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What killed Beethoven? His own DNA finally answered after 200 years, with a bombshell twistA groundbreaking genetic study has provided new insights into the life and death of composer Ludwig van Beethoven nearly 200 years after hi...
'My workplace introduced a new productivity metric that literally measures how long my mouse isn't moving': The remote worker's story that exposed a crisis hiding in millions of American officesRemote workers are facing intrusive surveillance, with software flagging legitimate work as 'idle' time. One employee was told to fake mous...
How Tesla and Waymo's radically different robotaxi approaches will shape the industryElon Musk says Tesla’s robotaxis could reach half of the US by year-end, contrasting with Waymo’s slower, safety-focused rollout. Tesla rel...
Meme-stock roar fades on Wall Street as retail finds new thrillsMeme stock trading is now normal in US markets. Opendoor, Krispy Kreme, and GoPro saw big surges. Warnings about speculation are ignored. C...
Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever saidExperts said that such fabrications are problematic because Whisper is being used in a slew of industries worldwide to translate and transc...
Deaf scholar makes history as first full professor of deaf studies in the UKAnnelies Kusters, who has dedicated nearly two decades to studying deaf communities worldwide, has now taken up her prestigious role at Her...
What made Beethoven sick? Lock of legend's hair provides clues to his deathSince his death, scientists have long tried to piece together Beethoven's medical history.
Louise Fletcher, Nurse Ratched from 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', dies at 88She is survived by her two sons, John and Andrew Bick.
How social media helped Indian students stranded in UkraineCut to Wednesday, all the stranded students have been evacuated from the northeastern Ukrainian city. The incident provides an apt example ...
Greta Thunberg & the economics of global warming: A delayed response to climate change is an economic catastrophe waiting to happenA recent study by researchers at Stanford University has identified the optimal annual temperature for economic productivity.
Google celebrates 306th birth anniversary of Charles-Michel de l'Epee, father of the deaf with doodleHe devoted his life to developing the world's first sign alphabet for the deaf.
CBSE moots sign language, Braille as subjects for special kidsCBSE has written to all states and other stakeholders for their comments on the policy draft which the ministry of human resource developme...
Section 377: If homophobia gave me moments of sheer terror, the verdict erased those emotions of pain and shameIf homophobia gave me moments of sheer terror when I was young, the verdict erased those emotions of pain and shame
Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Authorities failed to pay heed to rampant sexual abuse signsThe shelter home, the scene of the repeated crimes run by the main accused, Brajesh Thakur, is a dimly-lit five-storey structure.
With US visit, PM Narendra Modi eyes strongest strategic tiesFast forward to the 2010s: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Washington on Monday having already met President Obama more than half d...
This app plans to hook visually impaired to Rio ParalympicsNewz Hook is the first ever mobile news application designed to provide easy access to news for the deaf and the blind. From current affair...
Shout but don't shoot: While a polarised society can be dangerous, it can also create a sharp contest of ideasIndia is not uniquely cursed in having a polity with acute partisanship. Fault lines have gone beyond mere policy or ideological difference...
New language translator converts signs into speechThe translator uses a computer and a Kinect camera that recognises signing gestures, then gives a spoken and written translation of languag...
Congress falls in line with Rahul Gandhi’s view even as Sonia Gandhi speaks to PMRahul Gandhi on Friday publicly berated the government’s controversial ordinance to shield convicted politicians, in a dramatic interventio...
- Pak stares at India, India at the world
'We don't have ambitions like India has', a senior Pak security official.