- Middle East
Gulf Arab, Central Asian countries agree to further cooperation
Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Central Asian countries concluded a summit in Jeddah with plans for further cooperation. The summit, which was chaired by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
- India
PIL filed in Calcutta HC against Mamata, Abhishek Banerjee over poll violence
Kolkata: A PIL was filed at the Calcutta High Court on Thursday holding the West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress national general secretary and party Lok Sabha member,…
- Technology
Google officially launches Nearby Share for Windows
San Francisco: Google has officially launched Nearby Share for Windows which makes it easier to share files between Windows PCs and Android devices. “With nearly 3 billion active Android devices around the…
- Technology
Biases in ChatGPT may worsen health inequalities for ethnic minorities
London: Systemic biases in the data used by Artificial Intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT in healthcare may worsen health inequalities for ethnic minority populations, scientists have argued. Epidemiologists from the universities…
- Technology
Tesla to train driverless cars, license FSD software to another automaker
San Francisco: During Tesla’s second-quarter 2023 investor call, Elon Musk said that the company is planning to license its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver-assist technology to another major automaker. According to The Verge,…
- Health
Genetics may explain why some don’t get sick from Covid
New York: While even mild Covid leaves people sick, some called super dodgers never have common symptoms like a runny nose or sore throat, even after testing positive for the deadly virus.…
- Technology
Unity launches beta programme for Apple visionOS
San Francisco: Unity, the leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content, on Thursday launched a beta programme for visionOS, enabling developers to create games and apps for Apple Vision…
- Business
Microsoft slashes 1,000 jobs, mostly in sales, customer services: Report
San Francisco: Microsoft has reportedly reduced its workforce further by 1,000 over the past week, mostly in sales and customer services teams. According to a report in Insider, citing sources, the new…
- Delhi
PDA on moving bike: Delhi Police responds, imposes Rs 11,000 fine
New Delhi: After a video of a couple engaged in public display of affection (PDA) near Delhi’s Mangolpuri went viral, the Delhi Traffic Police promptly took action and imposed a fine of…
- Middle East
Turkey, UAE sign 13 agreements worth USD 50.7 billion
Ankara: Turkey and the UAE have signed 13 bilateral agreements worth 50.7 billion USD during the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Abu Dhabi, the President’s office said. The agreements,…
- Technology
Swiggy now uses generative AI to boost user, restaurant experiences
New Delhi: In an effort to boost user experience, online food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday said that it will be using generative AI techniques to build products and services to enable…
- Technology
Report says hateful, violent posts rise on Twitter, CEO Yaccarino denies
New Delhi: Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino has refuted a report which claimed there has been a surge of “hateful, violent, and inaccurate” information on the Elon Musk-owned platform. Yaccarino said Twitter has…
- Technology
Galaxy Watch series to feature Samsung Wallet, Thermo Check & WhatsApp
San Francisco: Samsung on Thursday announced that Samsung Wallet, Thermo Check and WhatsApp are coming to its Galaxy Watch series. “A range of new apps for its Galaxy Watch series will bring…
- Pakistan
Another setback to Imran after close aide’s confession
Islamabad: In another setback to Imran Khan, a close aide’s confessional statement had allegedly exposed the former Pakistan Prime Minister’s deliberate misuse of a cipher to build on his anti-establishment and the…
- Business
Netflix adds 5.9 mn paid subscribers in Q2, revenue at $8.2 bn
New Delhi: Streaming giant Netflix added 5.9 million subscribers globally in the second quarter (Q2), with the US and Canada making up 1.17 million new members in the April-June period. In May,…
