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Science quiz on holiday spots for the really, really brave

Here is a quiz about holiday spots for people who are really brave to venture out

30 May 2026 12:05 pm
Report warns that cybercriminals are exploiting Cockroach Janta Partys popularity to con GenZ

The 33-page report flagged a fake Android app posing as CJPs official app as a malware threat capable of hacking devices and stealing user data

30 May 2026 11:44 am
Social media companies to pay $27 million to settle Kentucky school district's lawsuit, records show

Meta has warned investors that legal and regulatory blowback in the European Union and the U.S. over youth social media issues could significantly impact our business and financial results

30 May 2026 11:27 am
Dell shares soar 33% as AI server demand, price hikes power stellar quarter

The company, whose AI servers are crucial components in the global AI infrastructure build-out, is set to add $68 billion to its market value

30 May 2026 10:36 am
Infosys CEO's compensation rises 2.5% to nearly $8.7 million in fiscal 2026

Earlier this month, Indian IT stocks fell to their lowest point in three years after OpenAI announced a new services-led venture

30 May 2026 10:29 am
Indian court ruling on Google keyword ads could reshape online advertising

The court ordered Google to pay damages of $31,600 in a ruling issued on May 22 by the Delhi High Court

30 May 2026 10:00 am
Meta plans AI pendant, 'wearables for work' in hardware boost: Report

The report comes after Metas hardware unit Reality Labs reported a loss of $4.03 billion in the first quarter on revenue of just $402 million

30 May 2026 9:57 am
Meta tool to track employee mouse clicks on collision course with EU privacy rules

The tool, called Model Capability Initiative, or MCI, is pulling in data from more than 200 apps and websites, according to a list Meta shared with staffers

30 May 2026 9:39 am
CNN files lawsuit against Perplexity alleging unlawful content distribution

CNN is asking for an unspecified amount of monetary damages and a court order blocking Perplexity from violating its intellectual property rights

29 May 2026 12:21 pm
U.S. military personnel are being targeted using location data, Pentagon letter shows

The Pentagon said in an email it would respond directly to the lawmakers but did not elaborate

29 May 2026 12:09 pm
Bluesky accounts hijacked in pro-Russia propaganda campaign

It was unclear how many accounts had been hacked, with Bluesky removing many of the propaganda posts or suspending affected accounts

29 May 2026 10:52 am
Mistral says would not interfere if its AI is used by defence customers

Boss Arthur Mensch's comments came as Mistral announced a new focus on industrial customers like Airbus and BMW

29 May 2026 10:32 am
Microsoft to release new coding model next week: Report

Market sentiment on Microsoft has soured this year as investors question the viability of its early lead in AI

29 May 2026 10:12 am
Anthropic to roll out Claude Mythos in coming weeks, launches Opus 4.8

Early testers report the model is more likely to flag uncertainties around its work and less likely to make unsupported claims, Anthropic said

29 May 2026 9:52 am
Anthropic reaches near-trillion dollar valuation

Anthropic's rise came by doubling down on delivering generative AI to enterprise clients rather than general users, the path initially chosen by archrival OpenAI

29 May 2026 9:34 am
Indias cricket 'superfans' rewriting sports marketing rules, says Google

This year, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) emerged as the top-searched IPL team across India this season, closely followed by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI)

28 May 2026 1:34 pm
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang to join board of Beijing's Tsinghua University: Report

Chinese President Xi Jinping is among top politicians who attended Tsinghua, sometimes dubbed Chinas Harvard, as an undergraduate

28 May 2026 11:49 am
Pentagon awards Microsoft $9.7 billion deal in bid to cut costs, end license sprawl

The deal, called the Core Enterprise Technology Agreement, is not new spending because baskets of Pentagon software contracts came up for renewal simultaneously

28 May 2026 11:35 am
U.S. charges Google engineer with insider trading on Polymarket

Google said in a statement that it is working with law enforcement and that using confidential information to place bets is a serious breach of company policy

28 May 2026 11:23 am
AI chiefs walk back job apocalypse warnings

The reversals from rivals Altman and Amodei come as their companies, OpenAI and Anthropic, are expected to embark on high-profile IPOs that will require broad buy-in from investors to succeed

28 May 2026 10:12 am
Qualcomm strikes AI chip deal with TikTok owner ByteDance: Report

The Chinese tech giant is poised to become one of Qualcomms first major customers for the AI-focused application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs)

27 May 2026 12:20 pm
China's MiniMax loses bid to end Disney copyright lawsuit over AI system

The studios sued MiniMax last year, alleging it trained Hailuo on their copyrighted material, and used their characters to market Hailuo as a Hollywood studio in your pocket.

27 May 2026 12:13 pm
Spotify launches 'narrated articles' from publications like The Atlantic, Vogue

The Swedish streaming giant will offer more than 650 long-form magazine articles in the English language

27 May 2026 10:59 am
Drones to monitor traffic, track suspects and power aerial surveillance in Hyderabads Malkajgiri

Five to six AI-enabled drones, facial recognition systems and predictive analytics proposed to detect congestion, identify repeat offenders and support real-time policing across the north-eastern corridor.

27 May 2026 10:12 am
Apple, Google push for judicial oversight in Canada online safety bill

Bill C-22 was proposed by Canadas ruling Liberal Party and is being debated in the House of Commons

27 May 2026 9:33 am
Tech firms rethink global capability centers hiring in India as AI shifts skill demand

The shift towards niche skills has upended early-career hiring, with executives saying that traditional entry-level roles could shrink as AI takes over routine tasks

26 May 2026 10:22 am