Spread the love As humans prepare for longer missions to the moon and eventually Mars, scientists need to understand exactly how spaceflight affects the human body. They already know the microgravity and radiation in space affect astronauts’ health. To this end, a study published on January 2 in Science by researchers from Saudi Arabia examined human immune cells (THP-1 monocytes)...
Nvidia AI chips in China! US approves sale of H200 chips, with strict limitations
Spread the love Nvidia has received the green signal to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China! The US commerce department on Tuesday, signalled a policy shift, approving the tech giant to sell its H200 chips to Beijing, under certain restrictions.The development follows an announcement by US President Donald Trump last month permitting exports of the H200, provided Nvidia can...
Ajit Pawar rules out merger talks with Sharad Pawar, denies BJP ‘match-fixing’
Spread the love Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, in a pre-poll interview to TOI on Tuesday, admitted that bitterness between both groups of NCP has subsided after the alliance was forged for the elections to the Pune municipal corporation and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic body. He said the tie-up had made contest against BJP “tighter”. Ajit indicated at a possible reunion with his...
Science quiz: On vexillography
Spread the love Q: This ‘infographic’ from an 18th century work explains the famous rule of ________, by which heralds may be designed. Fill in the blank. A: Tincture Q: The half or edge of the flag nearest to the flagpole is called the hoist. In vexillography, this is considered to be the leading edge. The fly is edge furthest...
‘Struck him repeatedly on head, face with hammer’: Wife, her lover butcher man in UP
Spread the love Image Used For Representational Purpose Only MEERUT: Police claimed to have cracked the murder case of a 50-year-old farmer who was beaten to death with a hammer in Bareilly on Saturday night and arrested his 30-year-old wife and her 26-year-old lover. The duo conspired to kill him for objecting to their affair, said police on Tuesday.Police said...
China restricts Nvidia chip sales: Tech firms face tight rules on H200 AI chips
Spread the love No, China is not listening to CEO Jensen Huang on Nvidia chips. The Chinese government reportedly has set strict conditions for technology companies wanting to use Nvidia’s H200 AI chips. According to a report in The Information, the Chinese government has told some tech companies that it would only approve their purchases of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips...
Trump warns Iran against ‘hanging’ protestors; threatens ‘strong action’
Spread the love US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that the United States would respond forcefully if Iranian authorities begin carrying out hangings as part of their crackdown on a widespread uprising against the government.“We will take very strong action if they do such a thing,” Trump told CBS News in an interview, when asked about the possibility of...
Is he better now? After TOI report, Kumar Sanu reaches out to Bhopal man who attempted suicide
Spread the love BHOPAL/JABALPUR: A Times of India report on a fan’s harrowing suicide attempts moved legendary playback singer Kumar Sanu to act, turning a disturbing news story into a moment of compassion and concern.Shaken after reading about the incident, Sanu personally reached out to find out how the man was doing and even spoke to the psychiatrist quoted in...
Another Hindu man killed in Bangladesh, 8th casualty since December 18
Spread the love DHAKA: In the latest in a series of attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, Samir Das, an auto driver, has been beaten to death in Daganbhuiyan in Feni district, with police saying it appears to be a “pre-planned murder”.Samir (28), who was killed on Sunday night, is the eighth to die since the lynching of garment factory worker...
Pune lab confirms Nipah in 2 samples, both nurses critical
Spread the love Representative Image KOLKATA: The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, has confirmed Nipah, a viral disease with high mortality, in both samples sent from Bengal. The samples were taken from two nurses of a Barasat hospital whose condition remain critical.A house staff at a Burdwan hospital, who came in close contact with one of the nurses, has...
