Technology

Until the mid-1990s, the question of planets beyond our solar system was largely left to science fiction. Then, in 1995, Swiss astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz discovered 51 Pegasi b, a planet orbiting a star 50 light-years away. It was a gas giant, nothing like Earth, but it opened the floodgates.  Today, thanks to … Read more

In a major update to its Android Auto app, streaming giant Spotify has unveiled a redesigned interface and a suite of new features headlined by Jam. With the rollout of version 9.0.58.596, Spotify has officially brought Jam, its collaborative group listening feature, to Android Auto. First teased at the recent Google I/O 2025, Jam allows … Read more

The value of AI for most users today lies in its ability to generate coherent, conversational language by applying probability theory to massive datasets. However, a future where AI models drive advances in fields like cryptography and space exploration by solving complex, multi-step mathematical problems, is now one step closer to reality. OpenAI on Saturday, … Read more

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Dashcams are a bit like nuclear weapons. They are supposed to do their own thing, but also act as a deterrent, preventing others from doing awkward stuff. Although I have been a dashcam user for many years, I experienced the actual power and the increasing need for one in today’s India … Read more

MapmyIndia has announced it has integrated the India Post’s DIGIPIN with its Mappls app, allowing users to generate a unique 10-character alphanumeric code for any address or location with 3.8m x 3.8m grid-level accuracy directly on Mappls platform.  The integration aims to address persistent challenges in last-mile delivery and location accuracy while supporting efforts by … Read more

Pharmaceutical firm Isomorphic Labs is set to initiate human clinical trials for its oncology drugs created using AlphaFold 3, an AI tool developed by the company in collaboration with Google DeepMind.  Founded in 2021, Isomorphic Labs is a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet. It is currently  preparing to dose the first patients with the AI-engineered … Read more

Big tech companies seem to be witnessing unprecedented poaching of talent within the industry. A week after Meta poached top AI researchers from rival OpenAI, Apple seems to have lost one of its top AI researchers to Meta. Ruoming Pang, who is said to be one of Apple’s top executives working on AI, has reportedly … Read more

CoinDCX, a leading Indian cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed on Saturday, July 19, that a security breach has resulted in the loss of $44.2 million (Rs 380 crore approx.) The Mumbai-based firm has disclosed that hackers compromised and drained all the funds from one of its internal operational accounts that is used for liquidity provisioning, which helps … Read more

Nvidia has told its Chinese customers it has limited supplies of H20 chips, the most powerful AI chip it had been allowed to sell to China under U.S. export restrictions, The Information reported on Saturday. Nvidia said this week that it was planning to resume sales of the H20 chips to China, though under the … Read more

Netflix has used visual effects powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) in one of its original TV shows for the first time, signaling the company’s growing adoption of AI in content creation. During a call with investors last week, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos revealed that the Argentine series The Eternaut, which premiered in April, features … Read more