Sci-Tech

November 13, 2025 1:52 PM

OpenAI fights order to turn over millions of ChatGPT conversations

OpenAI asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to reverse an order that required it to turn over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs amid a copyright infringement lawsuit by the New York Times, opens new tab and other news outlets, saying it would expose users' private conversations. The...

November 12, 2025 1:22 PM

Scientists find brain chemical tied to trauma and depression: Study

Researchers identified SGK1 as a key chemical connecting childhood trauma to depression and suicidal behaviour. High SGK1 levels were found in the brains of suicide victims and in people with genetic variants linked to early adversity. Drugs that block SGK1 could offer a new kind of antidepressant,...

November 12, 2025 12:52 PM

ISRO completes key test on main parachutes for Gaganyaan Crew Module

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Tuesday it had successfully tested the main parachutes for its Gaganyaan Crew Module at the Babina Field Firing Range in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on November 3. The test was part of a series of Integrated Main Parachute Airdrop Tests (IMAT) to qua...

November 11, 2025 4:32 PM

India digitizes Highways to boost mobility and efficiency

India is transforming its highways from physical roads into intelligent, data-driven corridors that integrate transport with technology. These networks now combine real-time communication, smart tolling, and digital management to make travel faster, safer, and more efficient. The Ministry of Road T...

November 11, 2025 3:15 PM

OpenAI may not use lyrics without license, German court rules

A German court on Tuesday sided with the country's music rights society GEMA in a closely watched copyright case against U.S.-based artificial intelligence firm OpenAI. The court in Munich ruled that OpenAI could not use song lyrics without a license and presiding judge Elke Schwager ordered the fi...

November 7, 2025 10:23 PM

US Army to buy 1 million drones, in major acquisition ramp-up

The U.S. Army aims to buy at least a million drones in the next two to three years and could acquire anywhere from a half million drones to millions of them annually in the years that follow, U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said. Driscoll detailed the major ramp-up in the Army's drone acquisiti...

November 6, 2025 8:47 PM

Scientists unveil first draft of atlas of the developing brain

Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious initiative to chart how the many types of brain cells emerge and mature from the earliest embryonic and fetal stages until adulthood, knowledge that could point to new ways of tackling certain brain-related conditions like autism and schizophrenia....