NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore stuck in space amid Starliner tech glitch

New Delhi (IANS) In a growing concern, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) as engineers continue to fix the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that will take them back to Earth. 

Originally…

NASA’s weather, solar storms monitoring GOES-U satellite en route to space

New Delhi (IANS) NASA on Wednesday successfully launched the GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) aimed at monitoring weather in space and on Earth as well as large solar storms.

GOES-U is the fourth and final satellite…

TRAI tells mobile firms to enhance apps, web portals to curb spam messages

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to curb spam calls and messages, the government has issued fresh directions to mobile services providers. 

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has mandated mobile services providers to enhance their mobile…

Meta AI arrives in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and more

New Delhi (IANS) Tech giant Meta on Monday announced the availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and meta.ai -- that is built with the latest ‘Llama 3’ large language model (LLM). 

ISRO aces final test of Reusable Launch Vehicle tech for Landing Experiment

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday announced success in the final test of the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Landing EXperiment (LEX). 

This is the third consecutive success in the series of LEX (03) technology…

WhatsApp soon lets you dial numbers to place calls directly from app

New Delhi (IANS) Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new in-app dialer feature that will allow users to make calls directly from the app.

According to WABetaInfo, users will not need to add contacts to their address book to make…

EV startups from India, EU pitch innovative tech in battery recycling

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to enhance the Electric Vehicle (EV) landscape and ecosystems in India and Europe, the India-European Union Trade and Technology Council (TTC)  organised an event, featuring 12 high-impact startups in battery recycling technologies…

Removal of ovaries before menopause linked with reduced white matter in brain: Study

San Francisco (IANS) Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause, particularly before the age of 40, have reduced white matter integrity in multiple regions of the brain later in life, a new study said on Thursday. 

White matter refers…

BharatPe, Invest India join hands to drive financial inclusion via ODOP initiative

New Delhi (IANS) Fintech platform BharatPe on Thursday partnered with Invest India to promote digital financial inclusion and financial literacy across One District One Product (ODOP) producers and sellers in the country. 

The partnership will…

HP brings next-gen AI PCs to India for businesses, creators

New Delhi (IANS) PC and printer major HP Inc on Wednesday announced the pre-booking of its next-generation AI PCs in India for businesses, creators and retail customers. 

HP EliteBook Ultra and HP OmniBook X laptops can be booked either through…