Feedback | Wednesday, October 28, 2026
October 24, 2026 5:27 PM
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday inaugurated the Integrated Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosol Toxicity Analysis Laboratory (AATAL), a specialised facility aimed at identifying the sources, composition and potential health impacts of air pollution in De...
October 23, 2026 5:39 PM
In brief - What happened: A critical vulnerability in PHP, a programming language used to build and run websites, reportedly triggered security concerns and precautionary shutdowns of government websites in several countries. - Why it matters: The flaw could potentially allow attackers to corrupt ...
October 23, 2026 4:00 PM
Japan said on Friday it will set up a team to simulate cyberattacks using AI to identify weaknesses in technology systems as organisations scramble to curtail risks from flaws in the PHP programming language that underpins much of the internet. Government and company websites across the world went ...
October 22, 2026 2:54 PM
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is wrapping up its latest funding round, having generated about 100 billion yuan ($14.98 billion) from existing and new investors, four people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and WeChat operator Tencent ...
October 22, 2026 1:44 PM
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that decisions regarding Ukraine's access to Starlink were up to its parent company SpaceX and Elon Musk, not the White House, comments that suggested Musk may have restricted Kyiv's access to the service. The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesd...
October 20, 2026 3:47 PM
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said nuclear energy would play an increasingly important role in meeting India’s electricity needs, including the growing demand from artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres, while reiterating the peaceful development objectives of the country’s nuclear progra...
October 18, 2026 2:36 PM
Artificial intelligence can improve healthcare access, clinical decision-making and service delivery, particularly for underserved communities, Electronics and Information Technology Secretary S. Krishnan said at a tech conclave in Varanasi. The programme, titled “AI for Health & Assistive Te...
October 19, 2026 9:37 AM
As the festive season begins, e-commerce platforms are flooded with mega sales, steep discounts and attractive offers. But a small mistake while hunting for bargains can prove costly. Cybercriminals are targeting shoppers through counterfeit websites, fake social media advertisements, lookalike URL...
October 18, 2026 11:24 AM
Japan is set to launch a spacecraft on the world's first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons orbiting Mars. Scientists hope the mission, which is expected to take five years, will provide clues to how Phobos and its smaller sibling Deimos formed, and...
October 18, 2026 11:52 AM
In modern warfare, the battlefield is no longer fought just on land, air or sea - it is waged in the invisible world of information. A high-stakes conflict over connectivity has officially extended into space, centring squarely on U.S. billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network. ...
