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Over 9 pc of world`s land area under high risk of zoonotic outbreak: Study

27Jul

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Over 9 pc of world`s land area under high risk of zoonotic outbreak: Study

Over nine per cent of the world`s land area is at "high" or "very high" risk of a zoonotic outbreak -- triggered when an infection spreads from an animal to a human or vice versa, such as the Covid pandemic, according to a study. Findings published in the journal Science Advances also estimate 3 per cent of the global population to be living in extremely risky areas, and about a fifth in medium-risk areas. Researchers, including those from the European Commission`s Joint Research Centre (JRC) Scientific Development Programmes Unit in Italy, analysed location-specific information from the `Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network` dataset and the World Health Organization`s (WHO) list of diseases prioritised according to their potential for causing an epidemic or a pandemic. C...

MAGA musician’s concert permits revoked in Halifax, Moncton and Charlottetown

27Jul

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MAGA musician’s concert permits revoked in Halifax, Moncton and Charlottetown

A controversial concert by a rising MAGA musician has had its permits revoked in all three of its East Coast stops due to safety concerns after complaints and possible protests. American Christian rocker and missionary Sean Feucht was set to begin his Canadian tour at York Redoubt, a national historic site in Nova Scotia, on Wednesday.Late Tuesday night, Parks Canada sent Global News a statement to say it had revoked the organizer’s permit because of “heightened public safety concerns.”“Due to evolving safety and security considerations based on confirmation of planned protests, input from law enforcement, and the security challenges with the configuration of York Redoubt, Parks Canada has reassessed the conditions of the permit and potential impacts to community members, visitors, concert...

Google Might Have Made an AI Search Product I Actually Like

27Jul

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Google Might Have Made an AI Search Product I Actually Like

Google is back with yet another AI-powered Search feature. But unlike AI Overviews, which attempts to summarize an answer to your search, or AI Mode, which uses generative AI to try to return results that are more detailed and useful, "Web Guide" is much simpler: It aims to make your search results easier to look at and surface links you wouldn't have found otherwise.Google announced Web Guide in a short blog post on Thursday, and there's really not much to it. When you enable the feature in Google Labs, you're able to try it out along any search query you want. Google suggests "open-ended" searches, like "how to solo travel in Japan" or "detailed queries," like “My family is spread across multiple time zones. What are the best tools for staying connected and maintaining close relationship...

Hepatitis B drugs vastly underused, must be used early to save lives: Lancet

27Jul

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Hepatitis B drugs vastly underused, must be used early to save lives: Lancet

Hepatitis B drugs are being vastly underused, and boosting early treatment against the deadly hepatitis B virus (HBV) could save many lives over time, argued scientists in a new paper published in Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. HBV kills over 3,000 people every day, or over 2 people every minute. Of the people who do not clear the infection and go on to develop a chronic HBV infection, between 20 and 40 per cent will die if they do not receive treatment. The experts noted that even though the currently available drugs do not cure people, they are safe, effective, and relatively inexpensive. "These medications are good drugs that are being badly underused," said John Tavis, Professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. "Less t...

OTT platforms banned by Govt for showing sexually explicit content

26Jul

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OTT platforms banned by Govt for showing sexually explicit content

To crack down on the unlawful and obscene content circulating on the internet, the government has taken the bold step by directing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to disable public access to 25 OTT platforms. These include big and popular names such as Ullu, ALTT, and Desiflix. Govt bans 25 OTT platforms A notification was issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), which emphasised that the intermediaries are responsible for removing or disabling access to unlawful information under the Information Technology Act, 2000, as well as the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. 🚨 Government bans Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix, Big Shots and other apps for showing soft porn content. pic.twitter.com/6BT1LqsIDM — Indian Tech &am...

26Jul

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I Knew the Viral ‘Tea’ App Was Trouble, but I Didn’t Expect a Data Breach

If you have been paying attention to your social feeds of late, you may have heard the recent chatter about Tea, an app that functions like Yelp—but instead of rating and reviewing restaurants and stores, women are passing judgment on men they know. The app has been around since 2023, but for reasons I can't identify, it rocketed to the top of Apple's App Store chart this week. It was the first I'd heard of it, and I thought it sounded like an awful idea. And today, my instincts have already been proven right—though not in the way I expected.It seems 4chan and Reddit users have successfully engineered a data breach, obtaining and disseminating user verification images—including photos of driver's licenses—that were submitted when women signed up for the service. A spokesperson for the app ...

Study links common diabetes drug with cardiovascular risk

26Jul

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Study links common diabetes drug with cardiovascular risk

A commonly used type 2 diabetes medication in the US -- Glipizide -- may be linked to a higher rate of heart-related conditions, claimed a study. Researchers from Mass General Brigham examined nationwide data from nearly 50,000 patients treated with different sulfonylureas. They found that glipizide was linked to a higher incidence of heart failure, related hospitalisation, and death compared to dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors. The findings are published in JAMA Network Open. “Patients with type 2 diabetes are at heightened risk of adverse cardiovascular incidents such as stroke and cardiac arrest,” said corresponding author Alexander Turchin, Division of Endocrinology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). “While sulfonylureas are popular and affordable diabetes medications,...

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dead at 71 – National

26Jul

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Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dead at 71 – National

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan has died at age 71. Hogan, born Terry Gene Bollea, was found dead in his Florida home on Thursday morning. In Clearwater, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, the Clearwater Police Department said in a statement on Facebook.His manager, Chris Volo, confirmed to NBC Los Angeles that Hogan died surrounded by family.“WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of pop culture’s most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s,” WWE said on X. 0:34 Hulk Hogan dead: Wrestling legend passes away at 71 ...

BITS Hyd develops wearable that uses sweat to measure blood glucose reading

26Jul

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BITS Hyd develops wearable that uses sweat to measure blood glucose reading

With an aim to offer a non-invasive, painless, low-cost alternative to conventional testing methods of glucose levels in the body, a BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus student and his mentor developed a smartwatch-based wearable diagnostic platform that would use sweat to measure the sugar readings. The research for platform which was developed by the co-founders Abhishek Kumar, a PhD scholar and Prof. Sanket Goel-Principal Investigator, is being translated toward commercialisation through Cleome Innovation, a spin-off from the MEMS ( Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics Lab) of the BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus. The startup is working to bring the wearable device to the healthcare market for proactive diabetes management, Abhishek Kumar said. "In my family, even around, I have seen diabetes pat...

Coros Watches Just Got a Bunch of New Features I’ve Wanted for a While

26Jul

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Coros Watches Just Got a Bunch of New Features I’ve Wanted for a While

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Coros, maker of some excellent running watches that rival Garmins in features and accuracy, announced a set of updates that include voice alerts, in-app training plans, and the ability to (finally!) change the number of reps in a strength workout directly from your watch. Here are the highlights: Libraries of training plans and workouts in the appCoros offers pre-built training plans for a variety of goals, like running your first marathon or beating 25 minutes in a 5K race. But until recently, you couldn’t browse and select these from the app. Now, you can go into Profile on the Coros app, and select Training Plan Library or Workout Library to see all your options. There are separate tabs for the official offerings fr...