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August 12, 2025 9:03 AM

Trump opens door to sales of version of Nvidia’s next-gen AI chips in China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he might allow Nvidia to sell a scaled-down version of its next-generation advanced GPU chip in China, despite deep-seated fears in Washington that China could harness U.S. artificial intelligence capab...

August 11, 2025 9:56 AM

Elon Musk-run Tesla set to inaugurate Delhi showroom today

Elon Musk-run electric carmaker Tesla is all set to enter the national capital on Monday with the opening of its second showroom in India. In a post on social media platform X, Tesla said, “Arriving in Delhi — stay tuned,” along with a graphic...

August 9, 2025 10:19 AM

NASA Crew-10 astronauts depart space station after five-month mission

Four astronauts from NASA's Crew-10 mission departed the International Space Station on Friday aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, heading for a splashdown off the U.S. West Coast on Saturday morning after a five-month crew rotation mission at the orbiti...

August 8, 2025 3:33 PM

Tesla to streamline its AI chip design work, Musk says

Tesla will streamline its AI chip research to focus on its development of inference chips used to run AI models and make real-time decisions, CEO Elon Musk said, after a media report he had ordered the closure of the in-house Dojo supercomputer team....

August 8, 2025 1:00 PM

Bose Institute finds ‘Pseudo-Intelligence’ in immune protein TAK1

In a breakthrough that bridges biochemistry and artificial intelligence, researchers at the Bose Institute have found that a protein crucial to immune response and cell survival may display rudimentary intelligence-like behaviour. The team, led by P...

August 7, 2025 10:44 PM

Sonowal unveils digital initiatives at IT Conclave 2025 to transform India’s maritime governance

Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday unveiled a series of digital transformation initiatives at the IT Conclave 2025, aimed at modernizing India's maritime governance. The event, hosted by the Directorate Ge...

August 7, 2025 5:56 PM

China tests spacecraft it hopes will put first Chinese on the moon

China conducted its first test on Wednesday of a lunar lander that it hopes will put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, the country's manned space program said. The lander's ascent and descent systems underwent comprehensive verification at ...

August 6, 2025 6:42 PM

National Seismological Network expanded to 168 observatories, says Union Minister Jitendra Singh

The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences has significantly bolstered its infrastructure since its establishment in August 2014, expanding the number of seismic observatories from 84 to 168 operational stations, Un...

August 6, 2025 4:14 PM

OpenAI’s long-awaited GPT-5 model nears release

OpenAI’s GPT-5, the latest installment of the AI technology that powered the ChatGPT juggernaut in 2022, is set for an imminent release, and users will scrutinize if the step up from GPT-4 is on par with the research lab’s previous improvements. ...

August 5, 2025 6:42 PM

Tesla, Musk sued by shareholders over Robotaxi claims

Elon Musk and Tesla were sued by shareholders who accused them of securities fraud for concealing the significant risk that the company's self-driving vehicles, including the Robotaxi, were dangerous. The proposed class action was filed on Monday ni...

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