Author: Arushi Chaudhary

“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating…” On September 7, Elon Musk’s aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company SpaceX successfully ran another test-fire for its Falcon 9 rocket, achieving a perfect score for all nine of its landing attempts so far this year. However, this success streak rides on a baggage of epic misses and fails in the past. And, company’s founder Musk has no qualms in admitting them before the world. In fact, sticking to his “failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating…” stance,…

On September 12, the world waited with bated breaths as Apple launched its new lineup of products, including the much-hyped 10th anniversary iPhone X, in its annual special event. While all eyes were on Apple, T-Mobile was well prepared to make the most out of iPhone’s latest reveal. The carrier wasted no time in announcing a lucrative deal, offering a $300 credit to customers trading in a good condition iPhone 6 or newer for any of the latest Apple smartphones. Given the insanely steep price tag of the iPhone X – available at a base price of $999 – the…

American ‘Un-carrier’ T-Mobile is working on multiple fronts to consolidate its position in the market vis-à-vis key competitors like Verizon and AT&T. Apart from working on a war footing to roll out its new 600MHz LTE network, the company is also eyeing collaborations and tie-ups to offer its customers more well-rounded services. As part of this initiative, the service provider has entered into an exclusive partnership with Netflix, bundling streaming subscriptions with its wireless package. As part of the deal, that is being called ‘Netflix On Us’, those using the T-Mobile ONE family plan will get a monthly Netflix subscription…

Auto giant Tesla recently announced its plan to bring its Supercharger network to downtown areas and city centers by rolling out mini versions designed for cities. The new charging devices that are aimed at allowing Tesla owners to charge their vehicles in urban areas will be first introduced in Chicago and Boston. Revealing its plan of action in a blog post, the company said, “As part of our commitment to making Tesla ownership easy for everyone, including those without immediate access to home or workplace charging, we are expanding our Supercharger network into city centers, starting with downtown Chicago and…

Examining the 100-million-year-old transition of dinosaurs to birds, a new study has revealed that the evolution of these reptiles into birds went way beyond growing a pair of feathers. A new research carried out at Yale University indicates that the phenomenon involved extensive changes to the animals’ skulls. The researchers also see this revelation as an important clue that links changes in the brain to altering skull forms. Dr. Bhart-Anjan Singh Bullar, the senior co-author of this study linking brain’s development to roofing of skull bones, was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying, “Across the dinosaur-bird transition, the skull…

We are back with your weekly dose of latest must-watch movie trailers. Movie trailers are often passed off as a piece of promotion. It takes an avid film buff to appreciate this intricate art form that is all about striking that tricky balance between packing a punch and not giving away too much. If you are that film buff, here’s a fresh line-up of intriguing trailers to keep you hooked through the week: A Bad Moms Christmas The Bad Moms are back with a Christmas themed sequel. The film showcases three overburdened et under-appreciated moms – Amy, Kiki and Carla…

Breakthrough Listen, a scientific research program led by popular British physicist Stephen Hawking, detects signs of alien life. The Breakthrough Listen project set up by Professor Stephen Hawking in association with Russian billionaire Yuri Milner has picked up some mysterious signals that could well have come from another galaxy, hinting at the presence of alien life. Researchers associated with the project picked up 15 new fast radio bursts or FRBs, lasting just a few milliseconds, from an unidentified source. This source, labeled ‘FRB 121102’, was first discovered in 2012. The team associated with the project admits that they have no…

Hurricane Harvey, which started as a tropical depression over the Gulf of Mexico transformed into a category 4 hurricane in just 56 hours of its arrival, dumping nearly 27 trillion gallons of water across the affected regions of Louisiana and Texas. Repercussions of this devastating natural disaster are being felt in almost all walks of life and the most recent to have taken a hit are fuel prices. Within days after the hurricane wreaking havoc in the US, fuel prices have risen by more than 10 cents per gallon. The spate in prices is being attributed to more than a…

We have some more bad news for the Houstonians. The jaw-dropping destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey that swept through Texas could well be the costliest natural calamity witnessed by the US in recent past. Even as the authorities take stock of the extent of damage brought on by the unprecedented flooding, it has emerged that nearly 1 million cars may have been destroyed in the catastrophe. Industry experts believe that this could change the face of the used auto market industry in the country. Analysts are already working on drawing up estimates of the number of vehicles damaged by the…

Way to go Best Buy! The forever mounting cut-throat-ism in the retail sector is pushing companies to always be on top of their game. Take, for instance, Best Buy’s decision to expand its same-day delivery in a bid to tackle mounting competition from players like Amazon. The company recently announced that it will extend its same-day shipping feature to 27 cities across the US, starting September 6. That’s nearly twice the number of cities it was offering this special delivery service to until now. But that’s not all. The company is also reducing the price for its service from $14.99…