Organised by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the annual forum is the place where humans meet artificial intelligence. It is popular to the extent of being oversubscribed for attendance, with the queue to enter stretched for hundreds of metres, along one of Geneva’s biggest conference centres, and internet bandwidth barely coping with the flood of…
File photo A new study has revealed a surprising benefit of sleeping in longer on vacation. Most people like to sleep more on vacation, and a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders found that people who sleep longer on vacation are less likely to suffer from illnesses such as depression. The risk is…
He and others spoke to Eline Joseph, who works for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Port-au-Prince with a team which provides psychosocial support to people who have fled their homes because of the violence and insecurity. She spoke to UN News about her working life and supporting her family. “I have to say…
—File photo Eating too much is prohibited in Islam and now science is also confirming that by eating more and more frequently, a person not only becomes obese but also suffers from many diseases. For years, medical experts have been encouraging 3 meals a day with 2 snacks (something light) in between for weight loss…
Another innovation came in mobile phone technology, after which mobile phones will work even without cellular towers as mobile signals will now connect through space. According to the details, Elon Musk, the owner of companies like Tesla, SpaceX and X (Twitter), has started a new project under which smartphones will no longer need cellular towers…
“Regardless of who you are, the current UN system still makes you less influential than the veto power possessed by a few and misused by one: Russia. That is to the detriment of all other UN Members,” he said, speaking through an interpreter. Viable reform process World leaders and Foreign Ministers attending the annual debate…
Police in London have announced that they will no longer receive emergency calls for mental health incidents. According to the Police Commissioner, after August 31, all types of mental health emergency calls will be banned. The Met Police Commissioner says that London Police need no medical professionals to attend to mental health emergency calls, and…
Username feature has been introduced in the new version of WhatsApp. Photo: File San Francisco: After its extraordinary changes, WhatsApp has introduced a new feature in its beta version which is called ‘WhatsApp Username’. Experts are commenting on it in their own way. This option is seen in version 2.23.11.15. The ‘Username’ feature can be…
File photo Now artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to detect the truth of leave taken by employees on the pretext of false illness. In a new study, researchers have been able to use ‘AI’ to detect whether an employee is taking time off with a false illness or telling the truth. According to this…
Johannes Fromholt is currently near the frontline in Donetsk Oblast and has been describing the support the UN is providing. “I am currently in Kurakhove, which is close to the frontline. We see heavy fighting, which has intensified even in the past week. We came here as part of a UN interagency humanitarian convoy, to…
