Technology

Some of the biggest challenges of the next generation of astronomy lie in studying all the data. To take on the challenges, astronomers are turning to machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to build new tools to rapidly search…

San Francisco, July 4: Led by Facebook, the global shipments of virtual reality (VR) headsets grew 52.4 per cent (year over year) in the first quarter of 2021, according to a new IDC report. Standalone…

As the United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4 with a grand display of fireworks and pyrotechnics from New York City to Philadelphia -- the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has something else planned, albeit in…

San Francisco, July 3: After announcing an expiring media feature, Facebook-owned WhatsApp might soon allow users to choose what video quality will be uploaded when they send someone a video. The new video upload…

New Delhi, Jul 3: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio has launched 'Emergency Data Loan' facility offering its phone users instant-data on loan, which they can pay later. Jio, India's youngest but largest…

New Delhi: July 3 marks International Plastic Bag Free Day when the world reminds itself of the importance to reduce the usage of plastic in everyday life. Every year, this day is observed to create awareness about the threat caused by…

Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter, operating on the surface of Mars, is aiming for new records for its next flight. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Friday said that the small solar-charged rotorcraft will be "taking things…

Indian American Sirisha Bandla will be one of the six space travellers aboard VSS Unity of Virgin Galactic’s founder Richard Branson, when it is scheduled to blast off on July 11 from New Mexico. As astronaut No 4, Sirisha Bandla's role…

Billionaire Richard Branson will blast off to space on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc's test flight on July 11, days ahead of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ similar journey, his company has said. According to Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson…

Yet another coronavirus variant has public health officials around the globe scrambling to control its spread. The delta variant, which first emerged in India, has now spread to more than 80 countries and is quickly becoming the…

The Fourth of July is a federal holiday in the United States to celebrate Independence. People celebrate this day by watching the patriotic parade, enjoy with family friends, lightning firecrackers, etc. To…

This is the story of how the world travels of a 19th century explorer, two bar magnets and the World War II hunt for enemy submarines led to the invention of the portable fluxgate magnetometer. And how that invention, in turn, led to…

New Delhi, July 2: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHWF) partnered with Indic language social media platform, ShareChat and short video app Moj to organise a webinar to spread awareness about Covid…

Washington, July 2: Similar to Twitter's 'Super Follows', photo-sharing platform Instagram is working on a feature that would let creators offer exclusive stories to their followers. As per Mashable, Twitter…

Oppo, the Chinese smartphone maker will officially launch its Reno6 Series in India on July 14, 2021. The company has teased the device on its official Twitter account. In addition to this, the Reno6 Series has also…

New Delhi, July 2: Bharti Airtel on Friday announced the launch of all-in-one solution as homes become a single place for both work life and personal life. The need for high speed data, entertainment at home…

In their death throes, roughly 97% of all stars become a smoldering stellar zombie called a white dwarf, one of the densest objects in the cosmos. A newly discovered white dwarf is being hailed as the most "extreme" one of these on record,…

San Francisco: Apple is likely to release a 10.86-inch OLED iPad in 2022 and two new 120Hz OLED iPads in 2023, the media reported. The report goes into some specifics. For example, the 2022 iPad will have a…

New Delhi, July 2: The Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) and Microsoft have formed a strategic partnership to build an AI and emerging technologies Centre of Excellence. The…

The alterations spurred by the coronavirus pandemic gave a strong impetus to the development of the e-commerce industry. The self-isolation regime has brought millions of buyers into online commerce.  We asked…

New Delhi: Micro-blogging site Twitter has revealed two concepts for upcoming features, including 'trusted friends', that would allow users to target tweets toward specific audiences without having to switch…

Seoul: Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, has won the best smartphone award at the world's largest mobile telecommunications expo. The high-end model…

Krafton has officially launched the Battlegrounds Mobile India today in the country. It comes as a replacement to PUBG Mobile India, which was banned by the Indian government for national security concerns. The…

Battlegrounds Mobile India, the PUBG's Indian version has been finally launched in the country today. Krafton had announced the battle-royale game a couple of months ago and its early access version was made…

New Delhi: Global smartphone brand Vivo on Thursday announced that it successfully delivered one lakh smartphones between May 10 to June 10 at the doorstep of its customers, via its unique Vivo Smart Retail…

A long-predicted type of cosmic explosion has finally burst onto the scene. Researchers have found convincing evidence for an electron-capture supernova, a stellar explosion ignited when atomic nuclei sop up electrons within a…

Fingers crossed for finding nothing: July marks the main trapping season to check for Asian giant hornets still infesting Washington state. The first of these invasive hornets found in North America in 2021, in June, was probably…

Contra, the iconic run and gun shooter video game is set to make a comeback soon. This time it will be available on smartphones. Konami, the developer and publisher of Contra has announced that it will introduce the…

As one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, Sakurajima often dazzles with spectacular displays of volcanic lightning set against an ash-filled sky. But the volcano can also produce much smaller, invisible bursts of electrical activity…

Samsung has silently launched its Galaxy A22 smartphone in India. The smartphone is currently available for sale in the Indian market via the Samsung India website. The device will be made available for sale through…