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Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, DJ Annie Mac and Labour MPs Nadia Whittome and Kim Johnson are among the figures lending support to a new campaign to change how rap lyrics are used as evidence in UK criminal hearings.According to research by the University of Manchester, at least 240 people in the UK have had rap music used against them as criminal evidence in court in the last three years, including allegations of gang membership and alleged confessions of criminal activity within lyrics. High-profile recent examples include…

Published By: Paras YadavLast Updated: July 25, 2023, 14:41 ISTImage used for representation. (Photo: PTI)As per the norms of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aircraft pilot refused to fly, citing that he had exceeded his duty hours.Around 100 passengers, including three BJP MPs, found themselves in a predicament at Gujarat’s Rajkot airport on Sunday night when their Air India flight to Delhi faced an unexpected disruption.The pilot of the aircraft refused to fly, citing that he had exceeded his duty…

An Indian entrepreneur has set a startup to build a software which will develop a 10-15-year career plan for young children based on the analysis of their genes taken from saliva, arguing it will help build the nation's talent in the right way. Mohamed Mustafa Saidalvi from GenesandYou, a biotechnology company based in Mumbai, said that the software based on the analysis of their genes will help customise school curricula and plan the career path of children much in advance. "Every child has a special calibre and…

Several members of a Parliamentary panel have raised concerns over the draft Digital Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2022, and have mooted close to 40 amendments, ET has learnt.Some of the concerns raised by Opposition party MPs of the Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) include excessive centralisation of power, a lack of independence of the Data Protection Board, blanket exemptions to some data fiduciaries and unchecked exceptions provided to the government in the draft Bill.Members have also expressed…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from experts based at The University of Manchester and Edinburgh Napier University has found evidence that suggests that MPs who are heavily embedded in corporate networks outside Westminster may be too busy to effectively perform their parliamentary duties. The research looked at the…

Integrating NVIDIA Multi-Process Service (MPS) in Kubernetes to share GPUs among workloads for maximizing utilization and reducing infrastructure costsPhoto by Growtika on UnsplashMost workloads do not require the full memory and computing resources of each GPU. Therefore, sharing a GPU among multiple processes is essential to increase GPU utilization and reduce infrastructure costs.In Kubernetes, this can be achieved by exposing a single GPU as multiple resources (i.e. slices) of a specific memory and compute size that…

PTI Bhopal, January 21 Paleontologists have reported a rare discovery of closely located dinosaur nests and 256 eggs of the herbivorous titanosaurs in the Narmada valley in Madhya Pradesh.  Researchers from the Delhi University and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Mohanpur-Kolkata and Bhopal have also reported discovery of ovum-in-ovo or multi-shell eggs in Bagh and Kukshi areas in Dhar district of Madhya…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Political parties formed in Europe by existing parliamentarians are significantly more likely to die, new research shows. The conditions of the births of parties have an impact on their life, death and any mergers with other parties, experts have found. Parties formed by MPs are more likely to die…

Users of connected devices should be given more information on security and privacy, MPs have heard.The Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee is investigating the impact of devices such as smart speakers and wearable tech and what needs to be done to ensure they are safe to use.A standardised “ingredients label” that explains the security and privacy quality of a product, wherever in the world it was manufactured, would provide better transparency for consumers, a Google representative told the…

Hydrogen storage tanks photographed in Spain on May 19, 2022. Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a wide range of industries.Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHydrogen has a part to play in the U.K.'s shift to a net-zero economy but its role will likely be restricted to certain sectors, according to a report from an influential committee of U.K. lawmakers.The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee concluded that although hydrogen possessed "several attractive features, most…