Shruti Menon

1 week ago | medium.com | Shruti Menon

Every year, smartphones, laptops, and even smart TVs are getting better. They come with more features, faster processors, sharper displays, and yet, their prices either stay the same or become more affordable. If you’ve ever wondered how this is possible, the answer lies in something simple — progress in technology, smart production, and competition. One of the biggest reasons gadgets keep improving is because of how fast technology develops. A concept called Moore’s Law helps explain this.

1 week ago | bbc.com | Reha Kansara |Shruti Menon |Mohammad Zubair Khan

Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossingReha Kansara, Shruti Menon & Mohammad Zubair KhanBBCIn January a migrant boat was rescued off the north African coast after 14 harrowing days lost at sea. Some 50 people died on the voyage, many of whom were lied to by people smugglers promising safe and legal routes to Europe. BBC Verify has tracked one of the traffickers responsible - documenting his activities across three continents.

2 weeks ago | scoop.upworthy.com | Shruti Menon

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1 month ago | scoop.upworthy.com | Shruti Menon

After 3 years of seeing the same man on the corner, she finally asked why — and changed his life foreverThe Texas woman learned that the man in his 30s was homeless and suffering from mental health issues and decided to lend him a helping hand. The man in question (Cover Image Source: GoFundMe | Ginger Jones Sprouse)A man named Victor Hubbard had been standing on the same street corner for three years until Ginger Jones Sprouse finally decided to step in and learn more about him.

1 month ago | scoop.upworthy.com | Shruti Menon

Judge sentences fellow veteran to jail — then joins him in the cell in a show of supportJudge Olivera sentenced Joe Serna to a night in jail out of concern for the soldier’s wellbeing. Cover Image Source: YouTube | CBS Evening NewsIn a remarkable act of compassion, a North Carolina judge joined a veteran he had sentenced to jail. In 2016, Gulf War veteran Lou Olivera, a district court judge in Cumberland County, North Carolina, learned about fellow veteran Joe Serna’s military service.