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Updated On : 19 Nov 2024 | 10:30 AM IST

Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, raising alarm

Devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are overheating more often during airline flights and passengers often put them in checked bags that go into the cargo hold, where a fire might not be detected as quickly. Overheating incidents rose 28 per cent from 2019 to 2023, although such events remain relatively rare, UL Standards said in a report released on Monday. E-cigarettes overheated more often than any other device, based on reports from 35 airlines, according to the report. In 60 per cent of the cases, the overheating called thermal runaway happened near the seat of the passenger who brought the device on board. In July, a smoking laptop in a passenger's bag led to the evacuation of a plane awaiting takeoff at San Francisco International Airport. Last year, a flight from Dallas to Orlando, Florida, made an emergency landing in Jacksonville, Florida, after a battery caught fire in an overhead bin. More than one-quarter of passengers surveyed for the study said they put vapin

Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, raising alarm
Updated On : 10 Sep 2024 | 12:02 AM IST

How to play the artificial intelligence theme in markets the Chris Wood way

That said, Chris Wood believes that the 'picks and shovels theme' for AI remains the most compelling story for now, which is why Nvidia remains his core holding despite valuation at 41x sales.

How to play the artificial intelligence theme in markets the Chris Wood way
Updated On : 16 Jun 2023 | 9:26 AM IST

Mohalla Tech's valuation may cross $5 billion after raising $300 million

The parent company behind short-video platform Moj and regional social network ShareChat, is in the process of raising about $300 million in fresh funding from Alphabet Inc's Google and Singapore's Te

Mohalla Tech's valuation may cross $5 billion after raising $300 million
Updated On : 30 May 2022 | 10:32 PM IST

Connected cars to gain traction in Indian market, says Deloitte's survey

The survey revealed that two out of three Indians are willing to pay up to Rs 50,000 for connected technologies.

Connected cars to gain traction in Indian market, says Deloitte's survey
Updated On : 06 Jul 2020 | 10:32 PM IST

Soon, unlock your PC, smartphone with a heart scan

We would like to use it for every computer because everyone needs privacy: Scientists

Soon, unlock your PC, smartphone with a heart scan
Updated On : 26 Sep 2017 | 4:56 PM IST

From flying warehouses to AI doctors: 5 technologies that may shape future

Technology can use the data and connectivity on the user's behalf

From flying warehouses to AI doctors: 5 technologies that may shape future
Updated On : 31 Jul 2017 | 9:18 AM IST