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Apple says its complying with EU's Digital Markets Act amid criticism

Apple fended off criticism that it has not done enough to open up its closed eco-system as required under the European Union's Digital Markets Act [...]

Nvidia AI developer conference kicks off with new chips in focus

Nvidia kicked off its annual developer conference with investors focused on new chip announcements from CEO Jensen Huang [...]

reMarkable 2 Review | For distraction-free productivity sans multitasking

reMarkable 2 stands out as a refreshing alternative, offering a unique blend of analogue and digital experiences [...]

Intel unveils Intel Core 14th Gen i9-14900KS desktop processors 

The new Intel processors offer an impressive max turbo frequency of up to 6.2 gigahertz (GHz), ensuring improved performance for desktop PCs especially in gaming and creative tasks.  [...]

Apple in talks with Google to bring generative AI features to iPhones: Report 

Apple is in talks with Google to negotiate the use of Gemini to power some generative AI features in iPhones [...]

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC with on-device gen AI support

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 can handle camera resolution of upto 200MP and display refresh rate of 144Hz [...]

AI chatbot Grok made open source after Elon Musk’s promise

Elon Musk’s AI company xAI announced it had released the weights and architecture of Grok-1 [...]

Gemini’s racial images are warning of tech titans’ power to ‘influence’ views

Google CEO Sundar Pichai last month slammed errors in his company’s AI app after images of ethnically diverse Nazi troops forced it to temporarily stop users from creating pictures of people; many feel the stumble highlights the inordinate power held by a handful of companies over AI platforms [...]

Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for U.S. intelligence agency, sources say

The plans show the extent of SpaceX's involvement in U.S. intelligence and military projects [...]

ByteDance | Dancing on a tightrope

The Chinese tech giant has been caught in the cross-hairs of the U.S.-China tech cold war after American lawmakers passed a Bill in the House asking the company to divest its stake in TikTok in the U.S. within six months or risk a ban [...]

Anthropocene epoch declaration unlikely soon, but the idea lives on | Explained

An expert commission rejected a proposal to mark the start of the Anthropocene at a particular date, but the rejection was neither victory nor defeat [...]

Vaccine for dengue may be available commercially by mid-2026 

Indian Immunologicals Limited a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board, is also developing a vaccine for the Zika virus and for the Kyasanur Forest Disease [...]

Acclaimed primatologist Frans de Waal dies at 75

His research helped debunk the theory that primates including humans were naturally "nasty" and aggressive competitors [...]

IISc scientists develop design capable of controlling temperature for transition of material from electricity insulator to conductor

This work enables the study and control of properties of these exotic materials that can be both insulators and conductors [...]

Scientists build a camera to ‘show’ how animals see moving things

Animal-vision video could help farmers spot fruit pests invisible to the human eye but readily visible to some animals [...]

How women in India have fared

India, dubbed by the western media as a ‘developing nation’, has shown the way ahead with its inclusive policies. [...]

Indian team uses repurposed drug to treat oral cancer subtype

In animal studies, the FDA-approved deworming drug was able to significantly inhibit the tumour cells and improve the survival rate in mice carrying the fusion gene-overexpressing cells [...]

Vaccine for dengue may be available commercially by mid-2026 

Indian Immunologicals Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board, is also developing a vaccine for the Zika virus and for the Kyasanur Forest Disease [...]

Is there a mental health crisis among students in India? | In Focus podcast  

Dr Soumitra Pathare speaks to us about the recent spate of deaths by suicide in Kota and the coaching class culture, as well as the urgent necessity for systemic and policy changes to bring down deaths by suicide and promote mental well-being.  [...]

Tamil Nadu | Advancing equitable access to kidney care

Chronic kidney disease is the fifth leading cause of mortality in Tamil Nadu [...]

People advised to protect themselves from mumps, measles and chicken pox [...]

National Health Mission contract employees threaten strike over unpaid salaries

The employees have urged the government to ensure that their salaries are credited by March 21 failing which they would go on strike [...]

Indigenous drug for sickle cell disease developed

The drug would be the country’s first indigenous, room temperature stable drug for sickle cell disease to be available at only 1% of the global price. [...]

International body recommends more sensitive test to indicate risk of developing diabetes

The IDF has also recommended revising glycaemic thresholds to predict the risk [...]

Indian team uses repurposed drug to treat oral cancer subtype

In animal studies, the FDA-approved deworming drug was able to significantly inhibit the tumour cells and improve the survival rate in mice carrying the fusion gene-overexpressing cells [...]

The Code Grey protocol has been drawn up along the lines of the same implemented in all developed nations, while tweaking it to suit the State’s context, Health Minister Veena George said [...]

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