Technology

Samsung Electronics announced a significant rise in operating profit for the January-March quarter, with a tenfold increase driven by the expanding role of artificial intelligence technologies in boosting the computer memory chip market. The tech giant, a leader in semiconductors and smartphones, reported an operating profit of 6.6 trillion won ($4.8 billion), a sharp increase from the 640 billion won …

AstraZeneca has acknowledged that its COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, may cause Thrombosis Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) in extremely rare instances. TTS is a severe condition characterized by blood clots and low platelet levels. This admission could potentially lead to significant legal settlements for the pharmaceutical company. Covishield, developed by the British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca in partnership with Oxford University, was introduced in 2021 …

Dubai International Airport, currently the busiest airport globally for international travel, is set to shift its operations to a larger facility, Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, within the next decade. This move involves a substantial investment of nearly $35 billion, as announced by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Sunday. This strategic relocation aligns with the …

In the Colombian mountain town of San Bernardo, a baffling discovery has both locals and experts scratching their heads. Clovisnerys Bejarano is often found kneeling before a glass case that displays her mother, Saturnina Torres de Bejarano, whose body has mysteriously defied decomposition for 30 years. Dressed as she was on the day of her burial, Saturnina appears almost as …

Albuquerque, New Mexico, not only famous as the backdrop for the TV show ‘Breaking Bad’, was once the site of a day spa offering ‘Vampire Facials’. This spa was shut down six years ago when the New Mexico health department began probing its practices. Recently, a report by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identified the spa as the …

Climate change is characterized by long-term alterations in temperature and weather patterns, manifesting as severe heatwaves, relentless rainfall, floods, and other extreme conditions. These changes are increasingly affecting various species across the globe. One notable environmental issue is the ozone hole over Antarctica, which emerges each spring. Over the past 25 years, this hole has begun to shrink, yet it …

Doctors have initiated trials on hundreds of melanoma patients using the world’s first personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, a development that experts believe could dramatically change cancer treatment by potentially offering a lasting cure. Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, affects around 132,000 individuals worldwide each year. While surgery is typically the main form of treatment, other methods like …

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed in an online update on Thursday, April 25, that approximately 20% of retail milk samples tested nationwide contained fragments of the bird flu virus. These samples were most likely to test positive if they came from dairy herds affected by the virus, and were gathered from various regions across the country. The …