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May 1, 2025 11:10 AM

Global nuclear fusion project crosses milestone with world’s most powerful magnet

A much-delayed nuclear fusion project involving more than 30 countries is ready to assemble the world's most powerful magnet - a key part of efforts to generate clean energy by smashing atoms together at super-high temperatures. The International Th...

April 29, 2025 8:59 PM

France accuses Russian intelligence of repeated cyber attacks since 2021

France's foreign ministry explicitly accused Russia's GRU military intelligence agency on Tuesday of mounting cyber attacks on a dozen entities including ministries, defence firms and think tanks since 2021 in an attempt to destabilise France. The a...

April 29, 2025 3:44 PM

Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Starlink

The first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet-from-space network that will rival SpaceX's Starlink. The satellites...

April 28, 2025 8:15 PM

DeepSeek available to download again in South Korea after suspension

Chinese artificial intelligence service DeepSeek became available again on South Korean app markets on Monday for the first time in about two months, when downloads were suspended after authorities cited breaches in data protection rules. South Kore...

April 28, 2025 4:57 PM

‘Make in India’ booster: HMD Global to launch direct-to-mobile phones in India

In a major step towards advancing India's technological landscape, HMD Global, in collaboration with FreeStream Technologies (incubated at IIT Kanpur), Tejas Networks, and other partners, has unveiled plans to address the growing demand for Direct-to...

April 23, 2025 2:49 PM

China-led lunar base to include nuclear power plant on moon’s surface, space official

Preliminary plans for the China and Russia-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) include building a nuclear reactor on the moon's surface, a presentation by a Chinese space official on Wednesday showed. The presentation by Pei Zhaoyu, chie...

April 22, 2025 1:50 PM

Google could use AI to extend search monopoly, DOJ says as trial begins

Alphabet's Google needs strong measures imposed on it to prevent it from using its artificial intelligence products to extend its dominance in online search, a U.S. Department of Justice attorney said as a trial in the historic antitrust case began o...

April 22, 2025 12:54 PM

CCI approves Google’s ₹20.24 crore settlement in Android TV antitrust case

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday through a majority order, has approved a settlement proposal submitted by Google in connection with the Android TV case, marking a key resolution under the newly notified Competition Commission of I...

April 21, 2025 3:57 PM

Google faces trial in US bid to end search monopoly

Alphabet's Google faces a historic trial on Monday as U.S. antitrust enforcers in Washington seek to force the tech giant to sell off its Chrome browser as part of a bid to restore competition to the market for online search engines. The U.S. Depart...

April 21, 2025 10:40 AM

ISRO’s SpaDeX mission completes second docking of satellites

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced on Monday that ISRO’s SpaDEX mission has successfully achieved its second satellite docking. Sharing the news on social media platform X, the minister said, “Glad to inform that the second docking of s...

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