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A childs thwarted suicide attempt in the U.S. has put the spotlight on the risks of Googles Gemini AI and the companys controversial decision to package Search and AI features together for students
The sudden emergence of Nvidia CEO Huang's infidelity has created concerns about whether China has been able to access the cutting-edge chips designed by Nvidia that are powering the development of artificial intelligence
Iran continues to at least partly block traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which has dented oil supplies out of the Gulf.
He said the accord with Riyadh, a key backer of Damascus as it seeks to rebuild after more than a decade of civil war, was vital for Syria to rebuild its institutions, including the military
Data obtained by The Hindu under the Right to Information Act shows a sharp decline in the number of villages without serviceable internet speeds
He called us Naxals. My challenge stands. Let him debate me on who is anti-national and who is controlled by foreign forces. Any time, any place. My guarantee: after the debate, the PM wont have the guts to stand in front of a single jawan again, says Gandhi
The chips company CEO is at the center of a controversy over whether he drove sales of advanced computer chips to China, in spite of U.S. tech restrictions aimed at limiting Chinas ability to access these advanced technologies
Nvidia said that it was investigating its Mr. Huang after he told the board he had been intimate with a customer, Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence determined was a Chinese spy, per a report by New York Times
Lewis Hamilton became the second F1 driver with 400 starts after Fernando Alonso; Brazils home drivers have a disappointing race
Online companies and free speech advocates say the law could give regulators too much discretion to decide what is harmful, placing pressure on platforms to take down content
Before you cut a single clip in Edits, you have to hand something over to Meta
The deceased have not yet been identified, and efforts are underway to establish their identities and inform their families
A major fire broke out at Haji Kasam Chawl in Mumbais Dongri area late on Sunday, November 8, engulfing several shops and hutments. Firefighting operations were launched to bring the blaze under control. Two other fire incidents were reported in Dadar and Andheri over the weekend, with one person killed in the Andheri blaze.
The FBI has blamed a North Korean hacking group for the theft, an allegation Pyongyang has denied
Anthropic bought commitments for 1.7 gigawatts of heavy-duty generators in late September from OnePWR Solutions
The announcement came after Jensen Huang acknowledged to the board that he had been intimate with a business executive whom U.S. intelligence determined was gathering information for Beijing
Authorities said they had launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, which occurred in Giza's Al-Ayyat area, the site of Egypt's worst-ever rail disaster
So far, no injuries have been reported.
A selection committee would be constituted to decide the awardees, he said, while addressing BSF personnel at a border outpost in Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district, which shares a boundary with Bangladesh
A British national was among the dead, according to police. Among the 15 wounded were nationals from Austria, Britain, Germany, Portugal and Russia, says an Interior Ministry spokeswoman
Concerning Iran, the mission is still not complete. Iran is trying to renew its efforts to obtain nuclear weapons alongside other grave efforts that place the State of Israel in real danger, says Mr. Katz
On November 8, 2018, one of the earliest wheelchairs used by Stephen Hawking fetched a whopping sum of nearly 300,000, while a copy of his doctoral thesis fetched almost 585,000. How did a theoretical physicist turn into one of the most celebrated scientists of recent times? A.S.Ganesh gives you the answer with a brief look at his life and work
The U.S. regulators warned organisations about ongoing cyber threat activity targeting industrial refrigeration and cold chain monitoring systems, shortly after these hacks led to huge amounts of food waste across European supermarkets
One of the corporate faces of the AI boom, OpenAI has moved quickly to counter fears that a shift in congressional power could slow the industrys growth
It's so many things, so many struggles that come together in this data centre, Geef Tegengas spokesman, Nathan Timmer, told AFP
Amazon said the new text feature lets users research and compare products, track deals and price drops, and have Alexa for Shopping complete purchases
No COP decision has referred to the quantitative value of the total or remaining carbon budget nor has discussed which countries have spent it the most. If COP31 is to deliver real impetus to climate action, its decisions must revert to the basics
Scrap dealer Khalil had purchased a CNG cylinder from someone and was trying to dismantle it to extract brass and other metals when the gas leaked out of it and sparked a fire
The opposition party also reiterated its demand that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar must go and the SIR of electoral rolls must be suspended
The designers debut home linen collection is a tribute to his grandmothers home in Bhopal. It also embraces the technicolour fever dream that is Delhi
The Delhi-based fashion designer introduces a new grammar of living by launching home furnishings that include bed linen, tableware and tiles
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited Mr. Pawar in the hospital
Experts attribute this decline to the deployment of the Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank (FCNR[B]) resources and also to currency defence put up by RBI through dollar sales
The smartphone prices are expected to rise up again by up to 10% post Diwali due to memory crisis, lesser inventories and rupee depreciation against US dollar
The teenager was not able to access Google's Gemini app, nor OpenAI's ChatGPT, because they were blocked by her school
Researchers analysed over 200 experimental studies on 177 aquatic and terrestrial species across six continents and found that noise altered specific traits in 80% of the animals studied
Amid growing U.S. opposition to data-centre expansion, company commits to bearing electricity and grid infrastructure costs, publishing water and power consumption, and working with unions on local hiring and training; proposes measures to make data-centre developers more accountable
Dr. Shetty was recognised for extending vaccination and logistical support to the French Consulate and the wider French community during the pandemic
ISRO to conduct in-orbit testing for satellite payload as part of developing NavIC, an indigenous GPS alternative; ISRO chief recalls Indian scientists role in saving lives on the Axiom-4 mission; praises Russian support of Indias space programme
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the government was examining ways to address the concerns of students and ensure that no section of the student community feels excluded, threatened or apprehensive under the regulatory framework.
A 1983 batch IAS officer of the Telangana cadre, Binoy Kumar will hold office for five years
A post-mortem examination finds that the deceased elephant was carrying a fully grown foetus, nearing delivery stage; veterinarian opines that the elephant could have died at least two days before staff spotted the carcass
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