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October 28, 2025 4:44 PM
Deep in Brazil's Amazon, scientists have built a "time machine" pumping carbon dioxide into the rainforest canopy to simulate atmospheric conditions predicted for the future to gauge how the biome adapts - an open question to be discussed at the COP30 United Nations climate summit hosted by the coun...
October 28, 2025 10:38 AM
Instagram owner Meta and other social media firms said on Tuesday they will comply with a ban on users under the age of 16, adding that they will start deactivating accounts once the law takes effect on December 10. In parliament, Meta, TikTok owner ByteDance and Snapchat owner Snap said they conti...
October 27, 2025 7:41 PM
Saudi-based AI startup Humain, set up by the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, plans to launch a computer operating system this week that enables users to speak to a computer to tell it to perform tasks, the company said on Monday. It sees systems such as its new product, Humain One, as an eventual ...
October 26, 2025 2:29 PM
Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a nuclear-capable weapon Moscow says can evade any defence system, and will move towards deploying the weapon, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff o...
October 26, 2025 10:38 AM
The Korean Peninsula is on edge again. North Korea has flexed its muscles with a bold, new missile test -- firing what it called a "cutting-edge" hypersonic weapon. This wasn't just-another launch. It was a high-stakes message, timed perfectly to rattle nerves barely a week before Trump's visit to ...
October 25, 2025 1:50 PM
A landmark U.N. cybercrime treaty, aimed at tackling offences that cost the global economy trillions of dollars annually, is set to be signed in Vietnam's capital Hanoi by around 60 countries over the weekend. The convention, which will take effect after it is ratified by 40 nations, is expected to...
October 24, 2025 5:28 PM
India is accelerating its adoption of blockchain technology to transform governance, enhance transparency, and strengthen digital trust through the National Blockchain Framework (NBF). Launched officially on September 4, 2024, with an initial budget outlay of ₹64.76 crore, the NBF provides a unifi...
October 23, 2025 3:48 PM
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, introducing new safeguards to enhance transparency, accountability, and proportionality in the removal of unlawful...
October 23, 2025 2:44 PM
European aerospace groups unveiled an initial deal on Thursday to pool their loss-making satellite manufacturing activities, combining forces after months of negotiations to counter the runaway growth of rivals led by Elon Musk's Starlink. The keenly awaited deal between Airbus Thales, and Leonardo...
October 22, 2025 4:11 PM
India is taking a major step toward building an AI-ready generation through the Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR) programme, launched by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in July 2025. The initiative, which coincides with the ten-year milestone of the Skill India Mission, ...
