TS #48 – AR in the Building!
Consider this scenario – you are making a cable tower out of something like Play-Doh. Not that the end product may be sturdy enough, but if there appears any flaw, you can easily remold it back to how you actually…
The Snippets Journal
Insightful Snippets From The World of Business, Finance and Tech.
The Snippets Journal
Insightful Snippets From The World of Business, Finance and Tech.
Category Tech
TS #47 – A Messaging App from the FBI
With all the talk about how Google and Facebook and whatnot knowing your activity on or off the internet, one would think how do drug dealers and shady people get away with it? They actually use devices and services that…
TS #45 – Worlds Fastest Ai
On May 27 2021, a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Berkeley Lab’s National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) officially launching the worlds fastest supercomputer, Perlmutter. The system is named after Saul Perlmutter , an astrophysicist at…
TS #44 – Dr. Smart Toilet
The stool of a person can tell a lot about their gut health. But analyzing the stool is what is difficult for those who may have gastro-intestinal problems. This can lead to patients giving unreliable data for doctors to work…
TS #43 – Cecilia – The Bartending Robot
Meet Cecilia.ai, the bartending robot. It is the first robot bartender that can interact and chat with customers, which it does using conversational AI and voice recognition software. Developed by people at Israel’s GKI Group, Cecilia is basically a vending…
TS #42 – Anjali Sud – The Indian Who Reinvented Vimeo
On May 25, Anjali Sud became the First Indian Woman to take a company public. Sud is the CEO of the video SaaS company Vimeo. Founded in 2004, even before YouTube, Vimeo was the first company to introduce the “like”…
TS #41 – Spot Fakes, SimSim!
Fake or counterfeits being sold, through ecommerce platforms, as authentic products have been a cause for concern, especially for luxury brands that claim a hefty price tag. But, nevertheless, there have been many such cases. Alibaba, one of the biggest…
TS #40 – Rivals Joining Forces For a Green Cause
Producing aluminium for commercial use the traditional way is environmentally degrading in 2 aspects: – 1. The process of electrolysis requires electric current to be passed through the refined alumina. This electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels.2. In the…
TS #39 – Alibaba X Tencent
Alibaba and Tencent, both are Chinese tech giants with diversified interest across different business sectors ranging from commerce to social media and gaming. Among the two, Alibaba has a market cap of $588 Billion(approx.) while Tencent boasts a $730 Billion…
TS #38 Kinda New Wearable OS
On May 18 2021, Google announced the merger of it’s Wear OS with Samsung’s Tizen OS. The new smart wearables operating system will be called “Wear” although this might not be the final name. This merger is huge boost for…