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U.S. approves Samsung, SK Hynix chipmaking tool shipments to China for 2026, sources say

The approval is a temporary relief for the South Korean firms and follows a U.S. decision earlier this year to revoke license waivers given to some tech companies

30 Dec 2025 2:55 pm
Binance-owned Trust Wallet hit by $7 million hack

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said that Trust Wallet would cover the losses and that user funds were safe

30 Dec 2025 11:22 am
What hinders Indian pharma companies from making drugs for rare diseases

Challenges include complex regulations, prohibitive costs and conventional, non-innovative trial designs. Changes to clinical trial rules to accommodate flexible trial designs, bringing in AI and simplifying approval processes could go a long way toward promoting new drug R&D in India

30 Dec 2025 10:00 am
A twist in the tale: are scientists wrong about dark energy?

For proving that the expansion of the universe had indeed speeded up, three scientists were awarded the 2011 physics Nobel Prize. A new study from Yonsei University has introduced a twist in this cosmic tale by suggesting that dark energy may actually be weakening, putting the brakes on the universes acceleration

30 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Coinbase CEO says ex-employee arrested in India

Crypto exchange Coinbases CEO Brian Armstrong announced on social media that an ex-employee was arrested in India

29 Dec 2025 2:52 pm
What is Theremin?

Thereminists may fool you once making you feel like you are watching an aural magic show. Hands wave around in the air and suddenly theres dashing music.

29 Dec 2025 2:27 pm
How Central Europes water guardians are fighting desertification

The water guardians hope that by artificially flooding certain areas, they would raise the groundwater level as well as create a microclimate that could increase humidity

29 Dec 2025 1:57 pm
Alaknanda: Indian astronomers spot implausibly old spiral galaxy

Alaknandas existence poses a significant puzzle for astronomers: it took shape when the universe was only about 1.5 billion years old, defying current models of galaxy formation. According to one expert, either the galaxy grew steadily by drawing in cold gas or it interacted or merged with a smaller companion galaxy

29 Dec 2025 11:45 am
Coupang announces $1.18 billion compensation to South Korean users for data leak

The plan comes a day after Coupang founder Kim Bom issued his first public apology for the data breach

29 Dec 2025 9:29 am
New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings

Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to display warning labels, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced

29 Dec 2025 9:09 am
Google, Verizon receive U.S. Justice Department demands about diversity practices: Report

Google and Verizon are among a list of companies that have received Justice Department demands for documents and information about their workplace programmes, the report said

29 Dec 2025 8:45 am
Aravalli question faces the brunt of Indias fondness for strategic exemptions

India doesnt resolve clashes between its climate commitments and industrial demand through any clear rules; instead it often resorts to executive discretion

29 Dec 2025 7:30 am
29 Dec 2025 5:30 am
Even low alcohol intake raises oral cancer risk in Indian men: study

The study adds to growing evidence that no level of alcohol consumption can be considered risk-free when it comes to cancer

27 Dec 2025 5:30 am
What is jet lag?

When you travel internationally, it is not just the hands of a clock that change position. The clock within ones body must also take the time to adjust.

26 Dec 2025 5:10 pm
What are rare-earth elements and why is everyone looking for them? | Explained

Even when theyre not very scarce in the earths crust, they tend to be spread out in low concentrations and mixed together in the same minerals, so theyre difficult and expensive to separate. However, countries worldwide are interested in acquiring them because theyre crucial for many green technologies and electronics

26 Dec 2025 11:28 am
Just five DNA letters flip chromatin from fluid to solid-like state

New research has found that the way the genome is organised can arise from chromatins own physics, without needing extra instructions; by slightly changing nucleosome spacing, researchers were able to flip chromatin between an open, tough state and a fluid state

26 Dec 2025 6:00 am
Africa study catches high-flying mosquitoes spreading pathogens

Using nets attached to helium balloons, researchers caught mosquitoes from hundreds of metres up and detected disease-causing viruses and parasites in their bodies

25 Dec 2025 6:00 pm
Apple to allow third-party app stores in Brazil to settle iOS case with regulator

Apple said in a statement it will make the changes to comply with CADE demands, but that these moves will open privacy and security risks to users.

24 Dec 2025 11:47 am
Nvidia aims to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February, sources say

The U.S. chipmaker plans to fulfil initial orders from existing stock, with shipments expected to total 5,000 to 10,000 chip modules, per sources

24 Dec 2025 9:08 am
Financial Fraud Risk Indicator helps prevent cyber fraud losses worth 660 crore within six months of launch

As of date, more than 1,000 banks, TPAPs, and Payment System Operators (PSOs) have onboarded the DIP and started adopting FRI actively, says the FRI release

23 Dec 2025 11:40 am
Google, xAI, OpenAI sued over chatbot training

The lawsuit is one of several copyright cases brought by authors and other copyright owners against tech companies over the use of their work in AI training

23 Dec 2025 9:35 am
How are we protecting astronauts from deadly space debris?

Orbital debris consists of human-made objects in the Earths orbit that no longer serve any useful purpose. All orbital debris originated primarily from exploded rocket stages, satellites, accidental collisions and intentional anti-satellite weapon tests

23 Dec 2025 8:30 am
In axolotls and flatworms, regeneration is a body-wide choreograph

When an axolotl loses a limb, the cells at the stump gather and multiply into a mound of tissue that becomes an engine of new growth. For decades, scientists believed this small structure contained a major part of the regenerative programme. But new studies say the whole body itself joins the act

23 Dec 2025 6:00 am
National Mathematics Day and the double life of Jantar Mantar

The instruments at Jantar Mantar embody the tenet of show, dont tell by making measurements inspectable. Protests, in their best form, have a similar demand

22 Dec 2025 3:34 pm
Why do students fear math? | National Mathematics Day

Math ability isnt an inborn talent reserved for a few; its shaped by experience, teaching, and mindset

22 Dec 2025 10:08 am
What is so special about TikTok's algorithm?

Here is what we know so far about TikToks fate, following the establishment of the joint venture

22 Dec 2025 9:11 am
NASA loses contact with MAVEN, which reached Mars with Mangalyaan

MAVENs job at Mars has been to measure the thin upper atmosphere and the ionosphere and to watch how sunlight and the solar wind interact with them

22 Dec 2025 9:10 am
Southern Ocean carbon anomaly reveals what models can still miss

For nearly two decades, computer models said stronger westerly winds and more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would pump more carbon-rich deep water up towards the Southern Oceans surface, which would release carbon dioxide into the air. Yet new data has found the exact opposite has happened

22 Dec 2025 6:00 am