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Chip shortage to cost automakers $110 bln in revenues in 2021

Automakers are now looking at developing direct relationships with semiconductor makers, said Mark Wakefield, co-leader of AlixPartners' global automotive practice [...]

Govt pro-actively looking for action on WhatsApp privacy rules issue: MeitY

WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook. [...]

Irish health service hit by ransomware attack

Reid said the attack was largely affecting information stored on central servers and not hospital equipment. [...]

Google partners with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide Starlink internet service

Under the deal, SpaceX will install Starlink ground stations at Google data centres that connect to Starlink satellites, with an aim to enable high-speed broadband internet via Google Cloud. [...]

Ethereum co-founder donates over $1 billion in cryptocurrency towards India’s COVID-19 relief

Buterin also donated $0.6 million to the fund in the form of ether and maker tokens earlier in April, according to a Forbes report. [...]

Fisker finalizes deal with Foxconn to make EVs in U.S. starting in 2023

The plant's location has not been identified, but Fisker Chief Executive Henrik Fisker said four states are under consideration. [...]

Another virus

Opinion | The battle must be fought on two fronts — against the pandemic and against wilful disinformation [...]

U.S. judge dismisses advertisers' antitrust claims against Google

The plaintiffs also need to better explain why Google's refusal to support rival systems that the advertisers rely upon is anticompetitive, because antitrust law does not require monopolists to help competitors survive. [...]

Apple holds edge in app store trial despite nagging issues

Apple has collected a 15% to 30% commission on those in-app purchases for the past 13 years, fueling a moneymaking machine that has helped the company increase its market value from about $150 billion in 2008 to more than $2 trillion today [...]

Amazon seeks renewable power for Japan data centres

A Japanese trading house is considering supplying electricity to Amazon from an off-shore wind farm to be built in Japan if it wins in the government auction that began last year. [...]

Mind over matter: brain chip allows paralysed man to write

Sensors transmitted brain signals to a computer for translation by an artificial intelligence algorithm into typed text [...]

Best from science journals: Tiny injectable chips

Here are some of the most interesting research papers to have appeared in top science journals last week. [...]

NASA's Voyager 1 detects the eerie hum of interstellar space

The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in September 1977, is currently located about 22.7 billion km from Earth [...]

NASA spacecraft starts trip back to Earth after collecting asteroid samples

OSIRIS-REx arrived at asteroid Bennu in 2018 [...]

Organ transplant recipients vulnerable to COVID-19 even after vaccination: study

"Based on our findings, we recommend that transplant recipients and other immunocompromised patients continue to practice strict COVID-19 safety precautions, even after vaccination," said study lead author [...]

NASA denounces China over 'irresponsible standards' after its rocket disintegrates over Indian Ocean

It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris, says NASA Administrator Bill Nelson [...]

COVID-appropriate behaviour, vaccination main shields against all mutants, future waves: experts

According to the Union Health Ministry data released on May 9 morning, India recorded 4,03,738 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours [...]

Meet Shuvuuia deserti, a nocturnal dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago

It was a pheasant-sized, two-legged Cretaceous Period dinosaur weighing about as much as a small house cat. [...]

Archaeologists uncover Neanderthal remains in caves near Rome

Animal remains have also been found, including the aurochs, a large extinct bovine. [...]

China rocket debris falls in Indian Ocean near Maldives

Most of the debris had been burned during re-entry and that a fall into international waters was most likely, says China [...]

Mental health professionals also need healing

Peer support is helping mental health professionals grapple with personal loss, even as they work to guide the rest of the country through its grief [...]

Data | Daily COVID-19 vaccination pace at record low in May even as Centre opens up doses for adults

Only 3.82% of India's adult population have received both the doses of a vaccine [...]

COVID-19: Hospitals tie up with luxury hotels to provide beds

With hospitals staggering under rising COVID-19 caseloads, hotels are acting as step-down care centres, providing additional beds, monitoring doctors and nurses on call [...]

Coronavirus | Indian COVID-19 variant found in 44 countries: WHO

Outside of India, it said that Britain had reported the largest number of COVID-19 cases caused by the variant [...]

Conversational AI becomes the unlikely hero during the COVID-19 pandemic

As India hunts for COVID-19 resources such as oxygen cylinders and hospital beds, technologists leverage conversational AI — such as Introbot AI and CovidIndResBot — to create an online space for real-time responses with a touch of personability [...]

Covid-19 | U.S. authorises Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15

Widely vaccinating 12- to 18-year olds could allow U.S. schools to relax masking and social distancing measures suggested by the CDC. [...]

Seven books to help overhaul your life in times of stress

During the new COVID-19 wave, many aspects of our health get thrown off-axis. We’ve compiled some comforting and educational reads to help guide you through times of stress, confusion and loneliness. [...]

COVID-appropriate behaviour, vaccination main shields against all mutants, future waves: experts

According to the Union Health Ministry data released on May 9 morning, India recorded 4,03,738 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours [...]

Explained | Why have doctors cautioned against misuse of CT scans and steroids to diagnose and treat COVID-19?

Are multiple CT scans harmful? Why are steroids being prescribed for COVID-19 patients? [...]

Rohini S Rajagopal’s book recounts her battle with infertility

The book, ‘What’s a Lemon Squeezer Doing In My Vagina’, she hopes, will inspire more women to write about pregnancy and bust the myths and taboos around it [...]

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