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What Are Yamanaka Genes? Harvard and MIT Scientists Identify Chemical That Can Reverse Ageing

The path-breaking discovery was made by a team of scientists at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Jul 17, 2023

China Executes Female Kindergarten Teacher for Poisoning 25 Children

The teacher unsuccessfully appealed her death sentence, initially handed down in September 2020.

Jul 14, 2023

British Researchers Develop Non-Invasive, Portable 'Fastball' Test to Detect Alzheimer's Faster

The technology requires users to wear an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset, which is linked to a computer for analysis.

Jul 13, 2023

Australia's Cost-of-Living Crisis: Flu Vaccine Uptake Falls in Winter Months

The fall came despite public campaigns warning of a possible blow to the health system from a spike in influenza, Covid-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases.

Jul 13, 2023

Indian-Origin Techie who Works as Head of Youth Policy Accuses Meta of Anti-Asian Bias, Files Lawsuit

Meta fired more than 11,000 employees at the end of 2022, followed by another 10,000 roles in another round of mass layoffs in March this year.

Jul 12, 2023

Mark zuckerberg

Helicopter With 6 People On Board Goes Missing in Nepal

The helicopter was flying to Kathmandu from Solukhumbu district, where Mount Everest is located.

Jul 11, 2023

Global Public Cloud Revenue Crosses $500 Billion, Microsoft Leads

With offerings in all four deployment categories, Microsoft remained in the top position in the overall public cloud services market with 16.8 per cent share, followed by Amazon Web Services with 13.5 per cent share.

Jul 9, 2023

Diabetes Control: Deep Sleep Brain Waves Can Predict Next-Day Blood Sugar Levels

Researchers have known that a lack of quality sleep can increase a person's risk of diabetes. What has remained a mystery, however, is why.

Jul 9, 2023

Diabetes

Smartwatch Data With AI Inputs may Help Detect Parkinson's 7 Years Before Symptoms Appear

Parkinson's affects cells in the brain called dopaminergic neurons, located in an area of the brain known as the substantia nigra.

Jul 5, 2023

Toyota Claims Tech Breakthrough to Make Electric Car Batteries at Half the Size, Weight and Cost

The company expects to be able to manufacture solid-state batteries for use in electric vehicles as soon as 2027.

Jul 5, 2023

Severe Storms Threaten July 4 Travel and Festivities Across US

The strongest storms will target Kentucky and Tennessee, potentially bringing damaging wind gusts of more than 65 mph and pingpong-ball-size hail.

Jul 3, 2023

Microsoft Rolls Out AI-Powered Windows Copilot Preview to Insiders

During this year's Build conference, Microsoft announced Windows Copilot, claiming it would provide customers with "centralised AI assistance".

Jul 1, 2023

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI Opens Office in London, Home Base of Google's DeepMind

Altman, CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, said that they see this expansion as an opportunity to attract world-class talent and drive innovation in AGI development and policy.

Jun 29, 2023

IBM Acquires Financial Software Leader Apptio for $4.6 Billion in All-Cash Deal

Apptio, together with IBM's IT automation software and it's watsonx AI platform, will help businesses around the world manage and optimise enterprise IT spend and derive tangible financial value and operational improvement.

Jun 27, 2023

Indo-Canadian Sikh Admits to Stabbing Wife to Death in British Columbia

Navinder Gill admitted to stabbing the mother of their three children multiple times at their home in the 12700-block of 66th Avenue in Surrey on December 7, 2022.

Jun 26, 2023

AWS Invests $100 Million to Help Customers Build Generative AI Solutions

The AI innovation centre team of strategists, data scientists, engineers, and solutions architects will work step-by-step with customers to build bespoke solutions that harness the power of generative AI.

Jun 23, 2023

Artificial intelligence

India's TCS Bags $1 Billion Deal to Digitally Transform UK Employment Savings Trust

The deal, over an initial tenure of 10 years, is also meant to deliver enhanced member experiences and expand the scheme's mission of delivering better retirement outcomes for people across the UK.

Jun 22, 2023