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New generation insurtech startups Bengaluru-based Onsurity and Pune-based Loop Health have applied for licences to offer health insurance, three people in the know told ET.This follows the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) opening the heavily regulated sector to new participants. The sector regulator has sought tech-first firms to play a key role in helping the country achieve the goal of insuring every citizen by 2047.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

When Annie Nightingale, who has died aged 83, first approached the BBC in the hope of getting on the radio, she was instantly rebuffed. Her qualifications were inarguable: as a young journalist working in local news in the early 1960s, she had interviewed the Beatles, and had gone on to host the pop culture show That’s for Me, where she booked then little-known bands such as the Yardbirds, and had appeared on the Friday night rock and pop series Ready Steady Go! But when she met BBC bosses about hosting her own radio…

Marvel‘s 2024 has kicked off to a somewhat suppressed start with the release of Echo, the MCU’s latest live-action series — a sequel to the popular Hawkeye and a prelude to the much-anticipated Daredevil: Born Again — which has been dumped on Disney Plus in one go to mixed reviews. Ignore Echo at your own peril, though, as the series has some surprisingly far-reaching ramifications for the MCU’s Sacred Timeline. Speaking of which, the internet’s top choice to be the Mr. Fantastic of Earth-616 might just be taking of, if…

Getting into your home could get a lot more hands-free shortly. Lockly, a company with a name that gives away its focus on smart locks, unveiled a face recognition lock at CES 2024. The lock, known as Visage, only needs to scan your face in order to unlock the door — no fingerprint, keys or other devices required.Lockly's Visage works with Wi-Fi and the Matter smart home standard to seamlessly integrate into your existing smart home — Matter's official certification is still pending. Visage uses a pair of 2MP-resolution…

Lawrence Tolliver wasn’t ready to say goodbye, but circumstances were beyond his control, and the timing was downright cruel.The South Los Angeles building that housed Tolliver’s Barber Shop was being sold, and the new owner had different plans for the space. Early in December, the same month a documentary on his legendary shop was set to premiere, Tolliver found out he’d have to move out by Christmas.“On to the next,” he said one day, trying to stay positive. He told me he had read a column of mine in which the late…

Chevy Blazer EV 2LT (Source: Chevrolet) The much-anticipated 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV has been off to a rough start. After customer complaints over its software issues, which sparked a halt on sales right before Christmas, General Motors has now issued a small safety recall, which includes the Chevrolet Blazer EV, for vehicles that may have defective doors that could fly open while driving. GM and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are recalling 265 units of the 2024…

Prescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized health care, dramatically decreasing death from disease and improving quality of life across the globe. But how do researchers, universities and hospitals, and the pharmaceutical industry decide which diseases to pursue developing drugs for? In my work as director of the Health Outcomes, Policy, and Evidence Synthesis group at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, I assess the effectiveness and safety of different treatment options to help clinicians and…

What are the best cars for long drives, or highway driving in India? Today, we take a look at the Toyota Innova Hycross and Tata Safari 2023, and their variants to find out what makes them comfortable cars for road trips in India. In this article, we will share What a long-distance road trip lover looks for in a car Toyota Innova Hycross vs Tata Safari 2023 – an in-depth analysis of their features, fuel efficiency, space, and safety How to pick the right car for you Also read: 10 DC Design cars & how they look in…

At first it was a rumor, then it was news, and now it’s a reality. The recently revived Free Radical appears to have closed down today, another loss in Embracer Group’s ongoing campaign of shutdowns and layoffs. While the original iteration of Free Radical filed for bankruptcy in 2008, it was partially revived as Crytek UK and later Dambuster Studios. However, in 2021, Embracer Group rounded up much of the key staff from the pre-bankruptcy days – including Steve Ellis and David Doak – and re-established Free Radical…

Lead developers on Baldur’s Gate 3 have spoken about what they want the success of the game to do for RPGs. The developers spoke to GQ about the game before The Game Awards, with lead systems designer Nick Pechenin saying that he wants to “see people go off in all kinds of weird tangents, trying to look for how we improve this” while writing director Adam Smith wants the game to “kick the doors open”. “If you look at the indie space, RPGs never went away. People can go to a publisher and say, ‘Well, look what it fucking…