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Google Cloud’s New AI-Tools To Help Accelerate Drug Discovery, Precision Medicine
Google Cloud on Wednesday announced two new AI-powered life sciences solutions to accelerate drug discovery and precision medicine for biotech companies, pharmaceutical firms, and public sector organizations.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2023
2 min read
Spotify Rolls Out AI-Powered DJ Feature In UK, Ireland
Spotify has started rolling out its AI feature called "DJ" for premium customers in the UK and Ireland.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2023
1 min read
Axiom Space’s Second Mission To Space Station On Sunday
American private space habitat company Axiom Space is set to launch its second mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2023
2 min read
Instagram Now Let Users Comment On Posts With GIFs
Meta is rolling out the ability to comment on Instagram posts with animated GIFs (Graphics Interchange Format).
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2023
1 min read
IBM Confirms Acquisition Of Polar Security Reportedly For $60 Million
IBM has acquired automated cloud data security and compliance provider Polar Security for an undisclosed sum. Reports claimed that the deal was valued at about $60 million.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2023
1 min read
Musk Teases Two New EVs, A Cheaper $25k Hatchback Likely Soon
Elon Musk has teased two new electric vehicles (EVs) during its annual shareholder's meeting, saying one new EV is already in the manufacturing process.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2023
1 min read
Meta Starts Beta Test Of ‘Members-Only Worlds’ In Horizon Worlds
Meta has announced that it started an expanded beta test of 'members-only worlds' -- in its social virtual reality (VR) platform 'Horizon Worlds'.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2023
1 min read
Musk Hits At George Soros After Billionaire Sells His Entire Tesla Stake
After billionaire George Soros sold his entire stake in Tesla, Elon Musk has slammed the investor, saying he wants to erode the very fabric of civilization and "hates humanity."
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2023
2 min read
Google To Delete All Personal Accounts Inactive For 2 Years
Google on Tuesday said it will delete personal accounts and their content that haven't been used or signed in for at least 2 years.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2023
2 min read
Kia To Build New EV Plant In Mexico, Likely To Invest $1 Billion
Automaker Kia will build a new electric vehicle (EV) plant in northern Mexico, a Mexican governor said on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
2 min read
Google’s Pre-Written Texts To Tackle Suicide, Aid People To Ask For Help
People turning to Google Search with suicide-related terms may find new pre-written texts that may prompt them to ask for help in their most vulnerable moments, the tech giant has announced.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
2 min read
Webb Telescope Finds Water, New Mystery In Rare Comet
James Webb Space Telescope has found the presence of water around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
2 min read
Google Bard’s New Update Improves Summaries, Sourcing
Google has released a new update to its AI chatbot Bard, improving the ability to provide summaries of information and tell users where that information has come from.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
1 min read
SpaceX Hires Key NASA Human Spaceflight Head For Starship
Elon Musk's SpaceX has roped in NASA's former head of human spaceflight Kathy Lueders to help in its Starship launch, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
1 min read
Musk Loses Appeal, Must Consult Lawyers To Post Certain Tesla-Related Tweets
Elon Musk has lost another bid to end a 2018 settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding his controversial "funding secured" tweets after a federal appeals court rejected his effort to modify his settlement with the SEC.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
2 min read
Samsung To Build $222 Million Chip Development Facility In Japan
Samsung Electronics will reportedly build a chip development facility in Yokohama as part of a highly symbolic initiative that will spur collaboration between the Japanese and South Korean chip industries, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
1 min read
Zuckerberg Announces Chat Lock On WhatsApp
Mark Zuckerberg on Monday announced a new WhatsApp feature called Chat Lock to safeguard intimate chats.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
1 min read
Europe Okays Microsoft’s $68.7 Billion Acquisition Of Gaming Giant Activision
The European Commission on Monday approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for $68.7 billion.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
2 min read
Massachusetts Man Indicted for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the People’s Republic of China
A Massachusetts man was arrested on May 9 for allegedly acting as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without providing notification to the U.S. Attorney General.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2023
4 min read
WhatsApp Introduces New Group Calling Feature In macOS
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new group calling feature on macOS devices, which will allow users to make group calls with a selected number of participants.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 15, 2023
1 min read
