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In its first report on the state of LGBTQ+ inclusion in video games, US advocacy organisation Glaad (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has said that games are yet to catch up with TV and film when it comes to queer representation. The study of US-based players found that 17% of gamers identify as LGBTQ+ a significant increase on the 10% reported in a 2020 Nielsen Games study, and 10% more than the proportion of the US general population thought to be LGBT+.By contrast, only 2% of games feature an openly…

DXOMARK has published the results of the camera testing for Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra, and it’s not all good news. It achieved a score of 144. Which sounds pretty good, right? Well, not entirely. This puts the Galaxy S24 Ultra at 18th on DXOMARK’s rankings and surprisingly puts it behind a number of phones that were launched in 2023 and 2022. Just above the Galaxy S24 Ultra is the iPhone 15/15 Plus, which was released in 2023. The iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max is also right above it, released in September 2022. The kicker is…

Tennesee State Capitol – Photo by Ron Cogswell on Flickr Tennessee has started the process of hiking its EV registration fee from $100 to $274 per year and beyond, aiming to continue hiking the fees in perpetuity, further increasing the disproportionately high taxes paid by EVs in the state as compared to gas cars. We’ve covered many times before how misguided these taxes are, not least of which because they are a cynical lobbying ploy by the oil industry to disadvantage a better…

China is still playing catch-up with the US when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), as it faces a lack of access to advanced chips amid strict regulations, reports the South China Morning PostThe arrival of ChatGPT - and a barrage of AL models from US-based tech giants later like Bard, Gemini and LLaMA - forced Chinese tech companies to develop their own large language models (LLMs) but they are lagging behind.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD…

Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway: Completion Pushed to June 2025, Andhra Pradesh Stretch Lags Behind. (Representational Image)Bengaluru-Chennai expressway faces delays, aiming for mid-2025 completion at 51.5 percent. Dust concerns addressed amidst humanizing the project's challenges.The highly anticipated Bengaluru-Chennai expressway, initially slated for an October 2024 finish, encounters prolonged delays, mainly due to a slow pace in a section of Andhra Pradesh.The comprehensive project now eyes completion by June 2025,…

Smartphone apps can make public transit more accessible. Credit: Shutterstock Smartphone apps have become commonplace tools for travel and navigation. As technology becomes more integrated into transport networks, apps will continue to be indispensable. But many of those apps remain inaccessible to those with various disabilities.…

Tourists visit Roman ruins in Palmyra, Syria, Tuesday, May 11, 2023. Palmyra was captured by the Islamic State militants in 2015, who blew up some of the most iconic structures. Credit: AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki At the height of the Islamic State group's rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror as the militants blew up an iconic arch and temple in the country's famed Roman ruins in Palmyra.…

India’s largest lender SBI was quite slow in procuring goods and services from government-owned GeM portal in 2022-23 and lagged behind smaller counterparts, including Canara Bank and Punjab National Bank, according to the government data. Canara Bank emerged as the largest buyer among the state-owned lenders in 2022-23, making total purchases of Rs 592.82 crore from the portal, the data showed. Punjab National Bank (Rs 164.57 crore) was the second largest, followed by Indian Overseas Bank (Rs 159.82 crore), State Bank of…

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3’ in sight of opening weekend collection of $110 mn to $120 mn ( Photo Credit – Movie Still ) ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3’ formally kicked off the summer blockbuster season with analysts indicating that the film drew about $48.2 million on its opening day in US theatres, a figure that includes $17.5 million in Thursday previews, reports ‘Variety’. The trilogy capper is on track to land within its expectations heading into the weekend, which had pegged the Disney release to take root…

Jet lag is a temporary sleep disorder that occurs after long-distance travel across multiple time zones. The condition is caused by a mismatch between the traveler’s internal body clock and the new external time environment, resulting in symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia, and decreased alertness.A recent study investigated the impact of disrupting the circadian rhythm on adult neurogenesis.Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have zeroed in on the primary cause of negative health consequences stemming…