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New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Former captain Michael Vaughan has criticized England’s treatment of David Willey, describing it as “disgraceful,” following the bowler’s announcement that he will retire from international cricket after the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Willey’s decision to retire comes just a week after England announced their new central contracts, in which the 33-year-old was the sole member of the World Cup squad not offered a contract.During England’s dismal World Cup campaign in India, Willey was called into the playing XI after Chris Woakes was dropped. He then picked up five wickets in three matches.”He’s…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) As India doubles down on local semiconductor design and manufacturing, the engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced to invest up to Rs 830 crore to build a fabless semiconductor chip design subsidiary which will ramp up the country’s plan to become a semiconductor hub. During the company’s quarterly earnings call, R. Shankar Raman, L&T’s Chief Financial Officer, said that the company will get into design for fabless semiconductor chips.”We have decided to stay at the design end because it can be patented and will be most valuable,” Raman added.The company’s board has approved…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Tech billionaire Elon Musk has raised concerns that artificial intelligence (AI), if programmed by people in the “environmental movement”, could pose an existential threat to humanity.Ahead of the first-ever ‘AI Safety Summit’ in the UK, Musk on Joe Rogan’s podcast warned that some people would use the tech to protect the planet by ending human life, reports the BBC.The summit is now ongoing, where he is due to meet the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.Many experts believe that such warnings are exaggerated.President of global affairs at Meta and former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg warned…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) By allowing innovation to get ahead of regulation, the countries faced misinformation and weaponisation of the internet, represented by social media, and we should not let that happen with artificial intelligence (AI) in the future, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said on Wednesday. Addressing the first-ever ‘AI Safety Summit’ in the UK, the minister said that a new framework needs to be built, where there is greater accountability of Internet platforms on the issue of user harm. “There’s greater accountability of platforms in ensuring safety and trust of all those who…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Meta said that it took down over 29.7 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 4.4 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in September.Between September 1-30, Facebook received 19,850 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism, and said that it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 3,121 cases.These include pre-established channels to report content for specific violations, self-remediation flows where they can download their data, avenues to address account hacked issues, etc, Meta said in its monthly report in compliance with the IT (Intermediary…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Indian data centre industry is likely to attract investments exceeding Rs 45,000 crore over the three fiscals till 2026 as growing demand for data and storage piques the interest of a diverse set of companies, a report showed on Wednesday.Large enterprises are increasingly embracing cloud solutions, fuelling the surge in demand for data centres.Furthermore, rising usage and adoption of over-the-top (OTT) platforms is driving up retail data consumption.For context, mobile data traffic rose exponentially at a CAGR of 45 per cent over the last five years, according to the report by CRISIL Ratings.Moreover, the…

Bengaluru, Nov 1 (IANS) Edtech platform Unacademy on Wednesday announced the appointment of Sandhydeep Purri as the Chief People Officer, as high-profile exits at Gaurav Munjal-run edtech company Unacademy continued. With over 25 years of experience in leadership roles across diverse industries and geographies, Purri earlier held the position of Chief People Officer at Sapphire Foods, overseeing HR strategies for brands like Pizza Hut and KFC.“I look forward to collaborating with the talented team at Unacademy and driving transformative business initiatives that will contribute to the company’s continued growth and success through the people charter,” said Purri.Prior to Sapphire Foods,…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Doctors here have given a 53-year-old woman suffering from rheumatoid arthritis a new lease of life after successfully performing robotic-assisted total hip and knee replacement surgeries.Rekha, a housewife from Delhi, had been suffering from arthritis for the past 15 years. She was experiencing debilitating hip and knee pain. The condition had damaged her multiple joints, severely impacting her mobility and daily life activities.The team of doctors at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in Delhi opted for robotic-assisted surgery due to its precision and minimally invasive nature.They performed the complex procedures using the world’s most advanced robotic system,…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS/ 101 Reporters) Dr. Minal Dakhave Bhosale’s passion for public health burned bright from an early age. This led her to become the driving force behind the development of a groundbreaking Covid-19 testing kit at a young age of 33.The urgency was palpable then, as India was grappling with the pandemic’s intensity and global scrutiny over its testing capabilities. However, Mylab Discovery Solutions, Pune, managed to launch the kit in March 2020, within weeks of recognising the need.”Since childhood, it has been very clear to me that I wanted to work in public health,” reveals Bhosale…

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Amid increasing cases of heart attacks in India post Covid, doctors on Tuesday cautioned people to avoid over-exercise, citing lingering physical stress and complications.This comes after several people collapsed at Garba events during Navratri in Gujarat, and at least 10 people reportedly died of heart attacks. The youngest of the victims was just 17 years old. “Severe Covid-19 survivors often experience lingering physical stress and complications that can significantly impact their overall health and well-being,” Dr Sanjay Kumar, Director & HOD, Cardiologist, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, told IANS. These effects may vary from person to…