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Sudha Murty urges Government to set norms on portrayal of children on social media platforms

Many parents expose their innocent children on social media platforms, she said

5 Dec 2025 2:59 pm
Google rolls out Gemini 3 Deep Think for Google AI Ultra users

Googles Gemini 3 Deep Think helps users to solve complicated math, science and logic problems that can take longer to process

5 Dec 2025 12:27 pm
U.S. senators unveil bill to prevent easing of curbs on Nvidia chip sales to China

The bill, known as the SAFE CHIPS Act, was filed by Republican Senator Pete Ricketts and Democrat Chris Coons

5 Dec 2025 11:28 am
Microsoft faces complaint in EU over Israeli surveillance data

Eko, which says it fights for people and planet over profits, accused Microsoft of violating Europe's data protection law

5 Dec 2025 11:11 am
Eau de AI: Amazon gives techies a whiff of software-driven perfume

Sessions dispensing advice on arcane fields such as cloud modernization, data lakes and container migrations are popular among software engineers at the conference, but none has drawn a crowd like the AI perfumery

5 Dec 2025 11:05 am
Apple appoints Meta's Newstead as general counsel amid executive changes

Newstead, who previously served as the legal adviser of the U.S. Department of State, will become Apple's general counsel in March, after assuming the role of senior vice president next month

5 Dec 2025 10:52 am
Russia blocks Apple's FaceTime in mounting push against foreign tech platforms

The move follows restrictions against Google's YouTube, Meta's WhatsApp and the Telegram messaging service

5 Dec 2025 10:47 am
Low-pH cements could let microbes seal cracks in deep nuclear vaults

Experiments using a low-pH cement found that in niches rich in organic materials, microbes metabolism could strengthen nuclear-waste barriers; the results indicate that future safety assessments should treat underground microbiology as a design parameter rather than as an inconvenience

5 Dec 2025 8:00 am
This hidden addiction keeps us glued to smartphones. Heres how to fix it

We often talk about social media addiction as if the platforms themselves are pulling every string, but when Im honest with myself, the behaviour that most reliably brings my phone to my hand is the arrival of a text on WhatsApp

5 Dec 2025 8:00 am
Does Googles Quantum Echoes bring Q-day closer?

Googles latest quantum experiment marks a major leap in verifying quantum behaviour but not yet a threat to modern encryption

5 Dec 2025 8:00 am
From AQI and Dharmendra to Operation Sindoor and Womens World Cup: Indians 2025 searches on Google

Google released its annual roundup titled Indias Year in Search 2025: The A to Z of Trending Searches

4 Dec 2025 3:01 pm
Apple Watch introduces hypertension notifications in India

Apple Watch users in India can now look out for the hypertension notification feature after its launch

4 Dec 2025 2:52 pm
EU to launch antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp: Report

Brussels is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over its rollout of artificial intelligence features in WhatsApp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday

4 Dec 2025 1:55 pm
OpenAI pushes to release new AI model codenamed Garlic as Googles Gemini gains users: Report

As per a new report, OpenAI plans to release a version of the new large language model by early next year

4 Dec 2025 12:12 pm
Wikipedia seeks more AI licensing deals similar to Google tie-up, co-founder says

While the content of Wikipedia remains free for individuals under its license, the high-volume, automated access by for-profit entities is a different matter, Wales said

4 Dec 2025 11:12 am
Salesforce CEO vies to overcome investors AI skepticism while touting companys quarterly numbers

Salesforce has been pummeled by a wave of investor skepticism thats intensified the pressure on its persuasive CEO Marc Benioff

4 Dec 2025 11:09 am
Microsoft lowers AI software sales quota as customers resist new products: Report

It is rare for Microsoft to lower quotas for specific products, the report said, citing two salespeople in the Azure cloud unit

4 Dec 2025 11:04 am
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits Republicans as debate over intensifying AI race rages

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met separately with U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican senators Wednesday

4 Dec 2025 11:04 am
Indian data center operator Sify Infinit Spaces bets on AI boom but wary of bubble

The surge in artificial intelligence technologies, which require massive computing power, has spurred unprecedented growth in data centers worldwide, including India

4 Dec 2025 10:52 am
Nvidia servers speed up AI models from China's Moonshoot AI and others tenfold

The data comes as the AI world has shifted its focus from training AI models, where Nvidia dominates the market, to putting them to use for millions of users, where Nvidia faces far more competition from rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices and Cerebras

4 Dec 2025 10:44 am
OpenAI agrees to acquire AI startup Neptune to boost model training capabilities

The Sam Altman-led firm is already a Neptune customer, using Neptunes tracker to monitor and debug training of its GPT large language models

4 Dec 2025 9:34 am
OpenAI loses fight to keep ChatGPT logs secret in copyright case

The case, originally brought by the Times in 2023, is one of many brought by copyright owners against tech companies including OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta Platforms for using their material without permission to train their AI systems

4 Dec 2025 9:18 am
Micron to exit consumer memory business amid global supply shortage

Micron Technology said on Wednesday it will exit its consumer business, as it doubles down on advanced memory chips used in artificial intelligence data centres

4 Dec 2025 9:06 am
Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia

Companies face fines of Aus$49.5 million (US$32 million) if they fail to take easonable steps to comply

4 Dec 2025 8:49 am
Malaria parasites corkscrew their way deeper through skin

Malaria sporozoites injected into human skin have to cover hundreds of micrometres to find a capillary that leads them to the liver. Older geometric models had already hinted that the natural distance across which a parasite makes a turn roughly matches the radius of small blood vessels, making it easier to loop around them

4 Dec 2025 6:00 am
One-atom experiment settles Einsteins challenge in Bohrs favour

University of Science and Technology of China researchers have found a way to realise an experiment Albert Einstein dreamt up a century ago

3 Dec 2025 3:30 pm
YouTube Recap, Amazon 2025 Delivered, Spotify Wrapped: Music apps turn stats into social media trend

As the year comes to an end, music streaming giants YouTube, Amazon, and Spotify are trying to woo users by presenting their annual stats in increasingly quirky and memorable ways

3 Dec 2025 1:44 pm
The AI frenzy is driving a new global supply chain crisis

Tech giants including Microsoft , Google and ByteDance are scrambling to secure supplies from memory-chip makers such as Micron, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, according to three people familiar with the discussions

3 Dec 2025 11:57 am
Anthropic plans an IPO as early as 2026: Report

Anthropic has hired the law firm Wilson Sonsini to prepare for an initial public offering that could take place as early as 2026, the Financial Times reported

3 Dec 2025 11:42 am
Amazon to use Nvidia tech in AI chips, roll out new servers

Nvidia has been pushing to get other chip firms to adopt its NVLink technology, with Intel, Qualcomm and now AWS on board

3 Dec 2025 10:57 am
Anthropic acquires developer tool startup Bun to scale AI coding

Bun is expected to help Anthropic scale its code-generation tool Claude Code, which reached an annualized revenue run rate of $1 billion since its launch earlier this year

3 Dec 2025 10:44 am
Marvell to buy chip startup Celestial AI for $3.25 billion to boost networking portfolio

The generative AI boom has sped up chipmakers' development process, as they rush to design the fastest, most energy-efficient equipment for advanced data centers

3 Dec 2025 10:36 am
No, no, noise: The noise cancellation science

Sound, waves, and a paradox later, noise cancellation has grown into a sought after delight, popularised by headphones and mastered by sound engineers.

3 Dec 2025 10:00 am
YouTube says it will comply with Australia's teen social media ban

YouTube shared a disappointing update to millions of Australian users and content creators on Wednesday, saying it will comply with a world-first teen social media ban by locking out users aged under 16

3 Dec 2025 9:57 am
Women don fake mustaches in LinkedIn 'gender bias' fight

Flipping their gender setting to male and even posting photos with fake mustaches, a growing number of women on LinkedIn have posed a provocative challenge

3 Dec 2025 9:30 am
Tech boss Dell gives $6.25 billion to 'Trump accounts' for kids

So-called Trump accounts containing $1,000 for all children born after January 1, 2025 were part of the One Big Beautiful Bill that the Republican president pushed through Congress

3 Dec 2025 9:15 am
What is the Sanchar Saathi app? Why is the government mandating its pre-installation?

The Department of Telecommunications has ordered phone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on smartphones by March 2026. The order has raised concerns.

2 Dec 2025 9:03 pm
DeepSeek releases two new AI reasoning models to compete with OpenAI and Google

While DeepSeek-V3.2 is designed as an AI assistant for reasoning on par with GPT-5, DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale is for more complex tasks and is comparable with the Gemini-3.0-Pro

2 Dec 2025 2:46 pm
Why Sanchar Saathi is a state-owned surveillance app that Indian users dont need

This is not a user-chosen convenience layer but state-mandated software that can, even if unintentionally, create pathways for monitoring which device belongs to whom, how devices move, when they are active or inactive, and how they interact with telecom networks

2 Dec 2025 1:34 pm
Sanchar Saathi app optional, can be deleted, says Telecom Minister Scindia

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of Communications, said in Parliament that the Sanchar Saathi app could be deleted by users, and was optional

2 Dec 2025 1:27 pm
Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu counters Y Combinator Presidents claim that vibe coding will hit their business

Earlier on X, Mr. Tan had pointed to an article on Mr. Vembus suspicions around the hype of vibe coding

2 Dec 2025 1:12 pm
OpenAI plans to improve ChatGPT and delay initiatives, such as advertising: Report

OpenAI hasn't publicly acknowledged it is working on selling ads, but it is testing different types of ads, including those related to online shopping, the report said, citing a person with knowledge of its plans

2 Dec 2025 11:16 am
Nvidia takes $2 billion stake in Synopsys as AI deal spree accelerates

The deal, unveiled by the companies on Monday, comes as Nvidia has carried out a range of investments, such as those in OpenAI and Anthropic

2 Dec 2025 11:12 am
Apple trying to stall India antitrust case by challenging penalty law, watchdog says

Apple last month challenged Indias antitrust penalty law which allows the regulator to use global turnover when calculating the penalties

2 Dec 2025 11:04 am
Australia ban offers test on social media harm

Those in favour of the world-first December 10 ban point to a growing mass of studies that suggest too much time online takes a toll on teen wellbeing

2 Dec 2025 10:30 am
Accenture ties up with OpenAI to equip thousands of its employees with ChatGPT

The companies on Monday said they will also launch a new artificial intelligence program to help enterprises in various industries, including financial services, healthcare and retail adopt AI-powered workflows

2 Dec 2025 9:54 am