Online games use dark designs to collect players' data, finds study

New Delhi (IANS) The privacy policies and practices of online games contain dark design patterns which could be deceptive, misleading, or coercive to users, says a study, revealing potentially questionable data collection practices of online games…

Last lunar eclipse of 2023 to grace the skies on Saturday night

New Delhi (IANS) Skygazers across the globe, including India, are in for a treat today as the last partial lunar eclipse of 2023 will shine bright on Saturday night.

“For sky gazers and enthusiasts: Get ready for the cosmic event of the year!…

Optiemus to invest Rs 250 mn in drone manufacturing for India, global markets

New Delhi (IANS) Homegrown Optiemus Infracom Limited on Friday announced that it will be investing Rs 250 million in 'Optiemus Unmanned Systems' (OUS), a new division of the company, to manufacture drones for India and global markets.

Google develops AI prototype to spot misinformation, abusive content online

New Delhi (IANS) Google on Thursday said it has developed a prototype that leverages recent advances in Large Language Models, or LLMs, to assist in identifying content abusive at scale.

LLMs are a type of artificial intelligence that can generate…

Google rolls out fact-check tool for images globally

San Francisco (IANS) To help users find high-quality information about what they see online, Google has rolled out the "About this image" fact-check tool to English language users globally in Search.

According to the tech giant, the tool will…

Optiemus, Corning to make 30 mn finished cover glass parts, generate jobs in India

New Delhi (IANS) Homegrown Optiemus Infracom Limited and US-based Corning International Corporation on Thursday announced that they will manufacture 30 million pieces of high-quality finished cover glass parts for the mobile consumer electronics industry…

China adds Pakistan, Belarus to build lunar base: Report

New Delhi, (IANS) China has roped in Pakistan and Belarus to its moon programme that aims to construct a permanent lunar base in the 2030s.

China-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) programme now has seven nations -- Russia, Belarus,…

NASA building nuclear-powered lander for Saturn's moon Titan

Washington (IANS) NASA is building a nuclear-powered lander for exploring Titan -- Saturn’s largest moon having a dense atmosphere and low gravity

Titan is a major target in NASA’s quest to assess habitability and search for potential signs…

OSIRIS-REx brought more than 60 grams of asteroid sample to Earth: NASA

Washington (IANS) NASA’s OSIRIS-REx has surpassed its goal of bringing at least 60 grams of rock sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth, the space agency said.

About 8.8 ounces of rocky material collected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu…

Centre likely to come out with guidelines for quality drone manufacturing this week

New Delhi (IANS) Aiming to curb imports and manufacturing of cheap and sub-standard drones in the country, the Centre is planning to bring out guidelines to ensure standards and promote domestic production.

According to sources, the Consumer…