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Sitaram Yechury - "Unrepentant Marxist", Author and Editor

The CPIM lost one of its pillars today as Sitaram Yechury, the party's three-time general secretary, strategist, think tank, author and editor of its mouthpiece People's Democracy, died at the age of 72.




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Sitaram Yechury: CPM Chief, Raconteur And Pragmatic Face Of Left

Sitaram Yechury, the fifth general secretary of the CPM, died on September 12, 2024, after a prolonged illness. He was admitted for days at Delhi's All-India Institute of Medical Sciences after he had contracted a lung infection.




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Shigeru Ishiba: Political Troublemaker Set To Take Charge As Japan's New PM

Japan's next prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, says he reads three books a day and would rather do that than mingle with the ruling party colleagues who picked him as their new leader today




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Jimmy Carter Turns 100 - 1st Ever US President To Reach Century Mark

Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday - the first ever US president to reach the century mark and another extraordinary milestone for the one-time peanut farmer who found his way to the White House.




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"We Talked About...": Sundar Pichai Recalls Last Meeting With Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata, born on December 28, 1937, is the Chairman of Ratan Tata Trust, two of the largest private-sector-promoted philanthropic trusts in India.




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From X Factor To One Direction: The Story Of Boy Band Star Liam Payne

Liam Payne, who rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction has died at the age of 31. The British singer fell to his death from the third-floor balcony of Hotel CasaSur Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.




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From Studying In Prison To Heading Hamas Oct 7 Attack: Who Was Yahya Sinwar

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency have jointly confirmed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in the Gaza Strip by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday.




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Programming Prodigy To Meta CEO: Inside The Life Of Mark Zuckerberg

Think of social media, and the first name that almost immediately comes to mind is Mark Zuckerberg.




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All About Kamala Harris: Life, Family, Wealth And Her Impact On US Politics

Kamala Devi Harris was born on October 20, 1964, in Oakland, California, to immigrant parents.






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Ricky Ponting hits back at Gautam Gambhir, calls him 'prickly character' - The Times of India

  1. Ricky Ponting hits back at Gautam Gambhir, calls him 'prickly character'  The Times of India
  2. Ricky Ponting Fires Back At Gautam Gambhir After India Coach's Press Conference Remarks  NDTV Sports
  3. A fired-up Virat Kohli is Australia's worry after Ricky Ponting's 'bad move'  The Times of India
  4. Gambhir a prickly character, never took dig at Kohli: Ponting  The Hindu
  5. Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Why Gautam Gambhir comes across as abrasive at times  The Indian Express








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Google Chrome on iPhones gets new features with Drive, Maps integration - Business Standard

  1. Google Chrome on iPhones gets new features with Drive, Maps integration  Business Standard
  2. Stop Using Chrome On Your iPhone, Warns Apple—Millions Of Users Must Now Decide  Forbes
  3. 4 new Chrome improvements for iOS  The Keyword
  4. Chrome on iOS now lets you search using images and text at the same time  TechCrunch
  5. Google rolls out new features in Chrome for iPhone users  Moneycontrol






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Inflation in nearly half of major states outgrows India's Oct CPI; price pressure steepest in Chhattisgarh - Moneycontrol

  1. Inflation in nearly half of major states outgrows India's Oct CPI; price pressure steepest in Chhattisgarh  Moneycontrol
  2. Retail inflation surges to a 14-month high of 6.2% in October  The Times of India
  3. If we exclude vegetable prices, CPI inflation remains in RBI's range: UBI research  The Economic Times
  4. Rising food prices are likely to push back beginning of rate cutting cycle  The Indian Express
  5. India confident of reaching USD 100 billion trade volume with Russia ahead of 2030 timeline: S Jaishankar  Telegraph India





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Telangana train accident: Goods train derails near Peddapalli. Check full list of cancelled, diverted trains today | Today News - Mint

  1. Telangana train accident: Goods train derails near Peddapalli. Check full list of cancelled, diverted trains today | Today News  Mint
  2. Goods train derails in Telangana's Peddapalli; 20 trains cancelled, 10 diverted  The Economic Times
  3. 11 coaches of goods train derail in Telangana  The Times of India
  4. Goods train derailment in Telangana affects rail traffic between Delhi and Chennai  Telangana Today
  5. Goods train derails in Telangana's Peddapalli; 30 trains cancelled, several diverted  The Hindu








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INCREDIBLE early Black Friday deal saves you on Samsung wearables and accessories!

Samsung has an early Black Friday deal for its accessories and wearables, so don’t miss out if you want some savings!

The post INCREDIBLE early Black Friday deal saves you on Samsung wearables and accessories! appeared first on Phandroid.





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Chinese Man Duped Of Rs 11 Lakh By Fiancee In "Marriage Bed Burning" Scam

In a unique online romance scam, a man in Tianjin, China, fell victim to a bizarre "marriage bed burning" ritual, costing him Rs 11 lakh.




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Watch: This Alligator Named Darth Gator Only Emerges To His 'Theme Song'

Shared by Gator Boys star Paul Bedard, the viral video shows the alligator emerging from his den to the tune of the iconic song.




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Zomato CEO Reveals How He Knew He Would "End Up Marrying" His Wife

Kapil Sharma wasted no time in diving into their personal stories, focusing on how Deepinder met his Mexican wife.




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Here's Why India Celebrates Jawaharlal Nehru's Birthday As Children's Day

Children's Day, also known as 'Bal Diwas', is celebrated annually on November 14 in India. The day is celebrated to appreciate and acknowledge children as they are the future of the county.




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Bengaluru Entrepreneur's Hilarious Take On City's "Patchy Roads" Is Viral

A Bengaluru-based entrepreneur recently took to social media to jokingly explain how his daily commute on bike taxes in the city doubles as an unexpected fitness routine.




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Russian Teachers Pranked Into Wearing Tinfoil Hats To Fight "Evil NATO" Plot

The prankster claims that as many as seven schools fell prey to his prank and made the hats.




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Man Seeks Online Help To Decode Devanagari Text He Found At German Market

A man recently took to Reddit, seeking help identifying an unknown Devanagari text he found at a flea market in Germany.




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Bride Kalina Marie Devastated After Almost No One Turns Up For Her Wedding

The couple, together for nine years, had announced the wedding date in January and were eagerly looking forward to their long-awaited special day.




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"No Talking...": Employee Shares Strict Workplace Rules, Calls It A "Jail"

The post details a highly restrictive environment where employees are forbidden from basic actions like looking away from their screens or using their phones.




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Watch: US Comedian's Hilarious Impersonation Of Trump In India Goes Viral

US-based comedian Austin Nasso is going viral online for his hilarious impersonation of US-President-elect Donald Trump during a fictional visit to India.




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Brace For Impact! Maruti Will Increase Price Of Almost All Cars By This Date: Check Full Details

India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has announced that it will hike the prices of its models from January 2023. It said the increase will vary for different models. Why? In a statement the automaker explained its struggles and the reason behind the hikes. “The Company continues to witness increased cost pressure driven […]




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Millions Of Teflon Particles Are Mixed With Your Food While Cooking On Teflon-Coated Pan! (Research Results)

There is a shocking revelation by scientists who are studying the surface of a Teflon-coated pan. As per the scientists, thousands to millions of ultra-small Teflon plastic particles may be released during cooking as non-stick pots and pans gradually lose their coating. As per the new study published in the journal Science of the Total […]




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Shorts Break By Armoks Media Becomes #1 YouTube Creator In India For Shorts

Youtube has released its annual A YEAR ON YOUTUBE list for 2022, and there is some explosive news coming in from the house of Armoks Media. Shorts Break from Armoks Media has become the #1 Youtube Creator for Shorts videos in India, as their video: Baarish me Bheegna has been ranked #1 in their list.  […]




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Apple & Samsung Exported Rs 40,000 Crore Of Smartphones From India: Apple Can Beat Samsung Very Soon!

Apple is in fast pace catching up with Samsung in India as far as smartphone exports from the country are concerned.  Apple was not far behind at $2.2 billion at the same time Samsung’s smartphone exports in value stood at around $2.8 billion for the April-October period. Apple Scaling Up Exports In India It is […]




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Exciting Details Of Redmi K60 Series Revealed: Will It Be 2023’s 1st Flagship Smartphone? Check Specs, USPs & More!

The success of the Redmi K50 series, especially the Redmi K50 Pro was resounding, and now, a lot of leaks about the Redmi K60 series have emerged as well. The box of the Redmi K60 was leaked recently, and promotional dates of the phone series have also appeared. Redmi K60 Features Leaked: All You Need […]




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[Exclusive Interview] This Startup Promises Out-Of-The-Box Ideas For Businesses To Scale Their Content Marketing

Recently, we interacted with Mr. Ayush Shukla, Creator & Founder, Finnet Media, and asked him about his startup journey, and their plans to disrupt the ecosystem with ideas and passion. With a B.A in Economic Honors from Delhi University, Ayush learned the nuances of networking and explored it for his self-growth by building a strong […]




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Intel to spin-off and sell Wind River Software to TPG

Wind River, an IoT and industrial operating system owned by Intel will be acquired by TPG, global alternative asset firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Intel had bought Wind River Systems for $884 million in 2009

Wind River operates in several markets, including aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial, medical and networking technologies. Its core products in these markets are operating systems, software infrastructure platforms, device management, and simulation software. The IoT practice of Wind River provides consulting services for customers building IoT applications.

In a statement for Wind River, Nehal Raj, Partner and Head of Technology investing at TPG said “We see a tremendous market opportunity in industrial software driven by the convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), intelligent devices and edge computing. As a market leader with a strong product portfolio, Wind River is well positioned to benefit from these trends. We are excited about the prospects for Wind River as an independent company, and plan to build on its strong foundation with investments in both organic and inorganic growth.”

Wind River’s main IoT product is Helix Device Cloud, a cloud-offering capable of managing deployed IoT devices and industrial equipment across a machine’s lifecycle. Helix can connect and manage devices remotely.

Helix platform’s key uses cases are gateway management, proactive maintenance, security updates, and device provisioning.




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Amber Solutions raises $3.3M Series A to fast track sales of its smart electrical products

Amber Solutions, an IoT product company that sells smart outlets, switches and circuit breakers closed Series A Preferred Stock round of financing that equals $3.3M in gross proceeds. Amber will use the funds to support the commercial development of Amber's core technologies.

One of Amber’s product is solid-state circuit interrupter (GFCI) that basically stops harmful levels of electricity from passing through a person. It operates as a safety device alerting the homeowner of electrocution incidents in real time.

"We are pleased that our investors are embracing Amber's vision of bringing superior IoT intelligence and connectivity to a highly strategic area--the single gang box locations within the standard electrical infrastructure in homes and buildings," said Amber Solutions CEO Thar Casey.
"Amber's smart outlets and switches strategically aggregate IoT sensors and functions within a structure's single gang box locations. This means a more discreet and yet wider array of IoT sensing and control in every room than is typical today,"Casey further added.

Amber Solutions’ core markets are builders that prepare smart home/smart building ready infrastructure, certified electrical contractors or remodelers, and electrical manufacturers.

Amber products

Other latest funding news include Owlet’s $24M Series B, Axonize’s $6M Series A round and addition of Deutsche Telekom as its strategic investor, and $30M Series B raised by Palo Alto-based Armis.




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Smart baby monitor Nanit closes $14M Series B investment

Smart baby monitor company Nanit raised a $14M Series B round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). Other investors that participated include existing investors Upfront Ventures, RRE Ventures, Vulcan Capital and Vaal Investment Partners. The latest investment brings total equity funding of Nanit to $30M.

Nanit Camera

Nanit announced it will use the funding proceeds to expand its team of computer vision and machine learning engineers and grow its sales in Europe and Canada.

Nanit’s baby monitor helps new parents oversee nursery conditions as it has built-in temperature and humidity sensors. The camera lets parents remotely monitor baby’s crib whereas sound and motion are detected via smart sensors.

Nanit's mobile app

The monitor’s insights can be accessed via an accompanying mobile app. Nanit charges $10 per month for its premium package.

The key use cases of Nanit’s baby monitoring technology include sleep insights, behavioral analysis, expert guidance, and nightly video summaries. The company currently sells its smart monitors via its website.




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Arduino adds two boards to its MKR family of products for new use cases

Arduino’s MKR family of products got two new wireless connectivity boards added to its range of products. These include MKR WiFi 1010 and MKR NB 1500, both aimed at streamlining IoT product/service development.

Arduino MKR WiFi 1010

Arduino’s blog notes that “the Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 is the new version of the MKR1000 with ESP32 module on board made by U-BLOX.”

MKR WiFi 1010: For prototyping of WI-FI based IoT applications

The core difference of MKR WiFi 1010 compared to MKR WiFi 1000 is that the former can be put to use in production-grade IoT apps and it has ESP32-based module manufactured by u-blox. The former enables to add 2.4GHz WiFi and Bluetooth capability to the application. Additionally, it comes with a programmable dual-processor system (an ARM processor and a dual-core Espressif IC).

MKR NB 1500: For on-field monitoring systems and remote-controlled LTE-enabled modules

The Arduino MKR NB 1500 is based on new low-power NB-IoT (narrowband IoT) standard. This makes it appropriate for IoT apps running over cellular/LTE networks.

Arduino MKR NB 1500

Key use cases of this board are remote monitoring systems and remote-controlled LTE-enabled modules. It supports AT&T, T-Mobile USA, Telstra, Verizon over the Cat M1/NB1 deployed bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 20 and 28.

Arduino also pitches this board to be used in IoT apps which used to rely on alternative IoT networks such as LoRa and Sigfox. It promises to save power compared to GSM or 3G cellular-based connections.

“The new boards bring new communication options to satisfy the needs of the most demanding use cases, giving users one of the widest range of options on the market of certified products.” Arduino co-founder and CTO Massimo Banzi






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Siemens to acquire smart lighting control company Enlighted Inc. for an undisclosed sum

Siemens Building Technologies division announced it will acquire Enlighted Inc., a smart IoT building technology provider. The transaction is expected to close in Q3’18.

Enlighted Inc.’s core element is an advanced lighting control application. It is based on a patented, software-defined smart sensor that collects and monitors real-time occupancy, light levels, temperatures and energy usage.

The sensor can gauge temperature, light level, motion, energy, and has Bluetooth connectivity.

The Enlighted Micro Sensor

The Enlighted system works by collecting temperature, light and motion data via its smart sensors. A gateway device carries the information to Energy Manager, a secure browser-based interface to create profiles and adjust settings of the entire Enlighted Advanced Lighting Control System. The Energy manager operates as an analytics device.

The whole system consists of multi-function sensors, distributed computing, a network, and software applications run by Enlighted Inc.

“With Siemens as a global partner, we will both accelerate innovation and market adoption of our smart building technologies on an international scale.”Joe Costello, Chairman, and CEO of Enlighted Inc

Enlighted Inc.’s main target market is commercial real estate. Key use cases of its intelligent Lighting Control System are energy efficiency, controlling heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and building utilization reports.

Use the Postscapes 'Connected Products Framework' to understand the smart home and buildings eco-system.




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Smart lock company LockState closes $5.8M Series A to fast track sales & partnerships

Smart Lock Company LockState raised $5.8M Series A in new investment to fund its aggressive sales and marketing and partner development plan. The company previously raised $740K seed round and $1M in a round led by angel investors. The lead investor in latest round was Iron Gate Capital. Other investors include Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc, Nelnet and Service Provider Capital.

Access Control Dashboard and WiFi Smart Locks

The company’s Wi-Fi-enabled RemoteLock is used by 1000s of Airbnb and other vacation rental hosts. It helps hosts remotely provide access to guests. Locking/unlocking codes can be generated via a host’s computer or smartphone.

RemoteLock’s prices start at $299 which is its algorithmic ResortLock. The most pricey lock by LockState is its ‘RemoteLock 7i Black WiFi Commercial Smart Lock’ which costs $479.

Another core product of LockState is its cloud-based remote access platform for internet-enabled locks. It implies users can remotely manage their (internet-enabled) locks via LockState’s cloud platform.

Unlike smartphones and watches, customers don’t look forward to upgrading their smart locks or buying one when new models are launched. Thus, smart lock companies offset this disadvantage by partnering with property management and short-term rental companies to get new customers.

LockState has partnered with vacation rental brands like Airbnb, HomeAway, and other listing partners to automate guest access.

“We are expanding our footprint and moving into a new warehouse office that is more than twice the size of our current office. We’re also staffing up our sales and marketing teams. We’ve accomplished a lot without investing heavily in marketing so we’ll support that area to keep our momentum going. We intend to expand into new business-to-business and enterprise verticals where we’re seeing the market grow. We are also dedicating budget toward development.” Nolan Mondrow, CEO of LockState in a statement released to news site Venture Beat

Igloohome a Singapore-based smart lock company also raised an investment of $4M in April this year.