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The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Is Neither Car Or Truck- But It Is Cool

By Loknath Das
January 9, 2022
in :  Car Reviews
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The Carpages Garage has had the privilege of playing host to some pretty spectacular cars over the last several months. Highlights? Well, the absolutely mental Porsche Taycan Turbo S certainly left its mark, and the Honda Civic Type R is always a hoot. The Mercedes Maybach GLS 600 was decadent luxury on a scale for which the likes had previously …

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Is it safe to travel now? It depends.

By Loknath Das
May 29, 2020
in :  Travel
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Although many restrictions are still in place, travel is slowly starting up again. People locked down for months want to stretch their legs, see something other than a screen, and boost the economy. Restaurants and some tourist attractions (Florida’s Universal Orlando Resort, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) are opening for local and domestic travel. A few countries (Greece, Italy) …

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Mind-reading technology lets you control tech with your brain — and it actually works

By Loknath Das
January 11, 2020
in :  Technology
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LAS VEGAS — It’s not the self-driving cars, flying cars or even the dish-washing robots that stick out as the most transformative innovation at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show: It’s the wearable gadgets that can read your mind. There’s a growing category of companies focused on the “Brain-Computer Interface.” These devices can record brain signals from sensors on the scalp …

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Technology in 2050: will it save humanity – or destroy us?

By Loknath Das
January 4, 2020
in :  Technology
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 Composite: Guardian Design; Reuters; Getty Images/iStockphoto Futurism is a mug’s game: if you’re right, it seems banal; if you’re wrong, you look like the founder of IBM, Thomas Watson, when he declared in 1943 that there is room in the world “for maybe five computers”. David Adams knew these risks when he wrote about the future of technology in the Guardian …

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Is It Time For Voice Technology To Kill Touchscreens?

By Loknath Das
November 11, 2019
in :  Technology
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Humans and objects have had a long love affair. Simple tools, as well as sophisticated software are all extensions of our physical bodies. We can trace human progress and wellbeing to the level of sophistication of the tools we have created, and by doing so, the augmentation of our abilities to travel, build, communicate, and create. Since tools are so …

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Why It Might Pay to Delay Planning Holiday Travel

By Loknath Das
November 10, 2019
in :  Travel
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Procrastinators who have yet to book holiday flights might still have a shot at getting reasonably priced tickets—especially if they’re willing to play chicken with the airlines. AAA analyzed three years of domestic flights to identify the best times to reserve seats for Thanksgiving and Christmas travel and found that dawdlers got the best prices. Those who waited until seven …

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Looking for job? IT, finance top providers among listed cos

By Loknath Das
September 13, 2019
in :  Finance
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The information technology (IT) and financial services sectors emerged as the top job providers, jointly accounting for over 50 percent of all hiring in India, says a new study by investment group CLSA, titled ‘Boardroom nectar — distilling the essence of India’s annual reports’. The study, which analysed 250 listed companies, showed that both sectors also topped at hiring women. …

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Most of the ocean floor is a mystery, but this technology could help map it

By Loknath Das
June 3, 2019
in :  Technology
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The numbers are startling: According to even the most generous estimates, more than 80 percent of the world’s oceans are totally unmapped. The average ocean depth is nearly two and a half miles, and oceans cover 70 percent of the planet. Do the maths and, in terms of total volume, 99 percent of Earth’s biosphere is essentially unknown. We think …

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Police Are Investing In New Technology. ‘Thin Blue Lie’ Asks, ‘Does It Work?’

By Loknath Das
April 8, 2019
in :  Technology
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In 2014, Michael Brown, an 18-year old unarmed black man, was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. In the four months that followed, the stock price of the stun-gun maker Taser International, now known as Axon Enterprise, nearly doubled. The following year, the Department of Justice launched a pilot program awarding more than $23.2 million in grants to expand …

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Train 18: Here’s how much it will cost you to travel on India’s fastest train

By Loknath Das
January 27, 2019
in :  Travel
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Train 18 will start its services soon and along with it, will herald a new generation of Indian trains. The much talked about Train 18 is expected to start services shortly after the Budget session.  But how much will a passenger have to shell out to travel on the indigenously-built fastest train in India? According to reports, Train 18 fares …

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