India 3rd largest digitalised country among G20 nations: Report

New Delhi (IANS) India now ranks as the third largest digitalised country among the G20 nations after US and China, when compared by the aggregate level of digitalisation, a new report showed on Friday, stressing that India's global ranking significantly…

Google to help map global methane emissions from space

New Delhi (IANS) Google has announced a partnership with the non-profit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to map methane pollution and oil and gas infrastructure from space.

The Environmental Defense Fund’s satellite, MethaneSAT, will soon orbit…

Finding life in outer solar system nearly impossible, say scientists

Toronto (IANS) It is far less likely that space scientists and astronauts will ever find life in the outer solar system, home to the four 'giant' planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, according to a study.

This is because a…

ChatGPT to get ‘memory’ to remember who you are, what you like

New Delhi (IANS) OpenAI is testing “memory” for its AI chatbot ChatGPT, which will allow the bot to remember information about you and your conversations over time.

You can explicitly tell ChatGPT to remember something, ask it what it remembers,…

CSC partners ONDC to enable e-commerce access to rural citizens across India

New Delhi (IANS) Common Services Centers (CSCs), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), on Wednesday joined hands with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to enable e-commerce access to rural citizens across…

India leads the world in optimism around AI amid govt push: Report

New Delhi (IANS) India is leading the world in optimism around artificial intelligence (AI), with 82 per cent of those surveyed in the country expect to benefit personally from AI in the next five years, significantly higher than the global average…

Scientists identify water molecules on asteroids for 1st time

New York (IANS) Scientists have discovered, for the first time, water molecules on the surface of an asteroid.

The team from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in the US looked at four silicate-rich asteroids using the FORCAST instrument from…

NASA uses new hybrid antenna to track deep space communication

Washington (IANS) An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals from NASA’s Psyche spacecraft as it travels through deep space.

This shows it is possible for the giant dish antennas of NASA's…

50% of time Indian users pick up their phones out of habit: Report

New Delhi (IANS) One out of two (50 per cent) times Indian users pick up their phones without knowing why they fired up their smartphone, a new report revealed on Monday.

According to the global management consulting firm Boston Consulting…

Digital tech spending in India to grow 2x the economy in 2024

New Delhi (IANS) The spending on digital technology by organisations in India is likely to grow at two-times the economy in 2024, according to a new report.

As companies are compelled by market demands to grow digital business models and strengthen…