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The database advised that organisations and users should immediately review affected systems and either uninstall the impacted versions or upgrade to the latest secure release
Apple under outgoing CEO Tim Cook has faced sustained pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump
The authority said Meta likely abused its dominant position, and it ordered the Facebook owner to put forward details of its payment plan within 15 days
SpaceXAI said Grok 4.5 was trained across tens of thousands of Nvidia GB300 graphics processing units
Open models were already gaining fans because using closed AI keeps getting more expensive
OpenAI launched GPT-Live, a new family of voice models capable of listening and speaking
In an unusual wildlife story from Ukraine, a birds nest made with military-grade fibre-optic cable raises questions about the environmental legacy of modern warfare
Avast ye! Dust off that black flag and practise singing your sea shanties because Assassins Creed: Black Flag is back as Resynced, the same game you loved, now with eye-popping visuals
GPT-5.6 Sol, along with Terra and Luna, will launch publicly this Thursday. We're expanding preview access globally now, OpenAI said in an X post
Huaweis hold on the market is already weakening as tech rivals Alibaba and Baidu develop their own AI chips and gain market share
British Columbia said Tuesday it was preparing a separate case, in coordination with the families, and had retained lawyers both in Canada and California
Leucine offers both protection and more energy to cells and organs
As Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma laid out an ambitious plan to streamline games, staff operations, and employee teams
Meta said it was categorically inaccurate to suggest that it knowingly and deliberately targets ads featuring children to people based on an inappropriate interest
Previous studies had tried to answer this question using simplified climate models, finding the biospheres twilight could occur in 100 million to 900 million years
Ever searched for something once and then seen it everywhere online? It can feel like social media is reading your mind, but the real explanation is even more fascinating.
Mission Drishti was launched on May 3, 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 by SpaceX from Vandenberg, California
People built modern life on petroleum, but at a big environmental cost. The Scope explores the history, scale, and the immense challenge of moving to a future without petrochemicals.
The scanning is being done by CISAs Attack Surface Evaluation team, according to one of the sources
Learn more about the notice issued by the Union government to Meta for disabling the advertisements and content on Instagram that allegedly promote or facilitate access to CSEAM
Regulators globally have begun to focus more keenly on the impact of AI, from cyber and operational risks associated with frontier AI models such as Anthropics Mythos to the challenges posed by the agentic systems
India faces a choice between dependency and leadership in AI governance
On July 6, Skyroot Aerospace announced that Indias first privately developed orbital-class rocket will be carrying six payloads
As more powerful telescopes allow us to see further back in time, galaxies and other cosmic objects have turned out to be far bigger than had been thought possible at such an early age
Up from 4.7 trillion won a year earlier, this would mark a third consecutive quarter of record operating profit for Samsung
The companys shares have gained 4.3% this year, underperforming the 61.5% rise for the Taiwan market
MeitY has ordered Instagram to disable all ads and content promoting and facilitating access to CSEAM, the sources said, adding that the Ministry also demanded a detailed explanation within seven days
As the Large Hadron Collider switches off its beams for a four-year overhaul, the question is no longer what it has found but whether anything bigger is worth building
Three recent important research developments, all readable in one minute
What is the username feature that WhatsApp intends to roll out? How does it work and what privacy safeguards are built into it? Why is the Indian government asking WhatsApp to stop its roll-out? Can the government dictate an apps features?
The sectors AI hiring rose 16% year-on-year in June, while overall IT jobs declined 3%, according to job portal Naukris monthly JobSpeak report
The legal dispute embroiling GoDaddy and others was triggered by more than 20 companies that sought the courts intervention on fake websites damaging their brand
As Amazons annual Prime Day comes up, be on the alert for delivery scams targeting you or those you live with
Indias first privately developed orbital-class rocket is all set for its maiden launch
The Vikram-1 launch vehicle is Indias first privately developed orbital-class rocket designed to carry small satellites weighing up to 350 kg to Low Earth Orbit
Despite strong growth in its cloud business, Microsoft has disappointed markets and its shares have shed nearly a quarter of their value since January
Space oncology is a rapidly emerging field, investigating how microgravity and cosmic radiation impact cancer progression and treatment. Space-based environments are studied to accelerate tumour modelling and drug discovery
Mark Zuckerberg added that a company reorganisation that included major job cuts was not as clean as it could have been
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The RAD-BAARG may be one of the clearest known radio signatures of a giant bow shock generated by a galaxy falling supersonically into a cluster environment, the researchers say
The notices follow directions to WhatsApp to pause its username feature over scam and impersonation concerns; Spokespersons for Telegram, Signal did not have an immediate comment to share
WhatsApp is preparing to introduce a new feature that would allow users to communicate using usernames instead of phone numbers. But before the feature could be rolled out, the Union government stepped in and asked the platform to put its plans on hold. So, why is the government concerned?
The EU's antitrust regulator had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system
The report, published by Bloomberg, said Meta is developing plans to compete directly with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud
Government said that the feature could facilitate impersonation and identity spoofing, including impersonation by permitting the adoption of usernames closely resembling those of genuine persons or institutions
We train ChatGPT to recognize and respond to signs of mental or emotional distress, de-escalate conversations, and guide people toward real-world support, the spokesperson said
Given the limited efficacy of bans, the alternative is to focus on the governance of social media platforms. This moves attention from those at risk to those contributing to creating risk
The study was driven by a long-standing debate over whether ruthenium dioxide possesses a rare, unconventional type of magnetism called altermagnetism
Amazon announced the new unit as part of a two-day customer event in Washington, where it is expected to make additional announcements around government cloud offerings
Claude Science combines databases, coding tools, compute and research workflows in one workspace, helping scientists analyse literature, run analyses, create figures and manuscripts, and trace results

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