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Master your mother tongue, the Coolphabets way

Vijayawada techie and his friend have developed an app to make learning languages easier for children settled outside their native State or country

30 Jun 2026 6:13 am
Why artificial wisdom is the biggest AI risk

AI enthusiasts often position AI as a substitute for human cognition. In doing so, society is gradually internalising a dangerous misconception that AI generates knowledge

30 Jun 2026 12:43 am
Tech Mahindra to deploy Perplexity AI across sales, customer-facing teams

The integration of 'Perplexity Enterprise Pro' aims to equip senior sales leaders and customer partners with intelligent tools to research customer priorities efficiently, understand industry-specific challenges and identify emerging business opportunities, the company said in a statement.

29 Jun 2026 11:01 pm
Apple accuses India of 'copy-pasting' rivals' claims in antitrust investigation

Apple said any forced alterations to Apples carefully designed App Store could disrupt its integrated business model, and argued against any penalties and behavioural remedies that could force it to change its approach.

29 Jun 2026 10:48 pm
How our understanding of pain has evolved over centuries

Today, pain medicine integrates insights from neuroscience, psychology, pharmacology, rehabilitation medicine, and interventional procedures

29 Jun 2026 4:29 pm
South Korea announces massive $576 billion AI-chip investment

President Lee says projects to secure overwhelming industrial strength; chip investments by Samsung, SK Hynix and local governments top $576 billion

29 Jun 2026 1:31 pm
What is vibe coding?

This coding trend is reshaping the programming landscape by allowing users to create software using simple prompts instead of traditional coding. This is one internet trend youll want to vibe with.

29 Jun 2026 10:26 am
Apple supplier Tata tightens internal controls after data breach, sources say

Tata has hired a global consultant to conduct a forensic audit and has reported the incident to the Indian government and its clients, said the Tata source

29 Jun 2026 9:48 am
OpenAI restricts limited release of new model to U.S. only

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 series comprises three new models: Sol, the company's new flagship; Terra, a mid-range model for everyday work; and Luna, a fast, low-cost option

29 Jun 2026 9:29 am
Science Snapshots: June 28, 2026

Three recent important research developments, all readable in one minute

28 Jun 2026 6:53 pm
NASA rover detects potential signs of ancient life on Mars

The new evidence, from the Neretva Vallis channel, suggests organic matter could be more widespread on Mars than thought

28 Jun 2026 1:05 pm
Watch: Can Kunal Shah turn Whatsapp into a money-spinner?

Meta has made a major leadership move that could redefine the future of WhatsApp. The company appointed CRED founder Kunal Shah as WhatsApps new global head, alongside a $900 million investment in CRED.But why is this appointment so significant?We look back at the history of Whatsapps acquisition by Meta, what worked, what didnt, Metas previous unsuccessful attempts at launching its own payment systems and what Shahs previous experience with CRED could mean for Whatsapp.

27 Jun 2026 9:47 pm
What decides your height?

Through this series, we try to understand our body better and take a sneak peek at the various health topics you have heard of but have not explored yet!

27 Jun 2026 3:51 pm
Science of deception: Why our brain loves to lie

Lets explore how evolution taught our brains to deceive in order to avoid conflicts.

26 Jun 2026 10:58 am
Microsofts quantum computing technology called into question again

Microsoft defended its claims and said the software was a practical tuning tool to find good places on its chips to place qubits

25 Jun 2026 10:29 am
Apple-Intel chip deal makes strategic sense but production is years away

A deal, which neither company has formally announced, would pair Intels effort to rebuild its credibility as a contract chipmaker

25 Jun 2026 10:20 am
A black market for fake patents is a new poison in Indian research

Researchers have reported some firms selling U.K. design registrations to Indian academics to artificially boost institutional rankings and individual CVs. These registrations, often granted in 11 days without novelty checks, are misrepresented as international patents despite lacking original research or physical prototypes

25 Jun 2026 8:00 am
Watch: What is ammonia poisoning?

At least 9 people have died and around 69 others have been hospitalised after an ammonia gas leak at a seafood processing plant in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. The incident has raised concerns about ammonia poisoning and the dangers associated with industrial gas leaks. So, what exactly is ammonia poisoning? What are the symptoms? How is it treated?

24 Jun 2026 4:05 pm
Need forces DR Congo gold miners to keep working despite Ebola

Since the start of the outbreak, many workers have also preferred to consult traditional healers rather than go to hospitals

24 Jun 2026 2:19 pm
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is much older than the solar system itself

Carbon isotope ratios offered clues about the composition of the interstellar gas cloud that gave rise to 3I/ATLAS

23 Jun 2026 4:05 pm
Explained: Metas $900 million investment in Cred and hiring of Kunal Shah as WhatsApp chief

The hiring accomplishes the dual aim of investing into a business focused on the few million Indians with a credit card, and getting a leader for WhatsApp at a time it is pushing to leverage the multi-billion user base Meta has been able to amass.

23 Jun 2026 1:06 pm
The future of Indias chip industry

A new NITI Aayog report says Indias semiconductor ecosystem is not yet equipped to fully meet domestic demand, while stressing the need to strengthen local manufacturing, as geopolitical pressures could potentially disrupt the electronics supply chain

23 Jun 2026 12:44 pm
An industrial risk the Qatar blast shares with accidents in India | Explained

Industry data consistently show that nearly 50% of all process safety incidents occur during 10% of an industrial plants operations, when it is in a transient mode

23 Jun 2026 12:00 pm
Wikipedia won't let AI edit articles, co-founder Jimmy Wales says

The problem of AI hallucinations, in which fabricated output is confidently presented, has been reduced with newer AI models but remains very, very bad, Jimmy Wales said

23 Jun 2026 10:17 am
Google DeepMind signs AI research deal with film studio A24

A24 has produced horror film Backrooms, Timothe Chalamet-starrer Marty Supreme and Oscar-winning adventure film Everything Everywhere All at Once, among others

23 Jun 2026 10:10 am
Oracle workforce shrinks by about 21,000 employees amid AI adoption

The decline in the workforce follows multiple reports earlier this year about Oracle cutting thousands of jobs

23 Jun 2026 8:58 am
A Trojan horse has breached the IITs

The Indian Knowledge System centres intend to embed myth-based inquiries in the framework of the IITs

23 Jun 2026 12:58 am
Cred founder Kunal Shah tapped as WhatsApp global chief

WhatsApp parent Meta, which also owns Instagram and Facebook, will invest $900 million (around 8,550 crore) in Cred as a part of this hire, enabling Cred to move forward with ESOP buybacks

22 Jun 2026 9:36 pm
U.S. court rules Ohio can restrict children's use of social media

The panel found the law did not violate free speech protections under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

22 Jun 2026 12:43 pm
Laser strums atoms trillions of times in search for better computers

By physically squeezing or stretching a grid of atoms, scientists can change how a material conducts electricity or stores magnetic information

22 Jun 2026 10:32 am
Can AI crack UPSC? How technology is disrupting Indias coaching industry

At a time when the UPSC journey is being reshaped by Artificial Intelligence and content creators, aspirants and coaches weigh in on the pros and cons

18 Jun 2026 9:00 pm
Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAI

Shazeers move comes as leading AI firms compete for talent while racing to develop advanced models

18 Jun 2026 11:00 am
Meta head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving company

Dalton Smith said in her memo that her team was expecting the new features to be available inside Metamate as of June 1

18 Jun 2026 10:26 am
Activision shareholders reach $250 million settlement over Microsoft buyout

Shareholders in the maker of the Call of Duty video game, led by Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-Fonden, accused former Activision Blizzard executives including Chief Executive Bobby Kotick of breaching their fiduciary duties

25 May 2026 12:13 pm