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Here is how WhatsApp might be saving romantic relationships

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  • Whatsapp might be saving Gen X couples by giving them different place to fight.
  • Unlike millennials and Gen Z, Gen X was not born into technology.
  • Findings of study showed that couples showed similar behaviour on WhatsApp and used platform as place to fight where others.

A new study published in the journal New Media and Society has shown that WhatsApp might be saving couples of Gen X (people born between 1965and 1980) by giving them a different place to fight instead of face-to-face confrontation.

Unlike millennials and Gen Z, Gen X was not born into technology which is why they face problems while using tech devices and the internet. 

Researchers from Reichman University in Israel studied the behaviour of Gen X couples who have adapted to WhatsApp for their interpersonal communication and how it has benefited them.

The findings of the study showed that couples showed similar behaviour on WhatsApp and used the platform as a place to fight where others cannot see them.

Researchers said in a media release on Eureka Alert that not only can WhatsApp offer a different “venue” to Gen X couples to “conduct their relationship, but it can also help save it”.

The team also found that WhatsApp conversations showed the same conflict management patterns that are seen in actual in-person communication observed by clinical psychologist and mathematician John Gottman.

One behaviour is avoidance. Some couples avoid each other after conflict in real life. Similarly, “Avoiders” cut off communication on WhatsApp as well and interacted with other people or did other activities on the app.

“At home we don’t fight, we go to sleep… and on WhatsApp it’s a cold peace,” one interviewee of the study said.

Another way people behave is “emotionally” where they let their feelings out. The study found that people did the same on WhatsApp, sending long texts and voice notes, expressing what they think and feel.

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Moon train operations are planned by NASA.

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The goal is to construct the first lunar train system, which will enable safe, independent, and effective cargo transportation on the moon, according to robotics specialist Ethan Schaler of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

He went on, “The day-to-day functioning of a sustainable lunar base in the 2030s will depend heavily on a robust, long-lasting robotic transport system.”

The Flexible Levitation on a Track, or FLOAT, is the name of the proposed lunar rail system. According to NASA, the establishment of a railway system on the moon is “critical to the daily operations.”

According to the space agency, the primary objective of FLOAT is to offer transportation services in regions of the moon where astronauts are engaged in activities. To do this, cargoes of lunar soil and other materials will need to be transported to various regions of the moon.

Each robot will be able to transport cargo of various sizes and shapes at a pace of roughly 1 mph (1.61 km/h), according to Dr. Schaler.

Notably, NASA also declared new initiatives last month to create and test new vehicle models intended for moon exploration.

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Pakistan’s lunar mission ‘ICUBE-Q’ reaches the moon orbit.

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Pakistan’s lunar mission (ICUBE-Q) entered orbit around the moon on Wednesday.

Pakistan’s historic lunar mission (ICUBE-Q) launched from Hainan, China, on Friday aboard China’s Chang’E6 spacecraft.

According to the IST, the satellite ICUBE-Q was planned and developed in partnership with China’s Shanghai University SJTU and Pakistan’s national space agency SUPARCO.

The ICUBE-Q orbiter is equipped with two optical cameras to image the lunar surface. ICUBE-Q has now been integrated into the Chang’e6 mission after successfully qualifying and testing it.

Chang’e6 is the sixth lunar exploration mission launched by China.

The launch event was streamed live on the IST website and social media platforms. Chang’6, China’s Lunar Mission, will land on the Moon’s far side to collect surface samples before returning to Earth for further research.

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The establishment of IT labs in Islamabad’s educational establishments

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SIFC was established to improve the ease of doing business for potential investors through a “Whole of Government”Approach”—achieving optimal horizontal-vertical synergy and facilitation by the Pakistan Army—and to attract investments from friendly countries in selected sectors through an empowered organisation that serves as a “single-window” platform for facilitation.

The children will learn the newest skills in these state-of-the-art IT labs, expanding their employment prospects.

These IT laboratories will be constructed in sixteen degree colleges spread throughout various parts of Islamabad.

Students will take six-month courses in artificial intelligence (AI), game development, data science, and block chain in these IT labs.

Approximately 1,000 students will have access to courses in the first phase, which is being implemented in response to market demand.

The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission has worked with esteemed universities such as NUST, National Skills University, COMSATS, and NUML to produce these courses.

The second week of this month will mark the start of these classes. For these courses, about 3,600 students have signed up.

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