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Prolific batter Sarfaraz Khan will miss Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy opener against Baroda from October 11. The Mumbai batter, who played a match-winning 222 not out in their Irani Cup triumph last week, will be at the National Cricket Academy, according to sources. The Mumbai selectors picked the squad for their first two matches. Defending champions Mumbai face Baroda in an away fixture from October 11, while they face Maharashtra at home from October 18, which will coincide with the India-New Zealand first Test in Bengaluru from October 16. Sarfaraz is expected to retain his place in the India…

Fifteen technologies developed either wholly or in part by MIT Lincoln Laboratory have been named recipients of 2024 R&D 100 Awards. The awards are given by R&D World, an online publication that serves research scientists and engineers worldwide. Dubbed the “Oscars of Innovation,” the awards recognize the 100 most significant technologies transitioned to use or introduced into the marketplace in the past year. An independent panel of expert judges selects the winners.“The R&D 100 Awards are a significant recognition of the laboratory’s technical capabilities and its role in transitioning technology for real-world impact,” says Melissa Choi, director of Lincoln Laboratory. “It is exciting…

Source: Unsplash In August 2024, Google launched two AI-powered features that make it easier for customers to find and compare products online. One of them is a Google Lens feature new to desktop, while the other allows for comparison between products open on your tabs. Find the full rundown of what they do and how you can use them here. Upgrading Online Business We have covered extensively how new technology, and specifically generative AI, is upgrading the retail sector. That’s just one kind of business model that is benefiting from AI, as everything from artistry to navigation is also getting…

A committee of experts from top U.S. medical centers and research institutes is harnessing NVIDIA-powered federated learning to evaluate the impact of federated learning and AI-assisted annotation to train AI models for tumor segmentation. Federated learning is a technique for developing more accurate, generalizable AI models trained on data across diverse data sources without mitigating data security or privacy. It allows several organizations to collaborate on the development of an AI model without sensitive data ever leaving their servers. “Due to privacy and data management constraints, it’s growing more and more complicated to share data from site to site and…

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday called former President Donald Trump “incredibly irresponsible” for spreading falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene ‘s destruction, offering especially sharp words as a new storm bears down on Florida with just weeks until Election Day. “There’s a lot of mis- and disinformation being pushed out there by the former president about what is available, particularly to the survivors of Helene,” Harris told reporters before boarding Air Force Two to fly to New York. “It’s extraordinarily irresponsible. It’s about him. It’s not about you.”Helene has killed more than 220 people in…

Bengaluru: A recent study by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has revealed disparities in medical crowdfunding based on caste in India.The research, titled ‘Caste inequality in medical crowdfunding in India’, found that campaigns initiated by individuals from dominant caste groups tend to attract higher funds compared to those initiated by individuals from marginalised caste groups.The study, conducted by Aprit Shah, a faculty member at IIMB, and published in the Journal of Development Studies in August 2024, analysed 8,721 campaigns on Ketto, a leading Indian crowdfunding platform, between February 2020 and December 2022.To determine the caste identities of campaign…

Mayank Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy were expectedly nervous ahead of their India debut in the first T20 International against Bangladesh here but the newcomers said skipper Suryakumar Yadav helped them stay calm with his comforting words. Mayank, the 21-year-old pace sensation, made his debut here on Sunday after recovering from a recurring abdominal strain after playing only four matches in this year’s IPL. He impressed in the first match returning with figures of 1/21 from his four overs. Nitish, also 21, also made instant impact by remaining unbeaten on 16 off 15 balls, to help India register…

Despite the proliferation of information and data in business environments, employees and stakeholders often find themselves searching for information and struggling to get their questions answered quickly and efficiently. This can lead to productivity losses, frustration, and delays in decision-making. A generative AI Slack chat assistant can help address these challenges by providing a readily available, intelligent interface for users to interact with and obtain the information they need. By using the natural language processing and generation capabilities of generative AI, the chat assistant can understand user queries, retrieve relevant information from various data sources, and provide tailored, contextual responses.…

PDP candidate Iltija Mufti shows victory sign after casting her vote at Bejbehara polling station during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Anantnag district of J&K, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Photo: PTI)2 min read Last Updated : Oct 08 2024 | 12:10 PM IST Iltija Mufti, daughter of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti, has conceded defeat in her first election, contesting for the Srigufwara-Bijbehara seat in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024. In a post on X (previously Twitter), she acknowledged the result, stating, “I accept the verdict of the people. The…

A 40-year-old man has fallen approximately 200 feet to his death while canyoneering with three others at Zion National Park in Utah, authorities confirmed.The incident occurred on Saturday when the group of four were following their permitted itinerary through Heaps Canyon when the man fell around 200 feet, according to a statement from the National Park Service.“After receiving the report of the fall, Zion National Park Technical Search and Rescue Team and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrived on scene and rendered emergency medical care,” park officials said. “The man was extracted by a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter…