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Published By: Samreen PallLast Updated: February 21, 2024, 11:17 ISTDelhi: Heavy Fines and Scrapping Guidelines Issued For End-of-Life Vehicles in Public Spaces. (File for representation)Delhi govt issues guidelines for handling endoflife vehicles in public spaces, imposing fines up to Rs 10,000; strict measures for release & scrapping outlined.Fresh guidelines have been issued by the Delhi government for handling end-of-life vehicles at public places, stipulating a penalty of Rs 10,000 for four-wheelers and Rs 5,000…

A trio of Google engineers recently came up with a futuristic way to help anyone who stumbles through presentations on video calls. They propose that when algorithms detect a speaker’s pulse racing or “umms” lengthening, a generative AI bot that mimics their voice could simply take over.That cutting-edge idea wasn’t revealed at a big company event or in an academic journal. Instead, it appeared in a 1,500-word post on a little-known, free website called TDCommons.org that Google has quietly owned and funded for nine…

Ana Fanakra sat in her bakery on the 16th Street Mall on what turned out to be its last day in business, Feb. 3, waiting for customers. But not many came, and she decided to close up early. “We had really low sales that day,” she said. “We hadn’t even made $100 yet, which was a very accurate picture of what the last couple of months looked like for us.” The next day, she decided to call it quits, closing both the original location of Ana’s Norwegian Bakeri, which opened in Centennial in June 2021, and the downtown bakery,…

Last Updated: February 20, 2024, 12:50 ISTDelhi Metro: Phase IV Maintenance Set to Speed Up as CM Kejriwal Gives Nod. (File photo)Kejriwal approves long-awaited MoU for Delhi Metro Phase IV maintenance, expediting crucial corridor construction, overcoming hurdles.Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has finally given the go-ahead for a crucial Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Delhi government, DMRC, and the central government.This agreement aims to facilitate the maintenance of three corridors under Delhi…

The US government is awarding $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to subsidize semiconductor production, the first major award from a $39 billion fund approved by Congress in 2022 to bolster domestic chip production.GlobalFoundries, the world's third-largest contract chipmaker, will build a new semiconductor production facility in Malta, New York, and expand existing operations there and in Burlington, Vermont, according to a preliminary agreement with the Commerce Department.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…

Fears that ASML's computer chip equipment will be used for Chinese military ends underlie recent decisions to deny the company export licences, the Dutch trade minister said in answers to questions from parliament.Netherlands-based ASML, Europe's largest tech firm, dominates the world market for lithography systems, needed by computer chip makers to help create circuitry. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIIM…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain South Africa relies heavily on energy from coal-fired power stations, which emit large quantities of carbon. But making the transition to greater use of renewable energies, such as solar, is being hampered by a number of factors. Chief among them is corruption, which is affecting the quality of institutions. In a recent paper…

Last updated: February 19th, 2024 at 14:26 UTC+01:00 The US government has become very serious about increasing production of advanced semiconductors at home. To that end, the company is strategically providing grants and loans to eligible companies, helping them expand their manufacturing facilities. It was announced today that GlobalFoundries, a chipmaker based in New York, will receive a $3.1 billion package from the US government to expand local production of chipsets in New York and Vermont. US is putting its…

Last Updated: February 19, 2024, 12:25 ISTKarnataka Government Plans To Build Flyovers Along Metro Lines To Decongest Bengaluru. Representational image. (File photo)Karnataka govt proposes flyovers along Bengaluru metro lines to ease congestion, addressing city's traffic woes. Plans align with urban development initiatives.The Karnataka government has sent a proposal to the Central government to build flyovers along metro lines to decongest the Bengaluru city, the state’s deputy CM D K Shivakumar said, according to a…

During its nesting season, the marbled murrelet, known affectionately among bird watchers as a "strange, mysterious little seabird," lays a single egg in the thick mosses that grow on the branches of British Columbia's old-growth forest canopy.With some of those forests under threat from logging, the small black-and-brown mottled seabird is considered threatened, too.The marbled murrelet is among a growing number of migratory species animals facing a perilous future, a new UN report found.  "The solution for the marbled …