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July 13, 2025 11:08 AM

Axiom-4 splash down on July 15 at 3 pm: Jitendra Singh on Shubhanshu Shukla’s return

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday shared an update on the Axiom-4 International Space Station (ISS) Mission and said that the astronauts are expected to splash down on Earth on July 15 at 3:00 p.m. (Indian time). Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Sh...

July 12, 2025 12:13 PM

UN report urges stronger measures to detect AI-driven deepfakes

Companies must use advanced tools to detect and stamp out misinformation and deepfake content to help counter growing risks of election interference and financial fraud, the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union urged in a report on...

July 11, 2025 5:41 PM

India releases roadmap for quantum-safe cybersecurity

In a push to secure India’s growing digital economy from the looming threat of quantum computing, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Friday released a whitepaper that lays out a plan for transitioning to quantum-resil...

July 11, 2025 11:41 AM

Shubhanshu Shukla and Axiom-4 crew to begin journey back to Earth on July 14: NASA

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), is expected to begin his journey back to Earth on July 14, Axiom Space announced on Friday. Shukla, along with three other crew members — Peggy Whit...

July 10, 2025 5:48 PM

Global end-user spending on GenAI models to reach $14.2 billion in 2025

A Gartner report said on Thursday that worldwide end-user spending on generative AI (GenAI) models is projected to reach $14.2 billion in 2025. End-user spending on specialised GenAI models, which include domain-specific language models (DSLMs), is ...

July 10, 2025 2:16 PM

OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome

OpenAI is close to releasing an AI-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet's market-dominating Google Chrome. The browser is slated to launch in the coming weeks, three of the people said, and aims to use artificial intelligence to fundamen...

July 9, 2025 3:38 PM

Arizona fossils reveal an ecosystem in flux early in the age of dinosaurs

Scientists have unearthed in Arizona fossils from an assemblage of animals, including North America's oldest-known flying reptile, that reveal a time of transition when venerable lineages that were destined soon to vanish lived alongside newcomers ea...

July 9, 2025 1:48 PM

Turkey blocks X’s Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan

A Turkish court has blocked access to Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by the Elon Musk-founded company xAI, after it generated responses that authorities said included insults to President Tayyip Erdogan. Issues of political bias...

July 9, 2025 3:36 PM

India’s internet subscribers cross 969 million in FY25, driven by broadband growth: TRAI

India’s internet subscriber base grew by 1.54% in the financial year 2024–25, rising from 954.40 million in March 2024 to 969.10 million in March 2025, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday. Th...

July 8, 2025 4:27 PM

WaveX launches ‘Kalaa Setu’ challenge to boost AI-driven multilingual content generation

In a significant step towards strengthening inclusive digital communication, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has launched the ‘Kalaa Setu – Real-Time Language Tech for Bharat’ initiative under its WaveX Startup Accelerator Platform...

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