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January 29, 2025 11:51 AM

After historic 100th mission, ISRO eyes 100 more launches in five years

Celebrating the historic milestone of its 100th mission, ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan on Wednesday outlined ambitious plans for the space agency, aiming to launch another 100 missions in the next five years. "Today we made a historical achievement," N...

January 29, 2025 11:51 AM

ISRO marks 100th mission with successful launch of navigation satellite

India’s space agency, ISRO, celebrated a historic milestone on Wednesday morning with the launch of its 100th mission. A Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh at 6:23 a.m., car...

January 29, 2025 4:17 PM

Why DeepSeek’s Rise Is a Black Swan Moment for the AI Industry?

DeepSeek, a groundbreaking AI startup based in Hangzhou, China, has captured global attention with the launch of its revolutionary language model, DeepSeek-R1. Released on January 20, this cutting-edge model competes with industry leaders like OpenAI...

January 28, 2025 12:56 PM

Tech selloff deepens as DeepSeek triggers AI rethink

Japanese technology shares fell on Tuesday as a global market rout sparked by the emergence of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model entered day two, with investors questioning the sky-high valuation and dominance of AI bellwethers. Share...

January 28, 2025 12:20 PM

American AI firms try to poke holes in disruptive DeepSeek

Developers at leading U.S. AI firms are praising the DeepSeek AI models that have leapt into prominence while also trying to poke holes in the notion that their multi-billion dollar technology has been bested by a Chinese newcomer's low-cost alternat...

January 27, 2025 4:16 PM

OpenAI to face Indian news firms of Ambani, Adani in copyright battle, documents show

Digital news units of billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, and other outlets including the Indian Express and the Hindustan Times, are joining proceedings against OpenAI for improperly using copyright content, legal papers show. Courts globa...

January 27, 2025 1:32 PM

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek overtakes ChatGPT on Apple App Store

Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI Assistant on Monday overtook rival ChatGPT to become the top-rated free application available on Apple's App Store in the United States. Powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model, which its creators say "tops the leaderboard amo...

January 26, 2025 11:37 AM

Google pushes global agenda to educate workers, lawmakers on AI

Alphabet’s Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial intelligence ahead of a global wave of AI regulation. A key priority, one executive told Reuters, comes in bu...

January 25, 2025 1:21 PM

US judge pauses SpaceX’s challenge to case over anti-immigrant bias

A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. Department of Justice's request to pause a lawsuit by Elon Musk's SpaceX claiming the agency lacks the power to pursue claims that the space technology company refused to hire certain immigrants. U.S. Magis...

January 24, 2025 3:09 PM

Italian deal with Starlink would not be security risk, space agency says

A possible deal between Italy and Elon Musk's Starlink for secure satellite communications would not pose a security risk, the head of national space agency ASI said on Thursday. Rome is considering using Musk's telecommunications systems to provide...

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