Low-fat diet may help reduce fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis
New York, Nov 11 - People with multiple sclerosis (MS) could benefit from a low-fat diet to improve the fatigue that's a debilitating, and often-underappreciated, symptom of the condition, according to a small study, led by an Indian-origin researcher.
Dubai launches $136 mn VC fund to finance tech startups
New Delhi, Nov 10 - The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) on Friday launched a venture capital (VC) fund worth $136 million designed to finance technology startups.
Users can shop on Pincode using ONDC Gift Cards this Diwali
New Delhi, Nov 10 - Pincode, a local shopping app developed on the ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) Network, on Friday announced that customers can elevate their festive shopping experience by using the newly launched ONDC Gift Cards on the app.
USFDA okays world’s first chikungunya vaccine
Washington, Nov 10 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the world's first chikungunya vaccine.
Chinese scientists show 1st live birth of a chimeric monkey using stem cells
Beijing, Nov 10 - A team of researchers in China has reported for the first time the live birth of a monkey that contains a high proportion of cells derived from a monkey stem cell line.
Apple’s next Swift Student Challenge to launch in Feb 2024
New Delhi, Nov 10 - Apple has announced that its next "Swift Student Challenge" will open in February 2024 and include a new category recognizing 50 distinguished winners, who will be named for standout submissions.
NASA worked with Mphasis company Blink UX to revamp user experience
Bengaluru, Nov 10 - NASA collaborated with Blink UX, an Mphasis company, to release its updated website after two years of rigorous user experience research, strategy and design.
Gargling with salt water may help prevent Covid hospitalization: Study
New York, Nov 10 - In an interesting study, researchers have confirmed that the common remedy of gargling with salt water may help improve respiratory symptoms and fight Covid, helping lower hospitalisation rates.
Meta to let users shop products from Amazon on FB, Instagram
San Francisco, Nov 10 - Meta has teamed up with Amazon to make it easy for users to shop Amazon products directly from Facebook and Instagram.
Amagi acquires Tellyo’s biz to boost live sports, news broadcast
Bengaluru, Nov 10 - Cloud-based SaaS technology platform Amagi will acquire the business of Tellyo, a leading real-time live cloud remote production, clipping/editing and social sharing platform, for an undisclosed sum.
OpenAI introduces data partnerships to deeply train AI models
New Delhi, Nov 10 - Sam Altman-run OpenAI has introduced data partnerships, where it will work together with organisations to produce public and private datasets for training AI models.
Gaming company Unity likely to layoff employees to cut costs
San Francisco, Nov 10 - Game development software company Unity has announced that it will “likely” go for layoffs as part of cost-saving measures.
Google ‘offered’ Netflix special deal to pay only 10% on Google Play
San Francisco, Nov 10 - Not just Spotify, Google also offered streaming giant Netflix a special discounted rate of 10 per cent of its in-app payments on Android so that Netflix could keep 90 per cent of the money, the media reported.
Sundar Pichai to testify in Epic Games vs Google case next week
San Francisco, Nov 10 - Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is likely to testify in Epic Games’s lawsuit against Google in a US court next week.
Delhi doc claims IVF cycles getting ‘cancelled’ due to air pollution
New Delhi, Nov 9 - Women trying to get pregnant via in vitro fertilization (IVF) have become the latest victims of the ongoing air pollution levels in the national capital, claimed a fertility expert on Thursday.
New AI model can map giant icebergs 10,000 times faster than humans: Study
London, Nov 9 - A team of British scientists have trained an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system to accurately map -- in one-hundredth of a second -- the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images.
Lack of exercise, more junk food spiking diabetes in young Indians: Docs
New Delhi, Nov 9 - Shifting lifestyles, with almost zero exercise and increased consumption of junk foods, are the major reasons behind the significant surge in Type 2 diabetes cases among younger populations, both globally and particularly in India, in the last 10
Apple, US govt reach $25 mn settlement over job bias allegations
New York, Nov 10 - Apple Inc reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the tech giant illegally discriminated in hiring and recruitment against American citizens and certain non-US citizens whose permission to live in and
Wipro may not give hike to top performers with higher compensation: Report
New Delhi, Nov 9 - Leading technology services and consulting company Wipro might not give salary hikes to "top performers with higher compensation", media reports said on Thursday.
1 in 3 deaths from skin cancer due to working under the sun: UN agencies
Geneva, Nov 9 - Working under the sun is leading to nearly 1 in 3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, according to joint estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).