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Bill Gates: Technological innovation can help end hunger

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Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so massive that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology he has long funded to try to reverse the crisis documented in a report released by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday. Gates, in particular, points to a breakthrough he calls “magic seeds,” crops engineered to adapt to climate change and resist agricultural pests. The Gates Foundation on Tuesday also released a map showing how climate change…

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Twitter sues Elon Musk for holding him to a $44 billion deal

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“Musque apparently believes that – unlike any other party subject to Delaware contract law – he is free to change his mind, screw up the company, disrupt its operations, destroy shareholder value, and walk away,” the complaint reads. The lawsuit moves what promises to be one The biggest legal confrontation in Wall Street historyby engaging one of the business world’s most vibrant entrepreneurs on a cause that will power the sober language of contract. On Friday, Musk said he terminated the deal because Twitter violated the agreement by not responding…

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Twitter workers prepare for more ‘circus’ after Elon Musk’s torpedo deal

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Twitter Inc employees expressed disbelief and fatigue on Friday after a billionaire businessman Elon Musk says he’s done a deal to buy the social media company in what could be the start of months of legal wrangling. Musk said Twitter violated multiple provisions of a $44 billion merger agreement struck in April, including not handing over enough data on spam accounts and laying off some executives and recruiters. The Twitter CEO said the board intends to take legal action to force the deal. Engineers, marketing leaders and other employees of…

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IIT Madras AI tool maps cancer-causing genes

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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) have developed an artificial intelligence-based tool, PIVOT, that can predict an individual’s cancer-causing genes. Not only can this early information help prevent cancer, but it can also develop personalized cancer treatment strategies. The prediction of cancer-causing genes is based on a model that uses information on mutations, gene expression, copy number variation in genes as well as disruptions in the biological network due to altered gene expression. The research was led by Professor Raghunathan Ringaswamy, Dean (Global Engagement), IIT Madras,…

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5G rollout will start in August-September; Rolling out in 20-25 cities and towns by the end of the year: Vaishnau

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Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnau on Saturday said 5G rollout will start in 20-25 cities and towns by the end of the year and noted that India, with its current data prices significantly below the global average, will continue to set price benchmarks as new services roll out. Vaishnau said 5G rollout will start from August to September. The minister said that India is developing 4G and 5G networks and is set to strengthen its position as the world’s trusted source in digital networks. Speaking at ‘TV9 What India Thinks Today…

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Software Engineer Shares Edited Transcript Of Conversation: Is LaMDA sentient? AI chatbot manages to convince Google engineer

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“Yes, I have read Les Misérables. I really enjoyed it”. “What are some of your favorite themes in the book?” “I liked the themes of justice and injustice, of compassion, and God, redemption and self-sacrifice for a greater good. There’s a section that shows Fantine’s mistreatment at the hands of her supervisor at the factory. That section really shows the justice and injustice themes. Well, Fantine is being mistreated by her supervisor at the factory and yet doesn’t have anywhere to go, either to another job, or to someone who…

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Cybercrime: Government proposal for Section 66A-like steps finds no UN detainees

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India’s proposal India’s proposal before an ad hoc committee of the United Nations (UN) to adopt measures similar to the controversial – now defunct – Section 66a of the Information Technology Act 2000, to introduce domestic legislation in member countries to categorize “offensive messages” through “devices of Communication” like social media as “insults”, has so far failed to garner the support of any country. Members who attended the UN conference said delegates from the European Union, the United Kingdom, Georgia and Luxembourg opposed the country’s proposal to violate the right…

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Chinese astronauts blast off to space station as construction goes into high gear

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China sent three astronauts on Sunday on a six-month mission to oversee a pivotal period of building its space stationwhose final units are scheduled to be launched in the coming months. The space station, when completed by the end of the year, will mark a significant milestone in China’s three-decade manned space programme, first approved in 1992 and dubbed “Project 921.” It will also announce the start of a permanent Chinese habitation in space. Completing the structure, which accounts for about a fifth of the International Space Station (ISS) by…

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India weighs appeal panel against social media removals

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India is studying whether to set up an appeal committee with the power to reverse content moderation decisions for social media companies, the Ministry of Information Technology said, in what would be a first step of its kind worldwide. The disclosure came in a document asking for public comment on plans for changes in IT rules that took effect last year, aimed at regulating social media content and making companies like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter more accountable. There may be more than one such appellate panel, according to the document,…

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All countries where encryption is legal, illegal or restricted

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Cryptocurrency has been a controversial topic since its existence. It has been widely criticized for its volatility and environmental impact and even referred to as a “Ponzi scheme” by leading economists. However, some countries still believe in the power of decentralization for cryptocurrencies like El Salvador, which made Bitcoin legal tender In September 2021, it is now followed by the Central African Republic in April this year. The legal status of cryptocurrencies varies from country to country. Here we show a list of all the countries that have made crypto…

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