes in the US state of Florida this spring. Why? There has been a rising case of mosquito-borne – potentially deadly – diseases over the past decade.…

Shreesha S
April 28, 2021

Tech, Finance, Miscellaneous, Tiny Snips

TS #14 – That’s The ONE!

Amazon recently introduced its palm-scanning payment system to a Whole Foods store. It is one of the two advanced payment options Amazon has been successfully testing, other being the “Just Walk Out” technology, wherein the customers can shop for products and…

Shreesha S
April 26, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Tech

TS #13 – Think Antman, but like a Robot!

The flagship product of Vicarious Surgical is a tiny robot that transports surgeons directly to the surgical site i.e. inside the body! A high-resolution, 3D camera is linked to a VR headset worn by the surgeon, which can be operated…

Shreesha S
April 23, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Tech

TS #12 – The Time Lapse of the 4 Decades!

Google released a feature called Timelapse which is a 4D interactive time-lapse, in google Earth that lets you watch how the Earth has changed over 4 decades starting 1984. Some numbers behind it: – It compiles 24 million photos taken from 1984 to 2020. It took 2…

Shreesha S
April 22, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Tech

TS #11 – The Quest for Metaverse

Metaverse refers to a virtual world, think Fortnite, Minecraft, the movie Ready Player One or even GTA. Recently, Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite raised $1 billion to fund its vision of a Metaverse, valuing the company at $28.7 billion . Another notable player in…

Shreesha S
April 22, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Tech

TS #10 – Chips in Cars

These days with cars becoming more and more like extended PCs with autonomous driving, electric cells and whatnot, semiconductor chips form a major part of its architecture. In its recent event – GPU Technology Conference or GTC 2021, Nvidia proposed its plans for…

Shreesha S
April 21, 2021

Tiny Snips, Business, Miscellaneous, Tech

TS #9 – Shop Eco-Friendly with EcoCart

EcoCart is a company that helps offset carbon emissions. It is actually a browser extension. The way they work is, they have partnerships with about 10,000 ecommerce companies. When you shop on these sites, they provide you with an option…

Shreesha S
April 21, 2021