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London : An edible additive used in foods such as baked goods, ice cream and salad dressings has the potential to harm our gut microbiota, finds a study. Introduced into the modern diet nearly half a century ago, the food additive E415,…

San Francisco : Micro-blogging platform Twitter has said it will not give Tesla CEO Elon Musk special treatment on the platform, after earning a seat on the company's board of directors. In a statement to The Verge, Twitter spokesperson…

New Delhi : In a bid to protect users from installing outdated apps which can put their data at risk, Google has announced to block and hide apps on Play Store that have not kept up with latest Android operating system (OS) updates.…

San Francisco/New Delhi : The developer and open internet communities have slammed a Twitter change that is wiping embedded deleted tweets, available in third-party websites, from the public domain. Earlier, a deleted tweet embedded in a…

New York: International groups of researchers have led the largest-ever genetic studies to identify large numbers of specific genes that could play important roles in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder that…

Moscow : Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree introducing visa restrictions for citizens from "unfriendly countries", the Kremlin said. It added that the decision was made in retaliation to "hostile measures" taken by the…

San Francisco : In a significant development, Indian-origin Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on Tuesday announced that the company has appointed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to its board of directors.Musk, who acquired 9.2 per cent share in the…

New York : US scientists are using new advances in CRISPR gene-editing technology to uncover new biology that could lead to long-lasting treatments and new therapeutic strategies for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).The HIV epidemic has…

London : Increased levels of blood fats, also known as lipids, in people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has found.In patients with metabolic diseases, elevated fat levels in the blood…

San Francisco : Micro-blogging site Twitter is reportedly adding the ability to select text within tweets to the Android version of its app.This upcoming feature was noted by leaker and hidden feature detective Jane Manchun Wong in a tweet…