Technology

After 13 long years, since the initial launch of MIUI for their smartphones, the Chinese smartphone maker – Xiaomi – is rumored to be considering replacing its MIUI Android skin with a new interface. A reliable tipster claimed that the company Xiaomi might introduce a successor called MiOS. The latest version of the skin available for eligible smartphones is MIUI …

Early childhood and infant mental health encompasses the capacity of infants and young children to engage in emotional experiences, acquire knowledge, and establish relationships with others. In young children from birth to age 5, this aspect is referred to as social-emotional growth in children. Science indicates that the building blocks of a healthy mental state are established during the initial …

Apple released the latest iOS 17.0.3 update last week which aims to fix some critical issues including the widespread overheating issue faced by iPhone 15 consumers. As per Apple’s release notes, the new iOS update will fix the overheating issue after which the iPhone is likely to operate at warmer than anticipated temperature. The latest test run by ZDNet – …

This book ‘The Palestine Laboratory’ is a sharp exposé of how Israel’s suppression of Palestine has translated into lucrative security systems that the Israeli government exports globally. In the introduction, Australian journalist Antony Loewenstein, an “atheist Jew” writes about growing up “in a liberal Zionist home in Melbourne…where support for Israel was not a required religion but certainly expected.”   …

WASHINGTON: Ama­zon’s first pair of prototype satellites for its planned Kuiper internet network were launched into space from Florida, the company’s first step before it deploys thousands more into orbit to beam internet service globally and compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket emblazoned with the Amazon logo lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Friday (1800 …

MADRID: A Spanish company launched the country’s first private rocket on Saturday in a step towards bringing Spain into the exclusive club of space-faring nations. The launch of the small MIURA1 rocket took place at 02:19am from a military base in the southern region of Andalusia, according to the company, PLD Space. The company hailed the launch as “successful” and …

WASHINGTON: The James Webb Space Telescope has provided an astonishing glimpse of the early history of our universe, spotting a collection of galaxies dating to the enigmatic epoch called cosmic dawn. But the existence of what appear to be massive and mature galaxies during the universe’s infancy defied expectations. This left scientists scrambling for an explanation, while questioning the basic …

WASHINGTON: Virgin Galactic made history by launching the first Pakistani woman into space on Friday, taking Namira Salim to the final frontier alongside two other travellers. This was Virgin’s fourth commercial spaceflight. British advertising executive Trevor Beattie and American astronomy educator Ron Rosano were the two other passengers. Galactic 04 set off from Spaceport America in New Mexico, at 1540 GMT (8:10pm …

In a new front in the US-China tech war, President Joe Biden’s administration is facing pressure from some lawmakers to restrict American companies from working on a freely available chip technology widely used in China — a move that could upend how the global technology industry collaborates across borders. At issue is RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” an open-source technology that …

WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk is being probed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over his purchase of social media giant Twitter last year, according to a court filing made on Thursday. The regulator has sought a court order directing Musk to comply with a subpoena to appear for testimony, it said. According to the filing, Musk failed to appear …