Technology
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Rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses growing problem for schools
Washington: Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence (AI) to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. The fallout from the spread of the manipulated photos…
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Indian-origin Amazon veteran Anand Varadarajan named Starbucks CTO
Houston: Starbucks has appointed Indian-origin technology executive Anand Varadarajan as its new executive vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), tapping a nearly two-decade Amazon veteran to lead its global technology operations.…
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Over 105 flights cancelled, Over 450 services delayed due to fog in Delhi
New Delhi: More than 105 flights were cancelled and over 450 services delayed due to low-visibility conditions amid fog at the Delhi airport on Sunday. An official said at least 55 arrivals…
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Elon Musk’s net worth soars to nearly USD 750 billion
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s net worth rose to nearly $750 billion after a US court reinstated Tesla stock options worth $139 billion. According to Forbes’ billionaires index, this…
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Drogue parachute deployment tests for Gaganyaan mission successful: ISRO
Bengaluru: A series of qualification tests for drogue parachutes, which have been carried out to develop a deceleration system for ISRO’s Gaganyaan crew module, were successful, the space agency said on Saturday.…
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Indian cyber agency flags WhatsApp ‘hijack’
New Delhi: Indian cyber security agency CERT-In has flagged a vulnerability in the WhatsApp “device-linking” feature that enables attackers to take “complete” control of an account, including access to real-time messages, photos,…
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Fog hits operations at Delhi airport, 27 flights cancelled; Indigo cancels 59 flights
Mumbai: As many as 27 flights of various airlines were cancelled and many more delayed at Delhi Airport on Thursday due to dense fog and subsequent drop in visibility, an official source…
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Air India express jet makes safe landing in Kochi amidst gear trouble
Kochi: An Air India Express flight from Jeddah to Kozhikode with 160 passengers carried out an emergency landing at the Cochin International Airport here on Thursday due to issues involving its landing…
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Tesla faces sales ban in California over self-driving claims
San Francisco: California regulators are threatening to suspend Tesla’s license to sell its electric cars in the state early next year unless the automaker tones down its marketing tactics for its self-driving…
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IndiGo, DGCA face heat in Parliament over flight chaos
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel examining the recent air traffic disruptions tried to fix responsibility for Indigo’s mass cancellation of flights as senior aviation officials and IndiGo COO Isidro Porqueras appeared before…
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Lok Sabha nod to bill to open up nuclear sector for private players
New Delhi: The tough provisions of India’s nuclear liability laws led to “silent phobia” among industry, prompting the government to bring a new comprehensive bill to address their concerns and open up…
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India leads globally in GenAI learning with 3 enrollments per minute: report
GenAI continued to dominate India’s learning patterns in 2025, with the country recording three GenAI enrollments every minute, according to a report.The report by global online learning platform Coursera, based on insights…
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Asian shares slip after Wall Street logs its worst day in 3 weeks
Bangkok: Shares fell Monday in Asia as China reported investment fell in November in the latest signal that demand in the world’s second largest economy remains weak. The retreat followed a dismal…
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India’s exports rise 19.37 pc in Nov; trade gap shrinks to 5-month low
New Delhi: India’s exports rebounded by 19.37 per cent to USD 38.13 billion in November after contracting in October, driven by higher shipments of engineering and electronics goods that helped bring down…
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India ranks third among world’s most competitive AI powers
India has emerged as the world’s third most competitive country in artificial intelligence, according to Stanford University’s Global AI Vibrancy Tool on Sunday.The latest ranking highlights how India’s fast-growing tech ecosystem and…
