Google has approved a majority of requests it received from its employees to either relocate or work remotely. In an initial round of review, the search giant has allowed nearly 85 percent of employees who requested for relocation and remote working.Read More
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Aerospace engineer, Nicholas Rehm has shared a video on YouTube to demonstrate his concept design of a drone called ‘Cyclocopter’. The new design favours cyclical blades rotating about a horizontal axis rather than a vertical one (for example, helicopters) for vertical flight and upward thrust.Read More
Google Co-Founder Larry Page has been granted New Zealand residency. Page had applied for residency last year in November and it was granted in February this year under a category reserved for wealthy investors.Read More
Google employees based in the same office before the COVID-19 pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently, with long commuters hit harder, according to a company pay calculator.Read More
A federal judge dismissed Amazon’s lawsuit to block New York’s attorney general from investigating the online retailer’s ability to protect warehouse workers from COVID-19.Read More
Amazon’s palm print recognition system called Amazon One lets customers link a credit card to their palm print. And some US senators have written a letter to Amazon expressing concern.Read More
Apple is delaying its return to corporate offices from October until January at the earliest because of surging COVID-19 cases and new variants, according to a memo sent to employees.Read More
The Simpsons, one the most iconic long-running animated TV series of all time, is known for its hilarious intro couch gags, that would always end in Homer and his family gather together in front of a purple-coloured TV. Now, someone has actually designed and created a palm-size replica of the TV using a 3D printer…
The Centre issued fresh norms for the usage of drones in the country. The relaxation in rules stipulate no security clearance is now required before any registration or licence issuance for the operation of drones.Read More
Silicon Valley has a new pitch to persuade small companies to automate: rent-a-robot. Better technology and the need to pay higher wages to humans have produced a surge in sales of robots to big companies all across America. But few of these automatons are making it into smaller factories, which are wary of big upfront…