Technology
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With TikTok ban looming, Trump signals deal will come before April 5 deadline
Los Angeles: As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signalled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement with ByteDance, the…
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Hyundai Steel temporarily shuts down rebar plant on low demand
Seoul: Hyundai Steel, South Korea’s second-biggest steelmaker, said on Tuesday it has temporarily shut down one of its three domestic steel reinforcement bar (rebar) plants due to low demand. The rebar plant…
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India is amazing from space, for sure going back to my father’s home country: Sunita Williams
New York: India is amazing from space, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams said and voiced optimism that she will visit her “father’s home country” and share experiences about space exploration with people there.…
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Daily ChatGPT users rise to fresh high on popular Ghibli-style AI images
Seoul: The daily active users (DAU) of ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI, rose to a new high last month, driven by the popularity of its new image…
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NASA’s newly returned astronauts say they would fly again
Cape Canaveral: NASA’s celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Monday that they hold themselves partly responsible for what went wrong on their space sprint-turned-marathon and would fly on Boeing’s Starliner…
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X faces outages, sparks meme fest
Users of Elon Musk’s X platform, formerly known as Twitter, reported huge outages on the social media platform. According to DownDetector, a website that tracks online outages, around 364 reports were recorded…
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ChatGPT down for some users amid rush to create Ghibli style images
OpenAI’s ChatGPT experienced outages worldwide as users created Studio Ghibli-style animated avatars. DownDetector recorded 229 complaints, with 59 percent related to ChatGPT. On Sunday, March 30, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged users…
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Protesters rebelling against Elon Musk’s purge of US govt swarm Tesla showrooms
San Francisco: Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the US government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the US Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the…
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India has always contributed to global understanding of universe: Ex-ISRO chief
Ahmedabad: India has always been a great nation contributing to the global understanding of the universe from the time of the Vedas to modern-day scientific advances, former ISRO chairman S Somanath said…
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MERC-approved tariff reductions to benefit 34L Adani Electricity consumers
Mumbai: More than 34 lakh consumers of Adani Electricity are set to be benefitted by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC)-approved tariff reductions, applicable from April 1, 2025. With the MERC order,…
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Abu Dhabi to launch region’s first ‘Midnight’ electric air taxi
Abu Dhabi is set to become the first city in the region to introduce ‘Midnight’ electric air taxi, following a landmark agreement with US-based Archer Aviation. The announcement, made recently, marking a…
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Elon Musk sells X to his startup xAI for USD 33bn
New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk has announced his artificial intelligence company, xAI, has acquired social media platform X for an all-stock transaction of $33 billion. The combination, which “values xAI at $80…
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India successfully flight-tests indigenously-developed vertically-launched Surface-to-Air Missile
New Delhi: In a boost to India’s precision firepower, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy conducted the successful flight-test of indigenously-developed Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) on…
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Indian carriers to operate 25,610 flights per week in summer schedule: DGCA
Mumbai: Indian carriers will operate a total of 25,610 flights per week during the summer schedule this year compared to 24,275 weekly flights in the same period last year, the Directorate General…
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TGCSB warns firms about cyber frauds, impersonation scams
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has issued a public advisory warning corporate offices and IT companies across the state about a rising trend in cyber fraud involving impersonation scams targeting…
