Q&A with India Taipei Association Director General Gourangalal Das
After launching series of policy incentives including "Make in India", "Phased Manufacturing Programme", and "Production-Linked Incentive", India has successfully boosted its electronic manufacturing industries, and become the world's second largest.....»»
MPA says no more “Whac-a-Mole” with pirate sites, claims it took down “mothership”
Fmovies takedown "is a stunning victory," MPA CEO Charles Rivkin said. Enlarge / Motion Picture Association CEO Charles Rivkin speaks onstage during CinemaCon, a convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, at Caesar.....»»
Proper greening of schoolyards fosters inclusion, creative learning and children"s health
At a time of growing interest in the naturalizing of school playgrounds, it is important to ensure that these environments are properly designed and governed in order to reap the many benefits they can bring to schoolchildren and society in general......»»
Study links gentrification to reduced crime, but downsides of gentrification can"t be ignored
Neighborhood gentrification in Buffalo between 2011 and 2019 was associated with a decrease in property crime, independent of a general decrease in similar crime city-wide during those same years, according to a University at Buffalo study......»»
Monsoon floods in India"s Gujarat kill at least 28 people
Intense monsoon rains and floods in India's Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said......»»
GM, Samsung SDI push back opening of Ind. battery plant to 2027
General Motors and Samsung SDI finalized their partnership that will invest $3.5 billion in an EV battery plant in Indiana......»»
Q&A: How should the labor movement handle the challenges of AI, automation at work?
Robert Bruno is a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the director of the Project for Middle Class Renewal, a research-based initiative tasked with investigating labor policies in today's eco.....»»
Children and the internet: Helping kids navigate this modern minefield
The United States' most senior public health official, surgeon-general Vivek Murthy, believes social media platforms should come with warning labels. The United Nations' education, science and culture agency says smartphones should be banned in schoo.....»»
“Exploitative” IT firm has been delaying 2,000 recruits’ onboarding for years
India's Infosys recruits reportedly subjected to repeated, unpaid "pre-training." Enlarge (credit: Getty) Indian IT firm Infosys has been accused of being “exploitative” after allegedly sending job offers to thousand.....»»
Versa Director zero-day exploited to compromise ISPs, MSPs (CVE-2024-39717)
Advanced, persistent attackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-39717) in Versa Director to compromise US-based managed service providers with a custom-made web shell dubbed VersaMem by the researchers. The malware harvests credentia.....»»
"Alarming" rise in deadly lightning strikes in India: scientists
Climate change is fueling an alarming increase in deadly lightning strikes in India, killing nearly 1,900 people a year in the world's most populous country, scientists warn......»»
UN"s Guterres issues "global SOS" over fast-rising Pacific ocean
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent out a global climate "SOS" at a Pacific islands summit on Tuesday, unveiling research that shows the region's seas rising much more swiftly than global averages......»»
More bad news for psychedelic drug company: FDA expands probe after rejection
Psychedelic drug company Lykos already slashed staff and overhauled leadership. Enlarge / President of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Rick Doblin speaks onstage during the 2023 Concordia Annual Sum.....»»
Missouri AG’s legal war against Media Matters shot down by federal judge
Judge: Missouri AG's actions chill speech about extremist content on Musk's X. Enlarge / Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey arrives to testify at House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. (c.....»»
GM captive finance company withdraws application to create a bank
The captive finance arm of General Motors applied to charter a type of bank called an Industrial Loan Company in late 2020......»»
Public trust in drinking water safety is low globally: Study finds association with perceptions of public corruption
A new study finds more than half of adults surveyed worldwide expect to be seriously harmed by their water within the next two years. Led by global health experts at Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the stu.....»»
The moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock, data from India"s space mission suggests
Data from India's recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the moon. Scientists from the mission have published their new findings in the journal Nature......»»
NAMAD asks members to share their thoughts as leaders assume new roles
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers is conducting its own survey of members' attitudes to provide a more focused view of the group's needs and how they might differ from other U.S. car retailers. Damon Les.....»»
US sues RealPage, claims rental-pricing algorithm used by landlords is illegal
AG: Landlords use RealPage algorithm "to align their rents." Enlarge / US Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a news conference in Washington, DC, on Friday, August 23, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg).....»»
A leap forward in nanotechnology: Growing special micro-crystals for better devices
In a paper published in the journal Advanced Materials, Dr. Atikur Rahman's research group from the Physics department at IISER Pune, India, along with collaborators, report a new way to grow special crystals called CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets......»»
Dune: Awakening: trailers, gameplay and more
The Spice must flow. Whether you're a fan of the books, films, or just unique sci-fi games in general, here's everything we know so far about Dune: Awakening......»»