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Harvard’s robotic wearable device improves walking for people with Parkinson’s
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Harvard’s robotic wearable device improves walking for people with Parkinson’s

San Francisco, Jan 7: Researchers from Harvard and Boston University have used a soft, wearable robot to help a person living with Parkinson’s walk without freezing. As explained by the researchers, freezing is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a...
Users complain as social media, internet down in parts of Pakistan
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Users complain as social media, internet down in parts of Pakistan

Islamabad, Jan 7: Pakistan faced an internet outage on Sunday evening with users almost across the country reporting difficulty in connecting and/or disruptions to logging on to social media apps. Netizens complained about their inability to connect to social media sites including X, as well as...
Report says Musk’s drug use leaves board members worried, billionaire denies
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Report says Musk’s drug use leaves board members worried, billionaire denies

San Francisco, Jan 8: World’s richest person Elon Musk’s alleged drug use has left Tesla and SpaceX executives and board members worried, as his reported consumption of LSD, cocaine, ecstasy and psychedelic mushrooms can jeopardise his health, and his businesses. A new report in The Wall Street...
YouTube TV hits 6.5 mn subscribers: Report
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YouTube TV hits 6.5 mn subscribers: Report

San Francisco, Jan 8: After crossing six million subscribers a few months ago, Google-owned YouTube TV is now estimated to have hit 6.5 million subscribers. As per the Leichtman Research Group, YouTube TV has reached approximately 6.5 million subscribers as of the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, up...
Startup Frontdesk lays off entire staff over 2-minute ‘Google Meet call’
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Startup Frontdesk lays off entire staff over 2-minute ‘Google Meet call’

San Francisco, Jan 3: Online rental platform Frontdesk has become the first tech startup to lay off employees in 2024 -- its entire 200-person workforce -- during a “two-minute Google Meet call”. The layoffs included full-time, part-time workers and contractors and the proptech startup is now on...
Musk’s X launches paid basic tier for verified organisations
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Musk’s X launches paid basic tier for verified organisations

New Delhi, Jan 3: Elon Musk-run X on Wednesday announced a new basic paid tier for verified organisations that is now available for $200 per month or $2,000 per year. The basic tier for verified organisations now gives them a gold check-mark badge, along with a few other benefits, for $200 per...
Telegram announces colourful calls, largest bot update
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Telegram announces colourful calls, largest bot update

New Delhi, Jan 2: Encrypted messaging platform Telegram on Tuesday unveiled new updates, featuring a range of exciting enhancements aimed at elevating user experience. The update introduces colourful calls, a visually stunning Thanos Snap Effect for deleted messages, and the largest Bot update...
Researchers inch closer to cut dependence on regular insulin jab
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Researchers inch closer to cut dependence on regular insulin jab

Sydney, Jan 2: A team of Australian researchers are inching closer to regenerate insulin in pancreatic stem cells and replace the need for regular insulin injections, developing a cure for millions of people with diabetes. The team from Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute demonstrated that the...
WhatsApp banned record 71L bad accounts in India in Nov 2023
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WhatsApp banned record 71L bad accounts in India in Nov 2023

New Delhi, Jan 1: Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record over 71 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of November 2023, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, the company said on Monday. Between November 1-30, the company banned 71,96,000 accounts. About 19,54,000 of these accounts were...
YouTuber MrBeast won’t upload videos on Musk’s X due to poor monetisation
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YouTuber MrBeast won’t upload videos on Musk’s X due to poor monetisation

San Francisco, Jan 1: YouTube sensation Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) has snubbed Elon Musk, saying his won’t upload his videos on X as doing so would not even fund a fraction of what he spends on making those videos. When famous X handle DogeDesigner asked MrBeast to upload his latest video on X...
Key UPI transaction changes that come into effect in New Year
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Key UPI transaction changes that come into effect in New Year

New Delhi, Jan 1: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) rules have gone through some key changes in the New Year to improve online banking and payment transaction experiences. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have instructed payment apps to deactivate inactive UPI IDs that have...
China’s BYD gears up to topple Musk’s Tesla as world’s top EV maker
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China’s BYD gears up to topple Musk’s Tesla as world’s top EV maker

New Delhi, Jan 2: Chinese automotive giant BYD has moved one step closer to topple Elon Musk-run Tesla as the world’s top EV manufacturer, after the Shenzhen-based company sold a record 526,000 electric vehicles in October-December 2023. For the entire year, BYD sold more than 3 million battery...
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