Global warming 'unprecedented' since last ice age: Study

New York (IANS) The current global temperatures on Earth are unprecedented in the last 24,000 years, since the last ice age, according to a new study.

In the study, a team from University of Arizona created maps of global temperature changes…

Oxford starts human trials of Ebola vaccine

London (IANS) A team of researchers at the University of Oxford on Thursday rolled out the first human trials of an Ebola vaccine developed using the same technology as the AstraZeneca Covid jab.

The trial will be conducted on 26 volunteers,…

NASA delays human lunar landing to 2025

Washington (IANS) Hit by legal challenges, the US space agency said on Wednesday it is pushing back its goal of returning humans to the Moon, eyeing a crewed lunar landing in 2025 instead of 2024 as part of its ambitious Artemis mission.

The…

Meta launches business hub, playbook to empower SMBs in India

New Delhi (IANS) Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on Tuesday announced the launch of a business hub and 'Grow Your Business' playbook to empower small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India.

The 'Grow Your Business Hub'…

Clubhouse rolls out Replay to let users record live rooms

New Delhi (IANS) Popular audio chat app Clubhouse on Tuesday said that it is rolling out a new feature -- Replay -- where users can choose to record the audio chat and then save it to a club or profile.

The new feature will be available on…

IBM opens 8th client innovation centre in India in hybrid cloud era

Bengaluru (IANS) In a bid to help enterprises and startups scale their operations in Hybrid Cloud and AI era, tech major IBM on Monday announced the opening of its new client innovation centre (CIC) in Mysuru, its eighth in the country.

IBM…

Pixel 6 Pro doesn't use 30W fast charging: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Google recently launched its most awaited Pixel 6 series in the global market. At the launch, the company promised that the Pixel 6 Pro's charger is capable of juicing up to 50 per cent of the battery in half an hour, but…

Google Maps reaches 10 bn Play Store downloads

San Francisco (IANS) Google Maps, the mobile app that's number 1 in navigation, has now reached the important milestone of 10 billion Play Store downloads.

Given that there are very few "free" mapping services that can match the accuracy…

HP Pavilion Aero 13 is super lightweight, high on specs

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to offer premium-looking laptops with solid specifications, tech major HP has brought the new Pavilion Aero 13 to India, as notebooks as a category are witnessing tremendous growth.

Despite the shortage of components…

US mandates fixing of bugs to prevent future cybersecurity attack

Washington (IANS) The US government has ordered all civilian federal agencies to patch, in six months time, hundreds of cybersecurity vulnerabilities found between 2017 and 2020.

The new order, by the Joe Biden administration on Wednesday,…