A.I &Tech
Cooking in an Indian kitchen can be a flavourful adventure, but it often comes with a lot of smoke, grease, and lingering odours. That is where a good kitchen chimney steps in to make life easier. If you are working with a tight budget, you do not need to compromise on quality or style. The…
Transmission electron micrograph of multiple bacteriophages attached to a bacterial cell wall. | Photo Credit: Graham Beards (CC BY-SA) If one has a urinary tract infection, for instance, the pathology lab will identify the bacterium to be, say, Escherichia coli. It will also determine the pathogen’s sensitivity to over a dozen antibiotics. It is fine…
What really happened in the alleged data breach? Cybersecurity researchers that Mint spoke with said that the breaches in question were not strictly new or a single consolidated breach, as early reports had claimed. Instead, the new databases are more like master databases where breached information gathered over almost the past decade was put together by…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is booming. Various AI algorithms are used in many scientific domains, such as to predict the structure of proteins, search for materials with particular properties, and interpret medical data to provide a diagnosis. People use tools like ChatGPT, Claude, NotebookLM, DALL-E, Gemini, and Midjourney to generate images and videos from text prompts,…
The United States has accused Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek of aiding Beijing’s military and intelligence services, with a senior U.S. official claiming the company has also attempted to bypass export restrictions to acquire advanced American semiconductor technology. The allegations, disclosed in an interview withReuters, mark a significant escalation in Washington’s scrutiny of Chinese AI…
New Delhi, Jun 23 (PTI) India’s biotechnology sector has expanded rapidly in the past decade, with its bioeconomy growing from USD 35.5 billion in 2014 to USD 165.7 billion in 2024, according to Rajesh S Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT). He said the sector is now aiming for a USD 300 billion target by…
Mr. Shukla heaped high praise on his crewmates, describing them as a “fantastic” squad, saying they would be his “friends for life”. File | Photo Credit: AFP Ahead of his historic journey to the International Space Station (ISS), Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has termed the preparations for the Axiom-4 mission an “amazing journey” and that…
Let’s face it, laundry is never the highlight of anyone’s day. But with the right washing machine, it doesn’t have to be a hassle either. If your current washer is on its last leg or just not keeping up with the pace of daily life, it might be time for something better. A machine that’s…
A small insect, the Bogong moth, travels 1,000 kilometres every year at night across Australia. These moths leave the heat of southeastern Australia in spring to rest in cool caves in the Australian Alps. They return in autumn to mate and die. A new study shows that these moths use the stars to guide them,…
The world needs to lower its dependence on fossil fuels. Countries have done so in fits and starts: issues like war, poverty, disease, and inflation have often left climate mitigation on the back burner. Today, greenhouse gas emissions are increasing worldwide. In this situation, some researchers have proposed the use of technologies to directly cool…
Expanding its JioHome line-up, Reliance Jio has introduced a new high-speed WiFi 6 router for Indian consumers. The latest offering, named the AX6000 WiFi 6 Universal Router, is designed to provide a reliable and high-performance internet experience across large households and smart homes. Features and specifications Supporting dual-band frequencies and offering speeds of up to…
The newly discovered gecko species | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A new species of gecko, believed to be present only around Coonoor, has been discovered in the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu. Published in ‘Bionimina’, Dravidogecko coonoor is the formal name of the “…distinct population of Dravidogecko in Coonoor Hills of the Upper Nilgiris, Western Ghats,…
Apple is reportedly gearing up to unveil its iPhone 17 series later this year, and according to noted Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman, the lineup will see a modest update on the front, but a more noticeable redesign at the back, at least for the Pro models. In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman details Apple’s ongoing…
A pair of cryo-electron microscopes at the University of Leeds. | Photo Credit: Hiramano92 (CC BY-SA) Scientists use a powerful technique called cryo-electron microscopy to see the 3D shapes of biological molecules, but it normally needs the molecules to be extremely concentrated in a sample first. But for rare molecules this is hard to achieve….
New Delhi: More than a month after the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued notices to ride-hailing platforms like Ola, Uber India and Rapido over their advance tipping feature, the controversial practice is still active on these digital ride-sharing platforms. This feature allows passengers to give tips to drivers before the ride even begins. However,…
Oppo has launched its latest budget smartphone in India, the K13x 5G, which will compete in the sub- ₹15,000 price segment against the likes of Infininx Note 50s, iQOO Z10x and the Realme P3. The new phone comes with the Dimensity 6300 processor and a 50MP primary camera along with support for IP65 rating and…
