ByteDance’s better-known app TikTok has been the subject of long-running concern from lawmakers about potential security threats to users from the Chinese government. Photo: Bloomberg 5 min read Last Updated : Jul 29 2024 | 11:23 PM IST By Brody Ford and Alicia Clanton CapCut, a video-editing app owned by Chinese tech powerhouse … Read more
Pythagoras. Isaac Newton. Alan Turing. John Nash. Mathematicians rarely become famous but those who do receive celebrity treatment are invariably white men. Turing was played by Benedict Cumberbatch on the big screen; Nash by Russell Crowe. That lens has been missing an infinitely richer, more nuanced, more multicultural story. A new book, The Secret Lives … Read more
The supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been vocal about their disappointment with the Budget. Especially those aspects which relate to the middle class, and in this case taxation and sale of property. It is unusual to see them complain because they are usually steadfast in their backing of him no matter what. Issues … Read more
The president planned to speak about his proposal later Monday during an address at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. (Photo: Reuters) President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the US Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term … Read more
Around 10 million pensioners will lose their winter fuel payments under new plans announced by the chancellor. From this autumn, those not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits will no longer get the payments. A planned cap on social care costs and several major rail and road projects have also been axed. Ms Reeves … Read more
Getty Images The Labour government has confirmed it will act on its manifesto commitment to change the way private school fees are taxed. The King’s Speech included plans to remove the current exemption from value added tax (VAT), which the government says will fund 6,500 new teachers in England. What are private schools and how … Read more
Orchid, a behavioral health electronic health record vendor, has developed what it says is the first artificial intelligence-enabled scribe to aid overloaded mental health providers and help patients get care faster. With help from its automated clinical note-taking, mental and behavioral health providers that have been testing it are saving hours of documentation time and … Read more
New Delhi: Attacking China without naming it directly, the four-nation Quad — comprising India, the United States, Japan and Australia — said it was “seriously concerned about the situation in the East and South China Seas and reiterated strong opposition to any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion”. … Read more
Bhavish Aggarwal, CMD, Ola Electric Mobility Limited at the IPO Press Conference in Mumbai on Monday, 29th July 2024 | Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 29 2024 | 10:46 PM IST Ola Electric, a pioneer in India’s electric two-wheeler segment, is eyeing a valuation of $4 billion in its … Read more
PA Eight people were treated at the scene for stab injuries, the ambulance service said Young children are thought to be among eight people injured in a knife attack in Southport at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga event for primary school aged children was taking place. Merseyside Police said armed officers “detained a male … Read more