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WhatsApp is a globally popular instant messaging platform. The app always introduces new features. Some old devices will stop supporting the app from October 24. iPhones with iOS 12 and newer will continue to support WhatsApp. iPhone 5s and newer devices have the iOS 12 update. Older devices such as iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s will no longer support WhatsApp. Android devices with Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich and older will stop supporting WhatsApp. Most of these models were launched in 2012. If your device is not updated, WhatsApp will notify you a few times. You may upgrade your device…

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli are ready to enter the NFT market. They will launch their NFTs in the upcoming T20 World Cup. They have agreed an exclusive partnership with Web 3.0 company FanCraze. They would launch their player cards on FanCraze platform. IPL teams such as Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals are part of FanCraze. Cricketers Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shikhar Dhawan too are part of FanCraze. FanCraze has more than 120,000 video collectibles on its platform.

Dubai witnessed the first successful test flight of the X2 flying car. It is sure that, when it comes to smart mobility, flying cars will draw the world’s attention. This two-seater flying car weighs only 560 kilos. Its take-off weight is 760 kilograms. It can travel at a speed of 130 kilometres per hour. Initially, 35 minutes will get in a single flight.  It is the intelligent flight control system that helps these flying cars take off and land safely. The flying car models, including X2, are designed in a way to fly low in cities and thus integrate with…

In 2024, Tesla, the electric vehicle manufacturer owned by Elon Musk, plans to make 50,000 Tesla Semis annually. According to Teslarati, Musk stated that the company will “scale up Semi production into next year.” For a firm like Tesla, which will build 20,500 vehicles per week in the Gigafactory Shanghai during the fourth quarter of 2022, a production goal of 50,000 units annually may seem cautious, but the article noted that even this level of productivity would be astounding. Freightliner presently dominates the US Class 8 trucking market, according to statistics from Statista. Freightliner sold more than 71,000 units in…

Indian Railways introduces first aluminium freight rake. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated it at Bhubaneswar Railway Station. It has been fully designed and developed in India. It was done in collaboration with HINDALCO, RDSO, and Besco Wagon. The single rake in its lifetime saves over 14,500 tonnes of CO2. It is 85 percent recyclable and has 180 ton extra carrying capacity. It is lightweight and requires lower maintenance. Compared to steel rakes, it has a longer life. It is part of India’s initiative to build a green network.

Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals are being created to handle railroad cargo in accordance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Gati Shakti” vision and the Ministry of Railways’ policy for the “Gati Shakti Multimodal Cargo Terminal” (GCT) (announced on December 15, 2021). A total of 96 further places have been tentatively identified for the creation of GCTs, and 15 GCTs have already been put into operation. It has been planned to commission 100 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals throughout the course of the following three fiscal years. Based on industrial demand and the possibility for freight traffic, GCT locations are chosen.

The government intends to use the roughly 15,000-strong network of the 43 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in the nation to provide credit to rural consumers by pushing them to broaden their portfolio by including new segments. The new mandate will force RRBs to give credit for small enterprises, housing, and even education in rural India in addition to their traditional agricultural loans. The Department of Financial Services has raised concerns about public-sector banks slowing lending for education loans due to higher defaults and the ongoing struggle of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprise sector, which suffered the most in the…

India and France to adopt a roadmap for the development of green hydrogen. This is part of the two nations’ efforts to promote clean energy transitions. The two nations together would meet the carbon neutrality targets. Together, they would establish a reliable and sustainable value chain. This would work towards developing decarbonised hydrogen. The roadmap was adopted by French Minister Chrysoula Zacharopoulou and Union Minister R.K. Singh.

For EV infrastructure solutions, Mahindra & Mahindra, a global leader in the automotive industry, has teamed with electric vehicle network supplier Statiq. Statiq will assist Mahindra with charging station operations as part of this partnership, and the two companies will work together to focus on various e-mobility tech integration projects in the future. A joint statement from the corporations added that the main goal of the collaboration is to give EV users a strong, accessible, cost-effective, and dependable transportation network across the nation. Akshit Bansal and Raghav Arora established the Gurugram-based business in 2019 with the goal of offering complete…

Ather Energy, a maker of electric two-wheelers with headquarters in Bengaluru, has raised 400.6 (about $ 50 million) in a new investment round that was co-led by Herald Square Ventures and an existing investor, Caladium Investment. According to VC Circle, Caladium Investment invested 400 crore in Ather Energy and will receive 51,276 CCPS with a face value of 10 and a premium of 77,998 in exchange. Ather, a company that develops and sells electric scooters, was founded in 2013 by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain. Its most well-known model is the Ather 450x.In September, the business sold 7,435 electric scooters…