Microsoft’s Windows 10 support end could turn 240 mn PCs into e-waste

New Delhi (IANS) Microsoft’s decision to end support for Windows 10 could turn 240 million personal computers into e-waste, leaving those to end up in landfill, a new report has claimed.

Microsoft’s Windows 11 will help support a struggling…

AI can make world a more equitable place: Bill Gates

New Delhi (IANS) If we make smart investments now, artificial intelligence (AI) can make the world a more equitable place, reducing or even eliminating the lag time between when the rich world gets an innovation and when the poor world does, billionaire…

Indian Navy's new stealth destroyer 'Imphal' set for commissioning

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Navy is all set to get its latest stealth guided-missile destroyer 'Imphal', which will be commissioned into service on December 26 in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

The Defence Ministry…

Warming Arctic waters are emitting carbon: NASA study

Washington (IANS) Once known to be Earth's critical carbon sinks, an increasingly warming Arctic Ocean is driving intense carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to a study by NASA.

It’s been estimated that the cold waters of the Arctic…

SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft back to Earth with scientific research samples

Los Angeles (IANS) SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returned to Earth on Friday with scientific research samples and hardware.

According to NASA, Dragon undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 5:05 p.m. Eastern Time (2205…

AI companies may need to disclose copyrighted training data

San Francisco (IANS) The AI Foundation Model Transparency Act, filed by two lawmakers in the US, aims to make it clear if artificial intelligence (AI) models used copyright data for training.

The Bill, filed by Representatives Anna Eshoo (D-CA)…

Google to proactively alert Chrome users about online safety threats

New Delhi (IANS) Google has announced a new safety feature that will run automatically in the background on Chrome on desktop and will proactively alert users if their passwords saved in Chrome have been compromised.

The Safety Check feature…

Google fixes 8th zero-day bug in Chrome exploited in attacks this year

San Francisco (IANS) Google has issued an emergency patch to address yet another Chrome zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild, making this the eighth patch issued since the beginning of the year.

"Google is aware that an…

Lava launches new 5G smartphone with 6.78-inch display, 8GB RAM

New Delhi (IANS) Domestic smartphone brand Lava on Thursday launched a new smartphone -- Storm 5G, with a 6-78-inch display and 8GB of RAM.

The smartphone will be available in two colour variants -- Gale Green and Thunder Black at a special…

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin finally launches, recovers New Shepard booster

San Francisco (IANS) Jeff Bezos-run Blue Origin has launched and recovered its New Shepard booster, making its 24th mission finally a success and giving Elon Musk-run SpaceX some real competition.

After its New Shepard rocket took off from…