Apple Misses Fixing Zero-Day Issues in macOS Big Sur, Catalina

Apple Misses Fixing Zero-Day Issues in macOS Big Sur, Catalina

Apple appears to have ignored macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina while fixing two zero-day vulnerabilities that it patched in macOS Monterey 12.3.1 last week. The issues were found in Apple’s audio and video decoding framework AppleAVD and the Intel graphics driver. Separately, Apple has released the first public beta of macOS Monterey 12.4 just … Read more

Indian economy in good shape on high GDP growth, foreign exchange reserve: Bimal Jalan

Indian economy in good shape on high GDP growth, foreign exchange reserve: Bimal Jalan

The Indian economy is in good shape as the country’s GDP growth rate and foreign exchange reserve are high, former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan said on Thursday. Notwithstanding economic uncertainties triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war that is also impacting the global supply chain, Jalan said it is not going to affect India’s economic performance. “India’s … Read more

What sell-off? Warren Buffett is buying big again

What sell-off? Warren Buffett is buying big again

Now, with many other investors in selling mode, he’s going shopping. What’s happening: Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway just disclosed that it bought almost 121 million shares of HP worth about $4.2 billion, giving Buffett a stake of more than 11% in the technology company. HP (HPQ) shares are up 14% in premarket trading on Thursday. It’s … Read more

‘You feel so sexless and dirty’: the women living with incontinence after childbirth

‘You feel so sexless and dirty’: the women living with incontinence after childbirth

Commuters to London’s Liverpool Street were treated to a taboo-busting billboard last week, featuring a mother of two weightlifting, while leaking actual liquid. The ad is part of the “leaks happen” campaign, from the women’s health brand Elvie, aiming to raise awareness of a common, but largely obscured, problem – postpartum incontinence. Claire Hackett, the … Read more

High immune response to Covid variants in breakthrough cases after 2 Covaxin jabs: ICMR study

High immune response to Covid variants in breakthrough cases after 2 Covaxin jabs: ICMR study

A recent ICMR study has shown that breakthrough cases after full vaccination with Covaxin have shown a significant increase in the immune response against coronavirus’ variants of concern — Beta, Delta and Omicron. Individuals who recovered from Covid also showed significant immunity boost post-vaccination with Covaxin but lower than the breakthrough cases.However, those who had … Read more

Ozone heating Earth more than previously thought, says study

Ozone heating Earth more than previously thought, says study

The ozone layer may be heating the Earth’s atmosphere more than previously thought by weakening one of our planet’s most important cooling mechanisms, according to a study. The researchers found that changes to ozone levels in the upper and lower atmosphere were responsible for almost a third of the warming seen in ocean waters bordering … Read more

Skin products containing goat’s milk, other food sources dangerous for patients with inflammatory skin conditions: Study

Skin products containing goat’s milk, other food sources dangerous for patients with inflammatory skin conditions: Study

Individuals with inflammatory skin conditions should avoid skincare products containing food products such as goat’s milk, new research published in the Clinical & Experimental Allergy suggests. The study followed seven patients with inflammatory skin conditions experiencing anaphylaxis — a serious allergic reaction — after ingesting sheep’s or goat’s milk or cheese products. All the patients had a history … Read more