Technology

Scientists have successfully recovered and sequenced the oldest known ribonucleic acid (RNA) from a woolly mammoth that lived around 39,000 years ago in Siberia. The breakthrough challenges long-held assumptions about how quickly RNA decays, suggesting it can persist far longer than previously believed. The RNA was extracted from the muscle tissue of a juvenile male … Read more

Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist and a professor at New York University, has been vocal about his view that large language models will never achieve human-level reasoning. There may also be friction within Meta regarding his stance on the company’s direction under Mark Zuckerberg, and possibly a sense of being sidelined, which is why … Read more

 Ahead of the Black Friday Sale, Dyson has announced its biggest discounts of the year, with significant savings available throughout the Dyson Deal Days from November 14–20, 2025. Shoppers can save up to Rs 25,000 on Dyson’s premium home and beauty technologies, making it the perfect time to upgrade appliances or gift high-end devices. Throughout … Read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping millions of professionals and students worldwide. Ever since OpenAI’s ChatGPT was introduced, work, research and study have become more efficient. Today, ChatGPT is no longer the only AI tool assisting users; there is now an entire ecosystem of tools for almost every task. From image recognition to deploying agents to … Read more

Samsung Electronics this month raised prices of certain memory chips – now in short supply due to the global race to build AI data centres – by as much as 60% compared to September, two people with knowledge of the hikes said. The move follows the world’s biggest memory chipmaker’s decision to delay a formal … Read more

Uber, the popular ride-hailing service, has started rolling out a new feature that enables in-app video recording for drivers in India. The company the new in-app recording functionality is meant to safeguard drivers from misconduct and false allegations. Six Uber drivers operating in the Delhi-NCR region told TechCrunch that they often face misconduct from riders, … Read more

Almost 90 per cent of Indians have encountered fake or AI-generated celebrity endorsements this year, losing an average of Rs 34,000 to scams. The data comes from McAfee’s annual “Most Dangerous Celebrity: Deepfake Deception List”, which highlights how cybercriminals are using celebrity names and likenesses to deceive people and extract money. Shah Rukh Khan tops … Read more

Google DeepMind has introduced SIMA 2, its Gemini-powered AI agent that can follow instructions, reason, and teach itself new skills in virtual environments. The company has reportedly enhanced its predecessor’s performance, nearing human-level task completion. SIMA stands for Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent and it was introduced last year as a generalist AI that could follow … Read more

One of the longest-standing mysteries in astronomy is why no alien civilisation has attempted to contact the green-and-blue world we call home. An expert has now offered a unique answer to this cosmic puzzle. His perspective responds to the Fermi paradox, which asks why, in a Universe vast enough to host countless potentially habitable planets, … Read more

The NDA has crossed the majority mark with a lead on 146 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan trails on 73, according to trends available for the Bihar Assembly elections results. JD(U)’s Anant Kumar Singh leads in Mokama, while BJP’s Mangal Pandey trails in Siwan. RJD’s Osama Shahab, son of Mohammad Shahabuddin, is ahead in Raghunathpur. Other … Read more