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Scientists Find Wastewater Bacteria That Break Down PET Plastic, Aiding Pollution Control
Research has revealed that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down PET plastic, a widely used material in bottles and textiles. Scientists identified a specific enzyme responsible for degrading the plastic into smaller particles. While experts see promise in this discovery, concerns remain about its scalability for tackling large-scale...
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Mathematician Solves Decades-Old Sofa Problem with New Findings
The decades-old "sofa problem," a mathematical puzzle concerning the largest sofa that can fit around a right-angled corner, has reportedly been resolved. Mathematician Jineon Baek, a postdoctoral researcher at Yonsei University in South Korea, has provided new findings suggesting that Joseph Gerver’s U-shaped sofa design is the most efficient an...
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British Policing Minister's Bag Stolen At A Police Conference In Warwickshire
The UK's police and crime minister Dame Diana Johnson had her purse stolen at an annual conference for senior police officers.
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Narayana Murthy Was Asked How AI Will Hurt Job Prospects. His Response
The rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across industries worldwide has made tasks efficient andeasier. And with that,there'salso beena growing concern about potential job losses to the technology.
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India To Take Up Accessibility To Energy, Food Grains 'Very Strongly' At G20: S Jaishankar
Addressing a business event, S Jaishankar, who is on his first official visit to Cyprus as India and Cyprus celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations, noted that the efficiency and the delivery of global supply chains is a common concern today for all countries.
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Ripple, Bitcoin Cash Delisted by Coinbase Wallet Due to ‘Low Usage’: Details
Coinbase has delisted Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum Classic (ETC), as well as Stellar Lumen (XLM), ending support for these cryptocurrencies on its wallet service, starting December 5. The company, has however, assured the holders of these altcoins that their assets will not be lost even after they are delisted from the bunch of crypto...
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Coinbase Trims Workforce Again Days After Reporting 28 Percent Decline in Q3 Revenue
Over sixty more employees working in Coinbase have been laid off by the company amid the ongoing crypto downturn. The development comes just days after Coinbase’s transaction revenue slipped down by 44 percent in the third quarter of 2022.
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"Potential Scenario Vaccines May Get Ineffective If...": Covid Panel Chief
Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Covid Task Force chief Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said India should have vaccine platforms that are "adaptable quickly" with changing nature of the variants.
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Elon Musk Says He’s Working With Dogecoin Developers To Improve Transaction Efficiency
Elon Musk has shown again he can influence the digital currency market with just his tweets. After saying that his electric vehicle-making company Tesla will not accept payments in Bitcoin because of environmental concerns, he tweeted that he was working with developers of Dogecoin to improve system transaction efficiency.
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Homes For Mumbai's Dabbawalas Soon: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar
The world famous Mumbai dabbawalas will now have homes in the city as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has ordered concerned departments to provide houses for them under the PM Awas Yojana - which aims to provide housing for all - as soon as possible. Most dabbawalas are originally from outside the city and they serve Mumbai with a leve...
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General Motors Announces New Technical Assistance Centre For Chevrolet Dealers
General Motors announced the opening of its new Technical Assistance Centre (TAC) at Talegaon, which will be assisting Chevrolet dealers across India to resolve product concerns quick and efficiently.
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Cheaper, More Efficient LED Technology Developed
"In general, the cost of LED lighting has been a big concern thus far. Energy savings have not balanced out high costs."
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Iran has Stopped Questionable Nuclear Centrifuge Testing: UN Agency
Iran has refrained from expanding tests of more efficient models of a machine used to refine uranium under a nuclear agreement with six world powers, a UN report shows, allaying concerns it might be violating the accord.
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Bharti Airtel shares drop sharply over refarming concerns
Shares in Bharti Airtel, India's biggest mobile carrier, dropped sharply on account of spectrum refarming concerns on Thursday. Refarming is the substitution of more efficient 900 megahertz (MHz) band airwaves with inferior quality 1800 MHz band airwaves.
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Scientists Find Wastewater Bacteria That Break Down PET Plastic, Aiding Pollution Control
Research has revealed that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down PET plastic, a widely used material in bottles and textiles. Scientists identified a specific enzyme responsible for degrading the plastic into smaller particles. While experts see promise in this discovery, concerns remain about its scalability for tackling large-scale...
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Mathematician Solves Decades-Old Sofa Problem with New Findings
The decades-old "sofa problem," a mathematical puzzle concerning the largest sofa that can fit around a right-angled corner, has reportedly been resolved. Mathematician Jineon Baek, a postdoctoral researcher at Yonsei University in South Korea, has provided new findings suggesting that Joseph Gerver’s U-shaped sofa design is the most efficient an...
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British Policing Minister's Bag Stolen At A Police Conference In Warwickshire
The UK's police and crime minister Dame Diana Johnson had her purse stolen at an annual conference for senior police officers.
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Narayana Murthy Was Asked How AI Will Hurt Job Prospects. His Response
The rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across industries worldwide has made tasks efficient andeasier. And with that,there'salso beena growing concern about potential job losses to the technology.
-
India To Take Up Accessibility To Energy, Food Grains 'Very Strongly' At G20: S Jaishankar
Addressing a business event, S Jaishankar, who is on his first official visit to Cyprus as India and Cyprus celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations, noted that the efficiency and the delivery of global supply chains is a common concern today for all countries.
-
Ripple, Bitcoin Cash Delisted by Coinbase Wallet Due to ‘Low Usage’: Details
Coinbase has delisted Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ripple (XRP), Ethereum Classic (ETC), as well as Stellar Lumen (XLM), ending support for these cryptocurrencies on its wallet service, starting December 5. The company, has however, assured the holders of these altcoins that their assets will not be lost even after they are delisted from the bunch of crypto...
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Coinbase Trims Workforce Again Days After Reporting 28 Percent Decline in Q3 Revenue
Over sixty more employees working in Coinbase have been laid off by the company amid the ongoing crypto downturn. The development comes just days after Coinbase’s transaction revenue slipped down by 44 percent in the third quarter of 2022.
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"Potential Scenario Vaccines May Get Ineffective If...": Covid Panel Chief
Amid concerns over the Omicron variant of coronavirus, Covid Task Force chief Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said India should have vaccine platforms that are "adaptable quickly" with changing nature of the variants.
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Elon Musk Says He’s Working With Dogecoin Developers To Improve Transaction Efficiency
Elon Musk has shown again he can influence the digital currency market with just his tweets. After saying that his electric vehicle-making company Tesla will not accept payments in Bitcoin because of environmental concerns, he tweeted that he was working with developers of Dogecoin to improve system transaction efficiency.
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Homes For Mumbai's Dabbawalas Soon: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar
The world famous Mumbai dabbawalas will now have homes in the city as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has ordered concerned departments to provide houses for them under the PM Awas Yojana - which aims to provide housing for all - as soon as possible. Most dabbawalas are originally from outside the city and they serve Mumbai with a leve...
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General Motors Announces New Technical Assistance Centre For Chevrolet Dealers
General Motors announced the opening of its new Technical Assistance Centre (TAC) at Talegaon, which will be assisting Chevrolet dealers across India to resolve product concerns quick and efficiently.
-
Cheaper, More Efficient LED Technology Developed
"In general, the cost of LED lighting has been a big concern thus far. Energy savings have not balanced out high costs."
-
Iran has Stopped Questionable Nuclear Centrifuge Testing: UN Agency
Iran has refrained from expanding tests of more efficient models of a machine used to refine uranium under a nuclear agreement with six world powers, a UN report shows, allaying concerns it might be violating the accord.
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Bharti Airtel shares drop sharply over refarming concerns
Shares in Bharti Airtel, India's biggest mobile carrier, dropped sharply on account of spectrum refarming concerns on Thursday. Refarming is the substitution of more efficient 900 megahertz (MHz) band airwaves with inferior quality 1800 MHz band airwaves.
