Why did Stephen Hawking warn the world against AI before his death? The answer is deeply chillingStephen Hawking warned years ago that the development of advanced artificial intelligence could pose a serious threat to humanity’s surviva...
27 May, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
HBO wins the bidding war, acquires Claire Foy-starrer 'Doomsday Machine'The series is based on Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang's NYT bestselling book, 'An Ugly Truth'.
09 Feb, 2022, 03.17 PM IST
Claire Foy to play Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in 'Doomsday Machine' based on NYT bestsellerThe show is based on the NYT bestselling book 'An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination'.
08 Oct, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
'Football' and 'Biscuit' in Trump's security armourAccording to reports, secret service agents came to India a month ago, as is the routine. The American agents laid their own communication ...
23 Feb, 2020, 02.46 PM IST
Quantum Leap: How to get rid of carbon emissionsIt’s not enough for countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change. They have to pursue ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Carbo...
28 Dec, 2019, 11.51 PM IST
- Yunus warns of survival threat from Artificial Intelligence
Bengaluru, June 28 (IANS) Expressing apprehension that disruptive technology would hasten extinction of humankind, Nobel laureate Muhammad ...
28 Jun, 2018, 09.53 PM IST
An AI bot wrote a movie script. The outcome paints the future of workA leading e-commerce company now has about 45,000 robots across its 20 fulfilment centres for its picking and packing processes.
28 Apr, 2018, 12.33 PM IST
It's real! Sophia the bot to help in artificial general intelligence researchThe humanoid has previously been invited to speak at several high-level conferences including the United Nations and has appeared on The To...
24 Jan, 2018, 08.18 AM IST
Zuck vs Musk! When Elon Musk dismissed Mark Zuckerberg's understanding of artificial intelligenceThe debate underscored the rift in the tech community about new technologies being a blessing or a curse for humanity.
26 Jul, 2017, 08.39 AM IST
Chill! Technology is not here to harm youWhen the industrial revolution swept across the world, the companies which displayed courage and embraced new ways of doing things amassed ...
11 Jan, 2017, 02.11 PM IST
'The Big Short' film draws Hollywood heavy hittersBrad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling are set to star in the silver screen adaptation of Michael Lewis's popular book on the financial...
15 Jan, 2015, 09.21 AM IST
Eight potential tech threats of the futureGadgets and new discoveries are seen as life-changing. But, here are a few doomsday scenarios we hope never come to pass.
18 Sep, 2014, 11.54 AM IST
Russia may still have an automated nuclear launch system aimed across the Northern HemisphereBut despite the changing nature of the times, nuclear weapons continue to play a central role in Russian military strategy.
05 Sep, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
- If the world ends on December 21, many other events will be stymied
Despite many explanations to the contrary, it does seem that people in many countries do feel that the world will definitely come to an end...
04 Dec, 2012, 04.53 AM IST
Silence of the spamsLife without insistent messaging will have to adjust to a new pace although the TRAI estimates only a fraction will be affected by the cap.
29 Sep, 2011, 10.33 AM IST
Microsoft warns of serious computer security hole in IEMicrosoft Corp. has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn't fixed yet.
07 Jul, 2009, 02.57 AM IST
- Icahn asks Yahoo to rescind employee severance plan
Activist investor Carl Icahn has told Yahoo to immediately rescind the 'poison pill' employee severance plan that practically sabotaged any...
05 Jun, 2008, 02.30 PM IST