HIGHLIGHTS Salt minerals present on the Red Planet kill bacteria Compounds known as perchlorates killed cultures of Bacillus subtilis Compound can also be activated by UV light, without heat Hopes of finding life on Mars, at least on the surface, were dealt a blow Thursday by a study revealing that salt minerals present on the Red Planet kill bacteria. In lab Read More

Snapchat (NYSE:SNAP) announced a new feature this week that could impact how your business markets to local consumers. Introducing Snap Map Snap Map, as it’s called, is a location based service that shows Snapchat users where their friends are hanging out nearby. So if someone is posting snaps from a local restaurant, you can see that on an actual map Read More

HIGHLIGHTS Wristwatches launched by LAKS will let you make payments at the gates These watches, called Watch2Pay, are available through an e-commerce site The SIM-equipped watch can be recharged like a metro smart-card Delhi Metro commuters will now be able to wear their smart cards on wrists as DMRC has allowed the use of wristwatches launched by Austrian company LAKS Read More

The final merit list is now available on the official website. The Maharashtra Directorate of Technical Education has declared the final merit list of the MHT CET 2017 examination for admission to first year BE/ B.Tech courses. The MHT CET 2017 examination was conducted on 11 May and the provisional merit list was declared on 19 June. Students who took Read More

New Delhi: The income-tax department on Wednesday questioned Misa Bharti, MP and daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, in connection with its probe into the alleged land deals worth Rs 1,000 crore and tax evasion. Sources said Ms Bharti was questioned about her personal finances and investments, especially in real estate, after she finally deposed before the investigating officer of Read More

Bing Ads fully rolled out the pilot launch of its mobile ad platform recently, setting the stage for competition with Google AdWords putting Bing Ads on par with the undisputed search leader’s ad network. The update to Bing Ads brings with it expanded device targeting, allowing for greater control of bids specific to device type. Advertisers can now target users of Read More

How is your team speed? Whether you’re working with just a handful of people or multiple departments, the speed at which your team is able to complete tasks can make a big impact on the success of your business. And there are plenty of tools and processes you can put in place to support those improvements. If you’re interested in Read More

HIGHLIGHTS SoftBank will buy Boston Dynamics and Schaft from Alphabet It did not disclose the terms of the transactions Boston Dynamics was acquired by Google in 2013 Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday that a unit of the company will buy two firms that build walking robots from Alphabet Inc, which would add to the group’s growing artificial intelligence Read More

Despite the fact that the internet has been utterly flooded with content, it is still one of the greatest drivers of business today. Because of content’s near unparalleled ability to increase brand awareness, drive traffic and amass sales, businesses are still busy cranking out blogs, infographics and videos like tomorrow will never come. That same superabundance, however, has made it Read More

If you have had the good fortune to finalise on the perfect house and you’re ready to make an offer on it, you’re very lucky! Whether this is your first house or the tenth, the hardest part of the process is finding a mortgage. Dealing with financials is a tough task and deciding on a mortgage is a very hard Read More