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(Photo | National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, USA)

Modification of embryo genes to create disease-free babies cannot yet...

An international commission aimed to provide a framework for countries considering the use of the technology.

3 Sept 2020 10:20 PM IST

Britains economy shrank by one fifth in the second quarter, more than any European neighbour, as the lockdown plunged the country into its deepest recession on record. Amazon, which has already created 3,000 new permanent UK roles this year, said it will offer more than 20,000 seasonal positions across the country ahead of the festive period. (Photo | AFP)

Amazon to add 7,000 permanent jobs in UK as demand for online shopping...

Its total permanent UK workforce will number more than 40,000, up by a third in just a year as the pandemic triggers...

3 Sept 2020 9:01 PM IST

Fake posts that appear to be real are of particular concern ahead of the US presidential election in November, especially after false social media posts exploded in number during the 2016 vote that brought Donald Trump to power. Microsoft said it has partnered with the AI Foundation in San Francisco to make the video authentication tool available to political campaigns, news outlets and others involved in the democratic process. (Photo | AFP)

Microsoft launches software to detect deepfakes ahead of US election

The software analyses an image or each frame of a video, looking for evidence of manipulation that could be invisible to...

3 Sept 2020 8:26 PM IST

$The social media giant also vowed to fact check any premature claims of victory, stating that if a candidate tries to declare himself the winner before final votes are tallied well add a label to their posts directing people to the official results. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, With our nation so divided and election results potentially taking days or even weeks to be finalised, there could be an increased risk of civil unrest across the country.\ (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Anthony Quintano)$ Technology

Facebook says it will ban fresh political ads in week before US...

However, political campaigns will be allowed to run existing ads to run and change how they are targeted.

3 Sept 2020 8:06 PM IST

Making Sense of Indian Democracy by Yogendra Yadav

Top ten books of the week

Here are the top ten books of the week in fiction and non-fiction

3 Sept 2020 7:31 PM IST

The New Diamond, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) chartered by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), was heading to the port of Paradip in India.(Image: Twitter/@IndiaCoastGuard)

Indian Oil Corp-chartered oil tanker catches fire off Sri Lanka

The ship had sailed from the port of Mina Al Ahmadi in Kuwait, carrying Kuwait Export Crude, Refinitiv Eikon ship...

3 Sept 2020 4:11 PM IST

Coal Ministry said it has revised the list of mines to be auctioned for commercial mining. (AFP Photo)

38 coal blocks up for auction for commercial mining: Coal ministry

According to the revised list seven mines in Chhattisgarh will be auctioned

3 Sept 2020 3:41 PM IST

Indian children play online game PUBG on their mobile phones sitting on stairs outside their house in Hyderabad, India. India on Wednesday banned the widely popular Chinese mobile game PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds, known by the acronym PUBG, along with other 117 mobile applications in yet another move targeting China in the online space.(AP File)

China 'strongly opposes' India's ban on Chinese apps

'Indian actions violate the legal interests of Chinese investors and services providers,' commerce ministry spokesman...

3 Sept 2020 3:38 PM IST

A healthcare worker collects a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker for testing for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a foreign workers domitory in Singapore (AFP)

New COVID clusters detected in Singapore's migrant worker dormitories

The vast majority of Singapore's nearly 57,000 cases are from cramped dormitories that house more than 300,000 South...

3 Sept 2020 3:15 PM IST

Activity in Indias crippled services industry fell for a sixth straight month in August. (AP Photo)

Services activity falls for sixth month in August as COVID...

Hoping to avert more economic damage, government said it planned to reopen underground train networks and allow sports...

3 Sept 2020 3:04 PM IST

Smoke raises during a wildfire over the ancient site of Mycenae, Greece. (AP)

Still ablaze, this year's Arctic wildfires set new CO2 emission...

Siberia and the Arctic Circle are prone to large year-on-year temperature fluctuations, but persistence of this year's...

3 Sept 2020 3:01 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks on demonetization during the second episode of his video series Arthvyavastha Ki Baat, Rahul Gandhi ke saath, in New Delhi.. (PTI Photo)

Modi's note ban was attack on India's poor, farmers, labourers: Rahul

He also said the decision to scrap high-value currency notes was an attack on the country's poor, farmers, labourers and...

3 Sept 2020 1:55 PM IST