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In a statement on November 22, Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the study was stopped because its methodology was flawed and that it worked diligently to improve the safety of its products
November 22 marks the 150th anniversary of Dmitri Mendeleev claiming that the element discovered by Paul-mile Lecoq de Boisbaudran was in fact the eka-aluminium he had predicted, paving the way for the acceptance of his periodic table. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about galliums discovery and the role it played in a tussle over priority
Known for cushioning blows, airbags offer crucial protection to passengers. Yet, concerns regarding its safety frequently arise highlighting what the margin for safety is.
Younger cohorts, who are often presumed to be digital natives, prove just as culpable as older ones. Human behaviour, it seems, is far more consistent than technology
The draft order, which Reuters reported on earlier this week, would have likely faced significant pushback from states
Wikipedias co-founder criticised the use of the word genocide to refer to Israels actions in Gaza, further igniting a debate about political neutrality on Wikipedia
The feature is being implemented gradually, and not all accounts have visible country labels or data yet
After a lengthy trial last year, a U.S. District Judge ruled in April that pieces of Google's ad technology had been rigged in a way that made it an illegal monopoly
In the Florida case, the conspiracy included the use of a Tampa company as a front to purchase and export chips, and nearly $4 million in wire transfers from China to fund the scheme, the Justice Department said
We are in touch with X, because the company has the obligation to take action against risks relating to Grok, said European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier
Foxconn and OpenAI announced Friday an agreement to design and build AI data centre hardware, the latest in a string of infrastructure deals for the U.S. creator of ChatGPT
Google says this is just the start, as the company looks forward to expanding the experience to more Android users
Google DeepMind has unveiled Nano Banana Pro, a powerful new image generation and editing model based on Gemini 3 Pro
Liu made the comments at the contract electronics manufacturer's tech day, which was attended by Foxconn's partners and clients including Nvidia and OpenAI
The plant will manufacture equipment for data centers in Milam County, Texas, and other locations, the report said, as the Japanese conglomerate goes all-in on the startup at the heart of the generative AI boom
Salesforce said in its message that it had temporarily revoked all active access to Gainsights applications
Amazon said last month that it will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs, close to 4% of its workforce
Samsung said on Friday it has named its mobile chief TM Roh as a new co-CEO and head of its device experience division
By showing that rare heart, clotting, and inflammatory complications remain elevated for months after infection but barely rise after vaccination, a new study strengthens the case for continuing paediatric COVID-19 shots to protect children
Unlike traditional medicines one-size-fits-all approach, the field of pharmacogenomics recognises that genetic differences can dramatically alter how our bodies metabolise and respond to drugs. It represents a fundamental shift in how we think about drug therapy from treating populations to treating individuals, from reactive care to proactive prevention, from trial-and-error to precision medication
In a letter dated November 18, U.S. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, a Republican, accused Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant of colluding with pro-censorship bodies
Indias 5G subscriptions will reach 394 million by end of 2025, 32% of total mobile subscriptions, and expected to cross 1 billion by the end of 2031
FSR Redstone is set to initially be rolled out to the RX 9000 series
Realme GT 8 Pro arrives with a 3nm architecture, a dedicated HyperVision+ AI chip, and a 2K 144 Hz HyperGlow display, placing it in direct competition with the OnePlus 15 and the Oppo Find X9 Pro
The French video game company, whose stock has plunged nearly 50 percent since the beginning of the year, was suspended last Friday
Data was allegedly collected about the web pages users visited on browsers and was then linked to their identity on Facebook and Instagram apps
The Santa Clara, California-based company plans to integrate Chronosphere with Cortex AgentiX platform, allowing use of its AI agents on the cloud management firm's data to detect performance issues and autonomously investigate their root cause
Apple announced on 45 finalists for its 2025 App Store Awards
The earths surface is likely to warm by over 2.6 C over preindustrial times by 2100, bringing about potentially life-altering changes to ecosystems and living conditions worldwide. The evolving robustness of climate attribution science will play a crucial part in how governments, banks, courts, and the people respond
The two companies are G42, which is a state-run AI company based in Abu Dhabi, and Humain, which is a Saudi government-backed AI venture
Microsofts Windows 11 push brings back memories of the Windows 8 era, when radical redesigns alienated core users who valued stability over experimentation. The concern this time around is that the rapid pivot toward AI may outpace both ecosystem readiness and user trust
The Gemini Pro Plan (valued at 35,100) will be free for 18 months for every eligible Jio Unlimited 5G customer
Health officials in Washington State report a resident has contracted bird flu, marking the first U.S. human case since February
OnePlus has already created the notify me page on their website of the 15R
European Union regulators on Tuesday designated 19 technology companies, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft
Microsoft announced Microsoft Agent 365, a program for its customers to track what it expects to be 1.3 billion agents automating office work by 2028
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking nearly $1.8 billion from the estate of the late Mike Lynch
Bitcoin briefly fell below $90,000 overnight as investors sell once high-flying assets like cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence stocks
Google is unleashing Geminis next generation of artificial intelligence in its dominant search engine and other popular online services
Every lab report for continuous variables includes a reference range, which is often mistaken to be the normal range. Laboratories use the term reference because the range is statistical, not absolute. This is why falling outside the reference range doesnt always indicate disease
Judge James Boasberg of the federal district court in Washington concluded that Meta faces sufficient competition from rivals TikTok and YouTube, preventing the company from exercising monopoly power in the social media market
Bot-mitigation systems exist to keep this type of abusive automated traffic away from websites and applications
Cloudflares global outage on November 18, 2025, disrupted major platforms like X and ChatGPT, highlighting internet infrastructure vulnerabilities
Even under anaesthesia, the brain doesnt shut down. The auditory cortex still registers sound. As surgery begins, the bodys stress systems stir and the levels of cortisol and other hormones rise, pushing up blood pressure to cope with the strain. The person feels nothing but the body still braces. Music seems to mellow this response
This is the story of one of the first African American women to have worked at NASA, and someone astronaut John Glenn himself asked for to ensure the numbers were right before his mission...
Called Bonus Track it is a two minute 45 seconds recording of an empty studio featuring a series of clicks

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