Sci-Tech

Washington: TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company, a move almost certainly backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of...

New Delhi: Led by artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and neuro-technology, India witnessed 83,000 patents being filed by deep-tech startups in FY2023, marking an annual growth rate of 24.6 per cent which is highest since the last two decades, a Nasscom report showed...

New Delhi: Social media platform Snapchat reached 422 million daily active users in the first quarter (Q1) this year, an increase of 39 million or 10 per cent (year-on-year). In Q1, the revenue of its parent company Snap grew 21 per cent (on-year) to $1.195...

New Delhi: Hackers have attacked Indian organisations on average 2,444 times per week in the last six months, compared to 1,151 attacks per organisation globally, a new report revealed Thursday. According to the cyber security platform provider Check Point Software, at present, over 90 per...

New Delhi: Nearly one in four Indians (22 per cent) have said they recently came across political content they later discovered to be deepfake, a new report revealed Thursday. According to the cyber security company McAfee, about 75 per cent of Indians have encountered deepfake...

Kolkata: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman S Somanath has said the essence of Chandrayaan-3 extends beyond a mere call to embrace space studies; it urges participation in the broader realms of engineering and science, fostering a dynamic scientific community. Talking to the PTI here...

Seoul: A South Korean nanosatellite was launched into orbit as part of the nation's project to create a satellite constellation by 2027, officials said Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Earth observation satellite lifted off aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rocket from...

Washington: US President Joe Biden is set to sign a historic bill regarding a huge foreign aid package Wednesday, that will also ban TikTok in the country if its China-based owner ByteDance doesn’t sell its stake within a year. The US Senate passed the bill...

New Delhi: Taking on Google-owned YouTube, X social media platform will soon launch a dedicated TV app for users to upload high-quality videos, its CEO Linda Yaccarino has announced. The X TV app’s user interface looks quite similar to YouTube. In a post on the...

New Delhi: As artificial intelligence (AI)-based synthetic content becomes a key concern during global elections, including in India, Union Railways and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday that a robust framework on AI is ready to deal with its misuse and public consultations on the...