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newsbytesapp.com | Dwaipayan Roy
Angie Chen, a Product Manager at Microsoft, explained the company's vision for this new platform. She said they are "building a vision for a unified, intelligent update orchestration platform capable of supporting any update (apps, drivers, etc.) to be orchestrated alongside Windows updates." Currently, Windows Update mainly handles core system updates and key device drivers. It also installs some management apps for peripherals.
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newsbytesapp.com | Dwaipayan Roy
Home / News / Auto News / This one-off Aston Martin DB12 Volante was made for Florida The interior of this unique DB12 Volante bears a nautical-themed two-tone Aurora Blue and Ivory White leather, with Spicy Red contrast stitching. Special Linear Light Olive Ash open-pore wood accents the door panels, dashboard, and seats.
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newsbytesapp.com | Dwaipayan Roy
What's the story Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, xAI, has struck a deal with messaging platform Telegram. The agreement is worth $300 million and will see the deployment of xAI's Grok chatbot on Telegram. The move is aimed at tapping into Telegram's massive user base of over a billion people and strengthening xAI's position in the rapidly growing AI sector.
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newsbytesapp.com | Dwaipayan Roy
Since 2023, Neuralink has implanted three chips into the brains of patients who were paralyzed or simply unable to speak. The most recent case was a non-verbal Arizona man with ALS, who demonstrated his ability to communicate using the chip in a video posted on Musk's X account last month. Earlier this month, Neuralink got a "breakthrough" designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its speech-restoration device.
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Home / News / Technology News / India's 1st gene-edited sheep created using CRISPR in Kashmir Technological advancement Professor Riaz Ahmad Shah, who led the research team, said that this technique can be used to create disease-resistant animals by editing disease-causing genes. It could also enable animal twinning at birth. The muscle mass of the sheep was increased by disrupting its myostatin gene, which controls muscle growth in sheep.
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newsbytesapp.com | Dwaipayan Roy
Musk has revealed that Starship could launch for Mars by the end of 2026, carrying Tesla's humanoid robot, Optimus. This will be a test before human missions begin as early as 2029. The Mars-bound rocket will take off from SpaceX's Starbase in southern Texas. In related news, the Starship failed during its test flight this early morning. A fuel tank leak aboard the vehicle was blamed for the incident. This marks the mega rocket's third consecutive launch failure in a row.
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newsbytesapp.com | Dwaipayan Roy
The new tool, dubbed "integrated multiscale computational framework," employs a range of sophisticated computer-based techniques. These include protein design, machine learning, hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM), as well as multiscale simulations to analyze viral evolution. It helps detect mutations or alterations in viral proteins that could make drugs less effective. The discovery comes as COVID-19 cases are once again surging in India and worldwide due to new variants.
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newsbytesapp.com | Dwaipayan Roy
Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra also made it to the top 10 list, but not as strongly as its predecessor, the S24 Ultra. The new model slipped a few spots to land at number seven on the global rankings for the Q1 2025. Meanwhile, Xiaomi's budget-friendly Redmi 14C was another highlight of the report. It is the sole non-Apple/Samsung phone in the top 10 and has been doing very well in regions like Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
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newsbytesapp.com | Dwaipayan Roy
Home / News / Business News / Walmart: Laid-off employees can apply for new US, India jobs Many of the fired employees were working at the Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in Bengaluru and Chennai. The restructuring, as per a memo from two top Walmart executives, is intended to help the company respond quickly to a rapidly changing retail environment.
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newsbytesapp.com | Dwaipayan Roy
The PM-JAY is a national public health insurance project launched on September 23, 2018. It is implemented by the National Health Authority (NHA) and promises cashless treatment in secondary and tertiary public and empanelled private hospitals across India. The scheme covers over 1,961 medical procedures across 27 medical specialties, including major treatments like dialysis, cardiology procedures (PTCA and pacemakers), joint replacements, cancer care, stroke treatment etc.
