Saturday, September 09, 2023

Quick notes: Super bugs | Earthing...

  • Risk of 'Superbug' infections at Kumbh Mela: Clinics at Kumbh Mela have prescribed an excessive amount of antibiotics to the tens of thousands of pilgrims, primarily arriving with respiratory tract infections.

    Antibiotics disrupt gut bacteria: Every course of antibiotics disrupts our gut bacteria because antibiotics aren't targeted enough to only kill the pathogenic bacteria causing the infection. Instead, they go after all bacteria in our guts - 'Collateral impact'.


  • The 'go barefoot' movement: Your shoes could be harming you... "Earthing is your birthright because you live on the earth".



  • New Mystery 7nm Chip from Chinese Fab: Teardown of Huawei's new phone shows China's chip breakthrough. . . . . . . . China to launch $40 billion state fund to boost chip industry


  • Apple switches to USB-C: ALex Agius Saliba took on Apple and won in his battle for a universal charger policy that forced Apple to adopt USB-C.


  • US takes on Google in landmark antitrust trial: The stakes for Google are enormous if Judge Amit P. Mehta upholds any or all of the US govt’s arguments. Remedial action could involve a break up of Google’s far flung business or an order to revamp the way it operates. The company has faced major legal action in Europe, where it was fined more than 8.2 billion euros for various antitrust violations, although those decisions are under appeal.


  • Tech treat: How a Kalman filter works, in pictures


  • Ban on Muslim robes: Dozens of schoolgirls sent home for flouting France's new ban on Muslim abayas


  • Cyber Crime: Every day, around 20,000 Indians fall victim to cyber criminals, who also scam more than 140 Americans daily.


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