India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones after a public furore. The order gave smartphone makers 90 days to pre-load new phones with its new Sanchar Saathi app which could not be “disabled or restricted”, sparking privacy and surveillance concerns. The…
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images People who have cosmetic filler injections in their face should be warned of the risk of a dangerous complication involving blocked arteries that can lead to skin loss and even blindness due to damaged blood flow, say experts. Researchers used ultrasound to study 100 cases of filler injections that…
China eliminated extreme poverty while America’s tripled—but before we declare a winner, consider this: the World Bank recently raised its poverty threshold from $2.15 to $3 per day, instantly adding 125 million people to global poverty counts with the stroke of a pen. This technical adjustment exposes a fundamental problem with how we measure human…
A higher proportion of people in England are now contacting their GP surgery online than by phone, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Data covering three weeks from mid-September suggest just over 43% of people went online to contact their GP – an increase of a percentage point from the…
Washington and New Delhi are talking past each other in the mistaken belief that they have shared vital national interests with respect to the so-called Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) that are increasingly threatened by Beijing. The term Indo-Pacific is misleading as it suggests geostrategic unity, which, in fact, does not exist. It is time for the…
kynny/iStock / Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET:Add us as a preferred sourceon Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Employers may employ buzzwords to signal innovation. Both employers and job hunters may confuse AI terminology. Creativity and curiosity are sought-after skills. In today’s employment environment, job hunters may be padding their resumes to some degree with AI skills,…
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The sudden closure of Canon’s long‑standing printer plant in Zhongshan, Guangdong, has cast a fresh spotlight on the fragile diplomatic relations between China and Japan. The facility, which had operated for nearly a quarter‑century and employed about 1,600 workers, announced on November 24 that it would close down on November 28, due to “years of…
A year after former president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) is pushing ahead with a bill to create a separate court dedicated to handling cases linked to the decree, in response to widespread public distrust of what critics describe as a “biased” judiciary. President Lee Jae-myung warned…
David Matalon, a film executive and producer who co-founded TriStar Pictures and served as the CEO of Regency for several years, died on Tuesday. He was 82. Matalon died at his home in Beverly Hills, Searchlight Pictures’ Nastasya Morauw confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. His cause of death wasn’t immediately available. Born on July 5,…
