Monthly Archives: November 2024
GPs are calling on the government to protect them from tax rises for employers announced at the Budget, warning it could hit services for patients. The NHS and rest of the public sector are due to be shielded from a hike in National Insurance (NI) contributions from April next year. But GP practices, which deliver […]
Two House Republican lawmakers are in political trouble with Election Day just four days away, according to a new analysis. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report issued a ratings update late Friday morning projecting races for Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., to “lean Democrat.” They were both previously classified as “toss-up” races, meaning […]
A representational image of chimpanzees sitting. — AFP/file Two Australian mathematicians have questioned an old motto: If a monkey is given an infinite amount of time to press keys on a typewriter, at one point, it will finish writing all of William Shakespeare’s works. The “infinite monkey theorem” has been used for a long time […]
The government is looking again at whether disabled people in England should be able to claim more than £30,000 to make adaptations to their homes. Ministers have agreed to review the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) after a court challenge. The grant pays for alterations, such as installing wet rooms or stairlifts. The […]
Five standout dogs are helping to improve the lives of others — including in the areas of physical and mental health. Now they’re being recognized nationally for their work. The American Humane Hero Dog Awards announced the standouts to shed light on their remarkable efforts in a variety of areas. The organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., […]
Artificial intelligence is gaining more of parents’ trust than actual doctors. That’s according to a new study from the University of Kansas Life Span Institute, which found that parents seeking information on their children’s health are turning to AI more than human health care professionals. The research, published in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, also […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and several other company executives hosted an ask-me-anything (AMA) session on Thursday. The session was hosted on the social networking platform Reddit and users were told to ask questions about the AI firm’s products such as ChatGPT or general queries about artificial intelligence (AI) and artificial general intelligence (AGI). During the […]
In a major achievement, Pakistan on Friday thrashed arch-rivals India by six wickets to reach the quarter-finals of Hong Kong Sixes. Pakistan’s Asif Ali scored his second fifty to guide his team into the knockout stage. He smashed two boundaries and seven maximums before getting retired. Set to chase 120 in six overs, Pakistan started […]
Telegram has been updated with improvements to the video and chat features on the messaging service. The latest update brings new video speed controls, while improving the quality of videos along with support for faster loading, based on network connection quality. Users will now be able to add media while editing a sent message. […]
‘Nobody in Congress can lie like PM’: Udit Raj, Siddaramaiah slam Modi for targeting Kharge over poll promises remark
Congress leaders on Friday hit-back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for targeting the grand old party and its chief Mallikarjun Kharge over poll promises and said that ‘nobody in the party can lie like PM Modi’. In a series of tweets, PM Modi said that Congress Party is realising the hard way that making unreal […]