ChatGPT faces global outage; users flood social media with complaints

New Delhi (IANS) ChatGPT, one of OpenAI’s most popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools on Thursday faced a global outage as millions of users were unable to access the service. 

Many frustrated users took to social media platforms like X…

Google makes updated Gemini 2.0 AI available to all

New Delhi (IANS) As the race to build new and better artificial intelligence (AI) models heats up, Google has announced to make the updated Gemini 2.0 AI generally available to all. 

Developers can now build production applications with Gemini…

India is a very important market for AI, can be a leading force in world: Sam Altman

New Delhi (IANS) As India embarks on an exciting artificial intelligence (AI) journey, OpenAI Co-founder and CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday said India is a very important market for AI and the company's second biggest market globally. 

The…

Australian-led research finds link between retinal thickness, common diseases

Sydney (IANS) Retinal thickness could be an early indicator of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes and dementia, according to study by a team of Australian-led international researchers on Wednesday. 

Researchers led by the Walter and Eliza Hall…

Local reasons, not Punjab, Haryana crop fires behind poor air quality in Delhi-NCR: Study

New Delhi (IANS) The high PM2.5 levels in Delhi-NCR are largely independent of crop residue burning (CRB) in Punjab and Haryana, and are due to local reasons, claimed a study by researchers from Japan, based on an analysis of observations across a…

IT Ministry’s new AI initiative to combat misinformation in live broadcasting

New Delhi (IANS) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MEITy) on Tuesday launched the TruthTell Hackathon, an initiative to create AI-powered solutions for detecting and verifying misinformation in live broadcasts.

“The initiative is…

Anonymous workplace community platform Blind arriving in India this month

New Delhi (IANS) Blind, the world’s leading anonymous community platform for working professionals, is launching in India this month, the company said on Monday. 

Blind enables anonymous conversations between colleagues and industry professionals…

ISRO’s NVS-02 navigation satellite faces technical glitch

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) NVS-02 navigation satellite has encountered a technical glitch after being successfully injected into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). 

The NVS-02 navigation…

Union Budget: 3 CoEs to help India position itself as a global powerhouse in AI

New Delhi (IANS) With artificial intelligence (AI) becoming an essential tool for a tech-powered economy, it is heartening to see the introduction of Centres of Excellence (COE) for Artificial Intelligence in education, industry leaders said on Sunday. 

Drinkers with depression experience same stimulation as those without depression: Study

New York (IANS) People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression experience high levels of stimulation and pleasure when intoxicated, similar to drinkers who do not have depression, according to a new study. 

The study by the University…