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Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong space station have a new crewmate: an AI chatbot designed to support taikonauts during in-orbit missions. The chatbot has been called Wukong AI after a popular character named Sun Wukong who features in the mythical Chinese legend of the ‘Monkey King’. The character is said to represent qualities such as … Read more

This seems to be a good time for those in the market for wireless keyboards on a tight budget. Whereas in the past, these normally came with price tags well north of Rs 2,000 and/or with feature compromises, recent weeks have seen accessory brands come out with some very good options in this segment. In … Read more

NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted its first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01), marking a key milestone in the preparation for India’s ambitious Gaganyaan Mission. According to ISRO, the successful trial was a collaborative effort involving multiple defence and research organisations, including the Indian Air Force, Defence Research and Development … Read more

The term ‘AI psychosis’ is gaining traction following social media posts by users in recent weeks, describing experiences of losing touch with reality after intense use of AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Based on these posts, AI psychosis appears to refer to false or troubling beliefs, delusions of grandeur or paranoid feelings experienced by users after … Read more

Marissa Loewen first started using artificial intelligence in 2014 as a project management tool. She has autism and ADHD and said it helped immensely with organizing her thoughts. “We try to use it conscientiously though because we do realize that there is an impact on the environment,” she said. Her personal AI use isn’t unique … Read more

Strolling through the streets of Shenzhen, China, I realised one thing: the city has a different vibe than any other I have visited. Shenzhen is a modern city with technology is deeply ingrained in its cultural fabric, giving me the sense that I was walking through a city of the future. While roaming the city … Read more

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said that the company sees domestic player Rapido as a stronger rival than Ola in India’s ride-hailing market. “Ola used to be our main competition, now the tougher competition in India is Rapido,” Khosrowshahi said in a teaser of his full interview on Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s podcast People by … Read more

Engineers once strode across Intel’s Silicon Valley headquarters with pride. The semiconductor company they worked for had helped birth the region’s tech industry, sparked the personal computer revolution and turned the tiny transistor into the brains of everything from toasters to fighter jets. Intel did so partly by following the business philosophy of its third … Read more

China proposed rules for internet platform pricing on Saturday, seeking public comment after a raft of complaints by merchants and consumers of unfair or misleading pricing by big platforms. The draft rules for platforms selling goods or services are meant to encourage price transparency and fairness, the National Development and Reform Commission said in a … Read more

Long before the iPhone changed the way we look at smartphones, brands like Motorola and Nokia were already shaping the mobile era with devices that defined entire generations. And while Motorola no longer enjoys the dominance it once had, the company has managed to make a place for itself in the mid-range segment. The Motorola … Read more