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Amit Gupta, co-founder and CEO, Yulu, said, “We are spending about $600 per bike. We are getting them manufactured in China and assemble them in India. With Bajaj Auto coming on board, we can bring down the price to $500 in the medium to long term. From over Rs 40,000, we can bring it down to Rs 30,000-35,000. Our product is customised for shared mobility.” … [Read more...] about Bajaj Auto to develop low-cost electric scooter for start-up Yulu

Tesler joined Apple in 1980 and worked at the company until 1997. At his time at Apple, Tesler worked on several projects including the Macintosh, QuickTime, List and Newton, a precursor to the iPhone. After leaving Apple, he worked at an education software startup, Stagecast and also spent time at Yahoo, Apple, and 23andMe.Exclusive offer: Use code "BUDGET2020" and get Moneycontrol Pro's Subscription for as little as Rs 333/- for the first year. … [Read more...] about Larry Tesler: Pioneer of the digital ‘cut, copy and paste’ operations, dies at age 74

The sensors, also called sniffers or digital noses, gather as much data as possible about the local air quality. “They’re collecting data about particulate matter, relative humidity, and temperature,” says Leonor Ferrebuz from Entel Ocean. The system then analyzes the results using DataRobot’s AI platform, which uses machine learning on data from previous fires to be able to recognize an emergency—the system is trained to tell, for example, if smoke is likely coming from a campfire and not burning trees. … [Read more...] about These “digital noses” in trees sniff the air for forest fires