Chandrayaan-3 getting closer to moon for landing, ISRO gears up for Sun

Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency on Monday said the process of putting the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft in a circular orbit around the moon has begun.

The spacecraft has moved further closer to the moon.

The Indian space agency also…

IBM's prototype 'brain-like' chip promises greener AI

San Francisco (IANS) Tech major IBM has said that its prototype 'brain-like' chip could make artificial intelligence (AI) more energy efficient.

There are growing concerns about the emissions generated by the large warehouses filled…

Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO conducts Drogue Parachute Deployment Test

Chennai (IANS) As part of India’s proposed human space mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said that it had successfully conducted a series of Drogue Parachute Deployment Tests.

According to the Indian space agency, the test…

People having sex in self-driving taxis, finds report

San Francisco (IANS) As the popularity of autonomous vehicles continues to surge in San Francisco, a growing number of riders are wondering just how far they can push the vehicles’ capabilities, and to test that they are having sex in self-driving…

After 47 years, Russia journeys to Moon with Luna-25

Moscow (IANS) After 47 years, Russia is set to return to the Moon with its Luna 25 lander mission.

Luna-25 took off atop a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Vostochny launch facility in Russia at 2:10 a.m. Moscow time (4:40?am IST) on Friday, TASS…

China achieves ‘huge breakthrough’ on laser weapon tech

Hong Kong (IANS) Chinese military scientists have claimed that they have developed a new cooling system that allows high-energy lasers to operate “infinitely” without any build-up of waste heat.

According to scientists at the National University…

WhatsApp rolling out feature to schedule calls in group chats on Android beta

San Francisco (IANS) Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to schedule calls in group chats on Android beta.

Beta users will now be able to schedule group calls within their groups, reports WABetaInfo.

Users…

Google announces eSignature beta for Docs, Drive

San Francisco (IANS) Google has announced that eSignature is now available as an open beta on Google Docs and Drive.

In June last year, Google began alpha testing the ability to request and capture eSignatures in Google Docs.

"Based…

Chandrayaan 3: Vikram can make soft-landing on Moon’s surface even with engine failure, says ISRO chief

Bengaluru, (IANS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief S. Somanath on Tuesday said that Vikram, the lander of India's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3, is due to make a soft landing on the surface of the Moon on August 23 and will…

X working on feature to sort posts on profiles

San Francisco (IANS) Elon Musk-owned X is working on a new feature that will allow users to sort posts on someone's profile.

A screenshot posted by Andrea Conway, a designer at X, suggests that the feature will allow users to sort posts…