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25 Mar 2025

Qualcomm

Top Snapdragon 8 Elite smartphones you can buy right now

Qualcomm's latest flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, has finally made its way to India. The chip promises major performance upgrades over its predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.

25 Mar 2025

Research

Chewing gum releases microplastics into mouth, warns new study

New research has uncovered that chewing gum can release hundreds of tiny plastic particles, or microplastics, directly into the human mouth.

25 Mar 2025

China

Why Musk's SpaceX should worry about China's upcoming rocket launchpad

China is developing a revolutionary rocket launch system to end SpaceX's dominance in space exploration.

25 Mar 2025

Canada

'Devil's horns' will appear in upcoming solar eclipse—What are they

On March 29, 2025, parts of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada will witness a partial solar eclipse.

25 Mar 2025

ChatGPT

Man asks ChatGPT 'Who Am I?,' response prompts police investigation

In a terrifying incident, a Norway resident was recently shocked by OpenAI's popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT.

25 Mar 2025

ChatGPT

ChatGPT voice chat feels different? It just got more personality

OpenAI has announced enhancements to its Advanced Voice Mode, a feature that enables real-time conversations in ChatGPT.

25 Mar 2025

Mars

Is Mars habitable? NASA rover finds largest organic compounds

NASA's Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery, revealing the largest organic compounds ever found on Mars.

25 Mar 2025

Cybersecurity

Microsoft's new AI agents will fight cybercrimes: Here's how

Microsoft has expanded its AI-driven Security Copilot with six proprietary AI agents to help security teams.

24 Mar 2025

Tibet

Mysterious glowing 'red sprites' light up Himalayan sky; what're they

The peaceful night sky over Tibet was suddenly lit up by glowing red sprites in May 2022. Not ordinary lightning bolts, but the rare atmospheric phenomenon that left both astrophotographers and scientists in awe.

24 Mar 2025

Tuberculosis

India has highest number of tuberculosis patients—How it's fighting back

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge in India, where it accounts for the highest number of cases globally.

24 Mar 2025

NASA

Solar eclipse on March 29—will it be visible in India?

The first solar eclipse of 2025 is scheduled for later this month.

24 Mar 2025

Diabetes

2 cholesterol-lowering drugs combination can cut heart attack: Study 

A recent study has indicated that the combination of two cholesterol-lowering medications could save nearly 50,000 lives every year in the US.

24 Mar 2025

6G Technology

What is 6G, and why is China leading the race?

China is at the forefront of the global race to develop sixth-generation (6G) technology, a step ahead of the current 5G standard.

24 Mar 2025

Jack Ma

Jack Ma-backed group cuts AI training costs 20%—using Chinese-made chips

Ant Group, the Jack Ma-backed fintech giant, has made a major breakthrough in AI model training.

24 Mar 2025

China

China is using DeepSeek AI in non-combat roles—battlefield integration next?

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is using domestically developed DeepSeek AI to improve its non-combat and support operations.

24 Mar 2025

Apple

Apple Watch, with cameras and Visual Intelligence, expected by 2027

Apple is said to be planning to add cameras into its future Apple Watch models.

23 Mar 2025

Norway

First orbital rocket launch from continental Europe scheduled for tomorrow

Germany-based space technology company Isar Aerospace is gearing up for the maiden flight of its Spectrum rocket tomorrow.

23 Mar 2025

LinkedIn

AI won't threaten jobs—it'll give us cognitive superpowers: LinkedIn co-founder

Reid Hoffman, tech billionaire and co-founder of LinkedIn, has shared his optimistic views on the future of artificial intelligence (AI).

23 Mar 2025

NASA

James Webb Telescope may detect alien life on 'Hycean' planets

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) could detect signs of life on a class of exoplanets called "hycean" worlds.

This is the world's smallest LED display, has virus-sized pixels

In a major breakthrough in the field of display technology, scientists in China have developed the world's smallest light-emitting diode (LED) displays.

23 Mar 2025

China

This new material can charge EV batteries in seconds

In a major breakthrough for electric vehicle (EV) battery technology, Chinese researchers have developed a new material that cuts down charging time without sacrificing energy capacity or battery lifespan.

23 Mar 2025

Google

Google's Project Astra camera, screen-sharing features rolling out on Android

As promised at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) earlier this month, Google has started rolling out its Project Astra-powered camera and screen sharing features to Gemini Live.

23 Mar 2025

India

This Indian company is extracting drinking water from air

In a world that is increasingly threatened by water scarcity, Akvo, an Indian company, is changing the way we look at this vital resource.

23 Mar 2025

IIT Guwahati

These robots use AI to survey and secure India's borders

In a pioneering initiative, Da Spatio Rhobotique Laboratory (DSRL), a start-up incubated at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, has developed advanced robots to keep a watch on India's borders.

23 Mar 2025

OpenAI

Reliance Jio wants to distribute OpenAI's ChatGPT in India

OpenAI and Meta are in talks with Reliance Industries. The discussions aim to bolster their artificial intelligence (AI) presence in India.

Cloudflare's new AI tool traps web-crawling bots with AI-generated decoys

Cloudflare, a leading global internet infrastructure company, has launched a new tool, AI Labyrinth.

22 Mar 2025

Donald Trump

F-47: What makes a fighter airplane next generation?

The future of aerial combat is bound to be revolutionized by the next generation of fighter jets, offering unmatched speed, range, and penetration capabilities.

22 Mar 2025

NASA

NASA's Lucy spacecraft to visit 150M-year-old asteroid next month

NASA's Lucy spacecraft is gearing up for a major milestone in its mission, a flyby of an ancient asteroid called Donaldjohanson, on April 20.

22 Mar 2025

NASA

NASA alters diversity goals amid Trump's crackdown on DEI

NASA has removed the language about landing the first woman and person of color on the Moon from its Artemis program webpage.

22 Mar 2025

WhatsApp

WhatsApp will soon let you share motion photos in chats

WhatsApp has pushed a new Android update, version 2.25.8.12, via Google Play Beta Program.

22 Mar 2025

Google

Google Maps' missing location history fixed: How to restore data

Google has fixed a bug in its Maps Timeline feature that caused location history to disappear for some users earlier this month.

22 Mar 2025

Oracle

Oracle denies data breach that reportedly exposed 6M company records

In a major cyberattack, sensitive data from Oracle Cloud has been compromised. The platform is used by businesses around the globe to manage their systems online.

22 Mar 2025

Health & Wellness

India has 100M people battling obesity—Can this weight-loss drug help?

US-based pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has launched its anti-obesity drug, Mounjaro, in India.

22 Mar 2025

Tencent

Tencent says its new 'T1' reasoning model can outperform DeepSeek

Chinese tech giant, Tencent, has officially launched its T1 reasoning model. The new model is said to offer quicker response times and improved capabilities for processing extended text documents.

22 Mar 2025

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola's new hydrogen-powered vending machine runs without a power outlet

Coca-Cola has announced plans to launch the world's first hydrogen-powered vending machines at the upcoming World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

22 Mar 2025

Google

Google Gemini app gets AI podcast feature: How to use

Google has added a new capability into its Gemini app, allowing users to generate audio summaries from Deep Research.

22 Mar 2025

Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude chatbot is using Brave Search for web queries

Anthropic, a leading AI research company, has added a new web search feature into its AI-powered chatbot platform, Claude.

22 Mar 2025

Saturn

Why Saturn's iconic rings will 'disappear' tomorrow

This weekend, the iconic rings of Saturn will seem to "disappear" as they align edge-on with Earth.

22 Mar 2025

Instagram

You could soon use AI to generate comments on Instagram

Meta is said to be testing a new feature that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to create comments for Instagram posts.

21 Mar 2025

NASA

Oxygen detected in the most distant galaxy ever discovered

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever found, JADES-GS-z14-0.