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Shape dynamics: The material embedded in the nanorobot has a magnetic moment that follows the applied magnetic field and causes the nanorobot to move .

Using nanorobots in dental procedures

Shubashree Desikan

Spiral silica robots measuring 300 nanometres will travel through dentinal tubules, targeting bacteria

Creative connection: Rather than connections within the hemispheres of the brain it was the strength of connections between the hemispheres that significantly influenced rhythmic processing abilities.

Brain’s neural connectivity shapes musical-rhythm sense

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) headquarters in Bengaluru.

Explained | The failure of ISRO’s Geo-Imaging Satellite GISAT-1

Shubashree Desikan The cryogenic upper stage ignition did not happen due to a technical anomaly.

Tuning the private sector share in vaccine administration

Chandrakant Lahariya Asking the companies not to earmark for the private sector 25% of the vaccines is a tacit acknowledgement of the failed vaccine sharing formula

Health

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Counselling services through this helpline are being provided 24x7, in nine different languages.

13,451 healthcare workers used NIMHANS helpline during pandemic: Health Ministry

Special Correspondent Facility was set up anticipating the impact of COVID-19 on mental health

Ophthalmologists say online classes are affecting children’s eyes.

Ophthalmologists flag sharp rise in myopia among children

Special Correspondent They advise limiting the use of gadgets, prescribe more playtime in the sun

Technology

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Even though Apple’s intention to combat child pornography is laudable, the company’s latest feature has come under strong criticism as the new feature could compromise the iPhone maker’s end-to-end encryption system.

Explained | What is Apple’s new child safety feature and why is it criticised?

John Xavier Apple’s new child safety feature is a litmus test for the privacy flag-bearer

Facebook delays return to campus as Delta variant rages

AFP Facebook is also requiring people in offices to wear masks, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated.

The new visuals for the Snipping Tool in Windows 11. | Picture by special arrangement.

Microsoft rolls out updates to Snipping Tool, Calculator app

Aditya Saroha The new updates to Snipping Tool, Calculator, Mail and Calendar apps are rolled out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel first.

Environment

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The Lantana elephants

world elephant day 2021 South India’s famous Lantana elephants to raise their trunks for conservation funds

Saraswathy Nagarajan Having travelled from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala to the United Kingdom, the Lantana elephants have been auctioned to raise funds for conservation, with the challenge in mind to teach masses on how to co-exist with animals and reduce man-animal confrontations

A view of the Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary.

Four more Indian sites added to Ramsar list as wetlands of international importance

PTI The 46 Ramsar sites in India include the Chilika Lake in Odisha, Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, Harike Lake in Punjab, Loktak Lake in Manipur and Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir.

Elephants at Corbett National Park

World Elephant Day On an elephant chase: India’s wildlife photographers on their lockdown captures

Nidhi Adlakha Award-winning wildlife photographers from across the country on their lockdown sightings, and how we can become elephant guardians

Agriculture

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A paddy field in Wayanad

Celebrate Onam with a rice bouquet from Thirunelly Agri Producer Company

Athira M Three indigenous rice varieties and beaten rice will be available in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi

A damaged house in the aftermath of Cyclone Yaas at Ghoramara Island in Sundarban Delta complex of the Bay of Bengal.

Sunderbans puts high hopes on salt tolerant varieties of paddy

Shiv Sahay Singh Ingress of saline water due to regular cyclones may result in food crisis in the region

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In this Friday, March 9, 2012 photo, an aurora borealis swirls in the sky over the Yukon River village of Ruby, Alaska

Watch | What causes the northern lights?

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Explained | Where will climate change strike?

Using nanorobots in dental procedures

Cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost is 28,000 years old

Brain’s neural connectivity shapes musical-rhythm sense

Amazon's palm print recognition raises concern among U.S. senators

After criticism, Apple to only seek abuse images flagged in multiple nations

‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Siege of Paris’ DLC review: A welcome revival of black box missions

While Siege of Paris, the newest expansion for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, puts the ‘Assassin’ back into the ‘Creed’ with the reintroduction of black box missions, the experience is somewhat bogged down by ‘same-old same-old’

Air quality commission asks U.P., Haryana, Rajasthan to shift NCR industries to piped natural gas

The three States have been given time till August 31 to submit a compliance report to the commission

What happened to animals in circuses that have closed down: Delhi HC asks Animal Welfare Board

The Delhi High Court has asked the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to file an affidavit on the status of animals of circuses that have closed

Weekly Bytes | Audi’s transformable concept car, Facebook’s data transfer tool updates, and more

Here's our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size.

Four more Indian sites added to Ramsar list as wetlands of international importance

The 46 Ramsar sites in India include the Chilika Lake in Odisha, Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, Harike Lake in Punjab, Loktak Lake in Manipur and Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir.

Facebook delays return to campus as Delta variant rages

Facebook is also requiring people in offices to wear masks, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated.

Explained | What is Apple’s new child safety feature and why is it criticised?

Apple’s new child safety feature is a litmus test for the privacy flag-bearer

Bombay High Court to rule on pleas to stay new IT Rules on August 14

The Bombay High Court will pronounce its order on August 14 in pleas challenging the new Information Technology Rules, 2021 and seeking a stay on its

Microsoft rolls out updates to Snipping Tool, Calculator app

The new updates to Snipping Tool, Calculator, Mail and Calendar apps are rolled out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel first.

Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks

Core security employees did not appear to be major complainants in the posts, and some of them said that they thought Apple's solution was a reasonable response to pressure to crack down on illegal material.

UN experts call for more rules on countries’ use of spyware

The experts, speaking out in the wake of new Pegasus spyware revelations, expressed concern that “highly sophisticated intrusive tools are being used to monitor, intimidate and silence human rights defenders, journalists and political opponents” in some places.

Human-wildlife conflict: Forest Department to acquire estates

The decision was taken in view of the threats to wildlife posed by human presence near forests.

Clamorous reed warbler ticked off by a ‘nosey’ white-breasted water hen

Was this warbler found at a clump of reeds at the Sholinganallur Perumbakkam Marshlands feeling impelled to defend something out there in the reed bed?

Xiaomi’s first ever quadruped robot is CyberDog

It can analyse its surroundings in real-time, create navigational maps, plot its destination, and avoid obstacles.

Zoom launches Focus Mode to keep students from getting distracted

The host and co-host can view and switch between each participant’s shared screen, while the participants can only view their own content.

WhatsApp chat history transfer between iOS and Android starts with Samsung phone

The feature will be first available on Android, on Samsung’s newest Galaxy foldable phones unveiled on August 11, this year.

Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens

The Argentine, 34, left Spanish side Barcelona and signed a two-year contract with Qatari-owned Paris St Germain (PSG), with an option for a third year, on Tuesday.

Facebook may have to sell Giphy on Britain's competition concerns

The watchdog in April referred the deal to an in-depth probe after Facebook said it would not be offering any concessions to address concerns.

Microsoft, SAP India launch tech skilling programme for underserved young women

The duo aims to skill 62,000 women students in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, web design, and digital marketing.

World Elephant Day

Here's a set of stories from The Hindu on World Elephant Day.

South India’s famous Lantana elephants to raise their trunks for conservation funds

Having travelled from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala to the United Kingdom, the Lantana elephants have been auctioned to raise funds for conservation, with the challenge in mind to teach masses on how to co-exist with animals and reduce man-animal confrontations

13,451 healthcare workers used NIMHANS helpline during pandemic: Health Ministry

Facility was set up anticipating the impact of COVID-19 on mental health

Watch | How to become an elephant guardian this World Elephant Day

Award-winning wildlife photographers from across the world tell us how we can become elephant guardians.

ReCity Network’s latest campaign traces Puducherry’s waste movement, digitally

ReCity Network’s latest campaign ‘Keep: Namma Pondy Clean’ strives to make Puducherry’s waste digitally traceable until it reaches a recovery plant

On an elephant chase: India’s wildlife photographers on their lockdown captures

Award-winning wildlife photographers from across the country on their lockdown sightings, and how we can become elephant guardians

In Shaba’s world: on photographer Ami Vitale’s latest film about Reteti’s famed elephant

National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale’s latest film is on Retiti’s famed matriarch and the self-sustaining Samburu community

Instagram launches anti-abusive features after recent racist attacks

The Facebook-owned company introduced ‘Limits’, a feature when turned on will automatically hide comments and DM requests from people who do not follow a user or only recently followed them

Explained | The failure to launch ISRO’s Geo-Imaging Satellite GISAT-1

The cryogenic upper stage ignition did not happen due to a technical anomaly.

Laya Mathikshara: to the Moon and back with NFTs

13-year-old Laya Mathikshara is exploring space, codes and the pandemic through NFTs

NortonLifeLock creates cyber leader with $8.6 bln Avast deal

The companies, which announced merger talks last month, said the combined group would unite their complementary strengths for more than 500 million cyber safety customers.

U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to rein in Apple, Google app stores

The stakes are high for Apple, whose App Store anchors its $53.8 billion services business as the smartphone market has matured.

Accenture restores affected systems after reported ransomware attack

"We fully restored our affected systems from backup, and there was no impact on Accenture's operations, or on our clients' systems," Accenture said in a statement on Wednesday.

Ophthalmologists flag sharp rise in myopia among children

They advise limiting the use of gadgets, prescribe more playtime in the sun

WHO decision on Covaxin EUA in September

A top vaccines official at the World Health Organization says the agency expects to make a decision in September on an emergency use authorisation for

Countdown for launch of EOS-03 satellite begins: ISRO

Thursday's launch was originally planned in April or May this year but the exercise was postponed due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Apple says it won't expand new child safety feature to any government request

The Cupertino-based company revealed that they have faced demands to build and deploy government-mandated changes that degrade the privacy of users before, and have steadfastly refused those demands.

How Sweden became the Silicon Valley of Europe

Sweden's home computer drive, and concurrent early investment in internet connectivity, help explain why its capital Stockholm has become such rich soil for startups,birthing and incubating the likes of Spotify, Skype and Klarna,even though it has some of the highest tax rates in the world.

Google rolls out new features to improve child safety online

Tech giant to make ‘safe search’ default for under 18; no ad targeting for them

A new phishing attack lurking to scam banking customers: CERT-In

The cyber security agency has suggested some "best practices" to nip these attacks in the bud, the most important being: "Look for suspicious numbers that don't look like real mobile phone numbers as scammers often mask their identity by using email-to-text services to avoid revealing their actual phone number."

Chinese tech firms 'self-correct' to get ahead of potential regulatory fury

So-called 'self-correction' is promising to become a major corporate trend as the government tears into regulatory norms to promote socialist values and rein in what critics have called reckless capitalist expansion.

U.S. lawmakers urge major gaming companies to make child-friendly designs

The lawmakers also urged the companies to comply with the U.K.’s Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) provisions within the U.S.

‘Neo: TWEWY’ game review: Refreshingly technical for new players

Fourteen years after the 2007 The World Ends With You game blew our minds, 2021 sequel Neo: The World Ends With You offers not only a new plotline but also the next generation of heroes

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