OpenAI’s ChatGPT can now see, hear and speak

San Francisco (IANS) Sam Altman-run OpenAI on Monday announced it is rolling out new voice and image capabilities in ChatGPT that can now help the AI chatbot see, hear and speak.

These capabilities offer a new, more intuitive type of interface…

Digital ID verification checks to surpass 70 bn globally in 2024

New Delhi (IANS) The number of digital identity verification checks will surpass 70 billion in 2024, growing 16 per cent on the previous year’s number of 61 billion, a new report showed on Monday.

This growth is being driven by businesses adopting…

NASA's Perseverance spots dust-filled Martian whirlwind

Washington (IANS) NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted a dust-filled whirlwind on Mars.

Dust devils, which occur on Earth as well, form when rising cells of warm air mix with descending columns of cooler air. The Martian versions can grow…

2023 Nobel for Medicine awarded for mRNA vax against Covid

New Delhi (IANS) Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of mRNA vax against Covid-19.

They received the honor “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside…

Apple blames iOS 17 bug, apps like Instagram for making new iPhones run warmer

New Delhi (IANS) Apple on Sunday said it has identified a few conditions which can cause new iPhones to run warmer than expected, including a bug in the iOS 17 software update and some third-party apps like Instagram.

The device may feel warmer…

Explained: What causes Earth’s strongest lightning

Jerusalem (IANS) A team of scientists has decoded how superbolts -- Earth’s strongest lightning -- occur.

Superbolts make up less than 1 per cent of total lightning, but when they do strike, they pack a powerful punch. 

According to…

NASA picks 4 small missions to better understand Sun-Earth connectio

Washington (IANS) US space agency NASA has selected four small explorer missions to conduct concept studies to expand knowledge of the dynamics of the Sun. These missions will aim to shed light on related phenomena such as coronal mass ejections,…

Google opens generative AI search experience to teens

New Delhi (IANS) Google has announced that it is opening its generative AI search experience to teenagers in the US -- specifically those aged 13 to 17 so that they can benefit from the helpful capabilities generative AI has to offer.

"Today,…

Most newsrooms now using generative AI to optimise work globally

New Delhi (IANS) The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in newsrooms is gathering pace and more than 75 per cent of those surveyed used AI somewhere in the chain of news gathering, production and distribution, a report has revealed.

ChatGPT can now browse the web to provide info in real time

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft-owned OpenAI has announced that its AI chatbot ChatGPT can once more browse the web for current information, providing answers taken directly from "current and authoritative" sources, which it cites in its responses.