Sci-Tech

February 18, 2025 2:41 PM

India expands battery manufacturing with new PLI ACC agreement

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) signed a Programme Agreement on Tuesday with Reliance New Energy Battery Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC). The agreement grants Reliance New Energy Battery...

February 18, 2025 1:24 PM

Indian graduates show strong potential for AI, ML roles: report

Indian graduates are demonstrating a strong aptitude for roles in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), according to a report released on Tuesday. The report, by talent assessment firm Mercer Mettl, revealed that Indian graduates have a 46.1% employability rate in AI and ML – th...

February 17, 2025 9:41 AM

New downloads of DeepSeek suspended in South Korea, data protection agency says

South Korea's data protection authority on Monday said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of the agency's rules on protecting personal data. The service of the app will be resumed once improvem...

February 15, 2025 11:11 AM

OpenAI rejects Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion offer

OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, has rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion offer to acquire the nonprofit company.   In a statement on the social media platform X, OpenAI Board Chair Bret Taylor described Musk’s bid as “an attempt to disrupt his competition.”   “OpenAI is not for ...

February 14, 2025 9:07 AM

TikTok returns on Apple, Google app stores as Trump delays ban

TikTok returned to the U.S. app stores of Apple and Google on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app and assured the tech giants they would not be fined for distributing or maintaining it. The popular short video app, used by nearly half of all Americ...