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    A Google Waymo self-driving car on the road in Mountain View, California, USA. Google, Uber, Tesla and major car makers such as BMW, Toyota, Volswagen as well as several Chinese companies have been investing in technology that eliminates the need for humans to navigate vehicles. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Grendelkhan)Technology
    Amazon trucks could soon be self-driven: Ecommerce giant may buy...

    Zoox was founded in 2014 with a mission to build a fleet of fully autonomous, battery electric, zero-emission...

    27 May 2020 5:11 PM IST

    Yamaha said a recent test of the system at a 51,000-seat stadium produced a sound similar to that of a live crowd. It reminds one of the Black Mirror episode Fifteen Million Merits where contestants of a talent show are cheered by digital avatars of people living in a locked-up existence. (Photo | Videograb of the Black Mirror episode)Technology
    Empty stadiums will ring with applause of fans now with an app to send...

    Instrument maker Yamaha said its remote cheering system will let users tap buttons to deliver cheersor boosvia speakers...

    27 May 2020 4:05 PM IST

    A pharmacy tech holds a bottle and a pill of Hydroxychloroquine. (AFP)World
    After WHO, France puts ban on hydroxychloroquine

    Under the new French rules, the drug can be used only in clinical trials to test its efficacy against coronavirus

    27 May 2020 3:42 PM IST

    Representational Image. (AP)World
    South Korea examines first suspected cases of Covid-linked syndrome in...

    The syndrome has raised fears that COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus, could pose a greater risk to children than had...

    27 May 2020 3:30 PM IST

    Police guard an MTR station exit near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on May 27, 2020, ahead of a debate over a law that bans insulting Chinas national anthem. (AFP)World
    Why is China pushing the Hong Kong security law?

    The protests in Hong Kong and the reaction in Beijing illustrate a fundamental divide that has once again bubbled to the...

    27 May 2020 2:24 PM IST

    Representational Image. (AFP)World
    New Zealand expects plan for safe travel with Australia in June

    Both have slowed the spread of the novel coronavirus to levels well below those in United States, Britain and some other...

    27 May 2020 1:57 PM IST

    The GSB Mandals popular Ganapati.India
    Mumbai's GSB Ganesh mandal postpones celebrations due to corona...

    if the situation remains the same during next year, the mandal will take a decision again, said the chairman of the...

    27 May 2020 1:31 PM IST

    Airlines pay several charges to airport operators, both private airports and Airport Authority of India-operated airports, for landing, parking, route navigation and royalty. (Representational image)India
    Chaos at airports continue as flights resume

    Around 630 flights were cancelled on Monday while on Tuesday 80 flights were cancelled at Delhi alone.

    27 May 2020 11:27 AM IST

    People wearing face masks amid concerns of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walk along a bridge across the Han river in Seoul. (AFP)World
    South Korea reports spike in coronavirus cases

    More than 2 million students, including kindergarten students, were expected to return to school on Wednesday

    27 May 2020 9:43 AM IST

    Riot police stand guard outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (AP)World
    Security tight as Hong Kong set to debate China national anthem bill

    The anthem bill is set for a second reading today and is expected to be turned into law next month

    27 May 2020 9:34 AM IST

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