Can floating solar boost Indias renewable energy uptake? | Explained
With land increasingly scarce and storage becoming crucial, heres why India is looking to its vast reservoirs for the next phase of solar expansion
Australia defends teen social media ban after study shows most still online
The eSafety study painted a sobering picture. It found that children aged 10 to 15 were using social media just as frequently in March as they had before the ban came into force on December 10
Chinese military researchers tap U.S. AI models to train defence systems
As Chinese AI models close the gap with their U.S. counterparts, military researchers are also examining distillation as a potential security risk
Government to question Meta global team on issues around algorithmic bias, role in public order
The government earlier this week summoned a top Meta executive after Modis recent post addressing Indias youth and promising stringent measures against paper leaks was briefly restricted on Facebook.
Sarvam AI launches platform to help build India-centric AI models
Sarvam AI said Epoch Builder Edition will be available in private preview from August 2026, with general availability planned for the fourth quarter of 2026
Motorola launches Moto Pad 70 Groove with JBL speakers and Dimensity SoC
The tablet gets AI-powered tools and software experiences like Google Gemini, Circle to Search, Smarter Reader, AI Writing Tools, and AI Notes
EU aims for seven AI gigafactories with 10 billion plan in race with U.S., China
European Commission said it aims to attract at least 20 billion in private investments for the projects; the total was increased from five planned gigafactories to seven following strong interest from EU countries
Science quiz: Works that won the Fields Medal
Test your Fields Medal IQ with this quiz. Can you name these math genuises?
When is heavy rainfall a cloudburst, and when is it not? | Explained
Last week, the IMD rejected reports that Assam and Nagaland had experienced cloudbursts over the preceding few days and that they were responsible for the Upper Assam floods
WhatsApp rolls out web calls, waiting rooms and call transfer features
These new features will also allow WhatsApp users to run calls and meetings similar to users of rival video call platforms
OpenAI's rogue agent compromised a customer at a second tech firm, executive says
Modal said the customer had published an unauthenticated endpoint that allowed anyone on the internet to use their sandboxes for code execution
