Google DeepMind unveils SIMA 2, a Gemini-powered agent that learns inside 3D virtual worlds | Technology News

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

Why haven’t aliens contacted us yet? Scientists say they may find spaceflight ‘mundane’ | Technology News

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

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 results: AI’s take on early trends | Technology News

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

Vine returns as diVine: Jack Dorsey revives the viral short-video app | Technology News

Before TikTok and Instagram, Vine, a popular social media platform where people could post six-second-long videos, popularised short-form content. Introduced in 2012, Vine was owned by Twitter and shut down four years later. But now, diVine, a new app backed by Twitter’s ex-CEO Jack Dorsey, is bringing back more than 1,00,000 archived Vine videos from … Read more

What are Capture Bags, the new technology to detect and capture asteroids? | Technology News

Asteroids contain abundant reserves of both common and precious metals, attracting startups that see them as a sustainable alternative to Earth-based mining, which faces challenges such as resource depletion and environmental damage. However, reaching and extracting materials from these celestial bodies remains profoundly difficult. A California-based company, TransAstra, has introduced an innovative solution: the Capture … Read more

Satya Nadella excited for AGI, but puts human utility first and pushes back on the ‘one-model-for-all’ idea | Technology News

At a time when the world is debating the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella offered a surprisingly grounded view of the technology. For the uninitiated, AGI is a conceptual AI that has the ability to understand, learn, and apply intelligence much like humans do. While he is clearly excited about … Read more