For the first two decades of the 21st century, many consumer products on America’s store shelves got less expensive. A wave of imports from China and other emerging economies helped push down the cost of video games, T-shirts, dining tables, home appliances and more. Those imports drove some American factories out of business, and they … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried, facing the prospect of spending much of his adult life behind bars, on Thursday appealed his conviction and 25-year prison sentence for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded. Defense lawyer Marc Mukasey had announced plans for the appeal to the Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of … Read more
New Delhi: An artificial intelligence (AI) model can predict which variants of the Covid-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus will likely bring about fresh waves of the infection, a new research has found. The model can detect around 73 per cent of the variants in each country that will cause at least 1,000 cases per 10 lakh people … Read more
by Rahul Yadav Using digital video technology in an analog way seems like a contradiction but traditionally, that’s been the approach in the security industry. This article looks ahead to show CTOs and senior leadership how they can use data-driven video technology as a powerful tool to achieve higher-level business outcomes. In the analog approach, … Read more
New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) guided screening has identified three anti-aging drug candidates targeting ‘zombie’ cells, a significant milestone for both longevity research, researchers revealed. The team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, described the AI-guided screening of more than 800,000 compounds to reveal three drug … Read more
A volunteer is administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. (AP/File photo) Oxford COVID-19 vaccine: The interim results of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trials have found that in 70% of cases the vaccine protects against Coronavirus, as per details published in The Lancet on Tuesday. Where two full doses were … Read more
WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that they say can distinguish asymptomatic Covid-19 patients from healthy individuals through their cough recordings, and show the results on a smartphone app. Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US found that people who are asymptomatic may differ from healthy individuals in the … Read more
The researchers have published the findings of the study on a preprint server. (Image: MIT) COVID-19 medicare: Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have shown that a robot developed by Massachusetts-based robotics company Boston Dynamics can remotely monitor the vital signs of patients. The researchers used Boston Dynamics’ dog-like … Read more
One month has passed since China officially launched the urgent use of COVID-19 vaccines on July 22, while the vaccines were going through clinical trials, Zheng said. (Representational image) China has authorised emergency usage of COVID-19 vaccines developed by some select domestic companies, a Chinese health official has said. An emergency use authorisation, which is … Read more
Even with a fresh victory on behalf of international students, U.S. universities fear they’re losing a broader fight over the nation’s reputation as a place that embraces and fosters the world’s best scholars. University leaders see it as a steady erosion. They say the Trump administration’s repeated attempts to curb immigration have sent students a … Read more