London, July 5 In a significant move, the European Parliament on Tuesday approved two major pieces of digital regulation that will set out unprecedented standards on the accountability of online companies within an open and competitive digital market. The Parliament held the final vote on the new Digital Services Act ...

London, July 5 The European Commission has forced Amazon to simplify the process of canceling Prime membership for customers in the region. The platform will enable European consumers to unsubscribe from Amazon Prime with just two clicks, using a prominent and clear "cancel button". "Opting for an online subscriptions can ...

San Francisco, July 5 While the idea of Tesla entering the mining business is quite exciting, CEO Elon Musk said he hopes the company would prefer it if it did not have to enter the industry. During an interview on the Getting Stoned podcast, Musk, asked if the electric vehicle ...

New York, July 4 Scientists have used a molecule made by bacteria to develop a new class of sustainable biofuels powerful enough to launch rockets. A team of biofuel experts, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) in the US, took inspiration from an extraordinary antifungal molecule made by ...

London, July 4 A bionic valve implant from pig may help patients with a debilitating heart condition avoid major surgery. The new JenaValve Trilogy bionic implant, which has a metal frame and a valve from a pig, can be fitted during a minimally invasive procedure that takes less than an ...

New York, July 4 A new universal flu vaccine, constructed with key parts of the influenza virus, offers broad cross protection against different strains and subtypes of influenza A viruses in young and aged populations, according to a new study. Researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State ...

London, July 3 Pesticides and heavy metals in soil may have detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system, according to a study. Pollution of air, water and soil is responsible for at least nine million deaths each year. More than 60 per cent of pollution-related disease and death is due to ...

London, July 3 Eight out of 10 antibody therapy available for the treatment of Covid-19 patients does not inhibit the new and emerging sub-variants of Omicron such as BA.2.12.1, BA.4, and BA.5, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. A team of researchers, including those from the ...

San Francisco, July 3 Elon Musk-run Tesla has been hit by about 18 per cent drop in EV deliveries in the second quarter (Q2) this year amid supply chain woes and China lockdowns. Tesla delivered 2,54,695 electric vehicles globally in the April-June period, 18 per cent decrease from Q1. This ...

San Francisco, July 2 TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has said that the short-video making platform has never provided data of US citizens to the Chinese government. In a letter addressed to nine Republican Senators, the TikTok CEO said that they know "we are among the most scrutinised platforms from ...