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Narcotics police the world over are sprucing up their video game skills, as cartels go increasingly online to sell drugs and recruit dealers. "Cartels have been incredibly tech savvy over recent years, reaching vast audiences," Benjamin Shultz, foreign malign influence analyst at Deloitte, told a Council of Europe meeting. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK…

Tesla’s entry into the Indian market is on shaky grounds again as the government says that a deal on import duties for electric vehicles is off the table. India has the biggest auto market that Tesla has yet to enter. There has been a ton of back and forth between the Indian government and Tesla to make it happen, but the negotiations have been harder than usual. The Indian government wants Tesla to build a factory in the country in order for them to enter the market, but the automaker prefers…

Long before symptoms of neurodegeneration appear, the brain's tissues are slowly failing under a barrage of chemical assaults.Reinforcing our nervous system against such attacks requires smuggling some kind of protection across a formidable boundary called the blood-brain barrier.A tiny particle made from compounds found in discarded coffee grinds just might be up to the job.Researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) demonstrated in lab tests their specially formulated material was more than capable of…

University of Texas at El Paso researchers have found that substances extracted from used coffee grounds may offer a new way to treat neurodegenerative diseases. Their study shows that these compounds, Carbon Quantum Dots, can protect brain cells from damage caused by diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, especially in their early stages.A groundbreaking study at The University of Texas at El Paso reveals that compounds derived from spent coffee grounds could potentially prevent or treat neurodegenerative diseases…

With around six million tons of spent coffee grounds discarded each year, much of that dumped into landfills, there's growing interest in repurposing the everyday by-product for other uses, such as creating new sustainable materials.University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) researchers have ventured down an entirely different path, deriving caffeic-acid Carbon Quantum Dots (CACQDs) from the grounds, which may have the potential to shield brain cells from the microbiological attacks that can lay the foundations of…

Climate change is coming for sea turtles and their critical breeding grounds throughout the Americas and Australia. In a new study in Scientific Reports, researchers report that rapid sea level rising is likely to swallow up beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs. If An AI Reworks Copyrighted Images, Is It Art? | Future TechThe study looked at leatherback, loggerhead, hawksbill, olive ridley, and green sea turtles, all of which are protected under the Endangered Species Act.Researchers looked at different greenhouse…

With the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival two weeks away, another massive, much heavier music festival from promoter Goldenvoice may be stomping through Indio this fall. As first reported in the Desert Sun, Goldenvoice is teasing the debut of Power Trip, a heavy-metal festival scheduled for the Empire Polo Grounds on October 6-8. Rumored headliners include hard-rock legends Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden. Goldenvoice and the aforementioned acts have posted a cryptic video alluding to the new event.…

Twitch is taking a strong stance against deepfake pornography. In a blog post, the live-streaming website stated that “synthetic non-consensual exploitative images” (NCEI) will no longer be tolerated on the platform. Twitch has updated its Adult Sexual Violence and Exploitation policy, making it clear that intentionally creating, sharing, or promoting non-consensual deepfake porn can lead to a ban on the first offence. Even if the image/ videos are shown briefly/ unintentionally — regardless of whether the streamer is…

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Last Updated: March 01, 2023, 18:41 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: Reuters)Viva said it has given the Colombian government plenty of evidence of its situation and that it can continue only if it merges with the larger airlineStruggling low-cost airline Viva Air has suspended its operations in Colombia and Peru, leaving thousands of passengers stranded Tuesday in airports with little support.The airline, owned by the same group that owns Ryanair, said in a statement late Monday that it grounded its flights after…