Days after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued a new directive requiring online messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram to link SIM cards and user accounts, security and policy experts have warned that the measure aimed at curbing rising digital fraud, is practically unfeasible and impossible to implement. The telecom department said that it … Read more
Amazon Web Services (AWS), at its flagship tech event re:Invent, announced a slew of AI innovations. The company also introduced a new AI model capable of processing text, speech, images, and video. The model named Nova 2 Omni is currently available in preview and can also be used to stitch together multiple models. The Nova … Read more
A Russian neurotechnology company called Neiry is working on turning pigeons into drones. Using live birds with chips implanted in their brains, the company says it is testing the flight characteristics of these “biodrone pigeons.” According to a machine-translated Neiry blog post, the neurochip lets an operator “control the bird by loading it with a … Read more
Back in 2023, Google introduced a virtual try-on feature powered by AI to help shoppers see how the clothes they want to buy would look on them. Now, the tech giant has announced that, ahead of the festive season, it is bringing the Virtual Apparel Try on tool to India. In a blog post, Google … Read more
India’s government scrapped an order to smartphone makers on Wednesday to preload a state-run cybersecurity app on all new devices after an outcry from politicians, privacy advocates and global tech companies over surveillance fears. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government had privately told companies including Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi on November 28 to preload new phones … Read more
Ever since its discovery decades ago, Shimao, the ancient city in Western China, has been an object of wonder for archaeologists worldwide. Now, a new study has thrown light on the highly gendered practices of this Stone Age society that was built sometime between 3,800 and 4,300 years ago. The study by researchers from the … Read more
Soft launching, opinions, real emotions: Tinder report predicts dating trends in 2026 Today’s daters see self-expression and autonomy as the ultimate flex, says Tinder’s Year in Swipe 2025 report. Tinder has released its Year in Swipe 2025 report, which shows a major shift in how singles approach romance. If last year was about intention, this … Read more
In 1911, Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes cooled a sliver of mercury to temperatures near absolute zero and saw something astonishing: the electrical resistance didn’t just fall, it vanished entirely. Current could flow without losing any energy at all. In his typically understated way, Onnes wrote in his lab notebook, “Mercury has passed into a … Read more
Google recently announced that it started testing a new feature that merges AI Overviews with AI Mode, letting users ask follow-up questions or get more information about a topic with a single click. In a post on X, Robby Stein, the VP of Google Search, said that the integration offers “a new way to seamlessly … Read more
Even as CEO Sam Altman is busy redirecting all internal resources to augment ChatGPT, reports claim that the AI powerhouse is working on a new large language model (LLM). The new LLM codenamed ‘Garlic’ reportedly outperforms rivals in use cases such as coding and reasoning tasks. The development was reported by The Information and seems … Read more