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NISAR mission launch LIVE: Satellite to lift off from Sriharikota at 5.40 p.m.

NISAR is the first joint satellite of ISRO and NASA

30 Jul 2025 2:11 pm
OpenAI rolls out Study Mode to help learners break down problems into steps

OpenAI announced that it was rolling out the Study Mode focused on step-by-step problem solving for logged-in Free, Plus, Pro, and Team users, with availability in ChatGPT Edu coming in some weeks

30 Jul 2025 1:27 pm
Google announces general availability for Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast on Vertex AI

The company also said Veo 3 Fast, the faster and more economical version of Veo 3, will also be generally available on Veo 3

30 Jul 2025 1:25 pm
Googles NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews feature for AI narrated slides

The update will be available in English now and expanded to other languages soon

30 Jul 2025 11:38 am
Google Pixel 6a warning issued by Australian product safety regulator

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) warned about the Google Pixel 6a phone battery overheating as others in the past complained about fire outbreaks

30 Jul 2025 11:27 am
Meta's year of bold 'superintelligence' bets unlikely to pump profits

For the second quarter, though, Wall Street is bracing for disappointment as the company is set to report its slowest profit growth in two years on Wednesday, rising by 11.5% to $15.01 billion, as operating costs jump nearly 9%

30 Jul 2025 10:03 am
'Marathon at F1 speed': China bids to lap U.S. in AI leadership

One of the biggest differences (with the US sector) is that most of the leading models in China... are open-weight and open-source, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told an audience at WAIC

30 Jul 2025 9:54 am
Microsoft's AI edge under scrutiny as OpenAI turns to rivals for cloud services

Exclusive licensing deals and access to OpenAI's cutting-edge models have made Microsoft one of the biggest winners of the generative AI boom, fueling growth in its Azure cloud business and pushing its market value toward $4 trillion

30 Jul 2025 9:52 am
Microsoft hit with Opera complaint to Brazilian antitrust regulator

In July last year, Opera took the Commission to court for exempting Edge from the Digital Markets Act

30 Jul 2025 8:58 am
U.S. Fermilab hit in cyberattack targeting Microsofts SharePoint: Report

The attackers were quickly identified, and the impact was minimal, with no sensitive or classified data accessed, the spokesperson said

30 Jul 2025 8:42 am
Worlds smallest known snake makes big comeback

The Barbados threadsnake can fit comfortably on a coin, so it was able to elude scientists for almost 20 years

29 Jul 2025 4:08 pm
Temu accused by EU regulators of failing to prevent sale of illegal products

The European Commission, the 27-nation blocs executive branch, said its investigation found a high risk for consumers in the EU to encounter illegal products on Temu

29 Jul 2025 10:32 am
Nvidia orders 300,000 H20 chips from TSMC due to robust China demand

The Trump administration this month allowed Nvidia to resume sales of H20 graphics processing units (GPUs) to China, reversing an effective ban imposed in April designed to keep advanced AI chips out of Chinese hands due to national security concerns

29 Jul 2025 10:04 am
Waymo plans to dispatch robotaxis in Dallas next year as its driverless expansion races ahead

Waymo has announced plans to expand its robotaxi service to Dallas next year

29 Jul 2025 9:53 am
U.S. smartphone market sees sluggish growth as India-made phones surge: Report

The imposition of U.S. tariffs has prompted smartphone makers to reorganize their supply chains to avoid higher import costs and protect their margins

29 Jul 2025 9:52 am
Microsoft launches AI-based Copilot Mode in Edge browser

Copilot Mode can help carry out tasks, organise browsing into topic-based queries and compare results across all open tabs without requiring users to switch between them, Microsoft said

29 Jul 2025 8:40 am
How the fair use clause is being applied to generative AI

The summary judgments in the Anthropic and Meta cases recognise the highly transformative character of GenAI, thereby favouring a finding of fair use with respect to using copyrighted materials for training purposes

29 Jul 2025 8:30 am
NISAR satellite mounted on GSLV for launch on July 30

All systems of the launch vehicle checked, says ISRO; the rocket will inject the 2,392-kg earth observation satellite into a 743-km sun-synchronous orbit to enable a wide range of applications

28 Jul 2025 11:25 pm
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns ChatGPT users personal questions could be used in lawsuits

During an episode of This Past Weekend podcast with Theo Von, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stressed the need for better privacy protections when it comes to users personal interactions with chatbots

28 Jul 2025 3:52 pm
U.S. commerce secretary says Trump really likes TikTok, but app has to move to U.S. ownership

The President really likes TikTok, and he said it over and over again, because, you know, it was a good way to communicate with young people, Lutnick said in an interview on Fox News

28 Jul 2025 9:53 am
Huawei shows off AI computing system to rival Nvidia's top product

The system has drawn close attention from the global AI community since Huawei first announced it in April

28 Jul 2025 9:50 am
The Tea app was intended to help women date safely. Then it got hacked

A provocative dating app designed to let women anonymously ask or warn each other about men theyd encountered rocketed to the top spot on the U.S. Apple App Store last week

28 Jul 2025 9:38 am
New microscope reveals molecular jostling faster than ever before

Conventional microscopes are invasive and have limited fields of view. Other microscopes still cant distinguish individual molecules, which are around tens of angstroms in size. A team from Caltech team has now found a way to indirectly detect molecules by observing their interactions with light

28 Jul 2025 5:30 am
The tale of the tigers

Project Tiger needs no introduction. Among the most successful wildlife conservation programmes, its achievements are not only celebrated in India, but also globally. Not without its fair share of challenges and criticism, the project has definitely boosted the tiger population in the country. On this World Nature Conservation Day, A.S.Ganesh delineates the objectives and implementation strategies of this project, while also highlighting key figures that serve as a spotlight on the success

28 Jul 2025 12:39 am
What makes the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite so special? | Explained

The three-tonne machine has been a decade in the making and costs more than $1.5 billion, making it one of the most expensive earth-observing satellites to date

27 Jul 2025 6:30 am
What makes the NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite special? | Explained

What is the need for NISAR? What is synthetic aperture radar? How will NISAR serve Indias needs, especially on agriculture, forestry, and disaster management? How was NISAR built? How soon will the data NISAR produces be available for users?

27 Jul 2025 5:20 am
Women's dating app Tea reports 72,000 images stolen in security breach

The app is a platform where women who sign up and are approved after a verification process can anonymously share information about men they are interested in in Yelp-style reviews

27 Jul 2025 4:43 am
Realme 15 Pro Review | Delivers a balanced and practical package

As a successor, the Realme 15 Pro gets its basics right in terms of upgrades like the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and a jump in battery power reaching 7,000 mAh. From performance to AI smarts, from design polish to everyday usability, it ticks all the boxes

26 Jul 2025 1:10 pm
Efforts to restore mangroves can turn the tide on Indias coastal security

July 26 is the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem

26 Jul 2025 10:30 am
Tesla beats Chinese rivals in some driving assisted tests, say China state media, Bytedance

State television CCTV and Dcar jointly tested the level 2 advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) from more than 20 electric vehicle brands in China and rated their performance in a series of scenarios with higher risks of accidents on highways and urban traffics

26 Jul 2025 10:11 am
Meta to halt political advertising in EU from October, blames EU rules

Meta's announcement echoed Alphabet unit Google's decision announced last November, underscoring Big Tech's pushback against EU rules aimed at reining in their power and making sure that they are more accountable and transparent

26 Jul 2025 10:03 am
Microsoft probing if Chinese hackerslearnedSharePoint flaws through alert: Report

A security patch Microsoft released this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the U.S. tech giant's SharePoint server software, opening the door to a sweeping global cyber espionage effort

26 Jul 2025 9:56 am
Intel to separate networking unit as new CEO Tan overhauls business

Tan's plan to rejuvenate the once-iconic chipmaker focuses on shedding non-core assets and reducing expenses by scaling back major investments and cutting workforce numbers

26 Jul 2025 9:48 am
Meta names ChatGPT co-creator as chief scientist of Superintelligence Lab

Zhao, a former research scientist at OpenAI, co-created ChatGPT, GPT-4 and several of OpenAIs mini models, including 4.1 and o3

26 Jul 2025 9:38 am