Technology

OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google, Anthropic and Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI have won contracts aimed at scaling up adoption of advanced AI capabilities in the U.S. Department of Defense, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said on Monday. Each of the contracts has a $200 million ceiling and will enable the DoD to develop agentic … Read more

Germany wants to ramp up its use of artificial intelligence by the end of the decade to support Europe’s largest economy and compete on the world stage in key technologies, a document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. The race to develop AI is intensifying, with China, the United States and India emerging as frontrunners, … Read more

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the way we work and helping us save time, but a new report from the internet safety organisation Internet Matters warns about the risks the new technology poses to children’s safety and development. Titled ‘Me, Myself & I: Understanding and safeguarding children’s use of AI chatbots’, the study surveyed 1,000 … Read more

In case you missed the Amazon Prime Day sale, do not worry. If you are planning to buy an iPhone 16, popular e-commerce platforms like Flipkart and Amazon continue to give some lucrative deals. The iPhone 16, launched in 2024, continues to be one of the most popular devices among consumers worldwide.  The latest generation … Read more

Just days after Grok sparked outrage for posting a slew of antisemitic and abusive statements on X, including praise for Adolf Hitler, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk-owned xAI is now being used to interact with AI-generated anime girl waifus. The AI startup on Monday, July 14, introduced a new feature called AI Companions that … Read more

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced a new agentic Integrated Development Environment (IDE), named Kiro that would work alongside developers in their journey from prototype to production. For the uninitiated, an IDE is an application that brings together various tools needed for software development which includes code editors, debuggers, and compilers on a single user … Read more

Chinese firms are scrambling to buy Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chips, two sources told Reuters, as the company said it planned to resume sales to the mainland days after its CEO met U.S. President Donald Trump. Nvidia’s AI chips have been a key focus of U.S. export controls designed to keep the most advanced chips … Read more

Alien astronomers, even with inadequate technology, could recognise the radio signals from airports on Earth. This was revealed in an upcoming study that shows how aliens may be able to spy on us using our radio signals.   According to a study headed by researcher Ramiro Caisse Saide of the University of Manchester, radar systems used … Read more

In 2013, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk with the force of 30 Hiroshima bombs. The blast injured over a thousand people and shattered windows across six cities. Yet the object—roughly 20 meters wide—had gone completely undetected.  That event jolted the world into remembering: space isn’t empty, and Earth isn’t invincible. “Had … Read more

When I was in New York last week, I took the subway to travel from Brooklyn to Manhattan. The week before that, I was in London and used the Tube to get around the city. Back in Delhi, where I am based, I travel by Delhi Metro, auto, or local bus. Public transportation is a … Read more