Sci-Tech

February 3, 2025 2:32 PM

Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee found not guilty in merger case

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee was found not guilty of accounting fraud and stock manipulation by a Seoul appeals court on Monday, in a ruling that could remove long-running legal risks that he has faced from criminal cases. The Seoul High Court upheld the lower court's ruling di...

February 3, 2025 12:27 PM

DeepSeek gives Europe’s tech firms a chance to catch up in global AI race

Hemanth Mandapati, boss of German startup Novo AI, was an early adopter of DeepSeek chatbots when he switched to the Chinese AI model from OpenAI's ChatGPT two weeks ago. "If you have built your application using OpenAI, you can easily migrate to the other ones ... it took us minutes to switch," he...

February 2, 2025 12:08 PM

Dutch privacy watchdog to launch investigation into China’s DeepSeek AI

The Netherlands' privacy watchdog AP on Friday said it will launch an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek's data collection practices and urged Dutch users to exercise caution with the company's software. "The AP is (issuing this) warning because of the serious concerns...

February 1, 2025 5:04 PM

India bets big on AI, allocates Rs 500 crore for 3 Centres of Excellence

Aligning with India's broader vision to become a global artificial intelligence (AI) hub, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced the creation of three Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in AI for education. The initiative, with a budget allocation of Rs 500 crore, aims to strengthen AI...

January 31, 2025 1:54 PM

Digital fraud, cybercrime and deepfake are serious challenges: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday highlighted the growing threats posed by digital fraud, cybercrime, and deepfake technology, emphasizing the critical need to safeguard social, financial, and national security interests. She reaffirmed the government's ongoing efforts to enhance cybersecurity meas...

January 31, 2025 11:44 AM

Sunita Williams sets new spacewalking record during 92nd US spacewalk

NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams achieved a historic milestone on January 30, 2025, by breaking the spacewalking record previously held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson. The International Space Station (ISS) shared the news on X: "NASA astronaut Suni Williams just surpassed former astronaut P...