Author: Santhosh Mohan S

The first human study of Neuralink, a brain-chip firm founded by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, has begun. The clinical trial will focus on patients with paralysis caused by cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The announcement was made on September 19, however the exact number of participants is still unknown. Initially, Neuralink intended to get FDA permission for ten participants, but after safety concerns were raised by the FDA, the business found itself negotiating for a smaller participant pool.The clinical trial is intended to last six years, allowing for a thorough understanding of the implant’s safety and…

Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat on Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that the Indian government was involved in the assassination of a Khalistani terrorist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Canada. Trudeau ,the Prime Minister of Canada stated in Parliament that the country’s intelligence agencies have been probing the claims since Nijjar was killed on June 18 outside a Sikh cultural centre in Surrey, British Columbia. The High Commissioner of Canada to India was summoned today and notified of the Government of India’s determination to deport a senior Canadian diplomat stationed in India. The…

The Indian Grand Prix will be held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida from September 22 to 24.This will be the first time that MotoGP has been held in India since 2013. The Buddh International Circuit is a Grade 1 circuit that hosted the Formula One Indian Grand Prix from 2011 to 2013. Following the three Formula 1 races conducted at BIC between 2011 and 2013, the 13th leg of the famous MotoGP competition will be the next major racing event to be held there.Three safety cars, including a BMW M5CS, will reportedly be stationed at the racecourse,…

The H-1B visa system for immigrants has been referred to as “indentured servitude” by Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian-origin Republican contender for president of the United States in 2024. If elected US President in 2024, he has promised to “gut” the current lottery-based visa system and replace it with a meritocracy-based one. The H-1B visa is highly desired by Indian IT experts Who is Vivek Ramaswamy ? Vivek Ramaswamy is an American entrepreneur and author who is running for president of the United States in 2024 as a Republican. He is the founder of Roivant Sciences, a pharmaceutical company, Ramaswamy believes…

Lance stroll crashed in the final corner in the last minutes of qualifying and bought a red flag immediately . Stroll was immediately checked out by the medical team, and was given the all-clear. He was able to walk away from the incident on his own, and was taken back to the Aston Martin garage. The crash was a major setback for Stroll, who was hoping to score points in Singapore. The crash also brought out the red flag, as the marshals cleared the debris from the track. The race restarted after a delay of over 10 minutes. The crash…

Personnel from the finance unit of the real estate company Evergrande have been detained as Chinese authorities’ participation in the continuing Evergrande problem has increased. The detentions were announced by the Shenzhen police in a social media statement on September 16 evening, but little other information was given. The arrests take place in the midst of severe financial instability. For its wealth management products, the struggling company was unable to honour payments of 40 billion yuan ($5.6 billion) in 2022. This sparked widespread protests and increased Beijing’s attention because, according to Bloomberg, the company had raised money from over 70,000…

Fabricio Diaz, a target for Barcelona who plays for Liverpool Montevideo, is in fact close to joining Qatari club Al Gharafa, according to Fabrizio Romano. Diaz, who is regarded as one of the best young midfielders in South America, shot to prominence this year when he played for the Uruguayan national team in the U-20 South American Championship. In the years that followed, Diaz led Uruguay to the U-20 FIFA World Cup win, putting him on the radars of numerous elite teams in Europe, including Barcelona.Barça had thought about signing him during the summer, but due to other commitments and…

As of September 13, 2024, there have been four cases of Nipah virus reported in Kerala, India. Two of the cases have resulted in death. The index patient was a 26-year-old man from Kozhikode district who died on August 30, 2024..A nine-year-old child and a 24-year-old relative of the index patient are among the patients in the ongoing case. As the two “unnatural deaths” in the state were determined to be caused by the Nipah virus by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, the Central government on Tuesday dispatched a team of medical specialists to Kerala. August 30 saw the first…

According to those with knowledge of the matter, BYJUs has surprised financiers with a repayment proposal in which the company offers to return its whole $1.2 billion term loan in less than six months.  According to the persons, who requested anonymity because the discussions are confidential, the corporation is willing to return $300 million of the distressed debt within three months if the amendment proposal is approved, and the rest amount within the following three months. While evaluating the plan, the lenders are looking for more information regarding how the payback will be supported. BYJUs debt  BYJUs , the Indian…

Nvidia and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) have announced a partnership to advance artificial intelligence (AI) in India. The partnership will see the two companies collaborate on developing a state-of-the-art AI cloud infrastructure that is secure, sustainable, and deeply relevant across India. Their primary aim of the deal is to build language models and AI cloud infrastructure. Nvidia will provide the required computing power for these projects. As part of the deal, Nvidia will provide RIL with its end-to-end AI supercomputer technologies, including CPU, GPU, networking, and AI operating systems and frameworks. RIL will use this technology to build an AI…