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Why the New, Cheaper Kindle Colorsoft (Probably) Isn’t Worth the Savings

28Jul

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Why the New, Cheaper Kindle Colorsoft (Probably) Isn’t Worth the Savings

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Either Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft isn’t selling well enough, or the competition is selling better, because the company appears to have quietly released a new, cheaper version starting late yesterday. It was all over my Amazon app when I opened it this afternoon, and it’s being promoted to the point where I can’t find the old model outside of bundles and direct links to it. The problem? It comes with a bunch of compromises, and is just $30 less.It does, however, fill a hole in the Kindle lineup. Previously, the Kindle Colorsoft was only available as a “Signature Edition,” meaning it had bonuses like wireless charging, auto-brightness, and extra storage thrown in. This new model finally gives the Colorsoft a “standard” ve...

How well did you know Ozzy? Take this quiz – National

28Jul

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How well did you know Ozzy? Take this quiz – National

The death of Ozzy Osbourne has generated more stories and attention than any other rock star’s passing since Bowie and Prince in 2016. The man, to put it mildly, lived an extremely colourful life. Now that he’s gone, there’s a massive amount of interest in his life.How well did you know Ozzy? No fair using Google.1. Ozzy used to torment one of his teachers, a certain Mr. Lane. How?(a) Leaving dead bats and lizards on his chair.(b) Heating up a penny coin with a blowtorch and leaving it for Mr. Lane to pick up from his desk.(c) Screaming “I AM IRON MAN” at irregular intervals during class. Story continues below advertisement Answer: (B) Poor Mr. Lane burned his fingers on many occasions. He was happy to see Ozzy drop out of school at the age of 15. 2. In 2010, ...

Vaccines prevented over 2.5 million Covid-19 deaths worldwide: Study

28Jul

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Vaccines prevented over 2.5 million Covid-19 deaths worldwide: Study

Vaccines prevented more than 2.5 million deaths from SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19 infections, worldwide, according to a study. The study, led by researchers from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy, showed that one Covid death was avoided for every 5,400 doses of vaccine administered. Some 82 per cent of the lives saved by vaccines involved people vaccinated before encountering the virus, 57 per cent during the Omicron period, and 90 per cent involved people aged 60 years and older. In all, vaccines have saved 14.8 million years of life (one year of life saved for 900 doses of vaccine administered), revealed the findings, published in the journal Jama Health Forum. "Before ours, several studies tried to estimate lives saved by vaccines with different models an...

Four Things I Already Like About the Galaxy Watch 8

27Jul

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Four Things I Already Like About the Galaxy Watch 8

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 starts shipping today, and I just got my hands on a Watch8 Classic model to start reviewing. You’ll have to wait a bit for the full report, but here’s what I’m enjoying (and questioning) so far. I’m new to Galaxy Watches in general, but I’ve reviewed Pixel and Apple watches, not to mention plenty of Garmins and other fitness watches. Here are my first impressions, including the things I like, and the things I’m most excited to test out in the coming days. Credit: Beth Skwarecki As promised, the Watch 8 Classic comes with a bezel that rotates, and t...

When Kajol opened up to Twinkle Khanna about aging anxiety

27Jul

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When Kajol opened up to Twinkle Khanna about aging anxiety

The two ladies from Bollywood who never shy away from speaking their mind - Kajol and Twinkle Khanna have joined forces for an exciting chat show, "Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle". Before Kajol and Twinkle`s show premieres, let us turn back the clock and look at an old conversation between the two ladies when the `DDLJ` actress opened up about age anxiety. When Twinkle asked Kajol if being an actor, she ever worries about aging, she revealed that, as a matter of fact, she does worry about it. Kajol shared that, according to her, aging has to do with energy more than the lines on your face. "I think people look at how you are saying what you`re saying. I feel more than the lines on the face, age shows in people`s eyes, when they get tired, when they get bored of what they are doing- t...

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...