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Global smartphone market set to rebound in 2024, report says

Global smartphone shipments are expected to rebound 3% this year as easing inflation aids a demand recovery in emerging markets and the integration of generative AI attracts buyers [...]

Minfy partners with AWS to push AI and cloud transformation in enterprises

The agreement intends to support $500 million in overall business growth over the next four years.  [...]

Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 Review | Dependable and functional experience tailored for a niche

Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 targets enterprise users and those who require a durable, rugged device that can withstand the rigours of demanding work environments [...]

India’s smart TV shipments declined 16%, prices to go up in H1 2024: Report

QLED TVs are gaining popularity as affordable brands have started offering them in 43 inch screen size [...]

U.S. offers $10 million bounty for info on 'Blackcat' hackers who hit UnitedHealth

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday offered up to $10 million for information on the “Blackcat” ransomware gang who hit the UnitedHealth Group’s tech unit  [...]

PlayStation Plus games lineup for April unveiled

The games include Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends, and Skul: The Hero Slayer.  [...]

Sony to launch a new PlayStation 5 Pro variant: Report

The PS5 Pro will reportedly feature an improved GPU, AI acceleration and other enhancements [...]

Apple defeats consumers' crypto-payment antitrust case for now

Apple faces other antitrust lawsuits, including one from the U.S. Justice Department and a group of states alleging the iPhone maker was unlawfully monopolising the smartphone market [...]

Study finds one way statins can cause diabetes, and a solution

Researchers have found that a gut microbiome deficient in Clostridium bacteria could influence bile acid synthesis and hamper glucose metabolism [...]

Daily quiz | On asteroid names

For his contributions to astronomy, the International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after Prof. Jayant Murthy. Here’s a quiz on other asteroid names [...]

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Frogs

March 20th is celebrated as World Frog Day. Take this quiz to know more about these fascinating amphibians [...]

Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way's central black hole

Sgr A* possesses 4 million times the mass of our sun and is located about 26,000 light-years - the distance light travels in a year, 9.5 trillion km from Earth. [...]

Send robots into space rather than people, says Britain's Astronomer Royal

Martin Rees said space travel should only be for those prepared to accept a "very high level of risk", and it should be paid for privately rather than by the taxpayer [...]

Scientists chronicle the earliest stages of a supernova

The picture scientists are putting together offers a detailed look at the origins of crucial elements around us, like the calcium in our teeth and the iron in our blood [...]

How did the Baltimore bridge disaster happen? | Explained

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, just before the collision, the Dali lost all mechanical power, electronics, and the ability to steer the ship [...]

Study unravels the recipe that gives mushk budiji rice its unique aroma

Researchers say the rice variety’s export potential can be maximised by cultivating it in places where its flavour compounds are expressed the most [...]

Researchers call Australia carbon credit scheme a ‘catastrophe’

Carbon stored by forests in the Outback was turned into credits and sold to heavily polluting industries to offset their emissions, but researchers said the forests haven’t performed this function [...]

Chilling out instead of blowing off steam better to manage anger, review of 154 studies says

Scientists found that activities that influence arousal levels had a profound impact on anger and aggression [...]

Study finds one way statins can cause diabetes, and a solution

Researchers have found that a gut microbiome deficient in Clostridium bacteria could influence bile acid synthesis and hamper glucose metabolism [...]

India achieves 16% decline in new TB cases, 18% reduction in mortality since 2015: report

The incidence rate in India had fallen from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 199 per lakh population in 2022, while the mortality rate had declined from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 23 per lakh population in 2022 [...]

The ministry has put up a list on its official site of all the recalled products [...]

ICMR set to bring in evidence-based norms for prevention, screening, diagnosis, and management of lung cancer

The council is all set to launch a systematic review and meta-analyses which will play a crucial role in synthesising existing evidence to inform decision-making in the management of lung cancer [...]

Can AI help in navigating mental health?

How can natural language processing programmes offer personalised and immediate care? How can bias be mitigated in these chatbots? Do they help clinicians as well? [...]

How subpar treatment options allow sickle cell disease to persist | Explained

Genetic therapies have created a lot of hope for treating SCD, yet they require the same amenities still out of reach of those most affected by the disease [...]

IIT-Guwahati transfers tech for first anti-swine fever vaccine

The recombinant vector vaccine has been designed specifically for combating the classical swine fever virus in pigs and wild boars [...]

TB or no TB is the battle

This week in health: World TB Day, pharma companies’ link to electoral bonds and how microplastics impact heart health. [...]

Why do so many contemporary vaccines have low durability? | Explained

Barring a very few, most new-generation vaccines have a short duration of protection [...]

Pilot of BCG vaccination programme for adults to be launched in Andhra Pradesh in 12 districts this year, says official

Awareness rally organised by the NTR district administration in Vijayawada to observe World Tuberculosis Day on Sunday [...]

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