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iQOO 15R launched in India: Price, features and sale

iQOO 15R hods a 7,600 mAh battery, supported by a 100W charger inside the box

24 Feb 2026 12:43 pm
China's DeepSeek trained AI model on Nvidia's best chip despite US ban, official says

The U.S. believes DeepSeek will remove the technical indicators that might reveal its use of American AI chips, the official said

24 Feb 2026 11:50 am
YouTube executive says goal was viewer value, not addiction

YouTube vice president of engineering Cristos Goodrow was pressed to defend the company's self-styled ig, hairy, audacious goal, set more than a decade ago

24 Feb 2026 11:19 am
Canadian officials to meet with OpenAI safety team after school shooting

The company said it contacted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) after the shooting to provide information about Van Rootselaars use of ChatGPT

24 Feb 2026 9:56 am
Anthropic at loggerheads with US military over AI use

A US official told AFP on Monday that Anthropic executives would meet with Pentagon officials on Tuesday to discuss the matter

24 Feb 2026 9:42 am
AI for all: On the India AI Impact Summit 2026

The AI Impact Summit was a sign of things to come in India

24 Feb 2026 1:29 am
Committee to probe systemic issues behind repeated failure of PSLV rocket

The committee is expected to look into the processes in the manufacture, procurement, and assembling of various components of the rocket

23 Feb 2026 7:52 pm
Amazon inaugurates second-largest office in Asia in Bengaluru

Amazon inaugurated its new office in North Bengaluru, which is its second-largest office in Asia

23 Feb 2026 2:53 pm
UAE foils cyber attacks, state news agency says

The UAE has thwarted organised cyber attacks targeting the countrys digital infrastructure and vital sectors, the state news agency said

23 Feb 2026 9:08 am
A kernel of truth

Legend would have us believe that English colonists were first introduced to popcorn on February 22, 1630. While historians are now more or less certain that that story is more myth than truth, theres no denying that native Americans have had popcorn for thousands of years. Grab your popcorn as A.S.Ganesh lets you in on certain kernels of truth

22 Feb 2026 10:07 am
NASA chief rules out March launch of Moon mission over technical issues

Workers detected a problem with helium flow to the massive SLS rocket that will ake the March launch window out of consideration, Mr. Issacman said in a post on X.

22 Feb 2026 12:26 am
What are the key takeaways from AI summit? | Explained

What does the New Delhi Declaration say? How many countries are signatories? What were the goals? What is the aim of the Global AI Impact Commons? Apart from Reliance and the Adani Group, which companies have announced investments in domestic AI?

21 Feb 2026 11:14 pm
Protest at AI summit: court sends four Youth Congress workers to five-day police custody

The police claim that the aim of the custodial interrogation is to find out the conspiracy behind the protest, the source of funding and place where the T-shirts worn by the accused were printed at.

21 Feb 2026 9:50 pm
India among four nations driving most global pesticide toxicity: study

India is among the four biggest contributors of toxicity in the world, affecting both terrestrial and aquatic species, a study has found

21 Feb 2026 7:57 pm
New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact adopted; US, UK, China among nations to endorse vision for collaborative AI

The AI Impact Summit 2026, held in New Delhi on 18-19 February, concluded with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact, marking a significant milestone in global cooperation on artificial intelligence, say the release

21 Feb 2026 7:09 pm
Shirtless protest: Court reserves order on Delhi Police plea for custody of arrested IYC workers

The arrested protesters were Krishna Hari, national secretary of Youth Congress from Bihar; Kundan Yadav, IYC state secretary, Bihar; Ajay Kumar, IYC state president, Uttar Pradesh; and Narasimha Yadav from Telangana

21 Feb 2026 1:49 pm
Karnataka signs LoI with European innovation event platform VivaTech

Under the pact, the two sides will work together on startup and delegation exchange, collaboration across priority areas such as AI, ClimateTech, DeepTech, gaming, semiconductors and other emerging technologies, ecosystem promotion and branding

21 Feb 2026 12:50 pm
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago

OpenAI said last June the company identified the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar via abuse detection efforts

21 Feb 2026 9:29 am
AI can help India achieve Viksit Bharat goal, but poses high risk to jobs: IMF chief

AI creates potential for countries that go fast on digital infrastructure, skills, and adoption of AI, and countries must embrace the opportunities, while being mindful of the risks, according to the IMF chief

20 Feb 2026 10:54 pm
AI Summit drew $250bn investment commitments, 5 lakh visitors: Vaishnaw

A Delhi Declaration on AI will be released on Saturday, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, adding that more than 70 countries have signed it

20 Feb 2026 10:42 pm
Observations by Aditya-L1 help decode unusual dawn-time geomagnetic disturbances during strong solar storms

Geomagnetic storms are large disturbances in Earths magnetic field caused by changes in the solar wind- a continuous flow of charged particles released from the Sun

20 Feb 2026 8:13 pm
Amazon's cloud unit was hit by least two outages involving AI tools in December: Report

Amazons cloud unit suffered at least two outages in December stemming from errors involving its own AI tools, the Financial Times reported

20 Feb 2026 2:53 pm
Realme P4 Lite 4G launched for budget buyers in India

Realme P4 Lite 4G holds a 6,300 mAh battery, and offers 6W reverse charging

20 Feb 2026 12:49 pm
Amazon can be sued over deaths linked to chemical sales, Washington Supreme Court rules

U.S. Justice G. Helen Whitener wrote that Amazon owed customers a duty of reasonable care, and must avoid exposing them to harm from the foreseeable conduct of a third party

20 Feb 2026 11:44 am
Modis AI summit turns awkward as tech leaders Sam Altman and Dario Amodei dodge contact

Indias prime minister has put AI rivals Sam Altman and Dario Amodei in an awkward spotlight at a summit in New Delhi

20 Feb 2026 11:27 am
India signs agreement to join U.S.-led coalition Pax Silica

The move comes amid efforts by the two sides to finalise the proposed trade deal and move forward on several other initiatives to solidify the bilateral ties

20 Feb 2026 11:01 am
NASA conducts successful rehearsal of Artemis 2 lunar launch

Technical problems in early February cut short an earlier so-called wet dress rehearsal of the launch of the Artemis 2 mission

20 Feb 2026 9:59 am
India AI Summit 2026 Day 5 LIVE: India to formally join U.S. led effort on AI, supply chain security-Pax Silica today

The AI Impact Summits expo has been extended by one day, to February 21, so that attendees can visit with more flexible security arrangements, IT Secretary S. Krishnan said

20 Feb 2026 9:07 am
AI should have real-world usefulness, N. Chandrasekaran and Ambani say

In keynotes, the Tata Group and Reliance Industries heads said that AI can be transformative for India.

19 Feb 2026 9:23 pm
Government to upskill, reskill IT workforce amid AI challenges: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Vaishnaw said PM Modi has announced a big policy shift aimed at attracting world's data to India, to be processed here and to deliver high-value services to the world

19 Feb 2026 11:39 am
Biggest African economies lead stablecoin demand growth, study shows

Africas biggest economies Nigeria and South Africa are driving the strongest growth in demand for stablecoins, a survey found

19 Feb 2026 11:31 am
US judge blocks ex-Palantir staffers from poaching workers for new AI firm

Palantir says the defendants signed agreements barring them from competing with the company for one year after leaving

19 Feb 2026 11:20 am
AI cannot be left to whims of a few billionaires: U.N. chief Antonio Guterres

AI must belong to everyone, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said

19 Feb 2026 11:00 am
India AI Summit 2026 Day 4 LIVE: PM Modi to address summit today; key leaders to attend

Bill Gates skips keynote address at India AI summit amid Epstein files controversy

19 Feb 2026 9:39 am
What is a GPU? How does it work? | Explained

Very simply speaking, a GPU is an extremely powerful number-cruncher; less simply, a GPU is a kind of computer processor built to perform many simple calculations at the same time

19 Feb 2026 9:27 am
Bill Gates skips keynote address at India AI summit amid Epstein files controversy

No reason was given. But the Gates Foundation said the billionaire will not deliver his address to ensure the focus remains on the AI Summits key priorities

19 Feb 2026 9:25 am
Military AI and the urgency of guardrails

India should utilise the opportunity to push for a non-binding framework rooted in its principles of accountability and aligned with its interests

19 Feb 2026 1:55 am
Indias Third Way for AI governance

For nations seeking development pathways compatible with their strategic interests and institutional capacities, Indias model holds real appeal

19 Feb 2026 1:53 am
Indias moment to restoring balance to copyright

Rigid copyright laws are undermining access, creativity and technological progress

19 Feb 2026 1:16 am
AI to revolutionise science, medicine; societal challenges need global cooperation: DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis

Demis Hassabis said the world is at a hreshold moment, with Artificial General Intelligence potentially on the horizon within the next five to eight years

18 Feb 2026 1:41 pm
India AI Summit 2026: Galgotias University kicked out for showing off imported robotic dog at expo

The private university said in a statement that it has not built robodog, or claimed to have built it, adding that they have consistently brought in cutting-edge technologies from the U.S. to China into campus

18 Feb 2026 1:24 pm
India AI Summit 2026 Day 3 LIVE: PM Modi highlights India's transformative potential, role in AI revolution

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw apologises for AI summit troubles on the opening day; Congress chief Kharge slams mismanagement

18 Feb 2026 9:48 am
AI Impact Summit: Government launchesSAHI, BODH to strengthen health AI ecosystem

New digital initiatives aim to ensure ethical, evidence-based deployment of health AI solutions.

17 Feb 2026 7:55 pm
India aims to build consensus to harness AI for public good, contain harms: Vaishnaw

The government is constantly endeavouring to provide high-quality resources to startups, researchers and students, he said

17 Feb 2026 7:06 pm
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