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Not so long ago, things were looking bleak for SoftBank, the investment holding company headed by eclectic — and controversial — tech mogul Masayoshi Son. The Vision Fund, SoftBank’s venture arm, posted a $6.2 billion loss in Q2 2023, tied to WeWork and other unfortunate bets. But — thanks in no small part to chip © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Not so long ago, things were looking bleak for SoftBank, the investment holding company headed by eclectic — and…

Researchers have found that getting a vaccine booster shot in a different arm from the one you got the first in may improve the body’s immune response up to four-fold. While they exclusively studied responses to the COVID-19 vaccine, they suspect this effect may be seen with other multidose vaccines.When you get a vaccine, do you have a ‘preferred arm’ that you present to the health professional administering it? Many opt to have vaccines, including booster shots, injected into the same arm, usually to prevent the muscle…

Here’s one weird trick for making the most out of your next two-dose vaccine: get a shot in both arms. A recent study found evidence that a two-arm approach can noticeably, if modestly, improve the body’s immune response to covid-19 compared to two shots in the same arm. More research will be needed to confirm whether this method should become widely recommended for future vaccines, however.Alex Winter on Innovative Horror Movies Several studies have looked at the question of whether arm choice can affect the immune…

HUANUO Are you a fan of dual-monitor setups, but you don’t like how much space two monitors take up on your desk? Then you may want to consider going for one of the best dual monitor arms that we’ve rounded up here. Not only are they going to help free up space by raising your screens, but they also offer a variety of helpful features such as different installation options and positional adjustments. If you want to create a better experience when using two monitors, it’s highly recommended that you go for any of the…

HUANUO You’ve bought at least one of the best monitors around and you’ve realized you’re running out of room on your desk. The most elegant solution is to use a monitor arm, raising your monitor above the desktop surface by connecting the mount to the edge of your desk. It’s a great decluttering method, saving you from having monitor stands taking up valuable room on your desktop. There are a lot of different monitor arms around so it’s important to find one from a reputable brand and one that has great reviews.…

Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) are about to make a new cyborg friend in the form of two short mechanical arms that will do their bidding in the cold, dark vacuum of low Earth orbit. Taking out the Trash (in Space)California-based startup GITAI is launching its 4.9-foot-long (1.5-meters) autonomous dual robotic arm system, called S2, to the ISS as part of NASA’s 20th commercial resupply mission. S2 will ride on board SpaceX’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which will be carried atop a Falcon 9 rocket.…

In the realm of smartphone processors, Arm has historically played second fiddle to Apple‘s iPhone chipsets in terms of single-core CPU power. However, recent reports suggest that Arm is gearing up for a significant showdown, with its next Cortex-X CPU, codenamed ‘Blackhawk’ and potentially named Cortex-X5, poised to be the most powerful smartphone CPU yet. According to analyst firm Moor Insights and Strategy, the upcoming CPU from ARM will deliver the “largest year-over-year IPC performance increase in five years.” This…

Dangling from a thin rope thousands of feet above Yosemite Valley last October, Zuko Carrasco could feel his arms tremble. A paraplegic who had lost the use of his legs eight years earlier in a bizarre accident — a trust fall gone awry — he had spent a week ascending El Capitan, the world’s most famous big wall rock climb, one tiny pull-up at a time.A “good pull” moved him up about 4 inches. He would need to perform something like 9,000 of them to reach the summit.Along the way, he suffered dehydration, searing blisters…

At CES, Volkswagen announced it would begin offering a version of ChatGPT in its cars later this year, the result of a partnership with Cerence, a U.S. software developer. As artificial intelligence becomes the new horsepower for car buyers, established automakers are redoubling efforts to match the digital features that set Tesla, BYD and other new rivals apart, industry executives and analysts said at the CES technology show in Las Vegas.More than a decade after Tesla…

Flipkart Internet, the marketplace arm of ecommerce major Flipkart, reported a 42% growth in operating revenue for financial year 2023 to Rs 14,845 crore while its total loss narrowed by 9% to Rs 4,026 crore, according to regulatory filings.The firm had made Rs 10,477 crore in operating revenue in FY22 while incurring a total loss of Rs 4,419 crore.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product…