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The clouds hidden drain: the unquenchable thirst of AI giants

As Indias southern states are seeing a surge of deals worth billions of dollars as global tech giants race to expand cloud infrastructure, environmentalists warn against potential overuse of water

19 Dec 2025 4:36 pm
TikTok signs joint venture deal to end U.S. ban threat

TikTok said Thursday it has signed a joint venture deal with investors that would allow the company to maintain operations in the United States

19 Dec 2025 2:52 pm
ChatGPT gets Apple Music integration as OpenAI invites developers to submit apps

OpenAI invited developers to send their apps for the ChatGPT ecosystem, even as users can now access Apple Music through the chatbot

19 Dec 2025 2:34 pm
Austria rules against Meta in marathon online privacy case

Austrian activist and lawyer Max Schrems, a defender of online privacy rights, took Meta to court in 2014, three years after he began trying to obtain full access to his personal data

19 Dec 2025 9:06 am
SpaceX loses contact with Starlink satellite after mishap

SpaceXs Starlink said one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space on Wednesday that created a small number of debris and cut off communications with the spacecraft at 418 km in altitude

19 Dec 2025 8:42 am
Netflix, streaming, and the shape-shifting nature of cinema

Netflixs real legacy will not be measured by subscriber counts or awards, but by how thoroughly it has normalised a new way of consuming media

19 Dec 2025 8:00 am
TikTok signs deal to sell U.S. unit to American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

CEO Shou Zi Chew said that ByteDance and TikTok have signed binding agreements with the three investors

19 Dec 2025 4:48 am
Google launches Gemini 3 Flash for frontier performance on PhD-level benchmarks

Google introduced its Gemini 3 Flash AI model with frontier intelligence that is designed to optimise for speed and cost savings

18 Dec 2025 1:31 pm
Truecaller brings voicemail for Android users in India

It will be available in 12 Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Nepali, Punjabi, Sanskrit and Urdu

18 Dec 2025 11:44 am
U.S. gaming platform Roblox pledges changes to get Russian ban lifted

Roblox is willing to make changes to some of its features in Russia, it said on Wednesday, as it seeks to overturn a ban

18 Dec 2025 9:49 am
Crypto investors show caution, shift to new strategies after crash

Mining companies like IREN, CleanSpark, Riot, and MARA Holdings, which have been investor favourites, have also faced setbacks

18 Dec 2025 9:37 am
Google works to erode Nvidia's software advantage with Meta's help

Alphabets Google is working on a new initiative to make its artificial intelligence chips better at running PyTorch, the worlds most widely used AI software framework

18 Dec 2025 9:21 am
UK looks to restart cooperation after U.S. suspends tech deal

The deal was signed during U.S. President Donald Trump's pomp-filled state visit to the UK in September

18 Dec 2025 9:05 am
With freebies, OpenAI, Google vie for Indian users and training data

OpenAI, Google and Perplexity have begun an unprecedented fight for artificial intelligence users in India

18 Dec 2025 8:55 am
Why has the claimed dark matter discovery sparked debate, caution?

Physicists dont know what dark matter is made up of, but one hypothesis is its made of a new type of subatomic particle called WIMPs. According to physicists, WIMPs barely interact with normal matter and not at all with light. The trick to finding them then is the high-energy particles released when two WIMPs annihilate each other

18 Dec 2025 5:30 am
OnePlus 15R and OnePlus Pad Go 2 launched in India: Price, features and sale

OnePlus 15R succeeds the OnePlus 13R launched this year while the Pad Go 2 comes as an alternative to the Pad Go, offering affordability

17 Dec 2025 8:42 pm
'Extremely exciting': the ice cores that could help save glaciers

The Kon-Chukurbashi ice cap in the Pamir Mountains is the only mountainous region on the earth where glaciers have not only resisted melting, but even slightly grown, a phenomenon called the Pamir-Karakoram anomaly

17 Dec 2025 3:50 pm
Meta AI glasses upgraded with noise filtration, Spotify integration

Meta announced the rollout of its v21 software update in order to bring voice amplification and Spotify sound matching features to eligible users of its AI glasses

17 Dec 2025 2:34 pm
ChatGPT Images gets upgrade as OpenAI touts faster generation and accuracy

OpenAI announced the release of ChatGPT Images powered by its new flagship image generation model, as well as a new Images feature within ChatGPT

17 Dec 2025 12:34 pm
Hacking group ShinyHunters claims theft of data from users of Pornhub

At least two former Pornhub customers a man in Canada and a man in the United States confirmed to Reuters that the data pertaining to them was authentic

17 Dec 2025 11:11 am
Business leaders agree AI is the future, but wish it worked right now

The vast majority of businesses are struggling to realise a meaningful return on their AI investments, according to company executives, advisors and the results of seven recent executive and worker surveys

17 Dec 2025 9:59 am
Elon Musks X sues social media startup over bid to claim 'Twitter' brand

X said in the lawsuit in Delaware federal court that its Twitter brand is still alive and well and not ripe for the picking

17 Dec 2025 9:38 am
OpenAI in talks to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon and use its AI chips: Report

Amazon is in talks to invest in OpenAI, which could value the ChatGPT maker over $500 billion, a source said

17 Dec 2025 9:15 am
Counting electrons reveals thoriums nuclear tick in a solid clock

Scientists have found a way to detect thorium-229s nuclear tick in a solid, opening a path to miniaturised nuclear clocks

17 Dec 2025 8:00 am
U.S. threatens retaliation over 'unreasonable' EU tech regulations

Thomas Regnier, a spokesman for the European Commission, however responded that as we have made clear many times, our rules apply equally and fairly to all companies operating in the EU

17 Dec 2025 7:06 am
How India established its first research station in Antarctica

India recently announced its intention to build Maitri II, the countrys newest research station in Antarctica and Indias fourth, about 40 forty-odd years after the first permanent research station in Antarctica, Dakshin Gangotri, was established. The Hindu talks to Dr Harsh K Gupta, who led the team that established it

17 Dec 2025 5:35 am
Delhi HC asks Centre, CCI to place reply on Apples plea against audit order

Apple stated that its maximum penalty exposure, that is, 10% of its average global turnover derived from all of its products or services globally for financial years 2022 to 2024, could be around $38 billion.

17 Dec 2025 2:59 am
Watch: Explained: All about Indias new nuclear energy bill

After 10 years of battling objections from foreign nuclear suppliers, the government has brought in a new bill - Its called SHANTI for short - The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill. It repeals the previous Atomic Energy Act of 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill of 2010. Why did the government need the new bill, and why is there opposition to its plan?

16 Dec 2025 7:35 pm
CES 2026: LG to unveil Micro RGB evo, set new benchmark for LCD TVs

At the core of the LG Micro RGB evo is a significant evolution in Micro RGB technology, using LG TVs smallest individual RGB LEDs combined with OLED-level control over each backlight

16 Dec 2025 11:04 am
WhatsApp users consent mandatory for collection of data, says NCLAT

Meta Platforms and WhatsApp challenged this order before the NCLAT, which, in January this year, passed an interim order, staying the five-year ban imposed by the CCI on data-sharing practices between WhatsApp and Meta for advertising purposes

16 Dec 2025 10:51 am
16 Dec 2025 10:00 am
Inhalable microplastics, a hidden toxin worsening Indian cities air

A first-of-its-kind study has examined inhalable microplastics in four Indian cities. These are plastic particles smaller than 10 m, which researchers have warned can also smuggle in toxic co-pollutants such as heavy metals and hormone-disrupting compounds

16 Dec 2025 9:30 am
OpenAI hires veteran Google executive as corporate development VP

OpenAI on Monday confirmed that it has appointed Albert Lee, senior director of corporate development at Google

16 Dec 2025 8:48 am
Does India need to upgrade its biosecurity measures? | Explained

What is the Biological Weapons Convention? Are non-state actors also pursuing biological tools?

16 Dec 2025 8:30 am
Joel Mokyrs story of how science becomes technology is incomplete

While receiving his Nobel Prize, Joel Mokyr highlighted the interplay between science and technology in economic growth. However, there needs to be a broader understanding of innovations societal influences

16 Dec 2025 7:40 am
How is Asia-like artemisinin resistance emerging in Africa?

A new study has found that any place with heavy artemisinin use and favourable conditions could become a new hotspot for resistance, and that in some parts of Africa, the frequency of resistance markers is gradually increasing. However, there might be a window of time to act before the problem becomes widespread

16 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Inside a scientific experiment that transformed skin cells into embryo-forming eggs

The initial success of a pioneering experiment in the U.S. offers a glimpse into the future potential of lab-made gametes in fertility treatments, albeit alongside its scientific and ethical ramifications

15 Dec 2025 5:39 pm
Google Translate boosted with Gemini as real-time translations come to headphones

Google has launched a range of Gemini AI-powered features to enhance its Translate app and make it easier for users to learn new languages

15 Dec 2025 3:31 pm
Militant groups experimenting with AI, risks expected to grow

As militant groups increasingly experiment with artificial intelligence, national security experts warn of the rising risks associated with this technology

15 Dec 2025 3:19 pm
Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains

The commercial boom in artificial intelligence has sparked interest in humanoid robots

15 Dec 2025 11:14 am
14 Dec 2025 1:07 pm
How mangroves cells helps plants survive in saltwater

Scientists found that mangroves show a range of physiological strategies to tolerate the low osmotic potentials associated with saltwater

14 Dec 2025 6:16 am
Why was Elon Musks X platform fined $140 million? | Explained

X, which was taken over by Elon Musk in 2022, fell foul of the European Unions Digital Services Act (DSA) that regulates large online platforms and vets their safety standards

12 Dec 2025 7:17 pm
Google to build subsea cables in Papua New Guinea under Australia defence treaty

Australian and U.S. military strategists view resource-rich but largely under-developed Papua New Guinea (PNG) as having a prized location north of Australia

12 Dec 2025 1:56 pm
Meta India announces new public policy head

Meta India on Friday named Aman Jain as the new head of Public Policy for India

12 Dec 2025 1:01 pm
El Salvador to use Elon Musk's Grok in public education

More than 1.2 million students, from kindergarten through high school, attend public school in El Salvador

12 Dec 2025 11:35 am
Make your own AI Mickey Mouse as Disney strikes deal with OpenAI

Disney and other creative industry giants had been suing AI firms like OpenAI, Perplexity and Anthropic, accusing them of illegally using their content

12 Dec 2025 9:43 am