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The gaming world is embracing a new era of evolution, with portable Xbox, limited-edition graphic cards and iconic video games
MakeGPT was officially unveiled by Dr. Palanivel Thiagarajan, Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu, during the ZeroToOne: GenAI Product Day event
Selling itself as the option for discerning, hardcore gamers, Microsoft's Xbox ROG Ally console is available to try for the hundreds of thousands of visitors at the Gamescom trade show in Cologne
Julia Villagra joined the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence maker in February 2024 as the head of human resources, according to her LinkedIn profile
The official confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that the administration does not intend to seek equity stakes in semiconductor companies, such as Micron and TSMC , that plan to step up investment
The parties disclosed the deal in a Wednesday court filing asking for a scheduled September 17 hearing in the case to be postponed
Meta is locked in a bitter rivalry with other tech behemoths as they invest heavily in AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman last week stressed on the importance of memory and personalisation when it came to user interactions with the upcoming GPT-6
A new MIT study, titled The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025, which surveyed 300 AI deployments and spoke to 350 employees, found that95% of AI projects showed no returns on investment for the companies
The U.S., meanwhile, is aiming to build an autonomous naval fleet that can move in swarms and without human command
Hackers working within the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 16 are extracting device configuration information en masse, which can later be leveraged as needed, per experts
Investors are looking to de-risk portfolios or lock in profits during a seasonally difficult period for stocks
The report, which cited people familiar with the matter, did not name the potential investors
What does the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 stipulate? Is it self-executing? Why is it important that countries enact their own national space legislations? What has been Indias approach to space legislation? Why is creating affordable insurance frameworks for space startups crucial?
At the time it was invented in 1969, the charge-coupled device (CCD) was a pioneering technology that converted light into electrical signals using an array of capacitors that transferred electric charges in a sequence
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a deadly opportunistic pathogen. Most burn victims succumb to secondary infections and it infects urinary catheters. Hospital infections are notoriously resistant to antibiotics. Medical researchers and doctors are keen to understand what makes it so deadly and a new study opens a door towards this goal
The SpaceX-owned satellite internet firm completed the formalities to validate users under KYC rules for telecom subscribers with Aadhaar.
Pixel 10 Pro Fold gets the Gemini Nano on-device for gen AI capabilities and competes with Samsung and Vivos foldbale phones in India
Entire Pixel 10 series operates on Android 16 out of the box and each phone in the lineup will get seven years of OS and seven years of security updates
Ministry of Defence said the launch validated all operational and technical parameters and was conducted under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command
Adobe announced its new Acrobat Studio offering that combines Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Express, and AI agents
A report has said that this would make it the most valuable private company in the world edging past Elon Musks SpaceX and TikTok parent company ByteDance
Lawyers for the media giant Meta says a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, should be thrown out
Steady flow of new launches from brands have refreshed the line-up across entry, middle and premium categories to cater to festive seasons demand
Mr. Suleyman expressed concern over the growing instances of unhealthy attachments that humans were forming with AI systems leading to psychosis risk
Company employees are able to sell shares to both new and existing investors, Bloomberg said, citing a statement from Canva
The free feature helps users dub in the sound and tone of their own voice in a way that feels and looks natural
While at present there are few signs of mass unemployment (the U.S. jobless rate was just 4.2% in July) artificial intelligence is stirring concerns as it reshapes jobs, industries and day-to-day life
In a blog post, Google said that following discussions with the European Commission, developers, and other experts, Google is updating certain terms
The company said it has signed a term sheet for a Series K round, but did not disclose the amount it was raising
A new experimental design has far-reaching implications including being able to probe the interface between quantum theory and general relativity, a frontier that has so far been largely theoretical. It also illustrates thatnot all fundamental questions about the universe need ever-larger machines to look for the answers
Galaxy Buds 3 FE will be available from September 5 onwards in India. However, Samsung has not revealed the price of Buds 3 FE yet
Under the ChatGPT Go plan users will be able to get extended access to GPT-5, generate more images and analyse more documents and files
A federal appeals court has ruled that part of a first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising in Maryland aimed at Big Tech is unconstitutional
U.S. lawmakers said in May that the UK's order to Apple to create a backdoor to its encrypted user data could be exploited by cybercriminals and authoritarian governments
A 10% stake in the American chipmaker would be worth about $10 billion
Most of the respondents in the report, published on Monday, said AI was helping automate cumbersome and repetitive tasks
During World War I, there was a shortage of natural oils and fats to make soaps, which spurred some industrialists to look for alternatives that could be synthesised chemically. Thus, the first commercial soap-like detergents emerged in the mid-1930s
After opening up the space sector for private players in 2020, Indias space economy has already reached $8 billion and would touch $45 billion in the next decade, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said
A space law expert explains why, what experts are concerned about, and what the law has to say about it
Google has cooperated with the regulator, admitted liability and agreed to jointly submit to the Federal Court that it should pay a total penalty of $35.8 million, the ACCC said
Elon Musk has accused Apple of giving unfair preference to ChatGPT on its App Store and threatened legal action
The governments ethanol push echoes global experiments in balancing energy security and sustainability. But unlike Brazils decades-long rollout, Indias rapid move leaves drivers grappling with practical issues of mileage, corrosion, and higher service costs
A new study has found that biodiversity is organised like an onion: with dense, unique biodiversity at the centre and grading outward towards porous, mixed margins. The findings could reveal insights into the basic forces that assemble natures living mosaics and show conservationists where protection could have the biggest payoff
Identifying the gene gives scientists a handle to reduce chalkiness across rice varieties
The brains energy efficiency depends on more than just responsive neurons: a new study has found that it also requires a hidden vascular network
India has made great leaps in science and technology. The founding fathers have envisioned a nation that thinks rationally with scientific temper. Are we a people guided by this spirit in this era of technology?
Some users have since been shocked to discover that their location was being shared, viral posts have shown
The company will build a new data center campus in Stillwater and expand its Pryor facility to bolster U.S. AI and cloud capacity, alongside education and workforce programs