Technology
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Unproven remedies: Tata Memorial Hospital slams Sidhu’s viral ‘diet cure’ cancer claim
New Delhi: After a video of former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu surfaced in which he described his wife’s treatment for her breast cancer as “starving the cancer by not eating dairy products…
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Ola Electric set to lay off 500 employees amid controversies, poor results
New Delhi: Ola Electric, mired in controversies amid a government probe and mounting losses, is set to lay off at least 500 employees as part of an restructuring exercise. The Bhavish Aggarwal-led…
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WhatsApp introduces voice message transcripts feature
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has introduced a new feature called voice message transcripts and voice messages can now be transcribed into text, “to help you keep up with conversations no matter what…
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Aviation minister directs airlines to inform passengers on flight delays
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday held a review meeting with various stakeholders on fog preparedness and asked airlines to proactively inform passengers about flight delays as well…
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SpaceX aces Starship 6th test flight, fails to catch booster
New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully aced the sixth test flight of its huge Starship rocket early on Wednesday. However, it failed to repeat the “booster catch”. The huge 30-foot-wide,…
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IndiGo plane faces tech issue; diverted to Delhi
New Delhi: An IndiGo plane flying from Jaipur to Dehradun was diverted to the national capital on Tuesday evening due to a technical issue. In a statement, the airline said the aircraft…
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SpaceX successfully launches ISRO’s 4,700 kg communication satellite from US
Bengaluru: The country’s latest communication satellite, GSAT-N2 was successfully launched by billionaire Elon Musk-founded SpaceX from Cape Canaveral in the US, ISRO’s commercial arm NSIL has said. The 4,700kg GSAT-N2 High-throughput (HTS)…
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Women in India getting more jobs, higher pay over last 6 yrs: Centre
New Delhi: There has been an enhanced engagement of women in economic activity in India, accompanied by a declining unemployment rate and upward trend of educated women in the workforce over the…
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UAE develops world’s first ChatGPT tool for farmers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the development of the world’s first “ChatGPT” tool, dedicated to the agricultural community. The announcement was made by Mariam Almheiri, Head of the International Affairs…
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Samsung top pick for retail investors after US election
Seoul: Retail investors scooped up 2.33 trillion won ($1.67 billion) worth of Samsung Electronics stocks since the U.S. presidential election, the country’s main bourse said on Sunday. Individuals purchased the chipmaker on…
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Centre approves uniform protection protocol for users of Indian grid
New Delhi: The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on Saturday said it has approved the uniform protection protocol for users of the Indian grid for implementation on a pan-India basis. The protocol is…
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Bengaluru Tech Summit 2024 to host 2,500 plus startup attendees
Bengaluru: The 27th edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) 2024, organised by Karnataka’s Electronics, IT, and Biotechnology Department, is set to take place from November 19-21 at Bengaluru Palace here. The BTS…
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NASA partners with Microsoft to enhance understanding of Earth
New Delhi: US space agency NASA has partnered with Microsoft to develop an easier-to-access and user-friendly Artificial Intelligence-based chatbot that can help people decode scientific data about Earth. The new Earth Copilot…
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Lawsuit against OpenAI: Musk names Microsoft as defendant
San Francisco: The US government efficiency czar Elon Musk, in his lawsuit against Sam Altman-run OpenAI for abandoning its non-profit stance, has now named new defendants including Microsoft, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman,…
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India, South Africa among solar ‘business hotspots’: Oxford report
Baku: Drawing on the first comprehensive dataset of more than 2,300 renewable energy start-ups across Africa and South Asia, a team led by the University of Oxford on Friday revealed India and…
