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We’re told to avoid scrolling on our phones before bedtime or while in bed. We’re sold glasses to help filter out blue light. We put our phones on “night mode” to minimise exposure to blue light.

From the smartwatches that track our steps and heart rate, to the fitness bands that log sleep patterns and calories burned, these gadgets are now ubiquitous. Their popularity is emblematic of a modern obsession with quantification – the idea that if something isn’t logged, it doesn’t count.

Elon Musk recently announced that he was relocating the companies SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) from their current headquarters in California to Texas. The news has placed a spotlight on the rise in big tech shifting its operations to the Lone Star state, with Austin emerging as a main hub.

To enhance message traceability, TRAI has mandated that the trail of all messages from senders to recipients must be traceable from November 1, 2024. Any message with an undefined or mismatched telemarketer chain will be rejected.

This is an exciting time to be a cosmologist, savouring new discoveries that have the potential to alter our fundamental understanding of the universe.

India's space program has made significant strides, not only in scientific exploration but also in contributing to the welfare of society. According to ISRO Chairman Dr. S Somnath, the investments made in the space sector have had far-reaching benefits.

On any Android or Apple phone, the default is Google search representing a market share of 94.9%. Google is also the default on almost every web browser.

It’s now 16 months since Juice launched from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Its flyby of Earth and the Moon will make Juice the first ever spacecraft to attempt a lunar-Earth gravity assist manoeuvre or Lega.

Researchers said that evidence increasingly links people having the heart condition with a quicker cognitive decline and a 26 per cent increased risk of dementia, affecting one's memory and thinking, and interfering with daily activities.

Researchers have said that reproductive health education, perinatal care and delivery services should be tailored to ensure comprehensive and targeted support for pregnant women with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Google Maps now supports offline mode on select Wear OS smartwatches, letting users store and access maps without an internet connection. The update, available in the public beta, syncs offline maps from phones, displays storage use, and includes new navigation features like "Search & go" and voice input.

Artificial intelligence (AI) prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end of the generative AI hype, with talk of an impending catastrophic “model collapse”. But how realistic are these predictions? And what is model collapse anyway?