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Artificial intelligence than can monitor snoring levels and identify sleep disorders developed

Sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea are usually diagnosed in specialist sleep clinics, but these can be expensive and also disruptive for patients as they usually have to wear a range of devices that can feel uncomfortable or invasive.

Many sufferers of sleep disorders are not identified until other medical problems become apparent, meaning that they are less likely to make lifestyle changes that could improve their condition without the need for treatment.

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As cyberattacks rise, Cyber insurers are overhauling their strategies

Cyber policies are relative newcomers to the centuries-old insurance industry. The sector has exploded in the past decade — with premiums more than doubling since 2015 and totaling $3.15 billion last year, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Some firms are charging more for less coverage. Clients in US paid 35% more for cyber coverage in the first quarter than they did in the same period last year, according to broker Marsh McLennan. Demand for standalone policies surged 24% last year.
Wrestling with higher costs and more risk, insurers are tightening standards, boosting prices and slashing how much they’re willing to pay for a breach.

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Born prematurely, critically-ill baby undergoes rare surgery in Delhi

The surgery took place on June 16 through a device called ”piccolo’.,.
He was diagnosed with Patent Ductus Arteriosus or PDA, a common condition detected in newborns.
PDA causes a duct or an opening in a child’s heart to stay open which otherwise would have closed within three to seven days of the birth. This causes a backflow of blood from the heart to the lungs causing major complications due to the blood pooling in the lungs, doctors said.

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US to expose China’s ‘malicious cyber activities’ after threat to economic, national security

In the announcement which will be made tomorrow morning at 7 am (local time), there will be three things including — an unprecedented group of allies and partners (the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, and NATO) will be joining the US in exposing and criticising the PRC’s Ministry of State Security’s malicious cyber activities. This is the first time NATO has condemned PRC cyber activities, the officials said via Teleconference.
“We will show how the PRC’s MSS — Ministry of State Security — uses criminal contract hackers to conduct unsanctioned cyber operations globally, including for their own personal profit. Their operations include criminal activities, such as cyber-enabled extortion, crypto-jacking, and theft from victims around the world for financial gain,” the officials said.

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FACTBOX:Automakers cutting back on rare earth magnets

Permanent magnet motors – using rare piles of the earth such as neodymium and dysprosium – naturally have a magnetic force. These are at the heart of many electric motors, powering the rotor of the drivetrain.

Motors without permanent magnets, such as induction motors, use electric current, often with copper wiring, to create a magnetic field and power the motor. These are cheaper, but less efficient and require a larger battery, reducing the driving range.

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India among top three countries facing phishing attacks via WhatsApp and Telegram, reveals report

The biggest share of detected malicious links between December 2020 and May were sent via WhatsApp (89.6 per cent), followed by Telegram (5.6 per cent), according to data shared by Kaspersky Internet Security for Android, part of the cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab.
Countries experiencing the highest number of phishing attacks were Russia (46 per cent), Brazil (15 per cent) and India (7 per cent).

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