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Indian scientists decode how TB bacterium persists in human body
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Indian scientists decode how TB bacterium persists in human body

New Delhi, Dec 26: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have decoded the mechanism that helps the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium to persist in the human body for decades. In the study, published in the journal Science Advances, they described a single gene that aids in the...
Content landscape change will be exponential, says YouTube India MD
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Content landscape change will be exponential, says YouTube India MD

Hyderabad, Dec 26: The content landscape change will be exponential and exciting through Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the next 24 months, YouTube India MD Ishan Chatterjee said on Tuesday. Addressing StartX Summit as part of the centenary celebrations of The Hyderabad Public School, he said...
Hackers stole nearly $2 bn in cryptocurrencies in 2023
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Hackers stole nearly $2 bn in cryptocurrencies in 2023

New Delhi, Dec 27: Hackers stole around $2 billion in cryptocurrencies in 2023, a substantial decrease from an all-time record of around $3.8 billion in 2022. Among the major hacks this year was Hong Kong-based crypto company Mixin that saw $200 million being stolen in a data breach that occurred...
Amazon Prime Video to stream ads during movies, TV shows from Jan 29
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Amazon Prime Video to stream ads during movies, TV shows from Jan 29

San Francisco, Dec 27: Amazon Prime Video will show advertisements during movies and TV shows from January 29, as it aims to expand its ad business and increase revenue from entertainment. Prime Video customers will have the option of paying an additional $2.99 per month to avoid limited ads. The...
NASA flies drones to test autonomous flight capabilities of air taxis
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NASA flies drones to test autonomous flight capabilities of air taxis

Washington, Dec 25: Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia have successfully flown multiple drones to test autonomous flight capabilities of air taxis. The drones were flown beyond visual line of sight with no visual observer for its air taxi. The drones successfully flew...
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India's suppression of Chinese firms to harm its own industrial development:...

New Delhi, Dec 25: The endless crackdowns on Chinese companies like smartphone brand Vivo underscore the view that India is becoming a "graveyard for foreign companies", China's state-run media Global Times has said. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested three senior employees of Vivo's...
NASA unveils space security guide to bolster cybersecurity
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NASA unveils space security guide to bolster cybersecurity

Washington, Dec 25: The US space agency has released the first iteration of its Space Security Best Practices Guide to bolster mission cybersecurity efforts for both public sector and private sector space activities. As space missions and technologies grow increasingly interconnected, the guide...
S.Korean orbiter Danuri releases photographic map of moon
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S.Korean orbiter Danuri releases photographic map of moon

Seoul, Dec 26: South Korea's unmanned lunar orbiter Danuri has released a comprehensive photographic map of the moon to mark the one-year anniversary of its mission, the science ministry said on Tuesday. The mosaic map, compiled from polarized camera views captured over the past 250 days,...
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'Shadow IT' use by employees put more Indian firms at cyber attack risk

New Delhi, Dec 25: About 89 per cent of companies in India suffered cyber incidents in the last two years, and 20 per cent of these were caused by the use of shadow IT, according to a new report. Companies are at the high risk of becoming targets of cyber incidents due to the use of shadow IT by...
Over 50% of users may shun social media by 2025 as misinformation, toxicity grow
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Over 50% of users may shun social media by 2025 as misinformation, toxicity grow

New Delhi, Dec 24: The spread of misinformation, toxic user bases and the prevalence of bots are the reasons why more than 50 per cent of consumers will either abandon or significantly limit their interactions with social media by 2025. A Gartner survey found that 53 per cent of consumers believe...
Bitcoin miners see transaction revenue grow a massive 400% in 2023
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Bitcoin miners see transaction revenue grow a massive 400% in 2023

New Delhi, Dec 25: The revenue collected by Bitcoin miners as transaction fees averaged about $2 million per day in 2023, registering a whopping 400 per cent increase year-on-year. The Bitcoin miners earned more than $10 billion in 2023, according to Jameson Lopp, co-founder of Bitcoin...
Microsoft’s Windows 10 support end could turn 240 mn PCs into e-waste
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Microsoft’s Windows 10 support end could turn 240 mn PCs into e-waste

New Delhi, Dec 24: Microsoft’s decision to end support for Windows 10 could turn 240 million personal computers into e-waste, leaving those to end up in landfill, a new report has claimed. Microsoft’s Windows 11 will help support a struggling PC market as customers prepare for another refresh...
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