Thursday, November 21, 2024
SEOUL — South Korea will expand its private-led cloud computing industry to strengthen its competitiveness in the global artificial intelligence (AI) era, the science ministry said on Friday. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced the vision to ...
18 Oct 2024
TORONTO — A team of researchers, led by an Indian-origin scientist, has discovered new function of a protein that may treat age-related illnesses. The team from McMaster University in Canada found a previously unknown cell-protecting function of a ...
18 Oct 2024MUMBAI — After a successful 5G rollout, the country is now taking lead in 6G as the ‘Digital India’ initiative transforms the economy, with the Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM) trinity emerging as a solid foundation block, experts said here o...
18 Oct 2024NEW DELHI — Men with type 2 diabetes planning pregnancy can be reassured that taking the drug metformin may not increase the risk of birth defects in their baby, according to a large study on Thursday. The findings, based on more than 3 million pre...
17 Oct 2024NEW DELHI — Social media giant Meta has laid off employees across multiple teams, including at WhatsApp and Instagram, as part of an apparent restructuring exercise, reports said on Thursday. Meta did not immediately comment on how many employees w...
17 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — Scientists on Wednesday reported a new blood test that can diagnose heart attacks in minutes rather than hours, and could be adapted as a tool for first responders and people at home. Developed by researchers at Johns Hopkins University...
16 Oct 2024NEW DELHI — Senior people who are socially isolated are more likely to have an insufficient intake of key micronutrients such as vitamin C and vitamin B6, increasing their risk of health problems, according to a new study. The researchers from Univ...
16 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — India’s Generative AI (GenAI) ecosystem saw the total number of startups surging 3.6 times, from over 66 in the first half of 2023 to more than 240 in the first half this year, a Nasscom report said on Wednesday. India now ranks sixth...
16 Oct 2024
CUPERTINO (CALIFORNIA) — Tech giant Apple on Tuesday introduced new iPad mini, driven by the A17 Pro chip and Apple Intelligence, along with striking features. Housing an ultraportable design, the new iPad mini is available in four finishes, includ...
15 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — SpaceX on Monday launched NASA’s Europa Clipper mission to explore the potential for life on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. The $5 billion spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Cen...
15 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — Childhood immunisations and low-cost prevention and treatments combined with new health technologies may help reduce premature deaths by 50 per cent, according to a new study published by The Lancet Commission on Tuesday. The report lai...
15 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — After being stalled due to hurricane Milton, NASA’s Europa Clipper mission aims to fly to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in search of life on Monday, SpaceX has said. Europa Clipper will launch its first mission aboard SpaceX’s Falcon ...
14 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — While attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder — also known as ADHD — is typically thought of as a childhood condition, a new study on Monday showed that one in four or 25 per cent of adults in America suspect they may have ...
14 Oct 2024NEW DELHI — After successfully deploying 5G across the nation in record time, India is fast advancing on 6G technology, and now ranks in the top league when it comes to filing patents related to 6G. The country now ranks among top six in global 6G ...
14 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — People are now looking for killer applications in the artificial intelligence (AI) PCs to add value to their day-to-day missions, due to the change in the working environment and lifestyle, according to industry reports. According to Wi...
13 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has met safety, efficacy, and quality — indicators for a functional vaccine regulatory system by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfar...
11 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — The Oxford University Press (OUP) on Friday announced the launch of a trilingual Sanskrit-Hindi-English dictionary to make the Sanskrit language accessible to learners across the globe. This aligns with OUP’s vision of advancing kno...
11 Oct 2024NEW DELHI — Vaccines are key to preventing infection and thus reducing the use of antibiotics, supporting worldwide efforts to tackle rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The repor...
11 Oct 2024NEW DELHI — Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered search engines and chatbots may not always provide accurate and safe information on drugs, and patients shouldn’t rely on these, warned a study on Friday. Researchers from Belgium and Germany condu...
11 Oct 2024NEW DELHI — Excessive screen time, trauma and violence can cause behavioural issues in children, said experts on Thursday, on World Mental Health day. World Mental Health day is observed every year on October 10, to raise awareness and fight agains...
10 Oct 2024NEW DELHI — While India has the maximum number of blind people in the world, most do not know that in more than 85 per cent of the cases, the condition is preventable, said experts on Thursday on World Sight Day. India is home to an estimated 34 mi...
10 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — Chip-maker MediaTek on Wednesday launched Dimensity 9400, the new flagship smartphone chipset optimised for edge-AI applications, immersive gaming, incredible photography and more. The first smartphones powered by the Dimensity 9400 chi...
09 Oct 2024
STOCKHOLM — Two Google DeepMind scientists Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, along with Washington University Professor David Baker, on Wednesday won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The scientists won the prestigious award for their research on...
09 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — Consuming more caffeine, present in coffee, tea, and cocoa may improve heart health in people with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study on Wednesday. Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases, such as lupus and rheum...
09 Oct 2024
NEW DELHI — Cases of cardiac arrest have seen a spurt in recent times, but the bigger question is the ability to diagnose and prevent such cases. The surge in rising cases of cardiac and non-communicable ailments has perplexed corporate India as we...
09 Oct 2024
