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Chinese start-up nails reusable rocket landing, joins SpaceX, Blue Origin
Chinese start-up LandSpace has successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket.
China allows NVIDIA H200 chips as AI race heats up
NVIDIA's H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips have started entering mainland China in small quantities.
OpenAI pauses frontier AI training as safety concerns grow
OpenAI has halted some frontier reinforcement learning (RL) training due to safety concerns.
Indian-origin astronaut Anil Menon harvests kale, wasabi mustard on ISS
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon has taken on the role of a space farmer.
China's new robot claims it can outrun Usain Bolt
Chinese robotics company Unitree has unveiled a new humanoid robot called "Superman," which Unitree says can make a standing jump of two meters and run at a speed of 12.66m/s.
Apple iPhone 18 Pro: 5 major upgrades expected this year
Apple is gearing up to launch the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in September. The new models are expected to come with a host of hardware and software upgrades.
ChatGPT now has a special version for teenagers
OpenAI has launched a new version of its popular ChatGPT chatbot, specifically designed for teenagers.
China starts removing Microsoft Windows from government systems
China is discontinuing a version of Microsoft's Windows 10 for government agencies, as part of its broader strategy to reduce reliance on foreign technology.
Spotify now lets you add notes to playlists
Spotify has launched a new feature called "Playlist Notes," allowing users to add their own thoughts and context to the songs, podcast episodes, and audiobooks in their playlists.
Bribes.fyi goes offline: What happened to India's viral anti-bribe site?
Bribes.fyi, a website aimed at exposing corruption, has gone offline.
Zoho's Sridhar Vembu warns businesses as memory prices surge 500%
Sridhar Vembu, the founder of Zoho, has expressed his concerns over the skyrocketing prices of memory chips. The surge is being driven by the increasing demand from AI data centers.
Google won't make Pixel devices in China after 2027
Google is planning to move its entire Pixel production out of China by 2027, a Nikkei Asia report has revealed.
This AI data center material is facing a price spike
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is triggering a spike in demand for optical modules, which facilitate rapid data transfer in data centers.
Razorpay launches AI model for payment routing, fraud detection
Razorpay has unveiled an AI Payments Foundation Model, a revolutionary solution to optimize digital payments.
NVIDIA backs OpenAI's Ohio data centre with $105B guarantee
NVIDIA has announced a massive guarantee of up to $105 billion to help OpenAI lease a new data center in Ohio. The facility is being developed by SB Energy, a subsidiary of SoftBank.
Meta cracks down on child sexual abuse material in India
Meta has taken action to address concerns over Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on its platforms.
IIT Madras's new speech recognition model supports 26 Indian languages
BodhanAI, a non-profit initiative from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, has launched Indic-Transcribe, a speech recognition model.
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon to perform 2nd spacewalk today
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon is gearing up for his second spacewalk in just 10 days.
WordPress now has a free plan meant for students
Automattic, the company behind WordPress, is venturing into education with a new product called WordPress.com Education.
Is Amazon destroying rare books to train its AI models?
Amazon has been accused of purchasing and destroying rare books in order to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.
This AI automation start-up's staff are joining Google's Chrome team
Relay, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven workflow automation tool that launched in 2021 with ambitions to rival Zapier, is shutting down.
Music publisher sues Anthropic, Suno over copyright violation
Independent music publisher Round Hill Music has filed a lawsuit against Anthropic and Suno in a California federal court.
Meta faces $1.4T trial over social media addiction
Meta is heading to trial this week, facing a lawsuit over social media addiction and other alleged harms caused by its apps.
'Dartwords' is new word game inspired by 'Wordle' and 'Clippy'
The Game Band, the studio behind the popular game Blaseball, has launched a new daily word game called Dartwords.
Reddit is turning your posts into AI-powered videos
Reddit is testing a new feature that converts text posts into audio and video content.
Apple ordered to refund ₹45,500 over iPhone 15 issues
Apple has been directed by a consumer commission in Haryana to pay ₹45,500 to an iPhone 15 user.
'Follow law of land,' India warns X after Musk's move
The Indian government has reminded Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, formerly Twitter, to follow the law of the land.
Cursor launches Origin to take on GitHub in code hosting
Cursor, one of the leading providers of vibe coding tools, has launched Origin.
YouTube changes how views are counted
YouTube has announced a major change in its view-counting system.
Meet Aryan Nishad, the student who vibe-coded Bribes.fyi
Aryan Nishad, a B.Tech student from Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Delhi, has launched a website called Bribes.fyi.
Apple's camera-equipped AirPods spotted in new leak
Apple is said to be working on a new pair of AirPods, this time with an integrated camera.
Ola Electric moves beyond vehicles with energy storage solutions
Ola Electric has launched its 'Shakti' energy storage series, a major step toward harnessing clean energy at all levels.
OnePlus hikes prices of multiple smartphones in India
OnePlus has hiked the prices of five smartphones in India. The price hike affects the N6, N6x, Nord 6, Nord CE 6, and Nord CE 6 Lite models.
Swiggy gives restaurants a 24x7 AI business assistant
Swiggy has launched "Guru," an AI-powered business assistant for its restaurant partners.
Indian banks to test defences against AI-powered cyberattacks
In a bid to combat potential threats from advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems like Anthropic's Mythos, Indian banks are developing models.
Fireflies brings AI to your inbox with new email assistant
Fireflies.ai has launched an innovative Email Assistant, expanding its AI-powered meeting assistant into the realm of email.
AI attacks outpace human response, warns cybersecurity expert
Anirban Mukherji, the founder and CEO of cybersecurity company miniOrange, has said that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game in cybersecurity.
Why Google has partnered with Arsenal, Bayern, Barcelona, Liverpool, PSG
Google has announced long-term partnerships with five of Europe's top football clubs, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool FC, and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
This Chinese passenger jet concept can carry over 800 passengers
A Chinese research team has unveiled an aerodynamic model for a massive "flying-wing" passenger aircraft, capable of carrying over 800 passengers.
This AI model can predict your depression 4 years early
Researchers from Shenzhen University have developed a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict the risk of depression up to four years in advance.