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WhatsApp introduces ‘Passkeys’ feature for iPhones

WhatsApp’s ‘Passkeys’ tool for iPhones will simplify the login process by eliminating the need for OTPs [...]

ByteDance may shut down TikTok instead of selling it to avoid a U.S. ban: Report

For ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent, it makes more sense to shut down TikTok than sell it to another company, Reuters reported [...]

Microsoft earnings jumped 17% on cloud boost, AI 

Microsoft reported that third quarter revenue was $61.9 billion, up by 17%, and that earnings per share was $2.94, representing a rise of 20% [...]

Chinese EV battery maker CATL unveils LFP battery with 1,000 km range

Chinese electric vehicle battery maker CATL unveiled a lithim ion phosphate battery with a driving range of more than 1,000 kilometers on a single charge [...]

Snowflake launches their own open-source LLM

The company has claimed that Arctic LLM’s performance is close to other open models from companies like Meta, Mistral and Databricks.  [...]

Emphasise domestic IP, photomask subsidy for semiconductors: ICEA

The electronics industry body provided some suggestions for making sure India’s semiconductor is able to compete globally. [...]

Google opens client-side encryption for non-users in Meet

Google is updating its client side encryption to allow external participants to join encrypted calls on Google Meet [...]

Realme P1 5G Review | Deja vu

Realme P1 is powered by the Dimensity 7050 5G chipset, which is built on a 6nm process and features an octa-core CPU configuration [...]

Nvidia to acquire Israeli AI software provider Run:ai

Nvidia agreed to acquire the Israeli AI software provider Run:ai for a reported sum of USD$700 million [...]

Apple to cut production of Vision Pro headset due to low demand: Report 

Apple is cutting shipments of its Vision Pro for the rest of the year due to low demand, opening up the possibility for a lower-cost mixed reality headset [...]

Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur

It is estimated that the largest Chakisaurus reached 2.5 or 3 meters long and was 70 centimeters high [...]

Global rise in the incidence of IBD a cause for concern, say experts

The incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease has almost doubled in India from 1990 to 2019, with rising death rate; lifestyle changes, a Westernised diet with high fat and high sugar, processed and packaged food have further increased incidence rates in India. [...]

In search of skin lightening creams, kidneys take a hit

Researchers from Kerala have reported a series of cases from Malappuram district where the regular use of fairness creams has been linked to nephrotic syndrome. Heavy metal screening of the blood and urine samples of these patients revealed high levels of mercury, the toxic effects of which are well-known [...]

China launches 3-member crew to its space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon by 2030

The China Manned Space Agency, or CMSA, held a send-off ceremony — complete with flag-waving children and patriotic music — for the Shenzhou-18 crew earlier on April 25. [...]

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Venus

This week’s science quiz is on the planet Venus. [...]

Blue whales make comeback near the Seychelles after 60 years

In the waters of the northern Indian Ocean, whalers illegally killed more than 1,200 blue whales, including 500 near the Seychelles, between 1963 and 1966 [...]

Understanding of Earth's flowering plants blossoms in genome study

Angiosperms, plants that produce flowers and generate their seeds in fruits, encompass about 330,000 species and comprise about 80% of the world's plants [...]

Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected

Scientists have now detected the most distant-known instance of one of these eruptions, called a giant flare, from a magnetar residing in a galaxy called Messier 82, or M82 [...]

A guide to ‘preventing’ public health misinformation

A new Lancet paper suggests interventions that can build resilience, manage information ecosystems and prevent infodemics beyond merely “reacting to misinformation or disinformation” crises. [...]

Global rise in the incidence of IBD a cause for concern, say experts

The incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease has almost doubled in India from 1990 to 2019, with rising death rate; lifestyle changes, a Westernised diet with high fat and high sugar, processed and packaged food have further increased incidence rates in India. [...]

Move follows video of child screaming after eating ‘smoking biscuit’ goes viral [...]

In search of skin lightening creams, kidneys take a hit

Researchers from Kerala have reported a series of cases from Malappuram district where the regular use of fairness creams has been linked to nephrotic syndrome. Heavy metal screening of the blood and urine samples of these patients revealed high levels of mercury, the toxic effects of which are well-known [...]

Malaria cases have witnessed a decline in Visakhapatnam district, says DM&HO

Awareness rally marks World Malaria Day in city; the officials urge denizens to use mosquito nets and observe every Friday as the ‘dry day’ [...]

FSSAI in process of collecting pan-India samples of Nestle's Cerelac baby cereals: CEO

FSSAI collecting samples of Nestle’s Cerelac baby cereals amid concerns of high sugar content in products [...]

Health Ministry constitutes task force on brain healthcare

It will recommend ways to improve accessibility and quality of brain healthcare at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels [...]

Team including Indian scientists designs potent antidote to cobra, krait venom toxins

The antidote 95Mat5 worked well against multiple venoms and protected mice from death; the only exception was the king cobras’ venom, where the compound only delayed death [...]

New test to diagnose special learning disabilities in adults to be rolled out by year-end

This comes after a petition in Supreme Court challenging the exclusion of adults with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) from getting certificates [...]

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