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The worldwide tablet shipments posted a decline of 14.2 per cent (year-over-year) in the third quarter of 2023, totalling 33.2 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC).“With no dramatic improvements in macroeconomic conditions, project and purchase delays are expected to be pushed further into 2024,” said Anuroopa Nataraj, senior research analyst with IDC.“Refresh in the education segment and growth in use cases across verticals might help the tablet market to stay afloat in the long run, but in the near future we don’t expect any significant uptick in tablet sales,” Nataraj added.Despite constricted demand, the…

“In the back of my mind, the view was as long as Fakhar was there, we could even have chased 450. When he plays innings like these, we win 90% of those matches. After he told me that the pitch was good to play on, we decided on building a partnership and taking the game deep, at least till the 20 overs,” said Babar in a video posted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Originally set a chase of 402, Fakhar and Babar shared an unbeaten 194-run partnership, before rain came in. Zaman smashed an unbeaten 126 in just 81 deliveries…

Rio de Janeiro, Nov 5 (IANS) Late substitute John Kennedy scored in extra-time as Brazil’s Fluminense claimed their first Copa Libertadores title with a 2-1 victory over Argentine side Boca Juniors. Kennedy put the hosts ahead in the 99th minute after Boca defender Luis Advincula had canceled out German Cano’s opener at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium on Saturday, Xinhua reports.”This is our reward for all of the hard work that we’ve put in this season,” Fluminense manager Fernando Diniz told reporters.”Even if we hadn’t won tonight, we’d still be champions as far as I’m concerned. Boca didn’t fail. Any…

San Francisco, Nov 5 (IANS) More than one-third of college students (35 per cent) have used generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT in the past year to help them with studies, a new survey has revealed.A McGraw Hill survey conducted by Morning Consult interviewed 500 undergraduate students and 200 college instructors to learn about the latest higher education trends on student habits and mental health.Over the long term, most students and instructors believe AI will improve learning. About 58 per cent of instructors and 62 per cent of students agree that AI will improve how students learn than that AI will…

Seoul, Nov 5 (IANS) Training artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise red flags in retinal images can help predict if and when people can go on to develop glaucoma — the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness. Glaucoma is particularly difficult for doctors to detect, if and when people with suspicious signs of early optic nerve damage. Without the cardinal diagnostic feature of abnormally high internal pressure within the eye — intraocular pressure or IOP for short — it’s hard to predict who will go on to develop glaucoma and risk losing their sight, said researchers from the Seoul National University…

Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Babar Azam’s side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined five per cent of their match fee for every over if their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.Babar pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires…

Ashraf-led Management Committee was formed in July 2023 for a four-month period, which was set to expire on November 5, and the caretaker Prime Minister, using his prerogative, has given a three-month extension.”Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan and the patron of Pakistan Cricket Board Mr Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has granted a three-month extension to the PCB Management Committee. Mr Zaka Ashraf currently heads the 10-member Management Committee,” PCB statement read.Ashraf’s extension comes at a very crucial juncture for Pakistan cricket, who are still in the race of 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semifinal after victory against New Zealand on Saturday…

Despite the insistence of Vasundhara Raje Scindia, the BJP high command may not have declared her as the chief ministerial candidate or the head of the election campaign committee for the upcoming state polls, but as one of the tallest leaders in Rajasthan politics she is still not ready to leave the electoral field without a strong fight.Considering the political mood of the BJP high command and the preparedness of the party’s state unit leadership, Vasundhara Raje Scindia is focusing on working hard at the grassroot level. For the fifth consecutive time she not only ensured a party ticket from…

She said that Central agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) should first start probing the Adani Group’s alleged involvement in a Rs 13,0000 crore coal scam.”Shaking in my skin to know BJP is planning criminal cases against me. Welcome them – only know that CBI and ED need to file FIR against Adani for Rs13,0000 crore coal scam before they question how many pairs of shoes I have,” Moitra claimed in a message posted on X.She also said that she had an exact transcript of the record in Ethics Committee verbatim that shows the…

According to the organisation’s report, the opium cultivation of the once world’s biggest opium producer fell from 233,000 hectares to just 10,800 hectares in 2023, leading to a 95-per cent drop in the supply of opium, from 6,200 tonne in 2022 to 333 tonne in 2023, Xinhua nedws agency reported.The farmer’s income from selling the opium harvest has resultantly decreased by more than $1 billion, according to the report.Many farmers turned to cultivating wheat instead, with an overall increase of 160,000 hectare in cereal cultivation across the Farah, Helmand, Kandahar and Nangarhar provinces, the report noted.–IANSint/khz