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As Spotify Wrapped and YouTube Music Recap gear up, music lovers await their stats

As the year comes to an end, both Spotify and YouTube are preparing to share music lovers annual stats with them

25 Nov 2025 2:26 pm
Microsoft announces new small language model Fara-7B for computer use

Termed as a Computer Use Agent (CUA) model, Fara-7B uses computer interfaces like the mouse and keyboard to achieve state-of-the-art performance, the company has claimed, that is on par with bigger agentic AI systems powered by much bigger large language models

25 Nov 2025 1:27 pm
U.S. senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram

Earlier this month, Reuters reported that internal documents from late 2024 stated that that year about $16 billion from illicit advertising

25 Nov 2025 11:56 am
Hypoxia rewires membrane lipids, drives pancreatic cells to move: IIT-Bombay study

The research could open pathways to preventing excessive cell migration in pancreatic cancer cells and mitigating the tumour from metastasising

25 Nov 2025 11:30 am
Based in India, Nigeria, Israel, or U.S.? Elon Musk's X erupts over location feature

Elon Musk's X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an account's location, exposing what users describe as global troll farms and influence operations on the platform

25 Nov 2025 11:21 am
Amazon to invest $15 billion in Indiana to boost data center infrastructure

The new data center project, which comes on top of an $11 billion outlay announced last year, will add 2.4 gigawatts of capacity in the region, Amazon said on Monday

25 Nov 2025 10:54 am
Google, Accel partner to back Indian AI startups

The move comes as several U.S. tech firms like Microsoft, Amazon and OpenAI make a beeline for the world's most populous nation, seen as a critical growth market where nearly a billion users access the internet

25 Nov 2025 10:48 am
Anthropic bolsters AI model Claude's coding, agentic abilities with Opus 4.5

The new model comes as Amazon and Alphabet-backed Anthropic races against OpenAI and other rivals to develop cutting-edge large language models aimed at achieving capabilities that could surpass human intelligence

25 Nov 2025 10:39 am
Apple cuts jobs across sales team

An Apple spokesperson told Reuters that the company is continuing to hire and the affected employees can apply for new roles

25 Nov 2025 10:32 am
Amazon pushes in-house AI codingtool Kiro over competitors', memo shows

In the memo, posted to Amazon's internal news site, the company said, While we continue to support existing tools in use today, we do not plan to support additional third party, AI development tools

25 Nov 2025 10:28 am
How are passengers able to access the Internet on aeroplanes?

In-flight Internet has become a standard service on commercial flights, utilising air-to-ground and satellite systems to meet growing passenger demand for connectivity while navigating technical and regulatory challenges

25 Nov 2025 8:30 am
Indian researchers reveal novel mutation that causes rare condition among consanguineous children

An 8-year-old is among only three children who possess this genetic mutation and have survived beyond childhood; thanks to the diagnosis, she has been put on treatment at a dose that keeps her symptoms under control, doctors said

24 Nov 2025 8:06 pm
What on Earth (or Beyond) is a Time Crystal?

The strange new state of matter that moves forever without losing energy.

24 Nov 2025 1:32 pm
ADHD stimulants are being used recreationally, with consequences for users

Stimulant prescriptions more than quadrupled between 2013 and 2023, from about 800,000 to more than 4 million scripts per year

24 Nov 2025 12:21 pm
Where does road dust settle in Indias efforts to clean its air?

Dust pollution is mainly caused by unscientific practices during road development and maintenance. The collected dust is typically discarded in landfills or on roadsides, wherefrom the wind easily carries it back into cities, rendering the entire sweeping process ineffective

24 Nov 2025 11:30 am
What are cookies (on the internet)?

Cookies are a big part of our lives, both in food and in our daily internet habits. The edible ones are easy to love, but what about the cookies we cant eat, the ones that pop up on our screens whenever we visit a website? Do they really affect us? Should we accept them, or is it no big deal? Lets find out!

24 Nov 2025 10:30 am
Figma sued for allegedly misusing customer data for AI training

The lawsuit said the company used its customers data and intellectual property without permission to train its generative AI tools

24 Nov 2025 9:47 am
Google ad tech cases U.S. judge seeks quick fix for web giant's monopolies

The kind of request you are making most likely would not be as easily enforceable while an appeal is pending, the judge said

24 Nov 2025 9:39 am
Ubisoft finalises Tencent accord as it resumes trading

Tencent will become a minority shareholder in a new Ubisoft subsidiary, Vantage Studios, comprising the French group's three flagship franchises: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Sky

24 Nov 2025 9:11 am
Snap offers Australians bank-linked age proof tool ahead of teen social media ban

Snap said on Monday it will offer Australians the chance to verify their age with software owned by the countrys banks

24 Nov 2025 9:00 am
The rational ape: study says chimpanzees reason through their beliefs

A series of five tests showed the chimpanzees didnt simply respond to the latest or loudest clues. Instead they evaluated how relevant and reliable each piece of information was, kept multiple possibilities open, and updated their choices in ways that resembled rational, evidence-based reasoning in humans

24 Nov 2025 5:30 am
23 Nov 2025 2:15 pm
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, U.S. court filings allege

In a statement on November 22, Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the study was stopped because its methodology was flawed and that it worked diligently to improve the safety of its products

23 Nov 2025 6:50 am
Eka-aluminium is gallium

November 22 marks the 150th anniversary of Dmitri Mendeleev claiming that the element discovered by Paul-mile Lecoq de Boisbaudran was in fact the eka-aluminium he had predicted, paving the way for the acceptance of his periodic table. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about galliums discovery and the role it played in a tussle over priority

22 Nov 2025 11:07 pm
How do airbags work?

Known for cushioning blows, airbags offer crucial protection to passengers. Yet, concerns regarding its safety frequently arise highlighting what the margin for safety is.

22 Nov 2025 4:29 pm
What 123456 reveals about human behaviour in the digital age

Younger cohorts, who are often presumed to be digital natives, prove just as culpable as older ones. Human behaviour, it seems, is far more consistent than technology

22 Nov 2025 1:43 pm
White House pauses executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on AI

The draft order, which Reuters reported on earlier this week, would have likely faced significant pushback from states

22 Nov 2025 10:33 am
Why Wikipedia locked the Gaza Genocide page?

Wikipedias co-founder criticised the use of the word genocide to refer to Israels actions in Gaza, further igniting a debate about political neutrality on Wikipedia

22 Nov 2025 9:40 am
Platform X starts showing which countries its users are based in

The feature is being implemented gradually, and not all accounts have visible country labels or data yet

21 Nov 2025 2:35 pm
Google and U.S. Government battle over future of internet advertising

After a lengthy trial last year, a U.S. District Judge ruled in April that pieces of Google's ad technology had been rigged in a way that made it an illegal monopoly

21 Nov 2025 12:51 pm
Alleged AI chip smuggling to China leads to U.S. calls for chip tracking

In the Florida case, the conspiracy included the use of a Tampa company as a front to purchase and export chips, and nearly $4 million in wire transfers from China to fund the scheme, the Justice Department said

21 Nov 2025 11:28 am
EU is in touch with X regarding hate speech content on Grok

We are in touch with X, because the company has the obligation to take action against risks relating to Grok, said European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier

21 Nov 2025 11:23 am
Foxconn expands AI push with OpenAI deal

Foxconn and OpenAI announced Friday an agreement to design and build AI data centre hardware, the latest in a string of infrastructure deals for the U.S. creator of ChatGPT

21 Nov 2025 11:16 am
Android and iOS file sharing: Androids Quick Share now works with iPhones AirDrop

Google says this is just the start, as the company looks forward to expanding the experience to more Android users

21 Nov 2025 11:00 am
Heres how Googles Nano Banana Pro lets you unlock studio-quality visuals instantly

Google DeepMind has unveiled Nano Banana Pro, a powerful new image generation and editing model based on Gemini 3 Pro

21 Nov 2025 10:58 am
Foxconn can make 1,000 AI racks a week, to increase next year, chairman says

Liu made the comments at the contract electronics manufacturer's tech day, which was attended by Foxconn's partners and clients including Nvidia and OpenAI

21 Nov 2025 10:33 am
SoftBank to invest $3 billion in Ohio factory for OpenAI data center: Report

The plant will manufacture equipment for data centers in Milam County, Texas, and other locations, the report said, as the Japanese conglomerate goes all-in on the startup at the heart of the generative AI boom

21 Nov 2025 10:27 am
Salesforce says customer data possibly exposed following incident

Salesforce said in its message that it had temporarily revoked all active access to Gainsights applications

21 Nov 2025 9:56 am
Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently

Amazon said last month that it will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs, close to 4% of its workforce

21 Nov 2025 9:42 am
Samsung names mobile chief co-CEO in return to traditional structure

Samsung said on Friday it has named its mobile chief TM Roh as a new co-CEO and head of its device experience division

21 Nov 2025 9:04 am
COVID-19 virus poses higher cardiac, clotting risks in kids than vaccines, large study says

By showing that rare heart, clotting, and inflammatory complications remain elevated for months after infection but barely rise after vaccination, a new study strengthens the case for continuing paediatric COVID-19 shots to protect children

21 Nov 2025 8:30 am
Pharmacogenomics: reading genes to tailor prescriptions for individuals

Unlike traditional medicines one-size-fits-all approach, the field of pharmacogenomics recognises that genetic differences can dramatically alter how our bodies metabolise and respond to drugs. It represents a fundamental shift in how we think about drug therapy from treating populations to treating individuals, from reactive care to proactive prevention, from trial-and-error to precision medication

21 Nov 2025 6:00 am
AMDs FSR Redstone to debut on December 10: Heres how it will upscale gaming

FSR Redstone is set to initially be rolled out to the RX 9000 series

20 Nov 2025 1:48 pm
Assassin Creed's Ubisoft says it will resume trading by Friday

The French video game company, whose stock has plunged nearly 50 percent since the beginning of the year, was suspended last Friday

20 Nov 2025 11:12 am
Attribution science: the tricky task of linking climate disasters to emitters

The earths surface is likely to warm by over 2.6 C over preindustrial times by 2100, bringing about potentially life-altering changes to ecosystems and living conditions worldwide. The evolving robustness of climate attribution science will play a crucial part in how governments, banks, courts, and the people respond

20 Nov 2025 6:00 am
Microsoft Ignite 2025: Windows 11 push sparks debate over AI ambitions and OS stability

Microsofts Windows 11 push brings back memories of the Windows 8 era, when radical redesigns alienated core users who valued stability over experimentation. The concern this time around is that the rapid pivot toward AI may outpace both ecosystem readiness and user trust

19 Nov 2025 3:55 pm
Jio ups AI appeal with Google Gemini 3 as part of free Jio Gemini Pro Plan for unlimited 5G users

The Gemini Pro Plan (valued at 35,100) will be free for 18 months for every eligible Jio Unlimited 5G customer

19 Nov 2025 1:21 pm
Amazon, Google named by EU among 'critical' tech providers for finance industry

European Union regulators on Tuesday designated 19 technology companies, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft

19 Nov 2025 11:19 am