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Trump said on June 2 that he intended to meet top artificial intelligence firms to discuss the possibility of the government taking a stake in their companies to address public concern over AI

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The RAD-BAARG may be one of the clearest known radio signatures of a giant bow shock generated by a galaxy falling supersonically into a cluster environment, the researchers say

The notices follow directions to WhatsApp to pause its username feature over scam and impersonation concerns; Spokespersons for Telegram, Signal did not have an immediate comment to share

WhatsApp is preparing to introduce a new feature that would allow users to communicate using usernames instead of phone numbers. But before the feature could be rolled out, the Union government stepped in and asked the platform to put its plans on hold. So, why is the government concerned?

Nothing Phone 4b will be the first device in Nothings new b series. It will be launched with Snapdragon processor

The UN report warns that the technology is turning into a phase of agentic autonomy that current oversight wont be able to manage, potentially allowing dangerous capabilities to emerge before governments can respond

The launch window for Vikram-1s first test flight, named Misison Aagaman, is between July 12 and August 4

The EU's antitrust regulator had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system

The report, published by Bloomberg, said Meta is developing plans to compete directly with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud

Government said that the feature could facilitate impersonation and identity spoofing, including impersonation by permitting the adoption of usernames closely resembling those of genuine persons or institutions

My focus in this new role will be helping transform how Meta learns and makes decisions in the AI era, Alex Schultz said

European technology chief Henna Virkkunen held constructive talks with Apple CEO Tim Cook

We train ChatGPT to recognize and respond to signs of mental or emotional distress, de-escalate conversations, and guide people toward real-world support, the spokesperson said

Given the limited efficacy of bans, the alternative is to focus on the governance of social media platforms. This moves attention from those at risk to those contributing to creating risk

The study was driven by a long-standing debate over whether ruthenium dioxide possesses a rare, unconventional type of magnetism called altermagnetism

Amazon announced the new unit as part of a two-day customer event in Washington, where it is expected to make additional announcements around government cloud offerings

Claude Science combines databases, coding tools, compute and research workflows in one workspace, helping scientists analyse literature, run analyses, create figures and manuscripts, and trace results

The layoffs will impact thousands of roles, including sales and consulting, as well as jobs at the Xbox gaming division, the Business Insider report said

India must leverage global AI while reducing strategic technological dependence over time

The ChatGPT maker has been reported to be weighing significant price cuts, including on token usage, in anticipation of similar moves from rival Anthropic.

The addition lifts to five the number of Magnificent Seven members in the Dow, alongside Nvidia, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft

After July 2024, subscribers who wanted to maintain ad-free streaming had to pay an additional A$2.99 per month

Without intervention, space telescope Swift is expected to soon burn up in the atmosphere

The shift marks a notable change in Apples longstanding practice of packaging security fixes with broader software releases

WhatsApp users will soon have the option to use usernames instead of phone numbers

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Three recent important research developments, all readable in one minute

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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