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Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said the models built by its Meta Superintelligence Labs team, formed last year, showed a lot of promise
With the expensive deal hanging over its head, Netflix delivered a tepid revenue beat for what is usually one of its strongest quarters, and forecast equally dull prospects for the new year
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where AI boosterism has been overshadowed by a transatlantic confrontation
YouTube announced plans on Wednesday to allow its users this year to create AI versions of themselves
Researchers analysing data from more than half a million people identify shared genetic patterns linking traits related to schizophrenia and osteoporosis
By reviewing existing studies on top-performing athletes, chess players, scientists, and famous classical music composers, researchers have reportedly identified factors correlated with exceptional performance. The findings can change how competitive exams like the IIT-JEE identify top-performing students, experts said
With this change, WiFi routers and gadgets that use them will have an extra strand of spectrum on the newer generations of the networking technology.
Horizon1000 plans to work with African leaders to work out how best to use the technology, starting with Rwanda.
Bat researcher Aditya Srinivasulu on his new study cataloguing bat echolocation data, the importance of these flying mammals and why we need to stop fearing them
US President Donald Trump's policies in particular spurred the fortunes of the ultra-rich, which jumped 16.2 percent in the first year of his second term to $18.3 trillion, the NGO said
The European Union plans to phase out telecom gear from companies in high risk countries, targeting Chinese firms like Huawei and ZTE
Netflix capped last year with another solid financial performance despite slowing subscriber growth that underscored the importance of its contested $72 billion bid to take over Warner Bros
OpenAI on Tuesday said it is rolling out age prediction on ChatGPT globally, to determine whether an account is likely owned by a minor
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favour of Meta
The commercial space industry is evolving rapidly, driven by reusable rocket technologies that significantly lower launch costs. Companies like SpaceX lead the charge, with the market projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2030, enhancing sustainability and increasing mission frequencies
The Darwins bark spider, found in the forests of Madagascar, weaves silk that outperforms steel and most human-made fibres in both strength and toughness. Its silk has a tensile strength of about 1.6 gigapascals, around 3x higher than that of iron, making it the toughest biological material ever tested
It will operate on the new skin, the OriginOS 6, likely to be based upon Android 16 out the box
On January 11, X owner Elon Musk had promised to make the social media platforms algorithm open source in seven days
These new Echo Show smart displays are compatible with Alexa+, whenever it is available in India
Britains Gambling Commission said on Monday that Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, was turning a blind eye to illegal online casinos advertising on its sites
Starmer told a press conference that o options are off the table when asked about restricting social media for younger people
Randstad, one of the worlds largest recruitment agencies, surveyed 27,000 workers and 1,225 employers and covered more than 3 million job postings across 35 markets for the report
OpenAI last week said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to some U.S. users, ramping up efforts to generate revenue from the AI chatbot
SIR 2.0, aimed at updating electoral rolls, has caused confusion and distress among voters. Despite the ECINets ability to handle data entry, verification, cross-checks, and audit trails, the process has relied heavily on paper-based forms, summons, and hearings
Gravity is one of natures four fundamental forces; the others are electromagnetism and the strong and weak nuclear forces. And gravity is 1 billion billion billion billion times weaker than the electromagnetic force, the next strongest. This is why a fridge magnet can overcome the gravitational pull of the entire earth to pick up a paperclip
Have you ever watched a film with some special add-ons and wondered, How do they do that?. Well, the answer lies in a screen of a very specific colour. Lets explore the magic of chroma keying. Lights, camera, action!
A study found that the young people with the worst wellbeing were those who used social media heavily, more than two hours a day, or not at all
The findings suggest that the boundary between solid and liquid phases at the nanoscale isnt as distinct as scientists have thought it to be
Every morning, as you use either your toothpaste or shampoo, you engage with soft matter, materials that flow like liquids under force but hold their shape at rest. This fascinating behaviour challenges our understanding of material properties
What did ISRO chairman V. Narayanan state about the mission? How did Thailands space agency GISTDA respond? Are Failure Analysis Committees standing bodies within the ISRO? Has the FAC report of the PSLV-C61 mission been released in the public domain?
Do you know what connects Edwin Hubbles theory for an expanding universe and Albert Einsteins cosmological constant? The biggest blunder of course! Cant make head or tail? A.S.Ganesh fills you in with the universe
Federal auto safety regulators have granted a five-week extension for Tesla to respond to allegations that its vehicles have broken traffic laws while operating in what the electric automaker calls full self-driving mode
While financial terms have not been disclosed, analysts view Starlink as a premium product likely to appeal primarily to long-haul and full-service airlines
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington ruled in 2024 that the company used unlawful tactics to maintain its dominance in online search
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is scrutinising big tech firms that hire employees of a startup instead of buying the companies outright, Bloomberg News reported
Californias attorney general, Rob Bonta, on Friday sent a cease and desist letter to Elon Musks xAI

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