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January 13, 2025 4:14 PM
Nvidia on Monday criticized a new effort by the Biden administration to tighten Washington's grip on artificial intelligence chip flows around the world, saying the regulation would jeopardize current U.S. leadership in AI. The new rule, which is expected to be published as soon as Monday, "threate...
January 13, 2025 3:23 PM
The National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR), a key constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is organizing a two-day international conference on "Aligning Science-Technology-Innovation Indicators for Effective R&D Governa...
January 13, 2025 2:38 PM
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin called off the launch of its New Glenn rocket after "a few anomalies" during the mission countdown on Monday, postponing by at least a day an inaugural attempt to reach orbit and compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market. Standing 30 stories tall, the partially reus...
January 12, 2025 10:46 AM
Two satellites came as close as three metres during a trial attempt for space docking and are now moving back to a safe distance, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Sunday. Providing an update on the SpaDeX Docking Mission, ISRO took to X, saying, "A trial attempt to reach u...
January 11, 2025 5:32 PM
In a significant milestone, India has joined the prestigious UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science for Official Statistics (UN-CEBD), created to further investigate the benefits and challenges of Big Data, including the potential for monitoring and reporting on sustainable development...
January 14, 2025 5:56 PM
In a groundbreaking achievement, India's indigenous surgical robotic system, SSI Mantra, successfully conducted two robotic cardiac surgeries via telesurgery over a distance of 286 kilometers. The surgeries were remotely performed at Manipal Hospital in Jaipur by Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, operating fr...
January 9, 2025 4:29 PM
A team of researchers, led by Indian-origin neuroscientist and researcher Viji Santhakumar, has identified a gene that contributes to the behavioural changes associated with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy. The gene, called neuropilin2, encodes a receptor involved in cell-cell interactions in...
January 9, 2025 12:15 PM
Apple has reiterated its stance on privacy, asserting that it has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, sold the data to third parties, or made it available for advertising purposes. The statement follows the tech giant's decision to pay $95 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleg...
January 8, 2025 4:41 PM
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Wednesday announced a series of AI initiatives in India, including a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government's ‘India AI Mission’ to skill 500,000 people by 2026. The partnership with India AI, a division of Digital India Corporation, ai...
January 7, 2025 7:15 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, align with India's objective of citizen-focused governance by aiming to protect personal data while supporting economic growth and inclusivity. In a post on X, the Prime Minister referred to Un...
