December 4, 2023
We all know that dogs are man’s best friends, and now research suggests this could be due to health benefits canines give to our brains. Scientists in Japan found that owning a dog of any breed – but not a cat – reduces the risk of older people getting dementia by 40 per cent, compared with people
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LISTED Visayas-Mindanao real estate developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) is looking to boost its residential portfolio with the planned development of a new condominium following board approval. In a disclosure on Friday, CLI said its board of directors, in a meeting a day earlier, had authorized its entry into a venture to construct a residential
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It’s a problem that drives the parents of most teenagers mad. But clothes piled up on the bedroom floor may soon be a problem of the past as scientists have developed a cleaning robot to pick up dirty laundry. Scientists from UC Berkeley say their clothes-collecting bot solves the ‘Teenagers Problem; of how to most efficiently
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has teamed with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) to develop generative AI solutions for India’s burgeoning media and entertainment (M&E) sector. The partnership is part of NASSCOM’s recently launched Generative AI Foundry programme, which aims to foster innovation and growth in the start-up ecosystem. Through the
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L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), engineering services company, has collaborated with NVIDIA to develop software-defined architectures for medical devices focused on endoscopy, which will enhance the image quality and scalability of products, the company said in a regulatory filing. The solution aims to solve industry-wide challenges of availability, cost, and dependencies linked to custom and
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The head of one of China’s leading AI firms, Baidu, warned on Wednesday that the fervor rushing to develop large language models in China could lead to a waste of resources, saying firms needed to focus their efforts on developing practical applications. Robin Li made his comments at an industry forum in Shenzhen amid mounting
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, have developed a mobile application for easier and efficient transportation of goods within cities, and eliminating the role of middlemen. Called ‘OptRoute’, the app connects a consumer with a driver sans any commission or onboarding fee. The payment from the consumer goes directly to the driver,
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From spotty leopards to stripy zebras, nature has no shortage of distinct patterns on animals and plants. Now, the age-old question of how these patterns developed may have finally been solved. Scientists have shown that the same physical process that helps remove dirt from laundry could play a role in how tropical fish get their
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A skin cream which heals sun damage as it happens, and blocks a process which causes wrinkles, has been created by scientists. Researchers say it is a next-generation sun cream, which not only protects against sunburn, but rapidly repairs the low-level damage done to skin by the sun in real time. The cream contains an
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A grave warning over the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) to humans has come from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today. While acknowledging the positive potential of the technology in areas such as healthcare, the PM said ‘humanity could lose control of AI completely’ with ‘incredibly serious’ consequences. The grave message coincides with the publication of
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