Yearly Archives: 2024
The Oura Ring 4 Courtesy: Oura LISBON — Samsung’s foray into smart rings isn’t concerning the boss of the product category’s pioneer, Oura — in fact, Tom Hale says he’s seeing a boost in business. “I’m sure that a major tech company making an announcement saying: ‘Hey, this is a category that matters. It’s going to be […]
A broker talks on phone as he looks at an index board showing the latest share prices at the PSX in Karachi on February 10, 2023. — AFP Stocks on Thursday topped the 94,100-point mark, fuelled by economic optimism after reports indicated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised no red flags over Pakistan’s progress […]
Pakistan’s Drug Regulatory Authority (DRAP) has granted Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) permission to produce custom 3D-printed PEEK implants, advancing the hospital as the first in Pakistan to locally manufacture these specialised implants. This approval enables AKUH to address complex bone reconstruction needs in patients, particularly for facial and skull fractures, through tailored, biocompatible implants. […]
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s office rushed to deny the existence of any such proposal, but documents show the CM had already approved amendments to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act extending existing SC/ST/OBC quotas to Muslims. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE/ THE HINDU In the wake of the controversy over the past two weeks regarding […]
Prime Video will soon launch a new holiday comedy special from ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham, titled Scrooged-Up Holiday Special. The special is said to be inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It will premiere worldwide on November 19, 2024. This latest work will showcase Dunham’s iconic characters, each playing a unique role […]
A person receives a free blood sugar test during a campaign to mark the World Diabetes Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 14, 2024. — Reuters More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide – almost twice as many as previous estimates have suggested – and more than half of those aged over 30 who have […]
Advanced Micro Devices is laying off four percent of its global workforce, or about 1,000 employees, as it directs efforts towards developing AI chips in a bid to compete against industry bellwether Nvidia. AMD is regarded as the closest rival to Nvidia in the lucrative market for chips that form the brains of complex data […]
Advanced Micro Devices is laying off four percent of its global workforce, or about 1,000 employees, as it directs efforts towards developing AI chips in a bid to compete against industry bellwether Nvidia. AMD is regarded as the closest rival to Nvidia in the lucrative market for chips that form the brains of complex data […]
A representational image showing a coral reef. — Reuters/File Scientists have discovered the largest coral ever recorded in the south west Pacific Ocean and described it to be bigger than a blue whale. The mega coral, a combination of several connected tiny creatures that together form one organism rather than a reef, is likely to […]
K-pop girl group NewJeans has been in an ugly public spat with their own agency ADOR since Min Hee-jin was removed as CEO of the company in August. After a series of warnings, the five-piece girl group, consisting of Kim Minji, Hanni Pham, Danielle Marsh, Kang Haerin, and Lee Hyein, has now formally issued a […]