Indian space programme touched several new highs in past 5 years: Govt
New Delhi, Feb 8 - The Indian space programme touched several new highs in the past 5 years, and the achievements were made with substantial contribution from domestic industries, the Parliament was told on Thursday.
Top officials of Indian, Russian N-establishments visit Kudankulam
Chennai, Feb 8 - Top officials of Indian and the Russian nuclear establishments visited Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam where four more 1,000 MW atomic power plants are being constructed, it was announced on Thursday.
realme enters top 5 brands in India with 17.4 mn sales in 2023
New Delhi, Feb 9 - realme started 2024 on a strong note, having emerged as among India's top five smartphone brands for 2023. The brand even went on to clinch the fourth spot overall for Q4, capping off a successful year.
200% increase in smart home devices connected to Alexa in last 3 yrs: Amazon
New Delhi, Feb 8 - As Amazon celebrates Alexa's sixth anniversary in India, the company on Thursday said that there has been 200 per cent growth in Alexa-connected smart home devices in the country in the last three years.
New NASA satellite to study ocean, atmosphere lifts off on SpaceX rocket
Washington, Feb 8 - A new NASA climate mission to study ocean, atmosphere has successfully launched into orbit on Thursday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Mallika Srinivasan resigns as independent director from Swiggy board
New Delhi, Feb 8 - Online food delivery platform Swiggy said on Thursday that Mallika Srinivasan has stepped down from the company's Board as an Independent Director a year after joining.
30 space missions planned from India in next 14 months
Chennai, Feb 8 -A total of 30 space launches -- commercial and non-commercial by government and private players-- are being planned from India over the next 14 months from the Indian spaceport in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, the Indian National Space Promotion and
Prosecution appeals court acquittal of Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong
Seoul, Feb 8 - Prosecutors on Thursday appealed a recent court acquittal of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong in a controversial Samsung affiliate merger case, sources said.
Sarvam AI partners Microsoft to bring its voice-based AI tools to Azure
New Delhi, Feb 8 - Indian generative AI startup Sarvam AI on Thursday announced its collaboration with Microsoft to make its Indic voice Large Language Model (LLM) available on Azure.
Google pilots new programme to protect Android users from financial fraud
New Delhi, Feb 8 - Google has started a new programme, 'enhanced fraud protection' with Google Play Protect to help better shield Android users from financial fraud attacks.
‘Mr Bean’ actor Rowan Atkinson blamed in House of Lords for slump in EV sales in UK
Mumbai, Feb 8 - 'Mr Bean' actor Rowan Atkinson has been blamed for the slump in the sale of electric cars in the UK. The actor was name checked in the House of Lords, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom,
Disney to invest $1.5 bn in Epic Games to create games, entertainment universe
San Francisco, Feb 8 - Entertainment giant Disney has said that it will invest $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in the 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games and work with the game developer to create a "games and entertainment universe".
Government confirms no investigation or systemic stability concerns: Paytm
New Delhi, Feb 8 - In a reassuring development for the digital payments giant, Paytm, and its vast user base, recent clarifications from top government officials have put to rest any concerns regarding the company's operational integrity and systemic stability within the financial
AI-based writing assistant Grammarly to lay off 230 employees
San Francisco, Feb 8 - Popular AI-based writing assistant Grammarly is laying off 230 workers as part of restructuring and 82 of the affected workforce are in the US.
Drone Port to come up in Hyderabad for training drone pilots
Hyderabad, Feb 7 - A Drone Port will be established in Hyderabad to provide training for drone pilots, it was announced on Wednesday.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab lays off 8% of workforce citing lack of funds
Washington, Feb 7 - NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab has shown pink slips to about 530 people, or 8 per cent of its workforce, due to lack of funds, the agency said, amid layoffs in Big Tech companies globally.
Lunar sample returned by China’s 2020 probe may provide clues to Moon’s history
Beijing, Feb 7 - Lunar sample returned by China's 2020 lunar mission contains minerals that provide clues to the Moon's history, according to a new study.
WhatsApp gears up to roll out 3rd-party chat support
New Delhi, Feb 7 - Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly preparing to allow third-party messaging apps on its platform, ahead of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will come into force in March.
Freshworks reports 20% revenue growth, unleashes latest GenAI across products
San Francisco, Feb 7 - Software major Freshworks has reported 20 per cent growth in its revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023, as it doubles down on using latest generative AI across its products.
AI begins creating jobs in rural India while building high-quality datasets
New Delhi, Feb 7 - Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm and in India, startups in the social impact space have created datasets in several Indian languages to train AI models and for research while creating jobs, mainly in rural