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Meta took action against 2.7 million people on Facebook and Instagram in July, the company said in its monthly transparency report. The company has taken steps to comply with the Information Technology (Intermediate Guidelines and Digital Media Code of Ethics) Regulations 2021 for 2.5 million posts on Facebook and 20,000 posts on Instagram. . Action was taken against 1.73 million spam on Facebook. This was followed by 27,000 posts about “adult nudity and sexual activity” and 23,000 posts about “violent and graphic content.” According to reports, Meta found most of the content on Instagram violated its policy on “suicide and…
The most requested feature on Twitter would probably be the ability to edit Tweets. More than four months after the edit button was confirmed to be in development, social media giant Twitter has finally started rolling out the long-awaited feature. Twitter confirmed in a tweet that they have started testing the edit button. If the user ever made a typo or mistake while tweeting, the Edit button is the answer to this problem, allowing users to easily edit Tweets.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on Friday at the Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi. The Prime Minister also unveiled the new Naval Ensign at the event. Modi said that INS Vikrant is a symbol of India’s strength, research and Skill. The aircraft carrier, which is an outcome of 13 years of hard work, was planned, designed and executed by the Indian Navy. The warship will be fully operational after a few more trials. With the commissioning of INS Vikrant, India has found a place in the select group of nations that can design and…
SpaceX plans to launch five more astronaut missions to NASA’s International Space Station over 10 years under a $1.4 billion contract, the U.S. Space Agency announced.SpaceX’s recent increase in NASA contracts is part of the agency’s efforts to ensure a steady flow of astronaut flights to the space station, with Boeing signing similar contracts for crew transportation and is struggling to complete the development of the Starliner Space Capsule.
India received the first vaccine against cervical cancer,Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (qHPV). The vaccine will be launched by Jitendra Singh, State Minister for Science and Technology (Independent Officer) at IIC Delhi. India’s Director General of Drug Enforcement (DCGI) granted marketing authorization to the Serum Institute of India (SII) on July 12 to manufacture a domestically developed vaccine against cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women aged 15-44 in India. The Vaccine is developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Ministry of Biotechnology (DBT).
At a time when Broiler chicken rules the poultry business, Manjunath Marappan writes a different chapter in the realm. In Bengaluru, this entrepreneur has created a free den for hens called ‘Happy Hens.’ His motto is that happy hens lay healthy eggs. Manjunath Marappan from Bengaluru and Ashok Kannan from Madhura did the same thing. They let hens wander around the yard and forage food on their own. When it became a business venture, they felt it would do well if they go ahead together. That thought paved the way for ‘Happy Hens’ which can be called India’s first free-range egg startup. The farms are located in Tamil Nadu, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. On…
The government plans to support over 10,000 startups over the next 5-6 years as part of the GENESIS initiative (Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups). Digital India GENESIS is a deep tech startup platform launched by MeitY to expand 10,000 tech startups mainly in Tier II, III cities over the next five years. Selected startups are equipped with the ‘right tools’ so they can start and grow their business. This platform was launched in July this year at a cost of over 750 Cr. Meanwhile, SAMRIDH (Startup Accelerators of MeitY for Product Innovation, Development and Growth) was launched last August. This…
Japanese semiconductor maker Renesas, a global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power and SoCs, will acquire Indian fabless Steradian Semiconductors. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Steradian specializes in 4D imaging radar solutions. The acquisition will enable Renesas to expand its reach in the radar market and broaden its range of automotive and industrial sensor solutions. The all-cash transaction is expected to close by the end of 2022. Renesas and Steradian have been collaborating since 2018, primarily on industrial applications. Steradian’s radar technology is expected to be used in surveillance, home security systems such as traffic monitoring of people, vehicles and motorcycles, Human Machine…
Capital flows to Indian start-ups fell for the fourth consecutive month to $1.27 billion in August, according to Tracxn data. While slow growth and late-stage companies have been underscored lately, even early- and seed-stage companies that were thought to have survived the fundraising winter are seeing lower deal volumes. The early-stage company received about $388 million in funding, while the seed-stage startup earned only $81 million in August. That fell short of $408 million and $161 million received in July respectively.
What would be the name of Apple’s new mixed reality headset? According to a Bloomberg report, this could be “Reality One”, “Reality Pro”, or ” Reality Processor”. The report says that, as per trademark filings in countries such as the US, corporations linked to the company applied for these names. The filings are registered to a corporation called Immersive Health Solutions LLC. Apple is yet to confirm it. Early in 2021, there were reports that Apple was developing a mixed reality headset with 12 cameras. It would be capable of tracking hand and eye movements. Nicknamed “N301”, its potential price…