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September 26, 2024 8:12 PM

PM Modi dedicates PARAM Rudra supercomputers to boost research and development in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated three PARAM Rudra supercomputers and High-Performance Computing systems to the nation. The systems, located in Delhi, Pune, and Kolkata, are set to bolster India's research and development capabiliti...

September 26, 2024 4:10 PM

South Korea to criminalise watching or possessing sexually explicit deepfakes

South Korean lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that criminalises possessing or watching sexually explicit deepfake images and videos, with penalties set to include prison terms and fines. There has been an outcry in South Korea over Telegram group...

September 26, 2024 3:55 PM

Elon Musk says he is not having affair with Italy’s Meloni after mutual praise at gala

Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he was not having an affair with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, replying to a joke after their mutual praise at a black-tie event in New York this week drew headlines on both sides of the Atlan...

September 26, 2024 12:03 PM

Meta unveils AR glasses prototype, Zuckerberg’s ‘time machine’ to future

Facebook owner Meta Platforms META.O showed off its first working prototype of augmented-reality glasses, called Orion, during its annual Connect conference on Wednesday, as the California company sketched out its aspirations for products that would ...

September 25, 2024 4:22 PM

Two-Day Global Aerospace Summit Kicks Off in Abu Dhabi

The seventh edition of the Global Aerospace Summit, a premier forum for the world's aerospace supply chain, commenced today in Abu Dhabi. The two-day event, running from September 25-26 at the St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, brings together industr...

September 24, 2024 7:15 PM

Govt forms committee for Repairability Index in electronics

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) has established a committee of experts to create a framework for a Repairability Index in the mobile and electronics sector. This move follows the National Workshop on the Right to Repair in the Mobile and E...

September 24, 2024 5:26 PM

Images show Russia’s new Sarmat missile suffered major test failure, researchers say

Russia appears to have suffered a "catastrophic failure" in a test of its Sarmat missile, a key weapon in the modernisation of its nuclear arsenal, according to arms experts who have analysed satellite images of the launch site. The images captured ...

September 23, 2024 10:59 AM

“Initiative on Critical, Emerging Tech is India’s commitment to inclusive innovations”: PM Modi at tech CEOs roundtable in US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed that technology collaboration and efforts such as the "Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology" (ICET) are part of the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and emphaise India's commitment to...

September 23, 2024 3:05 AM

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says

SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X. Earlier this month, Musk had said that the first Starships to Mars would launch in two years "when ...

September 23, 2024 2:29 AM

India is voice of Global South; the world listens when we speak: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized India's growing influence on the global stage during his address to the Indian diaspora in New York, asserting that "the world listens when India speaks." Highlighting India's role as a significant voice for t...

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