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October 13, 2024 11:39 AM

Iran sends satellites to Russia for rocket launch, Tasnim reports

Iran has sent two locally made satellites to Russia to be put into orbit by a Russian space vehicle, the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported on Saturday, in the latest space cooperation between the two U.S.-sanctioned countries. The developmen...

October 12, 2024 2:39 PM

US FAA approves SpaceX Falcon 9 return to flight after mishap probe

US FAA approves SpaceX Falcon 9 return to flight after mishap probeThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had approved the return to flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle after it reviewed and accepted the SpaceX-led investigation...

October 11, 2024 10:03 AM

Tesla CEO Musk unveils ‘Cybercab’ robotaxi as focus shifts to automation

Elon Musk showcased a robotaxi with two gull-wing doors and no steering wheel or pedals at a splashy event on Thursday and added a robovan to the roster as Tesla's goal shifts from low-priced mass-market automaker to robotics manufacturer. Musk reac...

October 10, 2024 5:22 PM

Scientists discover key enzyme to overcome cancer drug resistance

Scientists from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, have identified a new therapeutic target by activating a DNA repair enzyme called Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1). This discovery could pave the way for com...

October 10, 2024 4:52 PM

New study reveals significant hydrocarbon potential in South Karanpura coalfield, Jharkhand

A recent study conducted by scientists from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), Lucknow, has uncovered substantial potential for hydrocarbon generation in the eastern region of the South Karanpura coalfield, located in the Ramgarh di...

October 10, 2024 11:57 AM

Ozonetel acquires CloudConnect communications

Ozonetel, a leading provider of the unified customer experience intelligence platform (oneCXi), has announced the acquisition of CloudConnect Communications, a mobile-first digital UCaaS (Unified Communications as a Service) provider and a Department...

October 9, 2024 5:00 PM

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on ‘protein research’

U.S. Scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Britain's Demis Hassabis won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the award-giving body said on Wednesday, for their work on understanding the protein structures. Half the prize was awarded to Baker "f...

October 9, 2024 11:39 AM

US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case

The U.S. said on Tuesday it may ask a judge to force Alphabet's Google to divest parts of its business, such as its Chrome browser and Android operating system, that it says are used to maintain an illegal monopoly in online search. In a landmark ca...

October 8, 2024 5:11 PM

India and UAE to interlink payment systems for smooth cross-border transactions

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India and the UAE are working on interlinking India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with the UAE’s AANI system to enable seamless cross-border transactions between the two countries. This mov...

October 8, 2024 4:27 PM

Nobel prize in physics awarded to machine learning pioneers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton

U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that laid the foundation for machine learning, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. "This year's two Nobel Laureat...

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