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Scientists found a faster way to brew sour beer—with peas
Do you long for that tart fruity flavor of a sour beer but wish the complicated brewing process were faster? Norwegian scientists might have the answer: field peas, as well as beans...
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Google owner drops promise not to use AI for weapons
Alphabet guidelines no longer refer to not pursuing technologies that could ‘cause or are likely to cause overall harm’...
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Scientists Design Self-Healing Asphalt that Can Mend its Own Cracks
A team of scientists from Swansea University, King’s College London, and Chile are working on self-healing asphalt roads designed with AI and made from biomass waste, potentially offering a solution for road repairs around the world. This “self-healing” asphalt utilizes a technique to reverse cracks...
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Indian researchers’ new drug delivery system to revolutionise arthritis treatment
New Delhi: Researchers from the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) Mohali, an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have developed an innovative “self-actuating” drug delivery system that could revolutionise the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)....
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AI Study Finds Organic Molecules on Ceres Likely Came from Asteroid Impacts
A new AI-driven study has challenged previous assumptions about the origin of organic molecules on Ceres. Scientists have mapped organic-rich areas using data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft and found... ......
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India tops global digital well-being index, leads in online safety and parental support
Amid growing concerns over online safety, India leads on a global digital well-being index, scoring 67 out of 100 which reflects strong trust and support between parents and teenagers, a report said on Monday. The country leads in online satisfaction, with 58 per cent of respondents expressing...
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Samsung earnings sink amid slow transition to AI chips
Samsung's flag waves at Samsung Electronics' office in Seocho District, Seoul, Friday, when the company announced its operating profit for the fourth quarter of 2024 plunged 29.2 percent from three months earlier. Newsis Operating profit from memory remains at W2.9 tril. By Nam Hyun-woo Samsung...
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Over 90% of counterfeit products in Korea last year came from China, customs data reveals
Officials from Busan Regional Customs inspect confiscated counterfeit goods from China in Busan, Jan. 9. The authority indicted an e-commerce trader who imported from China about 10,000 fake goods altogether worth 20 billion won and sold them online in Korea. Yonhap Fake Chanel products most common...
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Trump says he’ll put tariffs on imported chips ‘in the near future’
Without going into detail about what might happen to the $52 billion in subsidies from the CHIPS Act under his administration, Donald Trump said tariffs on foreign computer chips, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals are coming “in the near future.” He also namechecked...
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Instagram profile grids are going to feature rectangles instead of squares
Instagram’s profile grids will display content as rectangles instead of squares as part of a change rolling out “over the weekend,” Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said in...
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