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Remains of the medieval Great Mosque of Kilwa, in Tanzania on the Swahili coast. Credit: UNESCO/CC BY-SA 3.0 IGOFindings clarify and complicate understanding of Swahili history.Who were the people of the medieval Swahili civilization? Ancient <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>DNA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a molecule composed of two long strands of nucleotides that coil around…

Last Updated: April 21, 2023, 10:18 ISTVolkswagen Virtus and Taigun GT Line (Photo: Volkswagen)The company has presented the GT Plus trim with a manual transmission for the first time in the Taigun and Virtus range in the Indian marketVolkswagen has announced new variants of the Taigun SUV and the Virtus sedan at its 2023 annual brand conference in India. Both of these products are part of Volkswagen Group’s India 2.0 project. The German carmaker has added two new variants, GT Plus MT and GT Plus DSG, to the Taigun’s…

The controversial EARN IT Act, first introduced in 2020, is returning to Congress after failing twice to land on the president’s desk. The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act, (EARN IT) Act is intended to minimize the proliferation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) throughout the web, but detractors say it goes too far and risks further eroding online privacy protections. Here's how it would work, according to the language of the bill's reintroduction last year. Upon passing, EARN…

Lawmakers are aiming to codify how Colorado’s newly legal psychedelics industry will take shape with a bill introduced in the state Senate on Tuesday that would shift rule-making power to a different agency, clarify penalties for unlawful activity and set limits on how much psilocybin an individual can cultivate for personal use. SB23-290, sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, seeks to implement Proposition 122, the ballot measure approved by voters in November that legalized “magic mushrooms” compounds psilocybin…

New York Rep. George Santos introduced a bill on Monday named after Nicki Minaj, according to Semafor reporter Kadia Goba. The purpose of The Minaj Act is to establish “a development period for new vaccines in order to generate public confidence.”In 2021, Minaj posted a series of tweets discussing her skepticism towards the Covid-19 vaccine. The rapper shared that her cousin vowed to never get the vaccine after his friend got the jab and “became impotent.” The friend’s “swollen testicles,” which almost certainly was not a…

Reported By: Mayank GuptaLast Updated: April 11, 2023, 13:52 ISTJeep Meridian Upland Edition is aimed at offroad adventures (Photo: Jeep)Jeep Meridian X is aimed at urban buyers with several new features while Jeep Meridian Upland is solely built for offroad adventuresJeep India has introduced two Special Editions of the Meridian SUV in the country. Named as Jeep Meridian X and Jeep Meridian Upland, these will be sold in limited numbers in the Indian market. While the former is aimed at urban buyers with several new…

Introduced Measures by Targeted Content. Credit: CRT Forward: Tracking the Attack on Critical Race Theory (2023) UCLA researchers have found that in 2021 and 2022, federal, state, and local government officials introduced 563 measures aimed at restrict access to truthful information about race and systemic racism. The study of…

Nokia, earlier this year, changed its logo to a more modern minimalistic design, after many years of sporting a familiar logo. The brand has recently launched several smartphones, including Nokia C32, Nokia C22, Nokia G22, Nokia C12 and Nokia C12 Pro. Now, Nokia has announced Pure UI, a new user interface for its forthcoming B2B and enterprise products. Notably, the Pure UI will not be available on Nokia smartphones manufactured by HMD Global. The Nokia Pure UI, according to the official website, has a distinct appearance…

Since the Beyonder's debut in "Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars" #1, there have been several different explanations for his existence. Initially, the Beyonder was just an omnipotent being from the Beyond who was stronger than the Multiverse itself. It was later revealed that he is a member of the race of the Beyonders, who exist outside of space and time. For a time, he became a Cosmic Cube alongside Molecule Man. The Beyonder was then briefly given an origin as an Inhuman-mutant hybrid, a change that was…

OnePlus has taken time out to announce an announcement. The company has announced that it will be holding its 'Larger than life - A OnePlus Nord Launch Event' in India next month, where it will be launching the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite and the Nord Buds 2. The launch event is an online launch and will be taking place on Tuesday, April 4 at 19:00 IST. The Nord CE 3 Lite is OnePlus' latest entry-level smartphone for the Indian market. The company has already revealed images of the phone and its striking Pastel Lime…