Drones to Deliver Blood and Medicine to Rural America

​A company with experience in Rwanda plans on expanding. A company called Zipline plans to begin delivering blood and medicine through drones to rural parts of the United States, the same way it does with remote areas of Rwanda. Zipline plans to deliver medical supplies to remote and rural communities like Maryland's Smith Island, Native American [...]

August 15th, 2016|Categories: Techy Talky|

Traffic-Straddling Bus a Total Scam According to Chinese State Media

It's not even really a bus.​ The internet loves the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB), an innovative new method of transportation planned to launch in China. The futuristic vehicle straddles lanes of traffic, gliding above the chaos below. It's an undeniably appealing idea for the busy cities in the most populated country in the world. This week, Jinchuang Corp, who produced [...]

August 15th, 2016|Categories: ASEAN News|

DARPA Wants Your Next House to Repair Itself

The agency is focusing on future technologies that allow buildings to grow, repair themselves, and adapt to the environment. Military research agency DARPA is now investing in technologies that will allow building materials to grow on demand and self-repair if damaged. Current building materials are difficult to produce, transport, and assemble, and they eventually wear out [...]

August 15th, 2016|Categories: Techy Talky|

Govt eyes providers that generate billions of ringgit in revenue

Govt eyes providers that generate billions of ringgit in revenue KUALA LUMPUR: While the Government is studying the possibility of imposing a tax on digital business platforms, there is no intention to disrupt small businesses that operate online, according to Second Finance Minister Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani. Digital business platforms generate billions of ringgit in revenue, [...]

August 15th, 2016|Categories: ASEAN News|
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