All posts tagged: Journal

Benny Blanco Reveals Being Selena Gomez’s ‘Personal Journal’ Amid I Said I Love You First Album Release; Details Inside

Benny Blanco Reveals Being Selena Gomez’s ‘Personal Journal’ Amid I Said I Love You First Album Release; Details Inside

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Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez are gearing up for the release of their new album, I Said I Love You First. Ahead of the tracks dropping on the music platforms for the fans to listen to, the couple sat down for a conversation with each other on Spotify. The duo also dropped a teaser clip, wherein they talked about the process of songwriting for the album. Dressed in a white shirt and printed bottoms, Blanco went on to ask his fiancee about how she got hold of the lyrics and the tunes for the tracks for the new bunch.  The Only Murders in the Building star revealed that while it was chaotic at one point in time, they worked just fine together. Further in the conversation, the actress-singer clarified on the statements and said, “It was very, ‘this is on my mind,’ ‘what is that,’ ‘how does that make you feel?’ kind of thing.”  Joking about his contribution to the process of songwriting, Blanco claimed to have felt like Gomez’s personal journal. He claimed,  “Yeah, …

One Nation One Subscription to bring STEM journal access to state universities; Elsevier, Cambridge among partners

One Nation One Subscription to bring STEM journal access to state universities; Elsevier, Cambridge among partners

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One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)—The central government’s new scheme will give at least 18 million students across both central and state-funded universities access to international journals. Around 30 publishers, including Elsevier and Cambridge University Press, have agreed to collaborate with the government on this scheme. Phase one of the scheme would go live on January 1, 2025, which the Union Cabinet approved last month, reported PTI. List of publishers It is the first time the government has agreed with 30 of the biggest publishers in STEM, management, social sciences and humanities. As per a release by the Press Information Bureau, the list of publishers includes Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, BMJ Journals, Cambridge University Press, Sage, Oxford University Press, and Project Muse, among others. Only IITs had the access Earlier, only IITs or specific central universities had access to these journals. Under ONOS, 451 state public universities, 4,864 colleges and 172 institutes of national importance will be among the 6,380 higher education and research institutes to have access to high-end journals. “Earlier, institutions such as IITs …

Mint primer | Should India pay for academic journal access?

Mint primer | Should India pay for academic journal access?

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What is this initiative all about? ONOS will allow national access to academic research and journals publishing scientific papers free of charge starting next year. To coordinate free access, India is setting up a central agency, the Information and Library Network, or INFLIBNET, under the University Grants Commission. It will cover more than 6,300 institutions with over 18 million students, the Centre said. All state and central higher education institutions are covered, besides central government R&D labs. India’s Anusandhan National Research Foundation, or ANRF, is to manage the scheme, and review how many Indians are published.  What can academics access under ONOS?  ONOS will include 13,000 journals from 30 publishers, including top names such as Wiley (publisher of scientific journal Advanced Materials), Elsevier (health journal Lancet), Springer Nature and AAAS (publisher of academic journal Science). These publishers own thousands of journals across niches in scientific research in India and abroad. Individual subscriptions to these journals can cost thousands of dollars; India is spending ₹6,000 crore ($700 million) to make these subscriptions free over the next three years. Academics …

Apple sues former iOS engineer for allegedly leaking Vision Pro, Journal app details

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Apple is suing a former employee for leaking confidential information, including unknown details about Apple’s Journal app, the development of the VisionOS headset, and more, to journalists and employees of other companies. The lawsuit, filed ten days ago in California state court (24CV433319, pdf), says Andrew Aude also leaked regulatory compliance strategies, employee headcounts, and other product hardware characteristics. As reported previously by MacRumors, in at least one message, the company says Aude claimed he leaked information “so he could “kill” products and features with which he took issue.” Apple referenced many of the communications in the lawsuit: Between June and September 2023 alone, Mr. Aude connected with a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) journalist, whom Mr. Aude code named “Homeboy,” over 1,400 times using an encrypted messaging app. Mr. Aude also read “Homeboy” a final feature list for an unannounced Apple product over the phone. Mr. Aude sent another journalist at The Information over 10,000 text messages and traveled across the continent to meet with her. The following screenshot of an encrypted message exchange on …

iOS 17.2 Update With Journal App, Spatial Video Capture, New Widgets, and More Available Now

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Apple released the iOS 17.2 update on Monday (December 11) as the latest OS version for iPhone. The update includes security fixes, patches, improvements as well as new features. It brings Apple’s long-awaited new Journal app (Review) to the iPhone. It also enables Spatial Video capture on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. The iOS 17.2 update also brings new actions for the iPhone 15 Pro’s Action Button, new Weather widget, AirDrop improvements, and improvements to the Messages app. Further, the update brings Qi2 wireless charging support to the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 series. However, the AirPlay in hotels feature and Apple Music collaborative playlists have been delayed and pushed to 2024. After several weeks of testing, Apple has officially released iOS 17.2 to all compatible iPhone models alongside iPadOS 17.2, macOS 14.2 Sonoma, and watchOS 10.2 updates. The Cupertino-based tech giant has introduced the Journal app with the latest iOS update. The health and wellness-focused app that helps users record daily activities and thoughts was initially announced at the company’s WWDC …

What keeping a bullet journal can teach you about using to-do list apps

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On July 6th of this year, I officially ended my three-year-long experiment with trying to organize my life using a physical bullet journal. I know the exact date because I’m looking at my discontinued notebook as I write this. Apparently, five months ago, I needed to take photos of the Corsair K70 keyboard for a then-forthcoming review and follow up with a quote I’d received to insulate my roof. I took the photos. I did not end up insulating my roof.  Since then, I’ve used the notebook for jotting down things to remember here and there, but when it comes to keeping track of daily tasks and chores, I’ve switched back to the same hodgepodge of different note-taking and to-do list apps that I used three years ago. These include Notion for longform notes and lists, Apple Notes when I need something instantly, and Todoist for to-do lists and reminders. But although I’ve ditched the physical notebook for apps, I don’t think bullet journals are a waste of time. In fact, I think my experiment …

Suhana Khan shares picture of journal gifted by "papa" Shah Rukh Khan

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Suhana Khan who is all set to make her debut in Zoya Akhtar’s directorial ‘The Archies’, the actor shared a pictures of journal gifted by her dad SRK on Tuesday. Taking to Instagram, Suhana dropped a picture of a journal penned by her dad. The pictures gave a glimpse that it’s an acting journal that a dad gifted to his daughter. Sharing the series of pictures, she wrote, “Tuesday Inspiration”. As soon as the pictures were posted, SRK chimed in the comment section and wrote, “Everything I don’t know of acting I have put it there for you to learn and teach me back, little one”.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Suhana Khan (@suhanakhan2) Recently, Suhana wrapped her upcoming movie ‘The Archies’. The film is the Indian adaptation of the iconic comics ‘The Archies’ and will be released on OTT giant Netflix. Produced by Tiger Baby and Graphic India, ‘The Archies’ is a coming-of-age story …