With Minecraft, kids can launch a rocket to Moon like NASA Artemis team

Washington (IANS) Children using Microsoft-owned game-based learning platform Minecraft can now build and launch a rocket to the Moon like the real NASA Artemis team, the US space agency has said.

Minecraft Artemis Missions was developed to…

ISRO simulates deployment of Gaganyaan mission parachutes

Chennai (IANS) Indian space agency successfully conducted the Rail Track Rocket Sled deployment tests of the Gaganyaan Pilot and Apex Cover Separation (ACS) parachutes in cluster configurations, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Indian startups must tap $430 bn digital market in Southeast Asia: Report

New Delhi (IANS) The total digital economy of Southeast Asia (SEA), which stands at $210 billion, is expected to grow at 15 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to reach $430 billion and Indian startups looking to expand overseas should consider…

AI tool detects Alzheimer's with 90?curacy: study

New York (IANS) US researchers have developed a novel Artificial Intelligence-based tool that has shown 90 per cent accuracy in detecting Alzheimer's disease from routinely collected clinical brain images.

The tool, developed by a team…

NASA spacecraft captures unusual circles of sand dunes on Mars

Washington (IANS) NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft has captured unusual circles of sand dunes on the Red Planet.

The dunes were snapped by MRO's High-Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRise) colour camera.

While…

WhatsApp may let users 'mute calls' from unknown numbers

San Francisco (IANS) Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new feature, "silence unknown callers", which will allow users to mute calls from unknown numbers while still showing them in the calls list and notification centre.

According…

AI chatbot ChatGPT unable to clear UPSC exams: Report

New Delhi (IANS) OpenAI's AI chatbot ChatGPT has failed to clear the Indian Civil Services Examination, conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), one of the toughest in the world, according to media reports on Saturday.

Launched…

iPhone 15 Pro may not feature 2 buttons for volume control

San Francisco (IANS) Tech giant Apple's upcoming iPhone 15 Pro smartphone will reportedly not feature two buttons for volume control.

Leaked drawings of the upcoming smartphone show that the regular two volume buttons will be replaced by…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5's new hinge may withstand 200K folds

San Francisco (IANS) Tech giant Samsung is upgrading the hinge of its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 5 smartphone which is expected to withstand 2,00,000 folds, the media reported.

Currently, the tech giant is underway on the "final" tests for the…

NASA-SpaceX crew-6 mission enroute to space for scientific research

Washington (IANS) SpaceX on Thursday for the seventh time launched an international crew of four astronauts -- two from NASA and one each from Roscosmos and the UAE.

"Liftoff! Dragon takes flight!" NASA wrote on Twitter.

The Crew-6 mission,…