Technology
Study reveals obesity drug may decrease type 2 diabetes risk
New York, Sep 12 The risk of type 2 diabetes is more than halved by weekly injections of the new obesity drug semaglutide, which was recently approved in the US and has been provisionally approved in England, says a new study. The researchers of the study, to be presented at ...IIT Madras 1st Indian institution to ride on IBM quantum network
Bengaluru, Sep 12 IIT-Madras has become the first Indian institution to join IBM's quantum network to advance quantum computing skills development and research in the country, the tech major announced on Monday. IIT Madras' Centre for Quantum Information, Communication and Computing (CQuICC) will focus on advancing core algorithms in research ...WhatsApp may soon add camera shortcut for iPhone users
San Francisco, Sep 11 Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is likely working on a feature that will add a new camera shortcut for iPhone users on their app. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Programme, bringing the version up to 22.19.0.75. The version marked ...Google working on new features for video conferencing on Chromebooks
San Francisco, Sep 11 With an aim to enhance the video-conferencing experience on Chromebooks, tech giant Google is reportedly developing new built-in features that include background blur and other effects to improve lighting. According to a potential feature flag, the Chrome OS team is developing a background blur effect, available ...Air pollution may trigger lung cancer in non-smokers: Scientists
London, Sep 10 Scientists have discovered a new mechanism through which very small pollutant particles in the air may trigger lung cancer in people who have never smoked, Particles linked to climate change also promote cancerous changes in airway cells, they found, paving the way to new approaches for lung ...10 food connoisseurs taking Instagram by storm
New Delhi, Sep 10 Foods that are acidic, sour, sweet, bitter, covered in Indian heritage masalas, and more are all popular in India. Following the advent of digital technology, we have all undoubtedly been guilty of mindlessly scrolling through and watching culinary videos on Instagram. One is undoubtedly been compelled ...Indian-origin researcher develops antiviral therapy that block Covid transmission
San Francisco, Sep 10 A team of US scientists, including research investigator Sonali Chaturvedi, has developed a single-dose, intranasal treatment that not only reduces symptoms of multiple Covid variants but also shedding of the virus. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team ...Elon Musk sends another notice to Twitter to kill $44 bn deal
San Francisco, Sep 10 Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shot off a third notice to Parag Agrawal-led Twitter, aimed at terminating the $44 billion takeover deal. In the latest letter submitted with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk's legal team cited Twitter's multi-million dollar severance payment to former security ...10 times faster than a bullet, supersonic asteroid to pass Earth: NASA
New York, Sep 5 A small supersonic asteroid, travelling at ten times the speed of a bullet, will pass by the Earth on Tuesday, media reports said. The asteroid has been given the designation 2022 QC7 and it is not too big, with a width ranging from just 16 metres ...Cyborg cockroaches to soon help inspect hazardous areas near you
Tokyo, Sep 5 An international team of researchers has engineered a system for creating remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module to help inspect hazardous areas or monitor the environment. According to a paper published in the journal npj Flexible Electronics, the module is powered by a ...










