China pneumonia cases: Indian docs call for raising surveillance, hygiene measures

China pneumonia cases: Indian docs call for raising surveillance, hygiene measures

New Delhi, Nov 24 - Amid a cluster of pneumonia cases in China, Indian doctors have called for increasing surveillance as well as hygiene measures, if such situation arises in the country.

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New hydrogel jabs to reduce daily diabetes shots to just 3 a year

New hydrogel jabs to reduce daily diabetes shots to just 3 a year

New York, Nov 24 - Researchers have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of diabetes and weight control drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Victoza, and others to just once every four months.

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Uber rolls out ‘Pro’ rewards programme for drivers in 12 cities

Uber rolls out ‘Pro’ rewards programme for drivers in 12 cities

New Delhi, Nov 24 - Ride-hailing platform Uber on Friday launched ‘Uber Pro’, a rewards programme inspired by drivers and designed to help them reach their goals both on and off the road, in 12 cities.

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Investment in novel therapies key to tackle antimicrobial resistance: Report

Investment in novel therapies key to tackle antimicrobial resistance: Report

New Delhi, Nov 24 - Key priorities to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) should include improved antimicrobial stewardship and investment in novel therapies, according to a report on Friday.

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EDM icon Afrojack to make fans groove at OnePlus AI Music Festival

EDM icon Afrojack to make fans groove at OnePlus AI Music Festival

Bengaluru, Nov 24 - Global technology brand OnePlus on Friday announced the ‘OnePlus AI Music Festival’, a multi-genre musical extravaganza for its ever-growing Indian community. The unique community-focused event will be held at the Manpho Convention Centre in Bengaluru on December 17.

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Centre gives 7-day deadline to social media platforms to address deepfakes

Centre gives 7-day deadline to social media platforms to address deepfakes

New Delhi, Nov 24 - The Centre on Friday gave a seven-day deadline to social media platforms to tweak their policies as per Indian regulations in order to address the spread of deepfakes on their platforms.

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Data tech firm Tmax to unveil new products at AWS conference

Data tech firm Tmax to unveil new products at AWS conference

Seoul, Nov 24 - Tmax Group, a South Korean data technology company, said on Friday it will unveil its new products at Amazon Web Services' (AWS) cloud conference next week.

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Apple to send experts to join hacking threat notification probe in India

Apple to send experts to join hacking threat notification probe in India

New Delhi, Nov 24 - Apple is sending a team of experts to delve deep into the issue of some Indian politicians receiving threats notifications last month, warning them of state-sponsored hackers targeting their devices.

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Antibiotic misuse to drive 10 mn AMR-related deaths a year by 2050: WHO

Antibiotic misuse to drive 10 mn AMR-related deaths a year by 2050: WHO

Copenhagen, Nov 24 - The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against the misuse of antibiotics which could result in up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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Security violations by employees as harmful as hacking: Report

Security violations by employees as harmful as hacking: Report

New Delhi, Nov 24 - Employee violations of an organisation’s information security policies are as dangerous as external hacker attacks, a report warned on Friday.

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Simple 20 mins workouts can boost brain after a bad night’s sleep

Simple 20 mins workouts can boost brain after a bad night’s sleep

London, Nov 24 - Didn’t get a good night’s sleep? Just 20 minutes of moderate exercises can boost your brain, according to a study.

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Musk joins controversy around Annie who accused brother Sam Altman of abusing her

Musk joins controversy around Annie who accused brother Sam Altman of abusing her

San Francisco, Nov 24 - As the much-hyped OpenAI saga came to an end, X owner Elon Musk on Friday joined the controversy around Annie Altman, the sister of Sam Altman who in 2021 accused the latter, along with brother Jack Altman, of

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Food & grocery delivery, digital payments top Indians’ priorities on smartphones

Food & grocery delivery, digital payments top Indians’ priorities on smartphones

New Delhi, Nov 24 - An average smartphone user in India is now using seven mobile apps, with digital payments, food and grocery delivery topping the list of preferred services, a report showed on Friday.

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Video call screensharing error gets Nvidia sued over ‘stolen trade secrets’

Video call screensharing error gets Nvidia sued over ‘stolen trade secrets’

San Francisco, Nov 24 - Automotive technology company Valeo has sued graphics chip giant Nvidia after a video call screen-sharing between the two companies showed 'stolen' data from Valeo, accusing Nvidia of having saved hundreds of millions of dollars from those “stolen trade

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Build open-sourced Tesla Roadster in garage with some assembly: Musk

Build open-sourced Tesla Roadster in garage with some assembly: Musk

San Francisco, Nov 24 - Electric car company Tesla has made its Roadster vehicle fully open-sourced, which means car enthusiasts can actually build the vehicle in their garage with some assembly.

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Proton Drive’s encrypted cloud storage now available on Apple Mac

Proton Drive’s encrypted cloud storage now available on Apple Mac

San Francisco, Nov 24 - File storage solution Proton Drive’s encrypted cloud storage is now available on all major platforms with the launch of its macOS app.

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India’s smartwatch shipments grow 21% in Q3, Fire-Boltt leads: Report

India’s smartwatch shipments grow 21% in Q3, Fire-Boltt leads: Report

New Delhi, Nov 23 - India's smartwatch shipments grew 21 per cent (year-on-year) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 (July-September), with Fire-Boltt leading the market, a new report showed on Thursday.

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Researchers bypassed Windows Hello authentication on Microsoft, Dell laptops

Researchers bypassed Windows Hello authentication on Microsoft, Dell laptops

San Francisco, Nov 23 - Researchers have bypassed Windows Hello fingerprint authentication on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, and even Microsoft.

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Eating beef, dairy can boost immune system to fight cancer: Study

Eating beef, dairy can boost immune system to fight cancer: Study

New York, Nov 23 - Turns out eating beef and dairy may bolster your body's immune response against cancer, according to a study.

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India mulling regulation to tame deepfakes, AI-user harm: Govt

India mulling regulation to tame deepfakes, AI-user harm: Govt

New Delhi, Nov 23 - India is mulling regulation to tame the spread of deepfakes and other user harm that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can bring along, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday.

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