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LinkedIn experimenting with Tik-Tok like video feed: Report 

LinkedIn is testing a Tik-Tok like video feed for its app that will focus on offering career advice, job search tips and insights from industry experts  [...]

U.S., Mexico to partner on semiconductor supply chain development

The United States will partner with Mexico to explore semiconductor supply chain opportunities, the State Department said on Thursday [...]

Elections 2024 | How far will AI go?

Anyone with a laptop can make believable deepfakes, but most of the electorate are adopting a wait-and-watch approach. Meanwhile, experts warn against the prevalent menace of misinformation [...]

Exploring the #AIforGood formula

Awareness, guidelines for ethical use, and accountability by Big Tech are among the measures that can help leverage AI for the public good [...]

Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content

Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasises news and politics [...]

Musk's xAI to launch improved version of chatbot

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI said on Thursday it will launch an enhanced version of its chatbot Grok. [...]

Apple's new iPad Pro likely to launch in May, ramps up overseas production: Report

Apple's overseas suppliers have increased production of the company's new iPad models and plans to launch them in early May. [...]

What you should know before buying a new air conditioner

As the mercury rises and global warming triggers dangerous heat waves every year, more Indians will be forced to equip their homes with air conditioners or upgrade their existing models. Here is what you need to know first [...]

Sonic Lamb Review | Starts from a low base and makes the cut

Sonic Lamb headphones impresses with refined audio output that one can listen to for extended periods of time [...]

The European Commission probe against Apple, Meta and Google for non-compliance with fair market provisions | Explained

The European Commission has launched a probe against major players in the digital space for failing to comply with provisions under the Digital Markets Act, 2022. [...]

Song lyrics are getting simpler, more repetitive: study

A team of European researchers analysed the words in more than 12,000 English-language songs across the genres of rap, country, pop, R&B and rock from 1980 to 2020 [...]

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 [...]

A living will, to avoid the indignities of prolonged hospital care

The Supreme Court in 2018 ruled that under specific conditions, a person has the right to decide against artificial life-support by writing a living will; the judgment upheld the fundamental right to die peacefully and with dignity. [...]

The countdown to a pandemic treaty

The World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement represents a critical step towards rebuilding trust and coordination between nations, but there are indications that it runs the risk of collapse [...]

Eradication of TB remains a distant goal as systemic challenges persist

Ahead of World TB Day on March 24, Survivors Against TB, a community advocacy group of TB survivors, wrote a letter to the Prime Minister ‘on the urgent and pressing need to expand efforts to address India’s Tuberculosis (TB) crisis.’ The letter mentions that despite the commitment to ‘eliminate’ TB by 2025, the goal remains distant [...]

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 [...]

Health Minister writes to Centre seeking urgent supply of DSTB drugs to Karnataka

State support to TB patients has been hit as Centre’s communication on local procurement for next three months has been made after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force, the Minister’s letter stated [...]

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 [...]

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