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Meta to allow AI rivals on WhatsApp in bid to stave off EU action

The European Commission, the EUs competition enforcer, last month threatened interim measures to prevent potential serious and irreparable harm to rivals after Meta blocked them from WhatsApp

6 Mar 2026 2:27 pm
Meta sued over reports of AI glasses showing sexual footage to contract workers

A Swedish media investigation reporting that contract workers in Kenya saw sexual footage recorded by the Meta AI glasses has alarmed many who fear recording private moments and being recorded without consent

6 Mar 2026 1:43 pm
Realme launches C83 5G budget phone with a 144 Hz refresh rate in India

It operates on Realme UI 7.0 based on Android 16 out of the box

6 Mar 2026 12:45 pm
Karnataka Budget 2026-27: State Government proposes to ban social media for children under 16 years

The decision comes after Australia blocked social media, including TikTok, Alphabets YouTube and Metas Instagram and Facebook, for teens since last December

6 Mar 2026 12:40 pm
U.S. House committee wants travel companies to answer questions on use of AI for pricing

Surveillance pricing is a strategy where companies use a consumers personal data such as browsing history, location and shopping habits to set individualised, algorithmic prices for products, as opposed to using standard, market-wide pricing

6 Mar 2026 11:33 am
Amazon launches AI-enabled platform to automate healthcare administrative tasks

AWS said it had launched an artificial intelligence-enabled platform that aims to ease access to healthcare

6 Mar 2026 11:23 am
OpenAI tops $25 billion in annualised revenue: Report

In the enterprise race, OpenAI faces competition from rivals such as Anthropic and giants like Google that are selling AI capabilities to enterprises

6 Mar 2026 11:15 am
Trump, Bondi face lawsuit over approval of ByteDance TikTok US asset sale

The lawsuit does not seek to force a ban on TikTok, which is used by 200 million Americans

6 Mar 2026 10:53 am
Oracle plans thousands of job cuts as data centre costs rise: Report

Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts as it faces a cash crunch from a massive AI data centre expansion effort, Bloomberg News reported

6 Mar 2026 9:37 am
A mobile phone game inspired by the Malayalam movie Vilayath Budha

The open-world mobile game, Vilayath Budha: The Sandalwood Survival, featuring actor Prithviraj Sukumaran, was not created as part of the films promotions. The makers have IP consent to use assets from the film including the actors face in the film

6 Mar 2026 9:27 am
The natural universe remains captivating when it skips the people

Science journalism should also maintain a space for unfettered wonder and a curiosity of the manner of things

6 Mar 2026 8:01 am
Turning carrot waste into edible material again

In an approach that reduces food waste and improves food security, researchers have turned discarded carrot parts into vegan patties made from pink oyster mushroom mycelia, offering a protein-rich alternative

6 Mar 2026 5:30 am
Free vaccines, single-dose nudge pushes India-made HPV vaccine to back of the line

An ongoing study led by ICMR, which is testing whether a single dose of the India-made Cervavac vaccine generates enough protective antibodies and generates a stable immune response compared to a single dose Gardasil vaccine, will determine if Cervavac is officially recommended

5 Mar 2026 3:42 pm
Google revamps app store billing, fee structure, brings back Fortnite worldwide

The sweeping changes to Googles app store practices, announced on Wednesday, are aimed at boosting competition and expanding choices for developers and consumers

5 Mar 2026 11:58 am
Big Tech group tells Pentagon's Hegseth they are 'concerned' about Anthropic supply-chain risk designation

The letter is the first significant support Anthropic has received from the tech industry, a group of companies that includes its investors, suppliers and customers

5 Mar 2026 11:10 am
Chronic traffic noise exposes kinks in Indias urban regulations

Auditory stress doesnt stay at the ear. Chronic noise activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, a hormone-signalling system that coordinates the bodys response to stress and helps regulate energy use, immunity, mood, and sleep-wake timing; it also elevates cortisol, blood pressure, and cardiovascular strain

5 Mar 2026 8:13 am
Bullying Anthropic: On AI firm Anthropic versus U.S. government

The U.S.s demands for maximum flexibility on AI use are dangerous

5 Mar 2026 1:30 am
Why India needs to radically rethink its doctoral education programmes

India faces many real-world problems that could benefit from high-quality PhD research. These issues span public health, agriculture, sustainability, digital inclusion, and education. The question is whether our current systems support and encourage studies grounded in what the people need

4 Mar 2026 3:01 pm
EU experts to start work on social media ban for children

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen will attend the consultative panel's inaugural meeting

4 Mar 2026 12:32 pm
Defence contractors, like Lockheed, seen removingAnthropic's AI after Trump ban

With huge government contracts at stake, defence contractors would be quick to comply with the Pentagons ban, lawyers said

4 Mar 2026 10:32 am
Why India needs to radically think its doctoral education programmes

India faces many real-world problems that could benefit from high-quality PhD research. These issues span public health, agriculture, sustainability, digital inclusion, and education. The question is whether our current systems support and encourage studies grounded in what the people need

4 Mar 2026 8:22 am
3 Mar 2026 3:01 pm
Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket hit with backlash over Iran strike-related bets

Prediction markets let users bet on the outcomes of real world events, but this has raised ethical questions about allowing people to profit from violence, war, and assassinations in Iran

3 Mar 2026 9:06 am
Apple launches iPhone 17e with prices starting at $599

The move comes as memory chip prices climb amid a global shortage, suggesting Apple is willing to absorb some component cost pressure

3 Mar 2026 8:39 am
From lapis-laden trade routes to mass armies: the changing value of blue

Blue travelled across empires as a marker of divinity, power, and painstaking labour; over time, its value shifted from rarity, ritual, and resonance to performance, supply, and industrial production, revealing the ongoing dialogue between meaning and utility

3 Mar 2026 7:56 am
How the next major breakthrough in cancer could come from India

Indias genetically diverse population, vast cancer registries, cost-effective genetic sampling and the extensive experience amongst its cancer centres all offer the opportunity for it to help shape evidence that drives global cancer care

2 Mar 2026 9:34 pm
Science Snapshots: March 1, 2026

Three recent important research developments, all readable in one minute

2 Mar 2026 3:55 pm
Team aims worlds smallest QR code at long-term data storage

The researchers were motivated by data rot: the inevitable decay of magnetic and electronic storage media

2 Mar 2026 3:47 pm
What to know about the clash between the Pentagon and Anthropic over military's AI use

Anthropic said it would challenge what it called a legally unsound action never before publicly applied to an American company

2 Mar 2026 9:26 am
Govt. blocks Supabase website, popular among code developers

The site is used as a backend by several developers working on independent projects; a govt. official declined to discuss the specific reasons for the websites blocking, but said that information was being shared that should not have been shared

28 Feb 2026 9:33 pm
How an Indian start-up sparked a global girls space mission

ShakthiSAT is a global space mission that aims to empower 12,000 girls through hands-on training in building real satellites and payloads, leading the worlds first female-driven lunar mission

28 Feb 2026 7:51 am
Apple Borivali opens in Mumbai: What a suburban store means for the citys Apple users

Apple Borivali is the second Apple store in Mumbai and the sixth across India

27 Feb 2026 2:03 pm
Can white matter changes in the brain determine our ageing trajectory?

Our research revealed a clear biological tipping point in the brain aging trajectory, defined by a quantitative threshold of white-matter injury. Beyond this threshold, normal age-related compensation fails and accelerated tissue loss and cognitive inefficiency emerge, even before conventional memory tests become abnormal

27 Feb 2026 1:52 pm
Nvidia expects gaming chips shortage to last until year-end

A global shortage of gaming chips could last until the end of this year, an Nvidia executive has said

27 Feb 2026 11:54 am
California woman suing Meta, YouTube testifies social media took toll on mental health

A young California woman suing Meta Platforms Instagram and Googles YouTube testified on Thursday in a landmark trial

27 Feb 2026 11:20 am
South Korea approves Google bid to export high-precision map data

The decision comes amid pressure from the United States on South Korea to address what Washington views as discrimination against U.S. tech companies

27 Feb 2026 11:17 am
Netflix declines to raise its offer to buy Warner, says deal is 'no longer financially attractive'

Netflix, Warner and Paramount have spent the last couple of months in a heated, public back-and-forth over whose deal has a better regulatory path and offers more value for Warner shareholders.

27 Feb 2026 5:13 am