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A push in Texas to ban children under 18 years old from social media platforms has failed at the state Capitol
China's biggest technology companies have begun the process of switching to homegrown chips as they contend with a dwindling stockpile of Nvidia processors
Germany is considering a 10% tax on large online platforms like Alphabet's Google and Meta's Facebook, its new minister of state for culture told magazine Stern
The Southwest Monsoon arrived in Kerala a full week early this yearon May 24, 2025. While early rain might sound like good news, this sudden shift raises bigger, more urgent questions.
The circadian rhythm sets up physiological rhythms with consequences on wellness. The clock is entrained primarily by light, but also by meal timings and exercise to maintain normal circadian rhythms. Additionally, the output of the clock in concert with a variety of zeitgebers provides feedback to maintain healthy rhythms
The new Google Store will also help Pixel users in servicing. They can now self-serve by initiating repair requests and scheduling pick-up directly from the website
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered U.S. firms that offer software used to design semiconductors to stop selling their services to Chinese groups, the Financial Times reported
He has previously held director positions at Microsoft and Facebook, and served as the CEO of Netflix for 25 years
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released an update to its R1 reasoning model in the early hours of Thursday
A study published in Science Immunology may open new pathways to conquer malaria and other difficult infections for which we currently lack effective vaccines
When dealing with addiction, it is vital to have endless hope
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period from 1550-1070 BC. They identified the names and titles of their owners through inscriptions found within
The Plus Key activates AI Plus Mind, a new feature to quickly save, catalogue, and recall key information found on the screen
Thoma Bravo and Cloud Software Group were part of the five interested buyers of the asset, that person and another person familiar with the process said
Rising concerns about the misuse of drones have led to the development of new technologies designed to counter unmanned aircraft
All the phones in this new series ships with a 7,000 mAh battery supported by a 120 W fast charger included in the box
The company that runs the Truth Social streaming and social media platform aims to raise $2 billion in fresh equity and $1 billion more through a convertible bond, the report said
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants
Putin said it was important for Russia to develop domestic software solutions
The collaboration targets industries with stringent data requirements, such as financial services, public sector, aerospace and defence, and energy and utilities
In 1900, 16 years after Mendels death, three scientists realised that Mendel had answered the question of whether some traits of the parents are passed on to their offspring more frequently than others
Sambuddha Misra, Arunabha Ghosh and Suruchi Bhadwal in conversation with Jacob Koshy
The coastline paradox reveals more than a peculiar measurement challenge: it underscores how science evolves with better tools
Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, former Secretary R&D and Chairman DRDO and currently President of the Aeronautical Society of India, in a conversation with The Hindus Dinakar Peri. Some excerpts
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Axiom-4 mission crew aboard a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in the U.S. on June 9, 2025
Scientists are trying to block the transmission of malaria by going after the parasite rather than mosquitoes
Despite decades of research, the precise mechanisms driving neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimers have remained elusive. Two studies published recently have revealed a startling possibility: that the trouble might begin long before neurons die
On May 25, 1940, lethal doses of streptococci bacteria were used to infect eight mice. Four of these were then administered injections of penicillin, helping them to survive days to weeks, even as the other four died the very next day. A.S.Ganesh waves his wand and tells you about a wonder drug
Anthropic unveiled its latest Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models on Thursday
The data center expected to be the ChatGPT parent's largest will use up to 50,000 Nvidia Blackwell chips per building
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will host a private event for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin
The probe, marks an escalation in U.S. government scrutiny of whether groups like Media Matters helped advertisers coordinate to pull ad dollars from X after Musk bought the social media site formerly known as Twitter in 2022
While the launch of Nafithromycin, the first antibiotic to be developed in the last 30 years, globally, is a welcome step forward, experts warn that addressing AMR is no longer optional: tackling it requires a multifaceted approach with a shared sense of responsibility to make a difference
CAR-T cells, produced at the hospital site, were used on 10 patients with acute leukemia and lymphoma; the study found the therapy to be safe, with promising results, with the cost of the therapy being nearly 90% less than global average
According to its designers, Aurora is the first AI model to consistently outperform seven forecasting centres in predicting the five-day trajectory of devastating cyclones
Monthly packages start at 4,200 taka ($35) for the service now available nationwide, says Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, with a one-time payment of 47,000 taka required for setup equipment.
The tool as introduced back in December last year to Google Labs and now its beta version will be available to the public
After pitching for theKudankulam project, the Chief Minister urged the Centre in September 2011 to halt it until apprehensions about its safety were addressed.Yet she set up an expert panel in February 2012. It included former Chairman of the Atomic Energy CommissionM.R.Srinivasan. Based on its report, she green-lighted the plant in March
Swiggy has launched its Drops initiative that offers limited-edition dishes from popular food brands and chefs on a first-come, first-serve basis
Waymo said on Monday it received approval from California to expand its robotaxi operations in more areas of the San Francisco Peninsula and further south
Atomisers are used everywhere where a liquid needs to be distributed in a specific and efficient way across a surface or through a space. Some ways in which sprays differ are in the drop size, spray pattern, and angle of application
A new study has introduced a new form of the classic Ising model that, by incorporating non-reciprocal interactions, can recreate many properties of one-way networks
McKinsey estimates that Artificial Intelligence could pump trillions into the global economy, with firms seeing productivity rise by up to 25% when they embrace it. Thats the lure that AI promises efficiency and flexibility
Researchers from China recently reported that its hard to make sense of the widespread persistence of A-to-I mRNA editing in animals