Yearly Archives: 2024
Delhi’s air pollution has grabbed global headlines. Every year Delh’s air turns poisonous making it difficult for natives to reside in the national capital.Residents from Anand Vihar, one of the most polluted areas currently, have serious health complaints. The air quality index (AQI) here is consistently in the ‘severe’ category. On Friday, the overall AQI […]
Demonstrators in Dearborn in the swing state of Michigan criticize Kamala Harris for her stance on Gaza and Israel. In the city near Detroit, the majority of the population has roots in the Middle East.—AFP/File Donald Trump, who was elected as the 47th president of the US in the recent election, secured an interesting […]
Ai-Da Robot’s “AI God” artwork. — Ai-Da Robot Studios An AI generated portrait of the eminent World War II codebreaker, Alan Turing, has been sold for a record $1.3 million at auction. There were 27 bids for the digital artwork sale of “AI God”, which had been originally estimated to sell for between $120,000 (£92,563) and […]
Look at the state of European politics today and a collage of pandemonium emerges. France has been stuck with a caretaker government for two months following legislative elections which no party won decisively. In Germany the hard right came top in one set of state elections on September 1st; its federal chancellor, Olaf Scholz, seems […]
The institutional investor portion of Swiggy’s $1.4-billion initial public offering (IPO) reached full subscription on the final day of the sale on Friday, though the overall subscription stood at 79 per cent. The IPO set aside almost three-quarters of its allocation for institutional investors, while the retail investor portion remains partially unsubscribed.Swiggy’s IPO garnered a […]
Australia will push ahead with a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing usage to app store operators such as Google and Apple. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Friday that all state and territory leaders had signed on to the […]
A representational image depicting a lady relaxing on a couch. — Freepik A new study has disclosed that older adults, who are excessively sleepy during the day or have prominent sleep issues, are at an increased risk for a pre-dementia condition known as motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR). MCR was marked by slower walking speed […]
Apple is reportedly working on equipping its MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with OLED screens, and these improved variants were expected to arrive in 2026 and 2027, respectively. However, a new report suggests that the launch of the OLED MacBook Air model could be delayed beyond 2027, due to issues related to the price […]
Google Photos app is rolling out a new feature that aims to make it easier for users to catch up on incoming activity. It appears as a new feed with options to see updates to shared albums, conversations, memory, and storage. The feature has been released for the Google Photos app for both Android and […]
Bengaluru: At least 200 women entrepreneurs in India are poised to raise an estimated Rs 850 crore ($100 million) from investors, helping to expand businesses and create new jobs, Goldman Sachs announced on Friday. According to Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, the ‘Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women’ initiative highlights the untapped potential in […]