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We now have a chip for generative AI era — Nvidia CEO

NEW DELHI — As big tech companies aims to lead the generative AI race, Nvidia Founder and CEO Jensen Huang has said that they have created a processor for the GenAI era. Huang introduced the company’s new Blackwell computing platform at the GTC c...

19 Mar 2024

Spring disappears in many parts of India — Scientists

NEW DELHI — Global mean temperatures have risen by more than 1.3 degrees Celsius since 1850, and set a new record in 2023, revealed a new analysis from Climate Central, a US-based organisation of climate scientists and researchers, which explains h...

19 Mar 2024

Study finds skin condition behind liver damage in diabetics in India

NEW DELHI — A skin condition characterised by thickening, dark pigmentation, and velvety appearance of the skin at the nape of the neck among people with Type 2 diabetes may indicate a higher risk of liver cell damage (fibrosis), said researchers f...

18 Mar 2024

Netflix, Wavve face probe over alleged unfair biz practices

SEOUL — South Korea’s antitrust regulator has launched an on-site inspection into over-the-top streaming platforms Netflix and Wavve on suspicion of their failure to properly notify users of terms of an early subscription cancellation, offici...

18 Mar 2024

The Third Eye: Artificial Intelligence in aid of knowledge economy

NEW DELHI — The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has boosted the cause of business in many ways. It has speeded up the process of strategy formulation that derived new strength from a rapid analysis of comprehensive and relevant data relating...

17 Mar 2024

India awaits Musk’s response as Centre clears road for Tesla’s entry

NEW DELHI — Tesla lovers in the country are anxiously waiting for the first response from Elon Musk after the government approved a new electric vehicle (EV) policy that is designed to attract investments in the EV space by global manufacturers lik...

16 Mar 2024

India vs AI risks: Breather for big digital platforms, albeit with a rider

NEW DELHI — In a breather for big social media subsidiaries and internet platforms, the government has said that they no longer require approval before launching or deploying their AI models in the country. Let us find out what it means for Big Tec...

16 Mar 2024

Starship rocket will be on Mars in next 5 years — Elon Musk

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk on Saturday said that the huge starship Starship rocket, that aims to help land astronauts on the Moon in 2026, will be on Mars within five years. Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX this week successfully launched the t...

16 Mar 2024

CCI orders probe into Google Play Store, company responds

NEW DELHI — The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday ordered a probe into the Google Play Store, accusing the tech giant of exploiting its dominant position in the country’s online market. The CCI said that Google allegedly imposed...

15 Mar 2024

Telegram launches ‘greeting messages’, ‘quick replies’ business features

NEW DELHI — Instant messaging app Telegram on Friday launched new business features such as greeting messages, quick replies, and others to streamline communication between companies and their customers. The new features are currently available for...

15 Mar 2024

Theft of active telecom equipment at all-time high: COAI to DoT

NEW DELHI — There has been a substantial rise in theft of active telecommunications equipment in the country, which is being sold on various websites like eBay and Alibaba, thus hampering services for consumers, the Cellular Operators Association o...

15 Mar 2024

DoT extends deadline for ‘Sangam: Digital Twin Initiative’ to April 5

NEW DELHI — The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Friday extended the deadline for Expression of Interest (EoI) for the ‘Sangam: Digital Twin Initiative’ that offers a collaborative leap towards reshaping infrastructure planning and des...

15 Mar 2024

India backs effort at UN to ensure AI is ‘secure, trustworthy’ and open

UNITED NATIONS — India is behind an effort at the United Nations (UN) to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) systems are “secure and trustworthy” and to keep them open and accessible to the Global South. India is cosponsoring with the US a...

15 Mar 2024

Virtual Revolution: How Education Will Transformed by 2030

NEW DELHI — The field of education is poised for a seismic shift as we approach 2030. The rise of the metaverse, the immersive virtual world, presents a unique opportunity to reshape the learning experience. This introduction explores the metaverse...

14 Mar 2024

AstraZeneca to expand its Global Innovation and Technology Centre in India

NEW DELHI — Global drugmaker AstraZeneca’s India arm on Thursday announced its plan to expand the scope of its Global Innovation and Technology Centre (GITC) in India, including about 30 per cent increase in employment across information tech...

14 Mar 2024

It was India that first banned Chinese app TikTok over security concerns

NEW DELHI — As the US House of Representatives passed legislation that could lead to a ban on TikTok that is being used by over 170 million Americans, it was the Indian government which first took the decision to block the Chinese short-video makin...

14 Mar 2024

MSI launches new AI-powered laptops, 1st gaming handheld in India

NEW DELHI — Leading laptop brand MSI on Wednesday launched the new line-up of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered laptops and its first gaming handheld device, Claw, in India. The full range of laptops will be available in the market at a starting...

13 Mar 2024

TB diagnosis must go beyond persistent cough — Lancet study

LONDON — While persistent cough has been a hallmark symptom of tuberculosis, there should be new ways identified to diagnose the world’s most deadly infection as a new study on Wednesday showed a majority of the patients do not have the commo...

13 Mar 2024

A new era in photography: How low-light tech is redefining smartphone cameras

NEW DELHI — The landscape of smartphone technology is ever-evolving, with continuous innovations reshaping every facet of these omnipresent devices. Amid this evolution, numerous smartphones tout their camera capabilities as superior. However, the ...

13 Mar 2024

AI will be smarter than any single human by next year — Musk

NEW DELHI — Elon Musk who is currently locked in a battle with ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Wednesday that artificial intelligence (AI) will probably be smarter than any single human by next year. Musk has sued Sam-Altman-run company, alleging that...

13 Mar 2024

NASA’s Crew 7 returns to Earth after spending 197 days in space station

NEW DELHI — NASA’s Crew 7 astronauts, from four different space agencies, have returned safely after spending 197 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the US space agency has said. The four crew members returned to Earth on the Spac...

12 Mar 2024

59 pc Indians believe AI will make work easier, lead to better outcomes — Report

NEW DELHI — About 59 per cent of Indians believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will make work easier and lead to better outcomes, a new report said on Tuesday. According to the automotive and consumer products maker Bosch, around 80 per cent of...

12 Mar 2024

PM Modi lauds DRDO scientists for first flight test of Agni-5 ICBM with multiple warheads

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of homegrown Agni-5 ICBM with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle technology (MIRV), terming it a landmark achievement by DRDO scienti...

11 Mar 2024

4th Covid anniversary: Global experts urge US, EU to end patent hypocrisy

NEW DELHI — Global health experts from a group of 58 charities, NGOs on Monday, the fourth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, urged the US and European Union to end “patent hypocrisy” to help the world to effectively prepare for the next pan...

11 Mar 2024

Polyglot’s brain works differently with native language — MIT study

NEW YORK — The brains of polyglots — people who speak five or more languages — work differently when it comes to their native language, said researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Monday. The study, publishe...

11 Mar 2024
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