Medicine

AskBio initiates recruitment to its Phase 2 Parkinson’s Disease trial

Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (AskBio), a gene therapy company wholly owned and independently operated as a subsidiary of Bayer, has announced initiation of recruitment to REGENERATE-PD, a Phase 2 clinical study assessing efficacy and safety of AB-1005, an investigational adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene therapy for the treatment of moderate-stage Parkinson’s disease.

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Auto

British firm’s ultra-light, rapid-charging EV sports car hits the road

“Our Nyobolt EV demonstrates the efficiency gains facilitated by our fast-charging, longer-life battery technology, enabling capacity to be right-sized while still delivering the required performance.” The firm has worked with Warwick-based design agency Callum – creator of the small and light Skye EV sports car – to engineer the prototype for low-volume production. It says

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Medicine

Bio-Rad Launches Four New Anti-idiotypic Antibodies

Bio-Rad has extended its anti-biotherapeutic antibodies range to now include anti-idiotypic antibodies for the atezolizumab (Lemtrada), avelumab (Bavencio), obinutuzumab (Gazyvaro), and ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) drugs. Additionally, the life science research and clinical diagnostics product specialist has also introduced its anti-monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) biotherapeutic antibody range which can be used in bioanalysis. The anti-biotherapeutic antibody range allows

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Auto

Maserati Granturismo and Grancabrio | Autocar

Instead, the T-shaped battery and three motors of the Folgore take up the same space as the engine, driveline and fuel tank do in the four-wheel-drive Trofeo. It’s a similar set-up to the original Mini Electric, even if the battery is rather bigger: 83kWh of usable capacity. Then again, in this big, heavy car, that’s

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Finance

Confident of $800 billion exports in FY25: Piyush Goyal

Mumbai: India’s goods and services exports could cross $800 billion in FY25, 3% higher from the previous fiscal year, despite the persistent geopolitical challenges, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Saturday.The global situation is serious, with two ongoing conflicts, apart from the Red Sea crisis and elections in about 60% of the world’s democracies

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Medicine

A Short Guide to Stability Studies

Stability testing is a vital element of ensuring a drug product is compliant with regulatory requirements, irrespective of whether you are submitting to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medicines Agency (EMA) or elsewhere. Stability studies ensure drug products remain stable during transportation, distribution, and storage, to maintain efficacy and safety throughout the lifetime

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Sports

Team India Expected one change in Playing 11

IND vs RSA Final: Only a few hours are left for the last and decisive match of T20 World Cup 2024 to begin. The final match of the tournament between India and South Africa will be played at Kensington Oval in Barbados. Before this great match, the Indian team can make a change in the

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Auto

Andreas Mindt's plan to fix Volkswagen's ID crisis

VW’s design boss relishes the challenge of refreshing the brand. We learn what goes into his ‘secret sauce’ In June 1993, Autocar asked a group of students at Coventry University’s School of Transport Design to imagine a modern reinterpretation of the Caterham Seven.  Exactly 31 years later, one of the students featured – a German,

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Legal Law

Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers

The Internet Archive (IA) went before a three-judge panel Friday to defend its open library’s controlled digital lending (CDL) practices after book publishers last year won a lawsuit claiming that the archive’s lending violated copyright law. In the weeks ahead of IA’s efforts to appeal that ruling, IA was forced to remove 500,000 books from

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Medicine

Cytiva Improves Filtration Processes in High-Concertation Biologic Drugs

Cytiva has launched its Supor Prime sterilising grade filters to filtrate high-concentration biologic drugs. The latest addition to the life sciences leader’s portfolio aims to help drug developers achieve higher yields, reduce blockages, and minimise cost losses. Ed Hoare, Vice President and General Manager, Filtration at Cytiva, commented: “Our customers have been seeking a solution

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Sports

Who will win T20 World Cup 2024 Final?

India vs South Africa Final: The stage is all set for the final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 as 2007 winners India (IND) are set to square off against South Africa (RSA) in the title-deciding clash of the competition at the Kensington Oval Stadium of Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday, 29th June. Both the

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Auto

Suzuki axes Swift Sport and Jimny LCV to make strong start with EVs

Suzuki will axe the Ignis, Jimny LCV, Swace and Swift Sport in the UK in the coming months as the brand gears up to launch its first electric car. It has attributed the decision to the UK’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, which forces manufacturers to sell an increasing proportion of EVs over the next decade. That starts at 22%

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Finance

Equalisation of interest for MSMEs extended till August 31

New Delhi: The Centre on Friday extended the interest equalisation scheme on pre- and post-shipment rupee export credit by two months for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The scheme, which seeks to promote outbound shipments by providing interest benefits to exporters, was to end on June 30. It has now been extended to

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Gaming

TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Guncho’ – TouchArcade

Whenever we get a new game from Arnold Rauers, aka Tinytouchtales, it’s pretty much a given it’s going to be in the Game of the Week conversation. I mean, have they ever released a bad game? The correct answer is “no, they have not.” Guncho is the latest title from Tinytouchtales, developed in partnership with

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Medicine

AMSBIO launches GLP-1R reporter cell line

This GLP-1R / CRE Luciferase Reporter HEK293 cell line has been engineered to monitor activation of GLP-1R in cells by measuring luciferase activity, making it useful for cell-based binding assays and screening for human GLP-1R agonists. GLP-1R is known to play a key role in controlling blood sugar levels by enhancing glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Therefore, there

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Auto

Skywell Skyhome: 617bhp Chinese limo EV confirmed for UK launch

The UK importer for Chinese EV brand Skywell, Innovation Automotive, has announced that it will launch a striking luxury saloon after the BE11 compact crossover. The Skyhome is a four-seater that majors on in-car entertainment and advanced technologies, with a design inspired by Chinese architecture. Its front lighting, for example, references the upswept roof on a Chinese

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Business

Delhi Airport Terminal 1 roof collapse sheds light on its history with rain disasters

Amid heavy rainfall in the capital on Friday, the roof of Terminal 1 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport collapsed, resulting in one fatality and six injuries. This incident has sparked a blame game between the Modi government and the opposition.Political Accusations Amid TragedyFollowing the collapse, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge blamed “corruption and criminal negligence”

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Cryptocurrency

Levi (LEVI) earnings Q2 2024

Denim is having a moment with consumers, but it hasn’t led to a major sales boost at Levi Strauss.  The jeans creator on Wednesday posted fiscal second-quarter revenue that fell just short of Wall Street’s expectations at a time when shoppers are stocking their wardrobes with denim dresses, skirts and ultra low-rise baggy pants.  Levi’s

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Medicine

Labguru (BioData) announces distribution partnership

Labguru (BioData) announces an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific to enable the distribution of its Labguru Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) module alongside Thermo Fisher’s suite of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and lab operations software solutions. With these complementary products, Thermo Fisher customers will address research management needs through enhanced digital lab connectivity, improving cross-functional collaboration and benefiting from a

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Cryptocurrency

Nike (NKE) earnings Q4 2024

Nike shoes and logo are seen at a store in Nice, France on May 28, 2024. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Nike plunged on Thursday after the retailer cut its full-year guidance and said it expects sales to drop 10% during its current quarter as it warned of soft sales in

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Finance

Scheme unveiled to help 500k MSMEs join ONDC

New Delhi: The government on Thursday launched two initiatives aimed at helping small businesses adopt digital commerce and empower female entrepreneurs. Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) minister Jitan Ram Manjhi rolled out Trade Enablement & Marketing (TEAM) scheme, with an outlay of 277 crore, which will help half a million MSMEs onboard the government-backed

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Legal Law

Tesla announces third and fourth Cybertruck recalls

Enlarge / A Tesla Cybertruck at the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24, 2024 in Paris, France. Getty Images | Chesnot Tesla has announced two more recalls of the Cybertruck, both of which affect over 11,000 vehicles produced since the car first became available late last year. Cybertruck

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Medicine

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduces automated plasmid purification system

Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Thermo Scientific KingFisher PlasmidPro Maxi Processor (PlasmidPro), the ‘only’ fully automated maxi-scale plasmid DNA (pDNA) purification system. PlasmidPro enables innovation at scale, providing complete automation across mini and maxi scale purification and delivering high-purity plasmid without manual column preparation and intervention. This is the latest addition to the Thermo Scientific KingFisher instrument portfolio

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Sports

Ind vs Eng semi final everything to know

T20 World Cup 2024 2nd sem-final between ND and Eng is now in the National Stadium in Providence, Guyana. There is rain prediction and there is minimal chance to play the 20 overs of the math. Team icccricketschedule.com will keep you posted here the live update. 8:10 PM – Rain Stopped Rain stop for a

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Technology

Nokia, Telefónica team to boost adoption of 5G SA network APIs

Telefónica and Nokia have signed agreement to boost adoption of 5G SA network APIs in Spain and Germany. Through their agreement, Telefónica will use Nokia’s Network Exposure Function (NEF) for various purposes that enable developers to access the operator’s 5G network capabilities, such as precise device location, enhanced notifications based on connectivity status, and edge discovery.

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Tours Travel

Every Southern California theme park ride, ranked

(Daniel Sulzberg / For The Times) Times theme park critic Todd Martens was handed a wild assignment: Rank every theme park ride in Southern California. The mission was dizzying, literally, as he spent months fastening his seatbelt and zipping through mountains, strapping on AR goggles and floating into fairy tales. He judged each attraction not

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Auto

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 94)

Episode 94 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley celebrating the 2024 Autocar Awards, with winners as diverse as Martin Brundle, the Renault Clio and the Catesby Tunnel; plus they discuss Fisker, access to Tesla’s supercharger network, a century-old Autocar Handbook, and much more besides, including your

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Cryptocurrency

Walgreens (WBA) earnings Q3 2024

In an aerial view, a customer enters a Walgreens store on January 04, 2024 in San Pablo, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of Walgreens plunged more than 20% on Thursday after the company reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that fell short of expectations and slashed its full-year adjusted profit outlook, citing a “challenging” environment

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Finance

RBI announces SAARC currency swap framework for 2024-27

The Reserve Bank of India has put in place a revised framework on currency swap arrangements for countries within the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) grouping for the time period 2024 to 2027. “Under the Framework for 2024-27, a separate INR Swap Window has been introduced with various concessions for swap support in

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Legal Law

SCOTUS nixes injunction that limited Biden admin contacts with social networks

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court tossed out claims that the Biden administration coerced social media platforms into censoring users by removing COVID-19 and election-related content. Complaints alleging that high-ranking government officials were censoring conservatives had previously convinced a lower court to order an injunction limiting the Biden administration’s contacts with platforms. But now that injunction

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Medicine

Aurorium launches Haelium Pharmaceutical Solutions

Aurorium, a specialty ingredients manufacturer and materials innovation partner, has announced the launch of Haelium Pharmaceutical Solutions.  “The launch of the Haelium brand will more clearly represent our position in the pharmaceutical space – a global leader dedicated to enhancing drug efficacy through high-purity solutions and drug delivery products,” said Jenny Titova, strategic marketing manager –

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Auto

Hyundai Inster is a 217-mile EV city car priced from £22,000

The Inster also gets Hyundai’s full suite of driver assistance technologies, including a 360deg parking camera and adaptive cruise control. Additionally, it receives the brand’s novel blindspot monitoring system, which projects a camera image of your rear quarter view onto the instrument panel as you indicate. Deliveries of the Inster will start by spring next year and

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Business

Big 4’s management consulting arms gain muscle

Mumbai: Despite being overshadowed by their rapidly growing tech advisory businesses, the management consulting arms of Deloitte, EY, PwC and KPMG, aka the Big Four, are now registering strong growth, driven by increased demand for multifunctional expertise, strong client relationships, and a favourable price-value proposition compared with other high-end rivals in the space. The management

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Finance

Make in India, the next season India planning a B-day release

New Delhi: The Centre is evaluating several measures to boost domestic manufacturing. These include bringing back the 15% concessional corporate tax rate for new manufacturing investments, enlarging the production-linked incentive (PLI) programme, and raising the wage cap under the tax incentive provision for incremental job creation, people familiar with budget discussions said. “Various options to

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Medicine

TurboFil to supply Amneal Pharmaceuticals with filling station

TurboFil Packaging Machines, an equipment specialist dedicated solely to the design and development of liquid filling and assembly machines, is collaborating with Bridgewater, NJ-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals to develop an advanced automated assembly and vial filling machine for unidose liquid nasal devices. TurboFil’s system will be utilised by Amneal to produce naloxone doses, the drug used to

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Real Estate

Central Lancaster Apartment with 7.8% gross return

This week’s 60 second investment comes from Kellet Court, just off of Fairfield Road in Central Lancaster. It is a 1 bedroom, ground floor apartment in a small development with some lovely communal gardens and areas to sit. It has a good size lounge, fitted kitchen and bathroom as well as the double bedroom. It

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Arts Entertainments

Tamannaah Bhatia, Varun Dhawan’s cameo to Shraddha-Rajkummar’s return, takeaways from ‘Stree 2’ teaser – India TV

Image Source : INSTAGRAM Takeaways from Shraddha-Rajkummar’s ‘Stree 2’ teaser Bollywood actors Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor, after a long wait, have finally disclosed the glimpses from their upcoming movie ‘Stree 2’. The actors left the audience in a quite cliffhanger as part 1 of ‘Stree’ was released in 2018, but now, the teaser has

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Auto

First look at reborn Ford Capri ahead of imminent reveal

Ford has released the first teaser image of its upcoming electric coupé SUV, strongly tipped to revive the Capri name, as part of a new guerilla marketing campaign. An advert placed in several print publications for a business called ‘Comeback Cars’ calls for readers to text the phrase’ ‘COMEBACK’ to the business via Whatsapp. That

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Cryptocurrency

Southwest Airlines cuts revenue forecast

A Southwest Airlines jet is parked Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Kehole awaiting passengers on January 20, 2024 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Southwest Airlines shares fell roughly 4% in early trading Wednesday after the carrier cut its second-quarter revenue forecast, citing changing booking patterns. Southwest expects revenue per available seat

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Digital Marketing

How to Respond to Negative Reviews (7 Best Practices)

Negative reviews can pop up anytime on review sites such as Google Reviews and Yelp or on social media platforms such as Facebook. Dealing with these reviews is a daunting task, especially when most businesses do not know how to respond to negative reviews. However, the important thing to understand is that customers’ negative feedback

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Medicine

Bora Pharmaceuticals Expands North American Footprint

Bora Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has successfully entered into an agreement for Emergent BioSolutions’ sterile manufacturing facility in Baltimore-Camden, Maryland as part of a major commercial expansion for the Company. Bora has an established footprint in the US following its acquisition of Upsher-Smith Laboratories, a generics manufacturer based in Minnesota, earlier this year. This second acquisition

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Sports

What will happen if SA vs AFG semi-final 1 gets washed out?

SA vs AFG: The last three games are remaining in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The first semi-final will see a clash between South Africa and Afghanistan on Wednesday at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. It will be followed by the India vs England semi-final on Thursday. Everything is settled, but a big

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Auto

Luca de Meo wins Issigonis trophy at Autocar Awards 2024

Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo has been given Autocar’s most prestigious award, the Issigonis Trophy, in recognition of his efforts in the astounding turnaround of the firm’s fortunes. The trophy, named after Mini inventor Sir Alec Issigonis, is awarded to individuals who have made a historically significant contribution to one of the world’s largest

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Business

airport development: Adani Airports to chart next decade with $21 billion infusion

Group flagship Adani Enterprises will invest $21 billion (₹1.75 lakh crore) in its airport business over the next 10 years, group chief financial officer Jugeshinder Singh told ET. The business is housed under wholly owned subsidiary Adani Airport Holdings, which currently owns seven operational airports, in Mumbai, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore. Phase

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Cryptocurrency

FedEx (FDX) earnings Q4 2024

A pedestrian walks by a parked FedEx delivery truck on March 21, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images FedEx shares soared more than 15% after hours Tuesday after the company reported results that topped analysts’ estimates in both earnings and revenue. Here’s how the company did in its fiscal fourth quarter

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Finance

Makeover likely to give faceless I-T assessment a friendlier face

India is reviewing the ‘faceless’ income tax (I-T) assessment mechanism to make it more taxpayer-friendly, following suggestions that the programme can be made more effective. A hybrid formula is being examined that could allow taxpayers to pick either the faceless scheme or in-person resolution, people familiar with the development told ET. “It is being reviewed

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Medicine

Tracking Hospital Equipment With AI Technology

In this episode of The MedTalk Podcast, Olivia Friett the editor of Medical Plastics News, is joined by Adrian Jennings, chief product officer at Cognosos, to discuss how tracking equipment can save hospitals millions. × The MedTalk Podcast · Tracking hospital equipment with AI technology

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Sports

Schedule, Teams, Squad and Live Streaming Details

T20 World Cup 2024: The Super Eight phase of the ICC’s T20 World Cup 2024 came to a really exciting and nail biting end following Afghanistan’s dramatic win by eight runs (DLS-method) over Bangladesh in a rain-affected encounter at St. Vincent’s Arnos Vale Stadium. This win over the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led team meant that Australia

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Auto

Land Rover Defender 130 pick-up on sale for £157,000

Dutch coachbuilding outfit Heritage Customs has revealed a luxurious pick-up version of the Land Rover Defender 130. The firm, founded by well-known designer Niels van Roij, is looking to build on the “success” of its recently revealed Defender 90 convertible with its latest exclusive creation. It is priced from the equivalent of £131,000 before taxes (so

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Cryptocurrency

Stocks making the biggest move premarket: SEDG, POOL, DIS

Here are the stocks making headlines before Wall Street’s opening bell on Tuesday. SolarEdge Technologies — The green energy stock fell more than 17% after announcing a new debt offering. SolarEdge said it will offer $300 million worth of convertible notes, due 2029. Pool Corp — Shares sank 12.4% after the wholesale pool supplies distributor

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Legal Law

Music industry giants allege mass copyright violation by AI firms

Enlarge / Michael Jackson in concert, 1986. Sony Music owns a large portion of publishing rights to Jackson’s music. Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Records have sued AI music-synthesis companies Udio and Suno for allegedly committing mass copyright infringement by using recordings owned by the labels to train music-generating AI models, reports Reuters.

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Auto

New RS Q8 Performance becomes Audi’s most powerful ICE car

The Audi RS Q8 has received a new range-topping Performance variant, which becomes the brand’s most powerful ICE car yet, with 631bhp from a snarling twin-turbocharged petrol V8. The 39bhp boost over the standard 592bhp RS Q8 means the new super-SUV narrowly outpunches the 621bhp Audi RS6 Avant Performance estate and is only 10bhp shy of the

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Business

Tata Play’s loss widens 3-fold as DTH takes a hit

Mumbai: Tata Play’s net loss for fiscal 2024 swelled more than threefold, as the company faced increased competitive pressure in its main direct-to-home (DTH) TV distribution business, where it is the country’s largest operator. Apart from DTH, Tata Play also provides broadband services. As per the company’s regulatory filings, Tata Play posted a net loss

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Finance

Vegetables to stay dearer till new crop arrives

KOLKATA: Consumers may have to shell out more for buying their daily vegetables till about mid-August when the new crop, which is now being planted, will start arriving in the market, agricultural experts said. Severe heat waves in May and June have impacted the production of vegetables in most parts of the country. Prices of

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Medicine

Discovery Park partners with Canterbury Christ Church University to open CoLab

Discovery Park has opened the doors to CoLab, a new shared lab facility. In partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University, CoLab has been specially designed for early-stage life science businesses, providing flexible bench space in a collaborative coworking environment. Dr Cornelia Wilson, senior lecturer and academic laboratory director at Canterbury Christ Church University, said: “Finding lab space

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Technology

Pure’s storage as a service: We can offer what others can’t

Pure Storage makes a big deal of its subscription models of purchasing for storage hardware. It believes it can offer an advantage over the competition because, as a relatively new company, its hardware products are more easily upgradeable. We caught up with Pure’s product manager for its Evergreen consumption purchasing models, Santiago Navonne, at the

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Tours Travel

Helpful tips for taking preschoolers to Disneyland

When you figure in the high cost, endless lines, height restrictions and miles of walking, does it ever make sense to take a preschooler to Disneyland? Yes, as long as their adults adjust their expectations, plan carefully and slow waaay down. Because, let’s face it, most preschoolers are too young to understand what Disneyland is

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Auto

Kimera K39 unveiled as Lancia 037-inspired Pikes Peak racer

Italian restomod builder Kimera has released the first images of a dramatic new racer called the K39, which it claims to be the first ‘hyper retromod’ in existence. Inspired by the Group 5 Lancia Beta Montecarlo, the K39 is said to embody that car’s ‘silhouette’ construction, with bodywork that is styled to look like a

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Business

anti-paper leak law: Centre notifies rules under anti-paper leak law, mandates NRA to prepare SOPs for tests

The Centre on Monday made public the rules under the recently-notified anti-paper leak law, mandating the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to prepare norms, standards and guidelines for the computer-based tests among others. The rules were notified within days of operationalising The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 — the first-ever national law against

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Cryptocurrency

Prosus full-year core headline earnings jump 84%

In this photo illustration a Prosus logo is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Dutch technology investor Prosus core headline earnings jumped 84% in the year to March 31, helped by a strong performance in e-commerce operations, it said on Monday. Its core headline earnings were

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Finance

Finance Commission to address issues of freebies, compensation for green cover: Chairman Panagariya

Shimla: The 16th Finance Commission would address the issues pertaining to the distribution of freebies and compensation for providing green cover, Chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Monday. Speaking with reporters here after deliberations with the Himachal Pradesh government, Panagariya said that expectations and needs of the state have been discussed and a 90-slide presentation was

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Medicine

Bespak Reaches Key Milestone in the Expansion of its Manufacturing Capacity

Bespak is announcing progress in its commitment to the production of low global warming potential (GWP) pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) with the arrival of its new high-speed commercial filling equipment on site, and commitment to further capacity expansion with an additional high-speed commercial filling line planned. These expansions will enable Bespak to provide customers

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Auto

Ferrari gears up for first EV with opening of new E-building

Ferrari has made a significant step towards the launch of its first EV next year with the opening of the new E-building production facility at its factory in Maranello. The new 42,500sqm facility, which was opened in a ceremony attended by Italian president Sergio Mattarella, is designed to maximise “production flexibility” for the Italian supercar firm.  It will

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Business

Brookfield targets USD 10 billion investments in renewable sector

Mumbai: Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is aiming to more than triple investments in India’s renewable energy sector to over $10 billion in the next three-four years. It’s also looking at acquisitions in the segment besides exploring opportunities in electric vehicles (EVs) and green hydrogen. Brookfield is the second-largest investor in India’s green energy assets.

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Finance

Stop Nafed’s onion procurement till irregularities are investigated, demand farmers

After a team from the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) made surprise visits to the procurement centres and reportedly found irregularities in their functioning, onion growers have demanded suspension of Nafed’s onion procurement operations till the investigations are over, which may further increase the hurdles in the government’s strategic buffer creation target. The central

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Lifestyle Fashion

Why quiet luxury is the latest travel trend

In March this year, Lubaina Sheerazi did a polar plunge. Organised by Antarctica21, the fly-cruise expedition to Antarctica had experts leading a small group of travellers on the great white continent. “From transiting the Lemaire Channel, also known as the Kodak Gap because of its breathtaking beauty, and cruising on a Zodiac vessel to continental

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Medicine

Benchling Builds Digital Data Foundation For Sanofi

Benchling, the R&D Cloud powering the biotech industry, have announced that global pharmaceutical company Sanofi is using Benchling across more than 1,500 scientists from 30 teams.  Benchling is working with Sanofi to transition from legacy R&D systems to a digital platform through Benchling R&D Cloud; this is an integral process to enable Sanofi’s AI-powered R&D ambition. As a

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Auto

The scrap man keeping the UK’s aging Volvos alive

Coppen reckons the average age of his Volvos is 12 years, but I’ve seen many around the place that are much older. He removes their lights, door mirrors, radios and parcel shelves for storage and resale. “They’re my biggest sellers,” he says. “If I left them on the cars, they’d be stolen.” He stocks rows upon rows

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Finance

Taxpayers can amend sales return form before GST payment

GST taxpayers will now have the option to amend outward supply or sales return form GSTR-1 before payment of taxes for a month or quarter. The GST Council in its meeting on Saturday had recommended providing a new optional facility by way of Form GSTR-1A to facilitate taxpayers to amend the details in Form GSTR-1

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Legal Law

Faulty firewall blocked 911 calls throughout Massachusetts for two hours

Getty Images | artas A 911 vendor’s malfunctioning firewall caused a statewide outage in the emergency calling system in Massachusetts on Tuesday afternoon, the state government said. A Massachusetts government press release issued yesterday said the state’s 911 vendor, Comtech, “has advised State 911 that they have applied a technical solution to ensure that this

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Medicine

NHS Launch Blood Donor Appeal Following Cyber Attack

England’s top doctor has backed calls from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) for O Positive and O Negative blood donors to urgently book appointments to donate in one of the 25 town and city centre NHS Blood Donor Centres in England, to boost stocks of O type blood following the cyber incident in London. It comes

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Finance

GST Council proposes interest, penalty waiver on tax dues

New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Saturday empowered tax authorities to waive interest and penalties on past tax demands, reduced the pre-deposit amount for filing appeals, fixed monetary limits for appeals against assessees at various legal forums and set a sunset date for anti-profiteering cases in a range of decisions aimed at

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Lifestyle Fashion

French politicians navigate evolving fashion rules

For male French politicians, fashion writers say, a simple uniform has become dominant: a navy blue suit — fitted and generally a little too slim — with a white shirt and thin tie. This is particularly popular among centrists and social democrats and is the go-to look for President Emmanuel Macron. | Photo Credit: AFP

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Medicine

Telstar to join Syntegon – European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Regarding the integration of Telstar into Syntegon after an acquisition agreement closed between Azbil Corporation and the German company which has been announced by both firms, Telstar expresses that the company takes a very positive view about the incorporation into a business leader whose strategy is fully aligned with Telstar’s development plan. For Telstar, it

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Auto

Four-door feud: BMW 5 Series vs Mercedes E-Class

BMW 5 Series vs Mercedes E-Class: Verdict  If plug-in hybrids have come of age with regards to their powertrains, then they are still compromised in their packaging and the way they handle their considerable kerb weight. Ultimately, then, both of these cars are compromised: the Mercedes because it uses a platform that’s chiefly intended for

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Medicine

Advancements and Challenges in Bioprocessing for Viral-Vector Gene Therapy Manufacturing

Written by: Adriano Leuzzi – Head of Process Development; Angelo Raggioli – Head of Technology Development, ReiThera. The field of gene therapy is witnessing unprecedented growth, offering promising avenues for treating a myriad of diseases, ranging from rare genetic disorders to complex conditions like cancer. With approximately 700 gene therapy trials underway targeting over 180 diseases,

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Auto

Bugatti plots front-engined Type 57 successor as next V16 car

With the Bugatti Tourbillon now entering advanced on-road testing, the company is looking at other models that could use its V16 hybrid drivetrain – and a revival of the stunning Type 57 SC Atlantic is one likely option. Asked if the engine can be moved around in the monocoque to allow for different silhouettes, Bugatti

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Business

No neat solution to NEET, BSc or gap year part of study plan B

New Delhi: With the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) caught up in controversy, students seeking entrance to medical colleges are looking for alternative paths. Some are planning a year off to prepare for the next round; others are considering foreign colleges or domestic Bachelor of Science (BSc) programmes. Most are waiting for more clarity

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Gaming

‘LUNA The Shadow Dust’ – TouchArcade

I love games with lots of action, but sometimes it’s nice to play something more chill. Case in point: Application Systems Heidelberg and Lantern Studio’s LUNA The Shadow Dust, which earned a warm reception on other platforms when it launched several years ago but is now available on mobile platforms in front of an entirely

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Legal Law

Pornhub prepares to block five more states rather than check IDs

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Pornhub will soon be blocked in five more states as the adult site continues to fight what it considers privacy-infringing age-verification laws that require Internet users to provide an ID to access pornography. On July 1, according to a blog post on the adult site announcing the impending block, Pornhub visitors

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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer’s memoir, “Joyful Recollections of Trauma,” is not just a collection of harrowing — and often humorous confessions — but also a reminder that to persevere, we must strive to maintain our passions. Scheer’s first loves come through in prose, and also on his pair of podcasts — “How Did This Get Made?” with

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Wrightbus launches electrification drive for diesel buses

Retrofitting ageing diesel-powered commercial vehicles is already big business. UK-based company Bedeo, for example, has created a range-extender electric powertrain for vans.  Costing around £25,000, it consists of two in-wheel electric motors. These can be selected, and the engine turned off, when the driver requires. The Newpower conversion process involves replacing the diesel engine with

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