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January 31, 2025 11:47 AM

Sunita Williams sets new spacewalking record during 92nd US spacewalk

NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams achieved a historic milestone on January 30, 2025, by breaking the spacewalking record previously held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson. The International Space Station (ISS) shared the news on X: "NASA astrona...

January 30, 2025 8:44 PM

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to pilot Axiom-4 mission to International Space Station

ISRO astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Shubhanshu Shukla will serve as the pilot for Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), which is set to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than spri...

January 30, 2025 5:32 PM

Govt prepares to launch GPU access portal as China’s DeepSeek escalates AI race

The Indian government will soon be hosting an open-source model like DeepSeek on Indian servers, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. "Already, the team has worked out the details of the servers required and how m...

January 30, 2025 11:09 AM

SoftBank in talks to invest up to $25 billion into OpenAI, says source

SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in ChatGPT owner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to expand into the sector. SoftBank could invest $15 billion to $25 billion directly int...

January 29, 2025 3:28 PM

Trump, Musk suggest sped-up return of NASA astronauts, but details scarce

President Donald Trump said Tuesday night he had asked Elon Musk's SpaceX to return two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station, who were already scheduled to fly back on a SpaceX capsule in March. Musk earlier on Tuesday said Trump had...

January 29, 2025 2:17 PM

Alibaba releases AI model it claims surpasses DeepSeek-V3

Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly-acclaimed DeepSeek-V3. The unusual timing of the Qwen 2.5-Max's release, on the first day of the Luna...

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...

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