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HYUNDAI SAYS ‘METAMOBILITY’ WILL LINK REAL AND VIRTUAL WORLDS

 Hyundai Motor envisions an interactive and partially virtual future it calls “metamobility,” in which a variety of robotic devices interact with humans to provide a wide range of mobility services, from automated personal transport to remote control of robots in  factories. Hyundai executives, led by Chief Executive Euisun Chung, elaborated on the vision during a…
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6 January 2022 0

Can your PC run Windows 11? Learn how to here

With Microsoft’s very own PC Health Check tool back, you can ascertain if your machine is viable to run Windows 11 to be released shortly. This is accompanied with no shortage of third-party options available to those who’d like a report on a PCs’ compliance with minimum system requirements for Windows 11. Compute World walks…
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3 October 2021 0

Russia sees no hurdles for WHO approval of Sputnik V vaccine

All the barriers to register Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine with the World Health Organization (WHO) have been cleared and only some paperwork remains to be completed, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday. The Sputnik V shot, widely used in Russia and approved for use in over 70 countries, is undergoing a review…
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2 October 2021 0

Delta variant increases risks for pregnant women

Compared to coronavirus cases earlier in the pandemic, infections with the Delta variant lead to worse outcomes for unvaccinated pregnant women, new data suggest. Doctors studied 1,515 pregnant women with COVID-19 who received care from a large public health system in Dallas from May 2020 through Sept. 4, 2021. Overall, 82 women – 81 of…
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2 October 2021 0

Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restart his account

Former US President Donald Trump asked a federal judge in Florida on Friday to ask Twitter to restore his account, which the company removed in January citing a risk of incitement of violence. Trump filed a request for preliminary injunction against Twitter in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, arguing the…
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2 October 2021 0

Heart inflammation rates higher after Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: Canada data

Canadian health officials said on Friday data suggests reported cases of rare heart inflammation were relatively higher after Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine compared with the Pfizer/BioNTech shots. The data also indicated heart inflammation occurs more often in adolescents and adults under 30 years of age, and more often in males. The statement from the Public Health…
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2 October 2021 0

You can message yourself on WhatsApp to take notes

The popular instant messaging app WhatsApp has a feature that you can use to message on your own number to add notes or save some important information. The “click to chat” feature allows you to start a chat with someone without having their phone number saved in your phone’s address book. Here’s how you can…
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2 October 2021 0

Good news for Mortal Kombat game franchise fans

There is some good news for the Mortal Kombat game franchise as one of its installments titled Mortal Kombat X will be available on PlayStation Plus in October without any cost. PS Plus will also see free of cost access to several games that is Mortal Kombat X, PGA Tour 2K21, and the upcoming game…
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1 October 2021 0

How to use WhatsApp dark mode on Android, iOS and desktop

Have your eyes thanking you by knowing how to use WhatsApp dark mode when you’re chatting away late at night. A new WhatsApp feature makes the app easier to see in poorly lit surroundings, and knowing how to switch on dark mode can help prevent you from having to strain your eyes. Considering that the…
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1 October 2021 0

Merck’s COVID-19 pill cuts risk of death, hospitalization by 50%: study

Merck’s experimental oral drug for COVID-19, molnupiravir, reduced by around 50% the chance of hospitalization or death for patients at risk of severe disease, according to interim clinical trial results announced on Friday. Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics plan to seek U.S. emergency use authorization for the pill as soon as possible, and to submit…
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1 October 2021 0