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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.