India Achieves Historic Clean Sweep with Five Golds at International Physics Olympiad 2026

New Delhi: India delivered a stellar performance at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026 in Colombia, winning gold medals in all five individual events and finishing as joint world No. 1 alongside China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea…

Apple Files Lawsuit Against OpenAI, Alleges Theft of Trade Secrets and Confidential Hardware Information

New Delhi: Apple has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its chief hardware officer, Tang Tan, accusing them of orchestrating a campaign to obtain confidential information about the tech giant's unreleased products.

Meta Withdraws AI Image Tool After Privacy Backlash Just Days After Launch

New Delhi: Meta has withdrawn a newly launched artificial intelligence feature that allowed users to generate AI images using photos from public Instagram accounts, just three days after its debut, following widespread criticism over privacy concerns.

WhatsApp Responds to Centre Over Username Feature, Government Reviews Submission

New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has submitted its response to the Centre's notice over its proposed username feature, with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) now reviewing the company's explanation.

The Centre…

Centre Clears Confusion Over 1600 and 140 Series Phone Numbers, Explains Their Purpose

New Delhi: The Central government on Friday clarified the purpose and use of 1600 and 140 series phone numbers after reports in some sections of the media created confusion over their functioning.

In a statement, the Telecom Regulatory Authority…

DRDO successfully tests Pinaka long-range guided rocket at 60 km range

New Delhi- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully conducted the flight test of the Pinaka Long-Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, Odisha, marking another significant…

EPFO completes CITES Project database to give members easier access to services

New Delhi: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has completed the process of migrating its entire database of member records to the new centralised national database, as part of the CITES Project (Centralised IT Enabled…

IIT Mandi launches Himalayan landslide warning system with daily monsoon risk forecasts

New Delhi- Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed a fully operational Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) for the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), offering daily forecasts of landslide risks during the monsoon…

GalaxEye Targets Two Advanced OptoSAR Satellite Launches After Mission Drishti Milestone

New Delhi: Bengaluru-based space technology startup GalaxEye has announced plans to launch two next-generation OptoSAR satellites within the next 24 months after its maiden Mission Drishti successfully validated several critical technologies, despite…

Meta says it has zero tolerance for child sexual abuse content, highlights AI-powered detection

New Delhi- Meta has reiterated its zero-tolerance policy against the solicitation or sharing of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including through advertisements, saying it relies on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to proactively detect and…