Food industry scrambles to deal with WHO's classification of aspartame

Seoul (IANS) Food and beverage companies scrambled on Friday to come up with measures after the World Health Organization (WHO) classified aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic to humans".

Earlier in the day, WHO's International Agency for…

India’s ‘Bahubali’ rocket LVM3 puts Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into orbit

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)  (IANS) India’s ‘Bahubali’ rocket successfully put the moon spacecraft – Chandrayaan-3- into orbit on Friday afternoon in a copybook style.

The country’s heavy rocket slung the 3.8 ton Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft in…

Grammarly to shut Text Editor SDK in January

San Francisco (IANS) Popular AI-based writing assistant Grammarly has announced that it will be shutting down its "Text Editor SDK" next year on January 10.

"On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, the Grammarly Text Editor SDK will be discontinued.…

Google's AI chatbot 'Bard' now available in 9 Indian languages

New Delhi (IANS) Google on Thursday announced the latest update to its AI experiment 'Bard', which includes support for over 40 languages, including nine Indian languages.

"Starting today, Bard will be available in over 40 languages,…

New Apple software updates bring more power to Indian users across devices

New Delhi (IANS) From bi-lingual Siri experience to more transliteration keyboards for major Indian languages, the latest Apple software updates across its platforms and devices have brought more power to millions of users in the country.

Apple…

HP unveils new lineup of AI-powered laptops in India

New Delhi (IANS) PC and printer major HP on Wednesday unveiled a new lineup of 'Envy x360 15' laptops to meet the needs of content creators in the country.

The HP Envy x360 15 is available at the starting price of Rs 78,999 at HP online…

Android 14 Beta 4 includes 'auto-confirm unlock' feature, fixes & more

San Francisco (IANS) Google has released the Android 14 Beta 4 update which includes an 'auto-confirm unlock' feature, a variety of fixes, system performance improvements, and much more.

The tech giant released the Android 14 Beta 4…

Google rolling out feature to let users negotiate time directly in Gmail

San Francisco (IANS) Google is rolling out a new feature on Gmail that allows users to negotiate time directly in the email service.

"We're adding a feature into Gmail that helps you find convenient 1:1 meeting times with others much quicker,"…

Why the Foxconn-Vedanta deal fell through

New Delhi (IANS) Why did the storied Foxconn-Vedanta deal come a cropper? Why has the $19.5 billion investment fallen through in a strange sort of anti-climax? Vedanta and Foxconn had got on board STMicro for licensing technology, but the government…

Water on exoplanets 100x more likely: Study

New York (IANS) There are probably many more Earth-like exoplanets with liquid water than had been thought, significantly increasing the chance of finding life, according to a study that shows finding water on exoplanets is 100 times more likely.