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Research has shown that prolonged exposure to loud noise can damage synapses without affecting the hearing threshold; since clinical assessments bank on this threshold, a normal audiogram need not mean no hearing damage

Indias dependence on lithium-ion batteries exposes structural constraints linked to critical minerals, import dependence, and supply security; sodium-ion batteries emerge as a safer alternative with lower material risk, compatible with existing infrastructure, and the potential to strengthen energy security

According to a gazette notification by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, a deep tech startup is primarily concerned with producing a solution based on new knowledge/advancements in a scientific or engineering discipline

OpenAI executives said Frontier is meant to work with a companys preexisting infrastructure as well as AI agents built by third parties.

The pledge underscores growing concern among some governments that rapid advances in artificial intelligence could outpace rules around its military use

The weakness has echoed across global IT stocks this week, extending a broader selloff in companies seen as most exposed to potential AI disruption

The Galaxy A07 5G runs on the latest One UI 8.0 based on Android 16, and will get six years of security updates and six years of OS upgrades

The new Vivo V70 series will succeed the V60 series launched last year

The technology, dubbed 4D creation, released into beta, and builds upon the companys earlier model which could generate static three dimensional objects

Secretary General Guterres will be travelling to India to attend the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026 that will be held on February 19-20 in New Delhi

The bipartisan bill, called the Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct Act, or the SCAM Act, would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to combat fraudulent advertising