Sci-Tech

Washington: The price of bitcoin surged to over USD 109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry bets he'll take action son after returning to the White House. Once a skeptic who said a few years...

New Delhi: Bengaluru-based aerospace startup Sarla Aviation unveiled its prototype flying taxi 'Shunya' at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 in New Delhi. Manufacturing firm Sona SPEED signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sarla Aviation to push this big project. According to the company,...

New York: Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ban on the immensely popular app takes effect. The company’s app was removed from prominent app stores, including the ones...

Washington: The clock is ticking toward a US ban on TikTok, but users seeking clarity on what that will mean did not get much Saturday from the company that runs the popular video-sharing platform or the tech giants that offer the TikTok app in their...

Bhubaneswar: Asserting that India is emerging as a major pole in world economy, Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam Saturday said his country was trying to contribute to the semiconductor ecosystem and the air connectivity sector. "India aspires to be a pole in its own right, in...

New Delhi: Wipro is expected to employ up to 10,000 freshers in the next fiscal year 2025 (FY25). According to Wipro chief human resources officer Saurabh Govil, the software major has revealed that it is planning to hire around 12,000 freshers during this fiscal (FY26)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo Saturday inaugurated a power distribution technology centre, which is set up by TPCODL -- a joint venture of Tata Power and the Odisha government. "Inaugurated the power distribution technology centre at TPCODL, a pioneering step towards strengthening...

Rourkela: Researchers at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela have developed a new class of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, offering a promising alternative to cobalt-based designs, according to officials. The innovative research, funded by the Department of Science and Technology’s Nanomission programme and conducted...

Washington: Supreme Court Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said future of mobility belongs to India that saw an unprecedented sale of 2.5 crore vehicles a year, and attracted USD 36 billion foreign direct investment in just four years. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the Bharat Mobility...