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Yelp, one of Google’s most persistent and outspoken rivals, has finally filed its own antitrust lawsuit against the search giant, less than a month after a federal judge ruled Google an illegal monopolist. Yelp alleges that Google has created or preserved its monopoly in local search services by preferencing its own inferior vertical over competitors’, which Yelp…

A recent study highlights how these powerful underwater events can sever cables, leading to widespread internet disruptions and costly repairs. Underwater avalanches, or turbidity currents, pose a significant threat to the global undersea internet network, which spans over 1.5 million kilometres of submarine fibre optic cables, according to a new study. These avalanches occur when sediments on…

SpaceX’s attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon Musk’s space company. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees are poised to launch on Tuesday aboard…

While more and more robotic dogs are appearing in China’s cities, companies say they’ve been caught off guard by videos of the machines armed with guns in military exercises. From Beijing to Hangzhou, the sight of robotic dogs in a park is becoming more and more common. Climbing stairs? No problem. And what about hills? They can…

The rocket was developed by Tamil Nadu-based start-up Space Zone India and Martin Group. India launched its first reusable hybrid rocket, RHUMI 1, developed by the Tamil Nadu-based start-up Space Zone India and Martin Group from Thiruvidandhai in Chennai on Saturday. #WATCH | India launches its first reusable hybrid rocket, RHUMI 1. The rocket, developed by the…

Apple event is just a few weeks away, know what is expected to be announced at the upcoming September launch event. The most awaited time of the year is almost here as Apple will soon launch the iPhone 16 series. The official announcement regarding the Apple event is yet to be made, however, tipsters have already leaked…

Remember when NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid last year? Well, the aftermath of that cosmic collision just got a whole lot more interesting. In a groundbreaking study published in the Planetary Science Journal, scientists have uncovered some unexpected results from NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. It turns out that when DART slammed…

As the US presidential election approaches, the web has been filled with photos of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris: spectacularly well-timed photos of an attempted assassination; utterly mundane photos of rally crowds; and shockingly out-of-character photos of the candidates burning flags and holding guns. Some of these things didn’t actually happen, of course. But generative AI imaging…

As it turns out, a rabbit wearing an AI-generated top hat was just the tip of the iceberg. Google is the latest phone company this year to announce AI photo editing tools, following Samsung’s somewhat troubling, mostly delightful sketch-to-image feature and Apple’s much more seemingly tame Image Playground coming this fall. The Pixel 9’s answer is a…

A supermoon happens when the full Moon coincides with its closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit. The Super Blue Moon is a rare astronomical event that was seen in the night sky on August 19 after almost a year. A supermoon happens when the full Moon coincides with its closest approach to Earth in its…

Experts believe the mummified woman died in agonising pain – hence her screaming expression THE chilling face of a mummy that died screaming in agony can be seen for the first time in 3,500 years after experts rebuilt her likeness. After a recent study revealed a painful death was to blame for the mummy’s contorted expression, experts…

STRANDED in the International Space Station, over 200 miles from Earth, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been told they may not be rescued until February 2025. The American duo – who were initially due to spend just eight days in space – will now have to sit it out for eight months due to helium…

When billionaire Jared Isaacman self-funded a mission to orbit Earth in 2021, the project was billed as a childhood cancer fundraiser — and made for an eye-popping entrance into the private space tourism world. The four-person crew of people from various backgrounds with no prior spaceflight experience spent three days orbiting Earth together in a 13-foot-wide SpaceX…

Asteroid 2024 JV33 is part of the Apollo group, a category of asteroids known for their frequent crossings of Earth’s orbit. NASA has issued an urgent alert regarding a significant near-Earth asteroid named 2024 JV33, which is expected to make its closest approach on August 19. This asteroid, roughly the size of a building at about 620…

Some keen stargazers may be able to spot Juice pass overhead, with the spacecraft flying directly over South East Asia and the Pacific Ocean. The European Space Agency’s Juice craft will return to Earth tonight, taking part in a “world first” fly-by. Flight controllers will guide the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice), with UK-made scientific instruments on…

Three large asteroids are on a trajectory that will bring them near Earth between August 19 and August 27. In the coming days, Earth will have a front-row seat to a spectacular cosmic event as three sizable asteroids zip past our planet. According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), these space travellers are set to make their…

According to Dr Somanath, all the systems for the Gaganyaan rocket code named G1 will reach Satish Dhawan Space Centre in November this year and the target for the rocket flight is December. The first test flight of India’s human rated rocket for its human space mission ‘Gaganyaan’ is expected to take place in December 2024, said…

Is this the tipping point that causes third-party iOS app stores to take off? For the first time since August 2020, Fortnite is back on iOS, and it’s just as exciting and engaging as ever — although a lot has changed in that time. Following years of legal battles, rumors, and the launch of the Digital Markets…

The SSLV-D3-EOS-08 mission follows the second successful launch of the second test flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV-D2-EOS-07) in February 2023. Sriharikota: The countdown for the launch of an earth observation satellite, onboard the third and final development flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-03 commenced on Friday, ISRO said. The SSLV-D3-EOS-08 mission follows the second…

It’s strange to sit down at my desk and talk to an AI about my life — but that’s what I spent my Tuesday doing. I’d gotten access to OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode, the new ChatGPT feature that sounds strangely like a human. When counting quickly, it’ll pretend it’s out of breath. It says “um” and “uh.”…

Google just wrapped up its Made by Google hardware event, where we got an official look at the refreshed Pixel 9 lineup and updates across Google’s other devices. Even though the Pixel event confirmed many of the leaks we’ve seen over the past several weeks, Google still shared some announcements we haven’t heard about yet. Here’s a…

Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska and his wife plan to sue Meta (META.O), opens new tab over fake advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that feature his face and false information regarding her circulating on the social media platforms. Brzoska said they have not yet decided on a jurisdiction to file the planned lawsuit, which would be another in…

Longtime Google rivals like Yelp and DuckDuckGo received a huge victory Monday when a federal judge ruled that Google is an illegal monopoly. But their statements on the ruling expressed restraint. That’s because the work of restoring competition has just begun, and the judge has yet to decide what that work will include. With a lot of…

Iwasn’t sold on the era of foldable smartphones until I tried the Pixel Fold. For one, we get a fairly limited selection of folding phones to choose from in the US compared to China. And the cramped, too-narrow outer display of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series has never worked for my large hands. So Google grabbed my…

Cisco (CSCO.O), opens new tab will cut thousands of jobs in a second round of layoffs this year as the U.S. networking equipment maker shifts focus to higher-growth areas, including cybersecurity and AI, people familiar with the matter said. The number of people affected could be similar to or slightly higher than the 4,000 employees Cisco laid…

Apple’s (AAPL.O), opens new tab lucrative deal with Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab could be under threat after a U.S. judge ruled that the Alphabet-owned search giant was operating an illegal monopoly. A potential remedy for Google to avoid antitrust actions could involve terminating the agreement, which makes its search engine a default on Apple devices, Wall…

The opinion in the Google search antitrust case, published Monday, is extremely long. Because this was a bench trial, Judge Amit Mehta was on the hook to make factual findings as well as legal findings. So, there are over a hundred pages of findings of fact and even more of conclusions of law, adding up to a…

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…

Billionaire Elon Musk revived a lawsuit against ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Monday, saying that the firm put profits and commercial interests ahead of the public good. The lawsuit marks Musk’s latest attempt to oppose the startup he co-founded in 2015 and left three years later. Since his exit, OpenAI has gone on…

NASA’s Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have spent over a month in space, are capable of returning to Earth in case of an emergency, or on a spacecraft other than Boeing’s Starliner. But there’s catch. And what if thrusters on spacecraft malfunction on return mission? Are NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore really “stuck” in…

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in), the centre’s security advisor, flagged the security issues in a Friday advisory. The government has flagged “multiple vulnerabilities” in iPhones, iPads and other Apple products that could lead to spoofing and even leak sensitive information. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the centre’s security advisor, flagged the security issues in a…

Country musician Tift Merritt’s most popular song on Spotify, “Traveling Alone,”, opens new tab is a ballad with lyrics evoking solitude and the open road. Prompted by Reuters to make “an Americana song in the style of Tift Merritt,” the artificial intelligence music website Udio instantly generated “Holy Grounds,”, opens new tab a ballad with lyrics about…

Look, fun is fun and all, but sometimes boring is better. A flip phone dripping with nostalgia that comes in bold colors and lets you run apps all willy-nilly on the cover screen? With inviting wallpapers and playful UI touches? That’s fun. It’s also not the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6. But while I thoroughly enjoyed using…

For years, Microsoft’s list of competitors has included familiar names like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta. The lines are blurring between collaboration and competition in the world of AI. Microsoft, in its latest annual report, has officially designated OpenAI, the artificial intelligence startup it has heavily invested in, as a competitor. This unexpected move highlights the increasingly…

Bangladesh has imposed a ban on several popular social media platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, and YouTube, as per reports. This move, announced on Friday, August 2, has effectively restricted access to these widely-used social networks across the nation. WhatsApp, Instagram, other platforms banned by Bangladesh Global Eyes News first reported the ban through its official X…

Although our universe may seem stable, having existed for a whopping 13.7 billion years, several experiments suggest that it is at risk – walking on the edge of a very dangerous cliff. And it’s all down to the instability of a single fundamental particle: the Higgs boson. In new research by me and my colleagues, just accepted…

A cyber attack ransom ware hit on financial technology service provider of digital Payment Systems forced shutdown of nearly 300 cooperative and regional rural banks across India. A cyber attack ransom ware hit on financial technology service provider of digital Payment Systems forced shutdown of nearly 300 cooperative and regional rural banks across India. The mobile and…

In iOS 18’s latest developer preview, Siri gets a glow-up. Like, the whole phone actually glows around the edges when you invoke Siri. A splash screen reintroduces you to the virtual assistant once you enable Apple Intelligence, an early version of which is now available on the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max in a developer beta.…

Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to resolve the state’s lawsuit accusing the Facebook parent of illegally using facial-recognition technology to collect biometric data of millions of Texans without their consent. The terms of the settlement, disclosed on Tuesday, mark the largest accord ever by any single state, according…

Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab relied on chips designed by Google rather than industry leader Nvidia to build two key components of its artificial intelligence software infrastructure for its forthcoming suite of AI tools and features, an Apple research paper published on Monday showed. Apple’s decision to rely on Google’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab cloud infrastructure is…

In the race towards a quantum future, researchers at the University of Bath have made a significant development that could revolutionize how we transmit data in the quantum age. Their innovation? A new generation of specialty optical fibers designed specifically to meet the unique challenges of quantum communication. As we stand on the brink of the quantum…

The new computers come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor and a dedicated Qualcomm Hexagon Neural Processing Unit (NPU), capable of performing 45 trillion operations per second (TOPS) to run language models and generative AI locally on the device. Hewlett Packard (HP) on Monday (July 29) launched the new OmninBook X and EliteBook Ultra, the company’s…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 47, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Skibidi Toilet and the future of mall brands and the…

The US space agency maintains that Sunita Williams and the eight other astronauts on board the International Space Station are safe and in ‘good spirits’ Fifty days and counting, Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams remains in limbo, uncertain of when and how she may return to Earth. However, the US space agency maintains that she and the eight…

Google is dying. Google is unstoppable. Somehow, right now, it feels like both of those things are true. For the first time in more than a decade, there appear to be products that might actually threaten Google Search as the centerpiece of the web — including OpenAI’s new SearchGPT. And yet Google Search continues to dominate the…

The big Sonos app redesign was intended to make the company’s software more modern, customizable, and easier to use. But two months after its May release, it’s hard to look at this situation as anything but a colossal unforced error. Sonos has been steadily adding back missing features and functionality with frequent app updates, but the chorus…

Apple Maps is finally available on the web. Through a beta that launched on Wednesday afternoon, you can now get driving and walking directions as well as view ratings and reviews from the web version of Apple Maps in a desktop or mobile browser. Apple Maps is available through the beta.maps.apple.com site. You can do most of…

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…

After a phenomenal start on July 26 when bids worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore were received in a single day, the response has been tepid in the following days. The Centre received bids worth Rs 1,50,130 crore after a total of 37 rounds of bidding in the ongoing 5G Spectrum auction. The auction kicked off on July…