Sci-Tech

May 26, 2026 3:14 PM

OpenAI’s Altman says AI unlikely to lead to ‘jobs apocalypse’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday the rapid development ‌and adoption of AI would not lead to a global "jobs apocalypse" and the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as he had feared. Speaking virtually at a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) conference in Sydney, Altman sai...

May 26, 2026 1:55 PM

PM-WANI gets major upgrade with QR-based login, short-duration plans

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Tuesday introduced a series of citizen-friendly reforms under the PM-WANI (Prime Minister’s Wi-Fi Access Network Interface) framework aimed at making public Wi-Fi simpler, faster and more accessible across the country. The reforms include QR-based aut...

May 25, 2026 4:18 PM

India enters Wi-Fi 7 era as TP-Link begins local manufacturing

India’s digital connectivity ecosystem received a boost on Monday as TP-Link India announced the commencement of local manufacturing of its Wi-Fi 7 product portfolio in the nation, aligning with the government’s push for domestic electronics production and next-generation telecom infrastructure....

May 22, 2026 8:45 PM

India successfully test-fires Agni-1 ballistic missile from Odisha

India on Friday successfully carried out the test-launch of the Agni-1 short-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.   According to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Defence, the launch was conducted on May 22 under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Comm...