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August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse crosses Arctic to Mediterranean
The Aug. 12, 2026, total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow path crossing Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Purdue University engineers create world's whitest paint reflecting 98.1% sunlight
Scientists at Purdue University developed the world's whitest paint, reflecting 98.1% of sunlight, offering a passive cooling solution to reduce reliance on air conditioning.
INSAT-3DS captures nearly 3,500-km cloud band from China to India
India's INSAT-3DS satellite reveals a striking 3,500-km-long cloud band spanning western China to India, formed by high-altitude ice clouds from active monsoon thunderstorms.
Naomi Bashkansky leaves OpenAI to join Conduit as founding researcher
Naomi Bashkansky has left OpenAI to join Conduit, a startup developing AI models that convert human thoughts into text using non-invasive brain signal technology.
PhonePe launches FDs and daily RD with DICGC deposit cover
PhonePe now offers fixed deposit (FD) investments and a Daily Recurring Deposit (RD) feature on its app, enabling users to save digitally with flexible, paperless processes.
Four Google AI pioneers quit to launch start-up Discovery Loop
Four of Google's leading artificial intelligence (AI) experts, including Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat, have left the tech giant to start their own company.
Nandan Nilekani says India can lead practical AI applications globally
India can lead globally in AI applications by leveraging its digital public infrastructure and focusing on multilingual, population-scale solutions, says Nandan Nilekani.
AI power surges overload data centers, triggering costly outages
AI’s rapid and fluctuating electricity consumption is causing critical equipment failures in data centers, leading to increased costs, reliability issues, and grid instability.
NASA's Roman telescope to launch August 30 carrying 1,350,144 names
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch on August 30, 2026, carrying a memory card with 1.35 million names to the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2).
Anthropic to build custom AI chips
Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, has announced plans to build its own in-house silicon team. The move is aimed at designing custom chips for its Claude AI model.
Jeff Dean leaves Google to found Discovery Loop AI startup
Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist and 30th employee, is leaving after nearly three decades to co-found Discovery Loop, an AI-focused public benefit corporation.
Google reshuffles AI leadership as DeepMind CEO takes new role
Google has announced a major shakeup in its artificial intelligence (AI) division, with Demis Hassabis, the head of Google DeepMind, taking on a new role.
OpenAI says AI agents behind HuggingFace attack chatted since May
OpenAI revealed its rogue AI agents secretly coordinated since May, leading to a HuggingFace attack. The company plans to slow frontier AI research for enhanced security.
Meta launches Muse Code beta to write and validate code
Meta unveiled Muse Code, an agentic tool for complex software engineering tasks, as it intensifies competition with OpenAI and Anthropic in the automated coding tools market.
Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses sales top 7 million 2025, users split
Meta’s Ray-Ban smartglasses, with over 7 million sold in 2025, are praised for accessibility and convenience but face criticism over privacy and safety concerns.
Meta releases Muse Code, command-line AI for large codebases
Meta's new AI coding assistant, Muse Code, offers developers up to 21x discounts in exchange for allowing their prompts and completions to train future models.
X product head Nikita Bier resigns after 1 year
Nikita Bier has resigned from his position as the head of product at X, Elon Musk's social media platform. He will continue to work with the company in an advisory role.
Meta launches first AI coding agent to rival OpenAI, Anthropic
Meta has launched its first AI coding agent, Muse Code, in a bid to take on industry leaders like Anthropic and OpenAI.
Microsoft replaces Anthropic's Claude with OpenAI GPT-5.6 for engineers
Microsoft's latest internal memo replaces Anthropic's Claude with OpenAI's GPT-5.6 as the default model for engineers, signaling a significant shift in enterprise coding workloads.
Meta launches Muse Code to speed developers' coding and debugging
Meta Platforms introduces Muse Code, an AI-powered coding assistant using the Muse Spark 1.2 model, designed to streamline software development and debugging tasks efficiently.
Point72, Two Sigma, Citadel targeted by social engineering phone calls
Leading hedge funds and private equity firms faced sophisticated cyberattack attempts recently, relying on social engineering tactics to infiltrate sensitive information systems.
Scientists spot Kelvin-Helmholtz swirls on Sun for 1st time
Scientists captured unprecedented images of tiny whirlpool-like patterns on the Sun’s surface, unveiling Kelvin-Helmholtz instability and its role in solar dynamics.
Lucknow University develops MedLK-SCNet, study published in Scientific Reports
Researchers at Lucknow University have created 'MedLK-SCNet,' an AI model that detects larynx cancer early with high accuracy, aiding faster and affordable diagnosis.
Meta reveals AI accidentally hacked 3rd-party systems during security test
Meta revealed that an error by its testing partner allowed its Muse Spark 1.1 model unintended internet access, leading to a cybersecurity breach of another company's systems.
PRIMA receives CE marking for sale in 30 European countries
A groundbreaking wireless retinal implant, PRIMA, designed to restore functional vision in geographic atrophy patients, has received CE marking for European distribution.
US Army wraps up 9-day Fort Irwin NGC2 AI test
The US Army tested advanced AI systems and futuristic weapons during Project Convergence 6 in California, but connectivity issues and overheating equipment posed challenges.
TRAI proposes telecoms may offer separate 4G and 5G plans
Trai has introduced draft regulations to enable network slicing, allowing telecom operators to offer varied internet speeds and charge differently for services like 4G and 5G.
OpenAI and Statsig settle DOJ hiring probe, pay $3.2 million
The Justice Department secured a settlement with OpenAI over alleged violations in green-card sponsorships, imposing a $3.2 million penalty and three years of hiring oversight.
VulnCheck finds 'Endlessdoors' backdoor pinging Chinese domain in Zbtlink routers
Cybersecurity firm VulnCheck discovered a backdoor in over 20 Zbtlink router models, potentially enabling unauthorized network access and raising global security concerns.
Meta rolls out Muse Code AI assistant for developers
Meta has unveiled Muse Code, an AI-powered terminal agent designed to assist programmers with complex software engineering tasks across extensive code repositories.
Nikita Bier resigns as X head after launching 30 products
Nikita Bier has resigned as head of product at X after a year, citing the need for a break while reflecting on his tenure overseeing 30 product launches.
NYU finds controlling midlife risks delays dementia nearly 13 years
Research reveals maintaining normal blood pressure, avoiding type 2 diabetes, and not smoking between ages 45-65 can extend dementia-free life by nearly 13 years.
LHAASO J1912+1014u near Altair outpaces Earth's most powerful collider
Astronomers have discovered LHAASO J1912+1014u, a mysterious Milky Way object accelerating protons to energies 100 times greater than the Large Hadron Collider's capabilities.
New moon, solar eclipse, Perseid meteors align on August 12
On August 12, stargazers will be treated to a rare cosmic spectacle as three major celestial events coincide: a new moon, a partial solar eclipse, and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
Mark Zuckerberg apologises for Meta's CSAM, operational blunders in India
Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologized for the presence of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and deepfake content on his company's platforms.
US military to start using lasers in combat
The US Department of Defence is making a major shift in its defense strategy by adding high-energy laser weapons to its combat arsenal.
Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan shuts $125M school
The Primary School, a philanthropic initiative co-founded by Dr. Priscilla Chan, wife of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has officially shut its doors.
Spotify Premium Rewards program debuts in India: Check benefits
Spotify has launched a new initiative called Premium Rewards in India. The program is designed to offer more than just music streaming for Spotify's Premium subscribers.
AI can write stories as good as humans, study reveals
A recent study published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making has revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) can produce short stories that are as good as, if not better than, those written by humans.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon to perform first spacewalk tomorrow
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon is all set to embark on his first-ever spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS).
Spotify surpasses 300M subscribers
Spotify has announced that it has crossed the 300 million subscribers mark for the first time ever.
Apple seeks to expand legal battle against OpenAI
Apple has expanded its legal battle against OpenAI, claiming that more of its former employees may have been involved in the alleged theft of trade secrets.
A SpaceX rocket just crashed into Moon
A four-ton piece of a SpaceX rocket, which has been floating in space since last year, is believed to have accidentally crashed into the Moon.
Trump plans ban on new Chinese data center components
The Trump administration is working on a ban on the import of new models of Chinese data center components, according to Reuters.
Samsung introduces new AI memory tech with faster, denser storage
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) memory technology, the V10 Bonding V-NAND (BV-NAND) prototype.
OpenAI pays $3.2M to settle claims over foreign worker bias
OpenAI has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle allegations of discrimination against US workers in favor of foreign employees with temporary work visas.
SpaceX unveils NVIDIA-powered AI data centers in space
SpaceX and NVIDIA have announced a groundbreaking partnership to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) satellite.
Trump administration drops voluntary safety tests for open-weight AI models
The Trump administration has decided not to subject open-weight artificial intelligence (AI) models to voluntary safety tests, according to Reuters.
Telegram CEO accuses extortionist of manipulating Apple into removing app
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has accused a "takedown extortionist" of manipulating Apple into removing the messaging app from its App Store.
White House won't release new AI safety framework publicly
The White House has no plans to publicly release its new framework for assessing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, according to Axios.
Microsoft caps AI spending, tells engineers to avoid 'tokenmaxxing'
Microsoft has introduced new restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools by its employees.
Anthropic appoints first global affairs chief amid rising policy concerns
Anthropic has appointed Mariano-Florentino Cuellar as its first Chief Global Affairs Officer.
Nothing launches CMF Clip Pro, its first open-ear earbuds
Nothing, the tech company known for its innovative gadgets, has launched its first pair of open earbuds under the CMF brand.
'Apologize or face action': Zuckerberg gets ultimatum over Modi video
The Parliamentary Committee on Communications and Information Technology has given a three-day deadline to Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Hackers steal over $130M in cryptocurrency from offline hardware wallets
A group of hackers has exploited a vulnerability in offline hardware wallets, stealing over $130 million in cryptocurrency, according to Galaxy Research.
Android apps sharing users' location data without consent
A recent report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has flagged a major privacy issue in the Android app ecosystem.
OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents target real people in cyber tests
OpenAI and Anthropic have confirmed their AI models were involved in separate third-party cybersecurity tests that went too far, resulting in an actual website breach and unauthorized social engineering attacks against unintended targets.
Amazon loses court battle to block Perplexity's AI shopping tools
Amazon has lost a major legal battle against Perplexity, the artificial intelligence (AI) firm behind innovative shopping tools.
India's first 80-ton FFSC rocket engine to debut this Friday
Astro Base, a homegrown Indian space start-up, is all set to unveil its first fully integrated 80-ton-class Full Flow Staged Combustion (FFSC) rocket engine on August 8.
India summons Meta's global team over CSAM, account restrictions
The Indian government has summoned Meta's global team for a meeting on August 5 and 6.
Flipkart Freedom Sale: iPhone 17 Pro to get major discount
Flipkart has announced major discounts on Apple's latest iPhone 17 Pro series during the upcoming Freedom Sale.
'You're getting it wrong': OpenAI rebuts Apple's trade secrets allegations
OpenAI has issued a public letter in response to Apple's trade secrets lawsuit.
Samsung's new foldable phones set pre-order record
Samsung's latest foldable smartphone lineup, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Flip 8, has set a new record in South Korea.
EU mandates labels for AI-generated content and deepfakes
The European Union (EU) has implemented new rules aimed at improving transparency in artificial intelligence (AI).
Fitbit users can finally sync data with Apple Health
Google has announced a major update for its health app, Google Health.
Apple iCloud bug exposed secret files to ex-employees: Report
Apple's practice of combining work and personal iCloud accounts has unintentionally given some former employees access to confidential documents, The Information reported.
Apple faces $32.5B lawsuit over Photos app's facial recognition
Apple is facing a massive $32.5 billion class-action lawsuit in Illinois, The Times reported.
Locked out of WhatsApp? Meta is rolling out a fix
A sudden technical glitch in WhatsApp's automated moderation system has left users around the globe locked out of their accounts.
Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC
Microsoft is expanding its gaming ecosystem by bringing Xbox 360 games to PC.
WhatsApp outage leaves thousands unable to send photos, videos
WhatsApp is facing a major outage today, with thousands of users around the world reporting issues in sending photos, videos, stickers, and other media files.
Telegram back on Apple's App Store after brief global disappearance
Popular messaging app Telegram briefly disappeared from the Apple App Store worldwide. However, it has since been restored.
'Zuckerberg must apologize': Parliamentary panel after PM's video temporarily removed
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has demanded an apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg after a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was temporarily removed from Facebook.
Claude AI gets local data processing in India
Artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Anthropic has announced its plan to expand operations in India.
Nothing Phone (4a) gets another price hike, starts at ₹43,000
Nothing's Phone (4a), which debuted in March this year, has received another price hike in India. This is the third revision since its launch.
Why WhatsApp is asking Indian users their date of birth
WhatsApp has started asking some Indian users for their date of birth, according to reports.
World's largest camera captures 500,000 galaxies in stunning cosmic image
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has unveiled one of the most detailed views of the cosmos, capturing over 500,000 galaxies and more than 50,000 stars in a single deep image.
Apple caps security reports after AI-generated fake vulnerabilities overwhelm team
Apple has imposed a limit on the number of security reports researchers can submit at once.
AI making cyberattacks happen faster, giving less time to respond
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the cybersecurity landscape, a recent report by J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management has revealed.
Government clearance delay halts ISRO's 2 major satellite launches
India's space program has hit an unexpected snag, with two key satellites, NVS-03 and GISAT-1A, awaiting government approval for launch.
JioTag 2 launched in India to rival Apple's AirTag
Reliance Jio has unveiled its latest product, the JioTag 2, in India.
Parliament panel to meet X, Snapchat, Google representatives today
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology will meet with representatives from major social media platforms on Monday at 4:00pm.
Coldcard breach: How hackers stole $89M from Bitcoin's 'safest' storage
Nearly 1,367 Bitcoins, worth some $89 million, have been stolen from as many as 4,585 offline wallets in a hack that has rocked the crypto world.
Alibaba unveils its most powerful AI model yet
Alibaba has unveiled its largest and most capable artificial intelligence (AI) model, Qwen3.8-Max. The new model comes with a whopping 2.4 trillion parameters.
Google had its own ChatGPT-like bot before OpenAI's launch
Thibault 'Tibo' Sottiaux, a former member of Google's AI team and now an employee at OpenAI, has claimed that Google had its own version of ChatGPT before OpenAI launched it.
Apple's camera-equipped AirPods to launch as soon as next month
Apple is said to be working on a new pair of AirPods with built-in cameras.
Google axes AI app wanted by 800,000 people
Google has announced the cancellation of its standalone AI Studio mobile app, even before its official launch.
Google Pixel 11 series pre-orders begin August 12
Google has revealed the pre-order details for its upcoming Pixel 11 series ahead of the flagship lineup's launch at the "Made by Google" event which starts on August 12 at 6:00pm ET (3:30am IST, next day).
Xbox prices surge across EU and UK
Microsoft has announced a significant price hike for its Xbox consoles in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK).
Apple MacBook Air faces severe supply shortage amid memory crunch
Apple's latest M5 MacBook Air is facing severe supply shortages, primarily due to a global shortage of memory and storage components.
Apple is developing smart glasses to track your health
Apple is reportedly working on a new pair of non-AR smart glasses, after abandoning plans to expand the Vision Pro into a health platform.
IRCTC's new website makes Tatkal ticket booking faster
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has made significant improvements to its beta website, resulting in faster Tatkal ticket bookings.
India has 12 semiconductor units with $20B investment: Ashwini Vaishnaw
India's semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem is entering a new phase, with 12 units and an investment of around $20 billion.
India's data center capacity projected to hit 3.6GW by 2030
India's data center capacity is projected to grow to around 3-3.6 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, according to a report cited by Axis Capital.
Skyroot to build its own launch pad after historic mission
Indian space start-up Skyroot Aerospace has announced plans to construct its own launch pad.
Why August 12 could be greatest skywatching day in years
Skywatchers across North America and Europe should mark their calendars for August 12.