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At least 9 people have died and around 69 others have been hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing plant in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. The incident has raised concerns about ammonia poisoning and the dangers associated with industrial gas leaks. So, what exactly is ammonia poisoning? What are the symptoms? How is it treated?
Since the start of the outbreak, many workers have also preferred to consult traditional healers rather than go to hospitals
Those shopping for new tech and gadgets should do their research to ensure they are getting the best possible deals
Citing an unidentified U.S. official, the AP said that although Mythos identified certain vulnerabilities within hours, that did not mean the model was able to exploit them within that time
More than 3,300 lawsuits involving addiction claims against social media companies are pending in California state court
While Meta currently dominates the market for smart glasses, other companies are trying to catch up
Carbon isotope ratios offered clues about the composition of the interstellar gas cloud that gave rise to 3I/ATLAS
The hiring accomplishes the dual aim of investing into a business focused on the few million Indians with a credit card, and getting a leader for WhatsApp at a time it is pushing to leverage the multi-billion user base Meta has been able to amass.
A new NITI Aayog report says Indias semiconductor ecosystem is not yet equipped to fully meet domestic demand, while stressing the need to strengthen local manufacturing, as geopolitical pressures could potentially disrupt the electronics supply chain
Industry data consistently show that nearly 50% of all process safety incidents occur during 10% of an industrial plants operations, when it is in a transient mode
What is BGP? How did it lead to an accidental blocking of Telegram in other countries? Why did this not happen everywhere?
The problem of AI hallucinations, in which fabricated output is confidently presented, has been reduced with newer AI models but remains very, very bad, Jimmy Wales said
A24 has produced horror film Backrooms, Timothe Chalamet-starrer Marty Supreme and Oscar-winning adventure film Everything Everywhere All at Once, among others
Project Lightwell will use OpenAIs cyber capabilities alongside other frontier AI models for code review and remediation
The decline in the workforce follows multiple reports earlier this year about Oracle cutting thousands of jobs
Digital sovereignty is essential for Indias technological security and strategic autonomy
The Indian Knowledge System centres intend to embed myth-based inquiries in the framework of the IITs
WhatsApp parent Meta, which also owns Instagram and Facebook, will invest $900 million (around 8,550 crore) in Cred as a part of this hire, enabling Cred to move forward with ESOP buybacks
The panel found the law did not violate free speech protections under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
By physically squeezing or stretching a grid of atoms, scientists can change how a material conducts electricity or stores magnetic information
The WhatsApp alternative with a strong commitment to user privacy, which has over 15 crore users in India, is facing a week-long ban in the country
At a time when the UPSC journey is being reshaped by Artificial Intelligence and content creators, aspirants and coaches weigh in on the pros and cons
Shazeers move comes as leading AI firms compete for talent while racing to develop advanced models
Dalton Smith said in her memo that her team was expecting the new features to be available inside Metamate as of June 1
Elon Musk, the worlds richest person, established xAI in 2023 as what he said would be a safer alternative to OpenAI, which he had helped found more than a decade ago

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