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The number of winners every year should not be confused with the number of people it takes to do excellent science
American billionaire Elon Musk alleged that Starlinks entry into India was being blocked by certain oligarchs seeking to protect their monopolistic chokehold
Some of the guardrails for children that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product do not work as intended and the chatbot poses an unacceptable risk to children
The trajectory for me is so clear. There will never be a moment where we will go and look and say: 'Oh, this runs locally, this runs in the cloud.' You will expect this hybrid intelligence to be everywhere and pervasive, CEO Satya Nadella said
In a report published on Wednesday, CrowdStrike said it uncovered personal details linked to the suspected attacker while analysing AI coding-tool sessions and infrastructure
The States move from Oracle to open-source PostgreSQL, completed in April 2026, shows both the potential savings and the technical and administrative hurdles involved in moving mission-critical government systems away from proprietary software
A chatbots prolonged interactions with a child may raise serious concerns about emotional dependence, psychological manipulation, and exposure to harmful advice
Open letter flags alleged erosion of institutional independence, lack of dialogue and targeting of dissent
Former ISRO Chairperson says what is required is a cooperative environment rather than unhealthy competition
Launching the Infosys Springboard Maker Lab on Wheels initiative, Shyam Prasad says the mobile laboratory will offer hands-on training in electronics, robotics, microcontrollers and 3D printing
Candidates now have time till October 9 to withdraw their nominations
It also wants a high-level expert committee to assess the projects impact on water, land and environment
Launched in 2015, October Octaves is back with Eternal Echoes, their 11th edition, this weekend
Fence is being installed across vulnerable stretches in Poozhithode, Chempanoda and Alambara, where residents have reported frequent raids by wild elephants, wild boars and monkeys
Scheduled to take place on 2728 March 2027 in New Delhi, the festival will mark its first edition outside Korea
The OIC chair would do better to focus on Pakistans illegal occupation, especially in Rawalakot, where wanton killings, brutal violence and the denial of basic rights to the people living there are so visible. Such willful blindness only speaks of bigotry and intolerance, Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb said
Directing a probe by the federal agency, the High Court earlier noted that the material shared by the Enforcement Directorate prima facie indicated the officers' involvement in acts of corruption.
The duo was recognised for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis
A search operation has been launched, and an investigation into the incident is underway
In strong El Nio years, pressure differences between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea can drive moist air into coastal Tamil Nadu; when an El Nio coincides with warmer waters in the Bay, evaporation increases, and cyclonic circulations in November-December release this stored heat as intense, localised rainfall
If a voter has changed residence, the ECI cannot ask the voter to submit the enumeration form, the Bench said.
Starlinks regulatory experience in India offers critical insights into the delicate interplay between innovation, law, and sovereignty. It underscores the importance of early, structured dialogue between technology providers and government regulators
The operation exposed a sprawling mule-account network, with 1,172 cybercrime links traced nationwide, including 206 in Telangana, while commissions of up to 5% were allegedly paid for routing fraudulent funds
Mr. Rubio intends to remind listeners of qualities he says were born in Greece and later defined the West, such as curiosity, courage, ambition and a restless spirit of exploration and discovery of the unknown
There is no reason for India to stop. A hundred years ago, there were less than 40 crore of us; today, we are more than 140 crore. The 140 crore citizens together will build a developed India by 2047, and we certainly will. We Will Do It, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
The open weights for Le Chonk are set to release at the end of October, announced Mistral
Subsequent to the September 23 verdict, media reports had alleged that Justice Sharmas son was a standing counsel for the ECI
These Ult Tower party speakers can optimise sound automatically based on the surrounding
Norway is taking the lead as its government prepares a proposal seeking a temporary ban on smart glasses in select public and sensitive locations
In some hacking incidents, signs have emerged of AI being used, causing considerable public concern and anxiety, Lee said during a cabinet meeting
West Bengal poll office says eligible deleted voters can apply through Form 6 to restore name in rolls
Major tech companies are racing to secure massive amounts of electricity supplies to power data centres across the US
Lawyers representing consumer advocate Liz Coll, who is leading the claim, say Google used its dominant position to charge commissions of up to 30% on purchases of apps through its Play Store
The Specialized tier has the fewest restrictions and is reserved for a small group of organisations authorised to test safety-critical systems
Given that this incident predates the Hugging Face hack, the onus is on OpenAI to show whether their agents went rogue at any point in time during their training and evaluation phase, and as a result gained unauthorised entry into any sovereign governments database to complete a research request
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole has won Francis Halzen the Nobel Prize for physics by opening a window into parts of the universe that were until recently beyond our reach
Mr. Jaishankar said that he held wide-ranging discussions with his Ghanaian counterpart Ablakwa
The services are being expanded as part of measures to upgrade the hospital into a superior referral treatment centre
National laboratories need to be liberated from insularity; the bulk of our national labs are currently poorly accessible to researchers, students and companies outside their walls
These encroachments under the bridge and along the service lanes were there for nearly 15 years without any interference from an agency, said a resident
Earthquake tremors were also felt in New Delhi
As AI agents become more capable in 2026, developers are building systems around models to keep them on track, within boundaries and accountable for their actions

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