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Credible studies have shown that querying an AI model with anonymised data to extract personal details that it had memorised during training can be used to identify individuals and build their profiles
He reportedly told investigators that PSC chairperson M.R. Baiju had not consulted him, the other commission members, or other senior officials on important examination-related decisions and took many decisions unilaterally
He was the vice-president of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama headed by Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliar and president of Markaz institutions
The CAQMs GRAP sub-committee noted that Delhis AQI had risen sharply from 117 in the moderate category on October 31 to 261 in the poor category on November 1, before reaching 324
The Minister did not report the offer to the DVAC or any other law enforcement agency; he made it public only on November 1, without disclosing the identity of the person who made the offer, said I. Paranathaman
Justice S.M. Subramaniam, the seniormost judge of Madras High Court, has ordered the inquiry in his capacity as the Executive Chairman of Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority
OpenAI and Anthropic each said last week that one of their AI models had disproved the exponential time hypothesis
Jairam Ramesh of Congress said the National Clean Air Programme focuses heavily on PM10, but it is the finer particulate matter PM2.5 that is the real killer as far as public health is concerned
Another police officer said that the truck driver and staff fled the scene after leaving the truck at some distance following the incident, and a search is underway for them
Meta has built a prototype humanoid robot with Chinese startup company Fourier, per a report
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The Shin Bet security agency launched the inquiry last week, at the elections chiefs request, to determine whether the Arab Israeli party Raam received money from Qatar an accusation both the Gulf state and the party deny
ISRO needs more human and material resources to fulfil its mandate
The Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party issued a press statement saying both had joined the party; when a controversy erupted both MLCs said they have not joined the party but are supporting the BJP
Operators say mandate brought in following Joshimath crash not financially viable; accuse authorities of ignoring concerns over safety hazards, particularly drones and paragliding activity along flying routes
The flight disruptions have continued amid attacks on civilian and critical infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including airports
The development came a day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its first of 40 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly polls
For the first time in a dozen years, a leading OB-GYN group has updated its guidance on managing hot flashes, night sweats, sleep changes and other disruptive symptoms that often come along with menopause
Cyclone Arnab hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh this week. In preparation, authorities evacuated people, halted transportation services and alerted disaster response forces. This is just the first cyclone of the northeast monsoon season. As climate change threatens to bring increasingly intense cyclones and other natural disasters, will Indias current disaster management programme be able to handle the social and economic costs I?n this episode, Sonikka Loganathan speaks to Safi Ahsan Rizvi, forme
Springs are usually metal wires wound in a spiral, allowing us to store mechanical energy; the umbrellas rod consists of multiple cylinders, and the spring opens them up in succession; when you close an umbrella, you compress the spring and store energy in it
Designs for the first privately built tokamak, a nuclear reactor that uses fusion to produce energy, could be firmed up in 2027 by Bengaluru-based startup Pranos Fusion
Most of the 1 -ton telescope is expected to burn up in the atmosphere. But a handful of pieces made of denser-than-lead tungsten and some mirror parts could survive reentry, according to NASA's Brad Cenko, the mission's chief scientist
The incident took place near Mamata Medical Hall, close to Titagarh police station, following a Bijoya Sammilani get-together organised by the local BJP mandal, an official said
Googles parent company is investing heavily in artificial intelligence infrastructure as its cloud business expands. But the spending is weighing on cash flow, while AI-powered search raises questions about the future of its advertising business
The march came days after militants ambushed 14 Meitei men and killed three of them, sparking protests in the State
Alphabet shares plunged a record 12.64% on Thursdaywiping out $482 billion in market valueand fell another 0.42% in Friday pre-market trading, following quarterly earnings that fueled investor anxiety over whether massive AI investments will pay off.
The instructor had requested permission to change his gender from female to male and his name under Rule 8A of the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1991, in accordance with the relevant government provisions
Publishers currently have to implement multiple blocking commands for every bot that crawls the web to collect data
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stones for eight development projects worth 118.88 crore, taking the total outlay for the 31 projects to 426.71 crore
The United Nations had warned that progress was insufficient to meet the goals of the 2030 target including protecting 30% of Earths land and oceans, tackling pollution and invasive species, and boosting money for conservation
While the facts are still emerging, the Binance cyberattack could go down as the largest cryptocurrency hack on record
Mr. Modi also said that equipped with enhanced capabilities, NVS-03 will further Indias pursuit of self-reliance in critical technologies and support navigation services that benefit the people
Jury selection began on Wednesday, and opening statements are scheduled for November 4
OpenAI will restrict practical information on weapons and security systems that could be misused
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The core of the MIC has shifted from the factory to the server due to the arithmetic of cost-imposition, the venture-velocity logic of capital, and the architectural revolution of software-defined warfare
The 2250 kg NVS-03 is the third satellite in the next-generation navigation satellite system envisaged for providing continuity of navigation services for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System series
Forest department strongly opposes Plantation Corporation, Keralas proposal to renew the lease agreement and access more land, citing violation of lease conditions, including engaging private agencies for pineapple farming on the holding
Kashmir chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said peace cannot simply be measured by the absence of protests
SFI activists allegedly disrupted the meet soon after the Minister completed his inaugural address seeking answers from him about the suspension of 16 students of Sanskrit varsity, Kalady
Indias drug quality standards have come under increased scrutiny at home and overseas in recent years after locally made cough syrups were linked to the deaths of children in India and also in countries including Gambia and Uzbekistan
Excluding the exceptional items, adjusted net profit stood at 3,162 crore.

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