The Independent, UK: Apple is expected to remove the headphone adapter with its next iPhone, leaving people unable to use traditional headphones with their new mobiles. The company famously – or infamously – dropped the headphone jack from its handsets with the iPhone 7. But at the time it promised that nothing much would change…
Global Times: Photo taken on July 31, 2018 shows single chromosome yeast strain at the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, east China. Brewer’s yeast, one-third of whose genome is said to share ancestry with a human’s, has 16 chromosomes….
The Independent, UK: Sarah Jeong, a technology journalist hired by the New York Times and vilified online for tweets comparing “dumbass f****** white people” to dogs and saying they would “all go extinct soon”, has been targeted for harassment by dishonest trolls, her former employer has claimed. Editors at The Verge, an online tech magazine,…
Wion News: Is this their way of confirming the wedding rumours? In the five years of their relationship, never have Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh walked out of the Mumbai airport together. But on Thursday the couple arrived at the Mumbai airport hand in hand and did not shy away from being photographed. The couple…
The Hindustan Times: For Ganesh Chaturthi 2018, protect the environment by opting for eco-friendly Ganesha idols that can dissolve in water, grow into trees, or can be recycled. With an aim to keep the environment safe, artisans in Mumbai are adopting eco-friendly ways to make the idol of Lord Ganesh, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh…
Wion News: Oscar-winning music director, composer, singer AR Rahman created ripples with his latest post on social media. The maestro posted a picture with Hollywood actor and rapper Will Smith. Oscar-winning music director, composer, singer AR Rahman created ripples with his latest post on social media. The maestro posted a picture with Hollywood actor and…
The Hindustan Times: There’s something about road movies that taps into every human being’s desire to escape, to the extent that we’re willing to watch two mismatched souls transport a dead body across south India, and even a curmudgeonly old man have diarrhoea on the highway. We’re willing to watch a family take their young…
The Guardian,UK: Children with ADHD are waiting up to two years for a diagnosis in the UK, harming their chances of education and prospects for the future, say experts. ADHD – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – is a recognised mental health condition. Psychological support and medication can transform children’s lives and those of their families….
Eurek Alert: Have you ever been shopping and returned home to find that you have forgotten to buy the very item you went shopping for? Have you known it was going to rain yet left your umbrella at home? Have you gone out and left the television on? All these instances are examples where prospective…
Reuters: NASA on Friday named nine astronauts for the first manned space launches from U.S. soil since the space shuttle program ended in 2011. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s announcement signals a milestone in the U.S. space program, with its shift to the private sector for ferrying cargo and astronauts to the International Space…