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Singapore has started trialing robots to patrol public areas and deter poor social behaviour in its latest effort to further augment its strong portfolio of surveillance tools.Ranked one of the safest countries in the world, Singapore has put two autonomous robots on trial to detect bad behaviour such as flouting of COVID-19 safety measures, smoking in prohibited areas, and the improper parking of bicycles, Singapore's Home Team Science and Technology Agency said in a statement on Sunday.It said the two patrol robots,…

India will allow mobile carriers to carry out 5G trials with equipment makers including Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung's network unit, the government said on Tuesday, but did not name China's Huawei among the participants.Major carriers Reliance's Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea will conduct the trials along with state-run MTNL in urban, rural and semi-urban areas, the Ministry of Communications said in a statement.The statement did not mention Huawei and smaller Chinese rival ZTE among the participating network…

Top US lawmakers have applauded India's decision to not allow Chinese telecom companies to conduct 5G trials in the country.The Department of Telecom in India on Tuesday had approved applications of telecom companies Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and MTNL to conduct 5G trials but none of them would be using technologies of Chinese entities."India's decision to exclude Huawei and ZTE from its 5G trials is good news for the people of India and the world," House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican and…

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the latest chapter of the Theranos saga, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the company's former chief operating officer and ex-boyfriend of founder Elizabeth Holmes, was found guilty on all 12 criminal fraud charges.Balwani had no reaction as the verdict was read at the U.S. District Court in San Jose, California, and stared straight ahead at Judge Edward Davila. Balwani's family members could be seen consoling him, and his two brothers were by his side.The jury found Balwani guilty on patient counts as well,…

As scientists frantically chase a rapidly mutating SARS-CoV-2 virus by trying to update current COVID vaccines to better target circulating variants, a huge project is bubbling away in the background. The goal is to create a universal coronavirus vaccine designed to generate such broad immunity it will protect people from all currently circulating strains of SARS-CoV-2, as well as any future variants yet to emerge. And there are several compelling candidates in the pipeline.A new study published in the journal Science is…

Future COVID-19 vaccine boosters won’t have to go through a traditional, lengthy clinical trial process to attain emergency use authorization in the U.S., according to a report in Reuters. An agency official, speaking to the publication today, said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will instead rely on data from trials on shots developed earlier in the pandemic to combat specific virus variants as well as manufacturing data in considering whether to clear boosters for…

A official said vaccine makers won't need to carry out fresh clinical trials to receive approval for booster shots they're updating for newer Omicron variants. Dr. Peter Marks, who runs the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, told the agency will use data from trials for vaccines that target BA.1 — the Omicron variant that caused a huge surge in infections last winter — as well as manufacturing data to assess the vaccines. Safety data and preclinical data from animal studies may also be used.  This…

COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers won’t need to conduct new clinical trials as they develop booster shots targeting the most recent variants of the virus, a Food and Drug Administration official told Reuters. The agency will use clinical trials of variant-specific boosters developed earlier in the pandemic, manufacturing data, and animal studies to evaluate the shots. The omicron variant of the virus has developed into multiple lineages. Right now, the BA.4 and BA.5 variants are the most widespread in the United States.…

Once again, it's time for the Trials of Osiris, the toughest competitive challenge in Destiny 2. The weekend multiplayer tournament gives you a chance to earn some of the best guns in the game, but only if you can hold your own against Destiny's best players. Here's where you'll be playing in the Trials of Osiris this weekend, and what Adept weapon you can take home.Trials kicks off with the daily reset on Friday, so we'll update this article when it begins.Trials weapons now carry the Alacrity Origin…

Trials of the Dragon King is out on July 20 It looks like we’re getting a Stranger of Paradise DLC pack fairly soon, and it should remind you of some classic 2010s addons. Wait, Stranger of Paradise DLC? Well, there was a season pass for it, so it seems like this was always the plan, as far as Square Enix is concerned. Although upfront season passes with micro-expansions feels relatively “2010s,” the first one is fully confirmed for July 20, as of this week. The publisher has revealed Trials of the Dragon King,…