New generation of Covid vax shows promising results

Stockholm (IANS) A team of researchers is developing a coronavirus vaccine designed to be less sensitive to mutations and will likely be equipped for future strains.

As per a study, published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, the vaccine…

Insufficient sleep in teenagers linked to overweight, obesity

Barcelona (IANS) Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night are more likely to be overweight or obese compared to their peers with sufficient sleep, finds a new study.

The study, presented at the ESC Congress 2022, showed that shorter…

Parents hooked to screens for relaxation nag & yell more at kids

Toronto (IANS) Parents who shout at their kids for their screen addiction have to first control their digital media consumption for relaxation as such people are more likely to engage in lower-quality parenting, a new study has revealed.

The…

Streaming media platform Plex admits massive data breach

New Delhi (IANS) Streaming media service Plex on Wednesday admitted a serious data breach that may have compromised emails, usernames, and encrypted passwords of its customers.

Plex is used by nearly 20 million people to stream video, audio…

YouTube Shorts arriving soon on smart Android TVs

New Delhi (IANS) Google-owned YouTube is set to launch its short-form video app Shorts on its smart TV platform called YouTube TV.

The company has told its partners about the support for YouTube shorts to YouTube's app for Android TV and…

EV startups vertically integrated, standalone component maker will continue: ACMA

Chennai (IANS) There will be space for stand alone auto component makers in the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing space even though some manufacturers are vertically integrated, said a top official of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association…

WhatsApp plans to bring Stories-like feature to chat list for iOS

San Francisco (IANS) After launching several new features this year, Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out the ability to watch Status directly from WhatsApp's chat list for iOS users.

According to WABetaInfo,…

Apple's Shazam app turns 20, surpasses 70 bn song recognitions

New Delhi (IANS) Apple's music recognition platform Shazam has officially surpassed 70 billion song recognitions, as it turned 20.

For more than 225 million global monthly users, to 'Shazam' is to discover something new, Apple said…

Apple likely to be 1st to use TSMC's 3nm chip process: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Tech giant Apple's 2022 MacBook Pros may pack new M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets made with TSMC's latest 3nm manufacturing process, media reports say.

According to the Commercial Times, TSMC, the world's largest…

India's smartwatch market grows highest ever at 312%, Fire-Boltt leads

New Delhi (IANS) India's smartwatch market grew an impressive 312 per cent (on-year) in the June quarter, and homegrown company Fire-Boltt led the market for the first time with a 28 per cent share, a new report said on Friday.

Noise was…