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The Wellcome Sanger Institute, a key contributor to the international Human Genome Project, is turning to NVIDIA accelerated computing to save energy while saving lives. With one of the world’s largest sequencing facilities, the U.K.-based institute has read more than 48 petabases — or 48 quadrillion base pairs — of DNA and RNA sequences to uncover crucial insights into health and disease. Its Cancer, Ageing and Somatic Mutation (CASM) program sequences and analyzes tens of thousands of cancer genomes a year to study the mutational processes driving cancer formation, as well as genetic variations that determine treatment effectiveness. To tackle…

NEW YORK — When Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with podcaster Alex Cooper, the conversation didn’t start by parsing policy positions. The goal, Cooper told the Democratic nominee, was “to get to know you as a person.”And that was just fine with Harris, who said she was on the popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast because “one of the best ways to communicate with people is to be real.”Long past the midway point of her unexpected presidential campaign and with voting already underway, Harris is still introducing herself to Americans who will determine her fate in this…

File image of Kipyegon Bett.© X (Twitter) Kenyan former world 800 metres bronze medallist Kipyegon Bett died on Sunday from kidney and liver failure at the age of 26, his family said. Bett was one of Kenya’s most promising middle distance runners but was banned by the World Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) in August 2018 for four years after he tested positive for the performance- enhancing substance erythropoietin (EPO). He denied ever using the blood-boosting drug. His ban meant he was locked out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 world championships in Eugene, Oregon.”He went into…

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Kolkata: Junior doctors who are currently on an indefinite hunger strike have asserted that their protest will continue for an “indefinite period” and no one can prove that their demands are wrong in any way.Junior doctors from the West Bengal Junior Doctors Front on October 5 began an indefinite hunger strike in Kolkata over the RG Kar rape and murder case, demanding that the State government fulfil their long-pending demands. The protest is being held at Dharmatala, where doctors are refusing to resume work until their issues are addressed.Dr Aqeeb, one of the junior doctor at the strike told that…

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the company’s internet empire. The injunction issued by U.S. District Judge James Donato will require Google to make several changes that the Mountain View, California, company had been resisting. Those include a provision that will require its Play Store for Android apps to distribute rival third-party app stores so consumers can download them to their phones, if they so desire.The judge’s order will also make the millions…

Futures & Options (F&O) Insights for Tuesday, October 08, 2024: Equity market extended losses for the sixth straight trading session yesterday. Cues from the futures & options data suggest that FIIs have turned fairly bearish on Indian stocks, while retail and proprietary traders have taken bullish bets. Here’s all you need to know: Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp The NSE Nifty October futures ended 0.8 per cent lower at 24,985, while the open interest (OI) rose by 0.3 per cent and the premium from 159 points to 190 points.  The Nifty has established and…

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust as the presidential candidates approach the final weeks of the campaign during a widening conflict in the Middle East.Hamas killed 1,200 people, including 46 U.S. citizens, and took about 250 hostages during its surprise attack on Oct. 7 last year. Harris described it as “an act of pure evil.”She cited the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer in mourning, to talk about “our enduring belief in God, even in our darkest moments.”Harris said she would remain committed to Israel’s…

NVIDIA is joining the U.S. government’s launch of the Partnership for Global Inclusivity on AI (PGIAI), providing Deep Learning Institute training, GPU credits and hardware and software grants in developing countries. The partnership was announced today in New York at the U.N. General Assembly by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The effort aims to harness the potential of artificial intelligence to advance sustainable development around the world. “Artificial intelligence is driving the next industrial revolution, offering incredible potential to contribute meaningful progress on sustainable development goals,” said Ned Finkle, vice president of government affairs at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA is committed…

Team India’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 qualification scenario explained© AFP Team India’s campaign in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 suffered a significant blow as Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. lost their opening fixture against New Zealand. Though Team India bounced back with a victory against Pakistan in the second match, the semi-final qualification from the group stage of the tournament is still quite tricky. As New Zealand take on Australia in the T20 World Cup match on Tuesday, the Indian team will be cheering for the White Ferns in order to boost their hopes of reaching the…