Toxicity

An Australian cyber regulator on Thursday said it has demanded Twitter explain its handling of online hate as the microblog has become the country's most complained-about platform since new owner Elon Musk lifted bans on a reported 62,000…

SYDNEY: Australia's internet safety watchdog on Thursday (Jun 22) threatened to fine Twitter for failing to tackle online abuse, saying Elon Musk's takeover had coincided with a spike in "toxicity and hate". E-safety commissioner Julie…

For decades, researchers have relied on animals to test whether chemicals are toxic to humans. But science has developed alternatives, and a new Canadian law will require them to move in those directions. This week, Bill S-5 was passed by…

A recent video of an abusive manager at HDFC Bank who is seen humiliating his team members on a conference call went viral. During the entire meeting one can see the manager using abusive language to push his team members to achieve a…

Crowd at the MA Chidambaram Stadium witnessed the empathic win of Mumbai Indians over Lucknow Super Giants in the Eliminator of IPL 2023 on Wednesday. Earlier, the Qualifier 1 between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings took place at the…

While no rational human being can justify acts of violence, no matter how much they are provoked, a man claiming he had gone on a “long drive” with Telugusuperstar Ram Charan’s wife Upasana Konidela, among other things, was roughed up by…

The founder of social media website Pixstory, Appu Esthose Suresh, presented his pitch for a network driven by ‘positivity’ at the Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday evening, before the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester…

Researchers of the University of Amsterdam, together with colleagues at the University of Queensland and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, have developed a strategy for assessing the toxicity of chemicals using machine learning.…

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (*1) were widely used in industrial and commercial products including plastics, paints, electronic equipment and insulating fluids. Their manufacture was extensively banned from the late 70s onwards due to…

The spine-chilling murder case of Shraddha Walker allegedly by her live-in boyfriend Aaftab Poonawala has shaken the nation. While the investigation is unfolding new gruesome discoveries every day, it also highlights the need for women’s…