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June 10, 2025 9:49 AM

Apple opens its AI to developers but keeps its broader ambitions modest

Apple AAPL.O announced on Monday a slew of artificial intelligence features including opening up Apple Intelligence's underlying technology in a modest update of its software and services as it lays the groundwork for future advances. The presentati...

June 9, 2025 4:57 PM

Centre notifies SEZ reforms to boost semiconductor and electronics manufacturing

The central government on Monday notified key amendments to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Rules, 2006, to ease the establishment of semiconductor and electronics component manufacturing units. The reforms, which were notified by the Department of ...

June 8, 2025 1:41 PM

Market share of electric cars in India accelerates past 4 percent in May

The market share of electric passenger vehicles (EVs) in India accelerated past the 4 per cent mark in May this year, from 2.6 per cent in the same month of the previous year, reflecting the increasing popularity of electric cars among Indian buyers ...

June 6, 2025 12:59 PM

Japan’s ispace loses communication with moon lander after touchdown attempt

Japanese company ispace said it has not been able to establish communication with its uncrewed moon lander following its lunar touchdown attempt on Friday, two years after its failed inaugural mission. Tokyo-based ispace has hoped to join U.S. firms...

June 5, 2025 3:11 PM

OpenAI finds more Chinese groups using ChatGPT for malicious purposes

OpenAI is seeing an increasing number of Chinese groups using its artificial intelligence technology for covert operations, which the ChatGPT maker described in a report released Thursday. While the scope and tactics employed by these groups have ex...

June 5, 2025 12:34 PM

Nintendo Switch 2 launches globally with shortages expected amid pent-up demand

Nintendo's 7974.T Switch 2 launched on Thursday and is widely expected to be in short supply globally amid pent-up demand for the more powerful next-generation gaming device. "The level of demand seems to be sky-high," said Serkan Toto, founder of t...

June 4, 2025 9:53 AM

Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours

Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife. While scientists have long experimented with biodegradable plasti...

June 3, 2025 3:30 PM

Astronomers fear impact of Musk’s Starlink on South Africa mega-telescope observations

Astronomers working with South Africa's SKA telescope are pushing authorities to ensure that any licensing agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink will protect their groundbreaking observations, a senior scientist said. Discussions to bring M...

June 2, 2025 7:32 PM

India launches ‘BharatGen’ AI model to revolutionize multilingual innovation at BharatGen Summit

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, unveiled ‘BharatGen,’ India’s first indigenously developed, government-funded, multimodal Large Language Model (LLM) designed for Indian languages, a...

June 2, 2025 11:05 AM

Amit Shah inaugurates new central forensic science laboratory building in Kolkata

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the new building of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Kolkata. Built at a cost of ₹88 crore, the facility is expected to significantly strengthen forens...

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