Science & Technology

Mass layoffs and data breaches seem to dominate headlines in recent months. Now a startling new study suggests these two trends may be more closely linked than we ever imagined. Researchers from Binghamton University in collaboration with international partners, have uncovered a potential cybersecurity time bomb lurking within corporate downsizing decisions. Their findings paint a sobering picture:…

In the darkness of the deep ocean, where sunlight can’t reach, scientists have stumbled upon a strange phenomenon — the production of oxygen where none should exist. An international team says the unexpected discovery of what they’re calling “dark oxygen” challenges our understanding of deep-sea ecosystems and could have far-reaching implications for ocean chemistry and climate science.…

The significant electricity consumption of these companies calls for ongoing discussions around sustainability and renewable energy adoption. Tech giants Google and Microsoft each consumed 24 TWh of electricity in 2023, surpassing the consumption of more than 100 countries, new research claims. Analysis by Michael Thomas, shared on X, states that both Google and Microsoft used the same…

Google is planning to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, it said on Monday, after years of pledging to phase out the tiny packets of code meant to track users on the internet. The major reversal follows concerns from advertisers – the company’s biggest source of income – saying the loss of cookies in the world’s…

As humans wait to find out who will be the first person to land on Mars, a new study may have identified the first plant that will help colonize Mars. It’s not some hybrid flower or genetically engineered organism — it’s moss! Specifically, researchers say a desert-dwelling moss called Syntrichia caninervis can survive extreme conditions that would…

Elon Musk, known for his outspoken views on artificial intelligence (AI), recently shared a video on his microblogging account that has sparked intrigue and amusement online. The video, created using AI animation techniques, portrays world leaders and prominent figures strutting down a virtual runway like fashion models. Among those featured in the video are Joe Biden, the…

Security experts said CrowdStrike’s (CRWD.O), opens new tab routine update of its widely used cybersecurity software, which caused clients’ computer systems to crash globally on Friday, apparently did not undergo adequate quality checks before it was deployed. The latest version of its Falcon sensor software was meant to make CrowdStrike clients’ systems more secure against hacking by…

While CrowdStrike swiftly released information to fix affected systems, experts warned that full recovery would be time-consuming. A routine update to CrowdStrike’s widely used cybersecurity software backfired spectacularly on Friday, triggering a global IT outage that crippled businesses, airlines, and government agencies. Security experts are now pointing to inadequate quality checks as a potential cause for the…

Meta is planning to spend billions to buy roughly 5 percent of ​​EssilorLuxottica, the €88 billion European eyewear giant it has collaborated with on two generations of Ray-Ban smart glasses. The Financial Times and other outlets earlier reported news of the talks, which I’ve also confirmed. I’m told the negotiations are advanced and it’s likely Meta will…

The flag, which was seen flying on the airless Moon, courted several controversies to the extent that some even denied the Moon landing ever happened. But, there was science behind it. Fifty-five years ago, millions around the world were glued to their television screens as two humans prepared to set foot on an uncharted world. Over 3,80,000…

Services from airlines to healthcare, shipping and finance were coming back online on Friday after a mistake in a security software update sparked hours-long global computer systems outages, another incident highlighting the vulnerability of the world’s interconnected technologies. After the outage was resolved, companies were dealing with backlogs of delayed and canceled flights and medical appointments, missed…

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Thursday it was launching GPT-4o mini, a cost-efficient small AI model, aimed at making its technology more affordable and less energy-intensive, allowing the startup to target a broader pool of customers. Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O), opens new tab OpenAI, the market leader in the AI software space, has been working to make it cheaper…

When it comes to promising forms of energy, nuclear fusion checks all the boxes: it’s clean, abundant, continuous and safe. It’s produced when the lightweight nuclei of two atoms fuse together to form a heavier nucleus, releasing large amounts of energy in the process. For fusion reactions to occur in a controlled manner, huge reactors are needed…

Just hours after revealing the Pixel 9 Pro, Google is showing off the Pixel 9 Pro Fold with a brief, Gemini-linked teaser video. As is standard for Pixel phones, the devices have been leaked all over the internet already, but at least now we can end speculation about the look or name of Google’s next foldable Android…

Microsoft’s AI-powered Designer app is coming out of preview today for both iOS and Android users. Microsoft Designer lets you use templates to create custom images, stickers, greeting cards, invitations, and more. Designer can also use AI to edit images and restyle them or create collages of images. Originally available on the web or through Microsoft Edge,…

Fei-Fei Li, the renowned computer scientist known as the “godmother of AI,” has created a startup dubbed World Labs. In just four months, its already valued at more than $1 billion, the Financial Times reported. World Labs hopes to use human-like processing of visual data to make AI capable of advanced reasoning, Reuters reported in May. The…

The findings suggest there could be hundreds of pits on the moon and thousands of lava tubes. An international team of scientists has confirmed the existence of a sizable cave on the moon, potentially paving the way for future lunar habitats. The cave is located just 400 kilometres from the Apollo 11 landing site in the Sea…

New observations reveal neutron stars paired with stars like our Sun Most stars in our universe come in pairs. While our own Sun is a loner, many stars like our Sun orbit similar stars, while a host of other exotic pairings between stars and cosmic orbs pepper the universe. Black holes, for example, are often found orbiting…

The moon is hostile to human life and its surface is exposed to powerful levels of cosmic radiation – but experts believe the underground caves could be “suitable for habitation purposes”. An underground cave stretching tens of metres below an open pit on the moon has been discovered which could be a potential base for future astronauts,…

Apple’s (AAPL.O), opens new tab shares rose 2.5% to a record high on Monday after Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the iPhone maker’s shares and designated the stock as a “top pick,” citing the company’s AI efforts as a boost to device sales. In what was seen as a move to catch up with Alphabet’s…

The artificial intelligence boom has had such a profound effect on big tech companies that their energy consumption, and with it their carbon emissions, have surged. The spectacular success of large language models such as ChatGPT has helped fuel this growth in energy demand. At 2.9 watt-hours per ChatGPT request, AI queries require about 10 times the…

Google parent Alphabet is in advanced negotiations to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for approximately $23 billion. This deal would mark Alphabet’s largest acquisition to date, amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is close to buying cybersecurity startup Wiz for about $23 billion. If this happens, it will be Alphabet’s biggest purchase ever. Most…

OpenAI whistleblowers have filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, calling for an investigation over the artificial intelligence company’s allegedly restrictive non-disclosure agreements, according to a letter seen by Reuters. “Given the well-documented potential risks posed by the irresponsible deployment of AI, we urge the Commissioners to immediately approve an investigation into OpenAI’s prior…

Nasa on Friday unveiled a set of images of two galaxies merging in sort of a “cosmic ballet“. The galaxies, affectionately named the Penguin and the Egg, are located 326 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. The release of these images marked the second anniversary of the telescope’s first scientific results. The image was taken by…

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is working on a novel approach to its artificial intelligence models in a project code-named “Strawberry,” according to a person familiar with the matter and internal documentation reviewed by Reuters. The project, details of which have not been previously reported, comes as the Microsoft-backed startup races to show that the types of models it…

Picture this: a security robot that’s always on duty, with eyes that never close and a focus that never wavers. That’s Athena for you. Developed by the folks at Kody Robots, Athena is like the superhero of surveillance robots. It’s got the brains of the most advanced artificial intelligence and can adapt to any security challenge thrown…

Astronauts on spacewalks famously have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits. Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as – unlike wastewater on board the International Space Station (ISS) – the water in urine from spacewalks is not recycled. A solution for these challenges would be full-body ‘stillsuits’ like those…

As the rest of the tech industry seems to mostly shift to overproduced infomercials for their product launches, Samsung is holding fast to its love for giant live events in huge arenas. This year, at Unpacked in Paris, the company announced a whole lineup of new gadgets. The new Fold and Flip look nice but also a…

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other drugs, both daily pills. All three medications are pre-exposure…

In late April, farmers in Saskatchewan stumbled upon spacecraft fragments while preparing their fields for seeding. It sounds like the beginning of a science fiction movie, but this really happened, sending a powerful warning: it is only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt or killed by falling space junk. The Axiom Space private astronaut…

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore blasted off on June 5 aboard the brand new Boeing Starliner spaceship and docked the following day for what was meant to be roughly a week-long stay. A pair of US astronauts stuck waiting to leave the International Space Station said Wednesday they were confident that the problem-plagued Boeing Starliner they rode…

The £400 ring, which is scheduled to launch later this month, will come with a battery life of up to seven days and is designed to be worn 24 hours a day to help users monitor their health stats during the day, but also while they sleep. Samsung has become the first tech giant to release a…

Scientists say elusive object found just 18,000 light years from Earth at the center of Omega Centauri Astronomers have found compelling evidence for a long-sought intermediate-mass black hole lurking at the heart of Omega Centauri, the largest and brightest globular cluster visible from Earth. This cosmic behemoth, weighing in at over 20,000 times the mass of our…

Artificial intelligence can not only pass college exams but often outperform human students, all while remaining virtually undetected. This eye-opening research, conducted at the University of Reading, serves as a “wake-up call” for the education sector, highlighting the urgent need to address the challenges posed by AI in academic settings. The study, published in the journal PLOS…

iOS 18’s third developer beta includes a “dynamic” version of the default iOS 18 wallpaper that shifts colors, as reported by 9to5Mac. Previous betas had four color options (and dark mode counterparts) for the wallpaper, but this new dynamic option changes between colors over time. Check out this video from leaker ShrimpApplePro to see the wallpaper and…

NASA has alerted that a massive aeroplan-esized asteroid is all set to make its closest approach towards Earth. Know its details. Why do scientists keep a constant eye on asteroids? The answer is simple, the catastrophic impact that an asteroid strike can have on Earth is heart-wrenching. Believing the theories, the massive asteroid that hit the Earth…

Here’s some potentially good news for Apple Watch owners who have Apple Watch Ultra screen envy: the Apple Watch Series 10 — may get the same size screen as the company’s 49mm outdoorsy watch. That’s in addition to other possible improvements, like a thinner case and a new chip that could “lay the groundwork for some AI…

Tech prophet who predicted the iPhone years in advance makes alarming forecasts for coming years * After 2029, humans will begin to merge with machines • Dead people will come back first as simulations – then as ‘printed’ living bodies A tech expert with a track record of predicting sea changes in the industry has made several…

After 378 days in a 3D-printed Mars-imitation bunker in Texas, four NASA volunteers, Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones, have finally been set free. But they may have missed quite a lot. NASA volunteers who spent over a year in a simulated Mars bunker have completed their mission. After 378 days in a 3D-printed,…

NASA issues an alert about asteroid 2024 ME1, hurtling through space at an alarming speed. NASA is tracking a 120-foot (37-metre) wide asteroid named 2024 ME1, which will make a close approach to Earth on July 10, 2024. This airplane-sized space rock is hurtling through space at a staggering speed. Let’s learn more about its speed, closest…

Isro chairman S Somanath while stressing that no one country can individually develop a planetary protection system against asteroids, on Wednesday said India also wishes to, and is qualified to be, part of larger global missions that study asteroids. Speaking at Isro’s first workshop on planetary defence for students at its headquarters in Bengaluru, he emphasised the…

The tech giant has set a target of achieving net zero emissions by the end of the decade. But now, with the company rushing into the artificial intelligence race, the tech giant’s admitted reducing energy use from current levels “may be challenging”. Google has admitted its greenhouse gas emissions have risen 48% over the past five years…

Until Friday, OpenAI’s recently launched ChatGPT macOS app had a potentially worrying security issue: it wasn’t hard to find your chats stored on your computer and read them in plain text. That meant that if a bad actor or malicious app had access to your machine, they could easily read your conversations with ChatGPT and the data…

The Pragyan rover, deployed and commanded by Vikram lander, spotted small rock fragments distributed around the rim, wall slopes, and floor of small craters at the southern high-latitude landing site, according to recent findings. The rover of India’s moon mission Chandrayaan-3 had an interesting encounter on the lunar surface near its landing site. The Pragyan rover, deployed…

Gurman predicts that Apple Intelligence will soon have two tiers, where the paid version will be named as Apple Intelligence+. Apple recently introduced Apple Intelligence, the suite of AI features for Apple products at its recent WWDC 2024 event. For now, it is said to be available free of cost across iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia.…

Whatsapp, through its ‘small business app’, aims to provide end-to-end solutions for MSMEs, whether customer and vendor interface, or for internal systems like human resource, leave management etc. Meta-owned messaging service Whatsapp is looking to build on its ubiquity in India and is now targeting the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) for its next stage…

The promised artificial intelligence revolution requires data. Lots and lots of data. OpenAI and Google have begun using YouTube videos to train their text-based AI models. But what does the YouTube archive actually include? Our team of digital media researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst collected and analyzed random samples of YouTube videos to learn more…

Threads users will now be able to share their posts to other ActivityPub-based federated platforms like Mastodon, and they will also be able to see and like replies. Meta’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on June 25 announced that people using Threads in over 100 countries can share their posts to the fediverse starting today, as part of…

The two NASA astronauts, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, were scheduled to return on June 14. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S Somanath has assured that the delayed return of Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams from the International Space Station (ISS) should not be a worrying issue as the space station is a safe place for people…

ARTIFICIAL intelligence is here to stay – and many users are hitting back at tech giants like Microsoft and Meta over data privacy concerns. While the companies have taken note of the criticism, not all responses have been equally reassuring. Microsoft Microsoft was forced to delay the release of an artificial intelligence tool called Recall following a…

Remember learning to ride a bike or your first trip to the zoo? These childhood memories often stick with us well into adulthood, but have you ever wondered how our brains manage to keep them intact for so long? A groundbreaking new study published in the journal Science Advances may have just cracked the code on long-term…

GOOGLE has announced the release of an artificial intelligence tool that increases productivity for users with jam-packed inboxes. The company announced a new Gemini side panel in the web version of Gmail on Monday, promising “new, powerful ways to get more done in your personal and professional life.” The multi-purpose tool is designed to accommodate models including…

The company confirmed that a ChatGPT app for Windows is in the pipeline and will be released later this year. Mac users can now rejoice! OpenAI has released its ChatGPT app for MacOS as a free download, ending the ChatGPT Plus exclusivity that was in place since last month. The desktop app, compatible with macOS 14+ devices…

Could aliens be changing their planet’s climate in the same way we are? If so, scientists believe it could make finding intelligent life much easier than we thought. A groundbreaking new study suggests that greenhouse gases could be a telltale sign that aliens are hard at work changing their world’s climate — for better or worse. Unlike…

“With 70% of the planet covered by water, the seas are important drivers of Earth’s global climate:” NASA wrote as a part of its post on greenhouse gases. “Our ocean is changing,” the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wrote while posting a visualisation depicting how greenhouse gases impact Earth’s water bodies. The space agency wrote that…

UPSC has decided to introduce facial recognition and AI-based CCTV surveillance to strengthen the examination process and eliminate the possibility of malpractices by the candidates. This assumes significance as the Central government is facing heat over the alleged irregularities in UGC NET, NEET exam. Amid Neet, NET fiasco, country’s premier recruitment body Upsc has decided to introduce…

Intermittent fasting has been a popular weight loss strategy in recent years, but it has also been linked to several concerning health risks. While some concerns have been backed up by science, others have been more rumor than fact. Now, a new study is debunking several of these common myths about fasting to lose weight. Researchers from…

Meta first announced Meta AI at last year’s Connect, and since April, it has been bringing the latest version of Meta AI built with Llama 3 to users across the world. “With our most powerful Large Language Model (LLM) under the hood, Meta AI is better than ever. We’re excited to share our next-generation assistant with even…

Boeing, we have a problem. The return trip to Earth for two NASA astronauts who rode to orbit on the trouble-plagued company’s Starliner has been delayed for a third time as of Saturday — with Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams cooling their heels at the International Space Station (ISS) while engineers on the ground race against time…

Stargazers and skywatchers have been treated to a stunning show of celestial events already in 2024: the total solar eclipse, the return of the ‘devil comet,’ and multiple nights colored by the northern lights have undoubtedly topped the list for some. But if that wasn’t enough for you, space experts say we’re due for another stellar sighting:…

Even in your 80s, it’s not too late to adopt healthy habits that could help you live to 100 and beyond. That’s the encouraging message from a groundbreaking new international study, which found that older adults who maintained healthier lifestyles had significantly better odds of becoming centenarians. The research, published in JAMA Network Open, suggests that simple…

In its quest to unravel the mysteries of Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has stumbled upon an intriguing find: a peculiar, light-colored boulder that stands out among the darker rocks surrounding it. The speckled rock, affectionately nicknamed “Atoko Point” by the mission’s science team, measures 18 inches wide and 14 inches tall and has piqued the interest of…

SoftBank Group (9984.T), opens new tab CEO Masayoshi Son said on Friday that the group’s mission was to help in humanity’s progress by realising artificial super intelligence, which he said would exceed human capabilities by a factor of 10,000. “SoftBank Group has done many things until now that have all been a warm up for my great…

Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s co-founder and former chief scientist, is starting a new AI company focused on safety. In a post on Wednesday, Sutskever revealed Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a startup with “one goal and one product:” creating a safe and powerful AI system. The announcement describes SSI as a startup that “approaches safety and capabilities in tandem,”…

The ozone layer in the Earth’s atmosphere absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun, which can cause skin cancer on exposure and even disrupt crop yields and food production. Internet satellite networks like Elon Musk’s Starlink could be depleting the Earth’s ozone layer, researchers from the University of Southern California have claimed. The research published in the…

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently joined Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamath for the debut episode of Kamath’s podcast series “People by WTF.” During their 30-minute conversation, Gates discussed a range of topics from his early days at Microsoft to the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on various industries, particularly software engineering. Gates expressed optimism about AI’s potential,…

NASA has set its sights on the Moon, aiming to send astronauts back to the lunar surface by 2026 and establish a long-term presence there by the 2030s. But the Moon isn’t exactly a habitable place for people. Cosmic rays from distant stars and galaxies and solar energetic particles from the Sun bombard the surface, and exposure…

Nasa has confirmed audio shared widely on social media of astronauts in distress was a simulation broadcast on its YouTube channel in error. In the clip, intended to be used for training purposes, a voice said an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) had a “tenuous” chance of survival. The broadcast of the clip on Wednesday…

Voters can talk to AI Steve, whose name will be on the ballot for the U.K.’s general election next month, to ask policy questions or raise concerns. An artificial intelligence candidate is on the ballot for the United Kingdom’s general election next month. “AI Steve,” represented by Sussex businessman Steve Endacott, will appear on the ballot alongside…

The SC on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre and NTA over a petition seeking to cancel the results of the NEET-UG 2024, a competitive entrance test for undergraduate medical courses, amid allegations that the paper was leaked. Physics Wallah chief executive Alakh Pandey has moved the Supreme Court (SC) against random awarding of grace marks…

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote has come to a close — and the company had a whole lot to share. We got our first look at the AI features coming to Apple’s devices and some major updates across the company’s operating systems. If you missed out on watching the keynote live, we’ve gathered all the biggest announcements…

AMAZING footage shows the moment the first humanoid robot climbs the Great Wall of China. The video, released earlier this week, featured the XBot-L exploring the iconic tourist site. In a chilling display of the advancement of AI and technology, the robot displays remarkable navigating skills and intelligence as it walks over the uneven and broken pavement…

Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab unveiled a long-awaited AI strategy on Monday, integrating its new “Apple Intelligence” technology across its suite of apps including Siri and bringing OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT to its devices. In the nearly two-hour long presentation at Apple’s annual developer conference, executives including CEO Tim Cook touted how voice assistant Siri would be able…

When Apple first launched Siri in 2011 alongside the iPhone 4S, the company made a series of very compelling ads showing how you might use this newfangled voice assistant thing. In one, Zooey Deschanel asks her phone about delivering tomato soup; in another, John Malkovich asks for some existential life advice. There’s also one with Martin Scorsese…

“GPT- 4, for instance, exhibits deceptive behavior in simple test scenarios 99.16% of the time.” AI models are, apparently, getting better at lying on purpose. Two recent studies — one published this week in the journal PNAS and the other last month in the journal Patterns — reveal some jarring findings about large language models (LLMs) and…

The 90-year-old former astronaut who took one of the most famous pictures of all time in a daring mission to orbit the moon has died. The plane he was piloting crashed into waters. The astronaut who captured the famous first colour photo of the Earth from space has died in a plane crash in the US. William…

‘Benjamin Button’ effect allows astronomers to better calculate ‘last big crash’ TROY, N.Y. — A stunning new study may upend everything we know about our cosmic home — the Milky Way galaxy. According to researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, our galaxy may have collided with another galaxy billions of years later than scientists previously thought. In…

Apple is planning to introduce a new app called Passwords to help users manage their login information, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company will reportedly introduce the device at its Worldwide Developers Conference event next week. Apple already lets you save your passwords across your iPhone, iPad, or Vision Pro using iCloud Keychain. The new…

AI is going to take away many jobs and even become a big threat to humans very soon. But it’s not all doom and gloom with the technology as it could actually help millions from working too hard. Zoom is one of the many applications that is moving into the AI era and the platform believes that…

ChatGPT has said Joe Biden won the 2024 presidential election, given specific figures for European Parliament seats and said Labour won – all elections that have yet to take place. A game-changing generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot used by hundreds of millions will now stop answering questions on future election results following Sky News reporting. ChatGPT will…

Nvidia’s (NVDA.O), opens new tab rallied to record highs on Wednesday, with the artificial intelligence chipmaker’s valuation breaching the $3 trillion mark and overtaking Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab to become the world’s second most valuable company. Nvidia is preparing to split its stock ten-for-one, effective on June 7, a move that could increase its appeal to…

A group of current and former employees at artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O), opens new tab OpenAI and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google DeepMind on Tuesday raised concerns about risks posed by the emerging technology. An open letter by a group of 11 current and former employees of OpenAI and one current and another…

Elon Musk ordered thousands of Nvidia-made AI chips destined for Tesla to be diverted to his social media company X, according to emails from the chipmaker obtained by CNBC. The move has the potential to delay Tesla’s acquisition of $500 million worth of processors by months, the outlet reports. Tesla is supposed to be stocking up on…

The planets are aligning in a rare celestial parade but you are going to need stargazing equipment if you want to see them. Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus are aligning overnight on 3 June – but if you want to see it, you will need stargazing equipment. The planets will line up in a diagonal…

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab unveiled its latest artificial intelligence processors on Monday and detailed its plan to develop AI chips over the next two years in a bid to challenge industry leader Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab. At the Computex technology trade show in Taipei, AMD CEO Lisa Su introduced the MI325X accelerator, which…

Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab and NASA said on Sunday that their teams are preparing to launch the new Starliner space capsule on June 5 after scrubbing its inaugural test flight launch attempt on Saturday. The Starliner capsule had stood ready for blast-off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday before a ground system computer…

The launch was automatically halted mere minutes before liftoff due to a computer abort system, marking another indefinite delay for the project. Boeing’s Starliner space capsule was set for its inaugural test flight with NASA astronauts, including Indian-origin Sunita Williams, on board. However, the launch was automatically halted mere minutes before liftoff due to a computer abort…

Earlier this month, Google’s cloud platform deleted the entire customer account, including some backups, of UniSuper. Why it matters: Fortunately for the $135 billion Australian pension fund’s 647,000 members, some of UniSuper’s backups on Google Cloud’s servers and elsewhere were salvageable, and the fund was able to recover its data, teaching us all a lesson about having multiple redundancies. What they’re saying: This was…

Agnikul Cosmos, India’s private space start-up, today test-fired its rocket named Agnibaan SOrTeD (Suborbital Tech Demonstrator), which is powered by an engine that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is still trying to master. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that the Chennai based start-up successfully launched the rocket at 7.15 am. ISRO chairman Mr…

Someone alert the Jedi; there really is a “Death Star” floating through deep space! It turns out that certain black holes act just like the terrifying sci-fi battle station, spinning around to fire giant beams at various targets in the cosmos. Astronomers working with NASA are actually calling these amazing gravity wells “Death Star black holes.” Now,…

Elon Musk founded xAI last summer, and today it announced raising $6 billion in funding, saying it will help bring the startup’s “first products to market, build advanced infrastructure, and accelerate the research and development of future technologies.” So far, xAI has launched Grok, a supposedly edgier version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT available via X, formerly known as…

The widespread use of artificial intelligence tools has many workers concerned that the rapidly-evolving technology will eventually result in them losing their job, and one expert says that is a real concern — but not in the way some might expect. The 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report recently released by Microsoft and LinkedIn found that 45%…

Social media is abuzz with examples of Google’s new AI Overview product saying weird stuff, from telling users to put glue on their pizza to suggesting they eat rocks. The messy rollout means Google is racing to manually disable AI Overviews for specific searches as various memes get posted, which is why users are seeing so many…

A nation has locked away a shipwreck, rumoured to hold billions in treasure, as a legal and cultural battle over ownership rages on. A long-lost shipwreck with stash of gold on board thought to be worth billions of dollars has been suspiciously locked away in the name of “protecting heritage”. Colombia declared a “protected archaeological area” on…

Maximizing the effectiveness of your interactions with large language models such as OpenAI’s requires mastering the art of ChatGPT prompt writing. By evolving from basic inquiries to more structured techniques, you can significantly enhance the AI’s performance, transforming it into a powerful tool for both simple and complex tasks. This guide will walk you through the levels…

Thankfully there are a couple different ways to opt-out of the new Google AI service it’s automatically opting you into. Google’s revolutionising the search engine game using AI… obviously. And that means it’s giving out worse advice than you’ll find a president espousing during a global pandemic. Okay, it wasn’t suggesting you inject bleach, but just prior…