• Researchers systematically investigate efficacy of CRISPR antimicrobial agents

    The antimicrobial potential of CRISPR-Cas systems is promising, yet how to best design or implement CRISPR nucleases remains poorly understood. An international team led by the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg has now addressed this knowledge gap.

  • Razorpay and Airtel Payments Bank Partner on UPI Infrastructure

    Razorpay has launched its own Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure in partnership with Airtel Payments Bank. The new infrastructure, UPI Switch, boost success rates by 4% to 5%; handles up to 10,000 transactions per second at any given time; and enables five times faster access to UPI innovations for business, Razorpay said in a Wednesday (April 24) press release. “This […]

  • RazorPay Launches UPI Infrastructure In Collaboration With Airtel Payments Bank

    According to RazorPay, UPI Switch is able to solve a lot of the currently faced by currently existing UPI infrastructure, as well as added capacity such as being able to handle 10,000 transactions per second, and resolving disputes within 24 hours as opposed to the industry standard of 7 days.

  • Dream Home Campaign helps St. Jude research studies

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - There are three days until the launch of this year's Topeka St. Jude Dream Home Campaign. The campaign helps fund studies for many child illnesses like sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease prevents the normal flow of blood in the body, and affects one out of every 365 African American babies born []

  • Bank of America profit falls on lower customer interest payments

    BofA is among the large lenders, including rival JPMorgan, that are weighing the potential for the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year. The move could crimp banks' income from interest payments, but could potentially spur economy activity and borrower demand. BofA's net interest income (NII) -- the difference between what it earns on loans and pays for deposits -- slid 3% to $14 billion in the quarter due to higher deposit costs and modest loan growth.

  • Researchers discover mechanism regulating bud dormancy release in tree peony

    In perennial woody plants, bud endodormancy is crucial for survival under adverse environmental conditions in winter, such as low temperature (LT) and dehydration stress. To break bud dormancy is essential for the resumption of bud growth and flowering. Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.), belonging to the section Moutan of the genus Paeonia and family Paeoniaceae, is famous for high ornamental and medicinal value and is also known as a newly cultivated oil plant.

  • DeepMind researchers discover impressive learning capabilities in long-context LLMs

    In their study, the DeepMind researchers investigated how many-shot ICL affects the performance of LLMs in downstream tasks.

  • Paytm Payments Bank board is independent, Paytm CEO Sharma says

    The board of Paytm Payments Bank is independent and capable of addressing regulatory concerns, the chief executive officer of digital payments firm Paytm, formally known as One97 Communications Ltd, (OCL) said on Monday. I, personally or anyone from OCL, have no connection with the payments bank, Vijay Shekhar Sharma said at a webinar. There is an independent board taking care of everything and we have full faith in their capability. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in late January had...

  • Tesla shares fall as Deutsche Bank flags risks from focus on Robotaxi

    The brokerage's commentary follows Reuters report earlier this month that Tesla decided to cancel its long-promised inexpensive car that investors hoped would drive growth, while continuing to develop Robotaxis on the same vehicle platform. Tesla has been pushing for greater adoption of its full self-driving advanced driver assistance software ahead of unveiling Robotaxi in August. "The delay of Model 2 efforts creates the risk of no new vehicle in Tesla's consumer lineup for the foreseeable...

  • Anti-fraud campaign: Wema Bank moves against dishonest tech partners

    Wema Bank has launched an anti-fraud campaign to protect its customers and other Nigerians against fraudulent activities perpetrated by some wallet accounts and fintech partners.

  • Researchers discover new clues to how tardigrades can survive intense radiation

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have discovered that tardigrades—microscopic animals famed for surviving harsh extremes—have an unusual response to radiation.

  • Researchers discover 'pronounced reversal of biological aging' after women give birth

    At three months' postpartum, some women had a 'biological age' that had decreased as much as eight years.