Whoop announced its first wearable in India — Whoop 4.0 —on Tuesday, September 24. Designed for athletes and wellness enthusiasts, Whoop’s 4.0 fitness band come with features like sleep tracking, heart rate monitoring, skin temperature sensing, and pulse oximetry among others. The Whoop 4.0 band is claimed to offer a battery life of more than…
Marshall Monitor III ANC headphones were launched in India on Tuesday. The headphones have been developed in collaboration with Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead vocalist of rock band Green Day. They boast features such as active noise cancellation (ANC), Soundstage spatial audio support, Auracast technology, and customisable navigational buttons. Marshall says its latest headphones, arriving…
Microsoft launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) capability on Tuesday that will identify and correct instances when an AI model generates incorrect information. Dubbed “Correction”, the feature is being integrated within Azure AI Content Safety’s groundedness detection system. Since this feature is available only through Azure, it is likely aimed at the tech giant’s enterprise…
A recent study sheds light on why both humans and monkeys may struggle to perform under pressure when high rewards are at stake. Researchers found that stress impacts brain signals essential for executing movements, leading to subpar performance. The study involved three monkeys completing tasks to earn water as a reward. When the reward was…
NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered an unusual black-and-white striped rock on Mars in Jezero crater. This rock, named “Freya Castle” by scientists, has a distinctive texture and appearance that has not been observed before on the Red Planet. The discovery was made in September, using the camera mounted on the rover’s mast. Despite already leaving…
SpaceX’s upcoming Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed because of the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene. Originally set to launch on September 26th from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the launch is now delayed by at least two days. The tropical storm is expected to escalate into a Category 3…
Amazon Great Indian Festival 2024 sale has started for Prime members. The festive season special sale will open for everyone else from 12am on September 27, 2024. The massive sale event promises exciting discounts and bundled offers on a large selection of popular mobile phones, laptops, TVs, Amazon devices, and other electronics. We’re scanning through…
Amazon Great Indian Festival — the e-commerce giant’s biggest annual sale event — is now live for Amazon Prime members. Every year, Amazon gives users with a Prime subscription access deals on the platform a day ahead of other customers on the platform, effectively giving them a 24-hour head start. There are discounts on several products…
In 1859, when Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, the Earth experienced one of the most powerful solar storms in recorded history. Telegraph systems across Europe and North America malfunctioned, sparking fires in some places. This event, later known as the Carrington event, was preceded by the first confirmed observation of a solar…
Semi-aquatic lizards, such as the water anole (Anolis aquaticus), have a unique ability to stay submerged for extended periods by creating an air bubble around their snout. This behaviour, first observed in 2018, has now been confirmed in 18 other anole species. The air bubble helps the lizards breathe while underwater, enabling them to remain…