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San Francisco: OpenAI said Monday it was delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model out of security concerns voiced by its researchers, the latest in the company's effort to decelerate the pace of the technology's advance. OpenAI's decision to hold back the model,...

Washington: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence could drive events causing one billion deaths, as a sharp debate emerged in Washington over whether governments should regulate advanced AI or avoid rules that could slow the United States in its race with China....

Baleshwar: The Baleshwar coast is known for its scenic beauty and tourism, but its rich marine biodiversity may also offer potential for future pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications. Marine microalgae collected from Talasari in Baleshwar and other locations along Odisha’s coast are being studied for their...

New York: OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was reviewing several incidents from the summer in...

Balangir: Nearly two years after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced plans to establish the state’s second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Sambalpur, an RTI query has brought to the fore the communication between the Chief Minister and the Centre casting a...

Bangkok: China and the US agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications following a three-day summit between their leaders in Washington, both sides said in statements Saturday. The two sides agreed to keep working together...

San Francisco: OpenAI disclosed Friday that its artificial intelligence agents had interacted with several US government websites in unexpected ways, discovered as part of an ongoing review into the company's models' unanticipated behaviour. The AI giant's models accessed publicly available information on two websites operated...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday said the state government will provide Rs 125 crore in financial assistance for the Rs 452-crore Integrated Power Electronics project being taken up in collaboration with IIT Bhubaneswar. In a post on X, Majhi said the project...

ARINDAM GANGULY, OP New Delhi: Odisha’s semiconductor ambitions received a signifi cant boost at SEMICON India 2026, with the three-day global technology event emerging as an important platform for the State to showcase its growing capabilities, attract fresh investments and position itself as an emerging...

SHILPA PRIYADARSHINI, OP Kataka: Sri Ramachandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) will introduce robotic surgery facilities with two robotic machines in its neurology and surgery departments, hospital authorities said. The machines are expected to be procured in coordination with the state government and installed...