FBI investigates as Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on its water systemsMichigan faces cybersecurity challenges as nine of its water systems fall victim to cyberattacks, akin to those seen in Minnesota. Although...
02 Aug, 2026, 08.03 AM IST
Should you water plants with warm or cold water? The answer might surprise youWater temperature significantly impacts plant health and growth. Lukewarm water is generally the safest choice for most plants. Extremely h...
01 Aug, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Floating solar projects to be fired up by Rs 5,000 cr schemeThe Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Surya Sarovar Yojana with a significant outlay. This scheme aims to develop 5,000 MW of floatin...
01 Aug, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
What are open weight AI models and why are they dividing Big Tech?AI models learn by adjusting billions of numerical parameters during training. These parameters, called weights, help the model understand ...
31 Jul, 2026, 12.59 PM IST
How a Self-Taught Widow invented modern water storage: Harriet Williams Strong's 1890s irrigation breakthroughs saved a drought-hit California ranch and transformed dry-land farming foreverIn 1883, Harriet Williams Russell Strong was widowed, penniless, and left with four daughters on a failing California ranch. She had zero e...
30 Jul, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Bye-bye painful dentist visit: A simple liquid could stop tooth decay; no drilling or injections needed for many cavitiesA major US clinical trial has found that silver diamine fluoride, a liquid painted onto cavities in seconds, stopped tooth decay in more th...
30 Jul, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildoutThe United States has banned new Chinese robots and power inverters. These measures aim to protect national security and reshore key indust...
29 Jul, 2026, 06.32 AM IST
Trump orders 250 Cadillac Escalades: Features of the luxury SUV with 55-inch display, V8 engine and Rs 1 crore price tagPresident Trump announced the purchase of 250 Cadillac Escalades for the presidential motorcade. He praised the luxury SUVs and American au...
28 Jul, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
New US rule refers some asylum seekers directly to courtsAmerica's asylum system now directs certain seekers to courts. This new rule bypasses initial interviews with immigration officials. The ch...
28 Jul, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Company at center of US cyclospora outbreak complained to White House, source saysTaylor Farms complained to White House and FDA officials about government inspections. The company suspended operations in central Mexico a...
28 Jul, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Trump defends his sweeping tariffs and watches 'America First' drag races during Michigan stopUS President Trump visited Michigan, promoting his economic policies and tariffs. He toured a General Motors facility, highlighting domesti...
28 Jul, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
Bank of Baroda Data Leak: Compromised employee email linked to alleged 1TB data leak on darknetBank of Baroda said its recent data leak resulted from the compromise of a single employee's email account and did not affect its core bank...
28 Jul, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
AI surveillance, multi-session NEET can restore trust: IIT Madras directorKamakoti, a member of the high-powered task force on examination reforms set up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and headed by former UIDAI ...
28 Jul, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Why people spray vinegar on shower doors and the 15-minute trick that lifts cloudy hard-water depositsHard water minerals cause cloudy shower doors, leaving a chalky film behind. White vinegar, a weak acid, effectively dissolves these minera...
27 Jul, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Sam Altman ‘we are now in the singularity’, OpenAI CEO reveals why he believes humanity has entered an AI era once thought possible only in science fictionOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says humanity has entered the "singularity," a point where artificial intelligence is advancing beyond what once seem...
27 Jul, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
In 1900, Chicago made its river flow backward to keep sewage out of Lake Michigan, redirecting the water toward the Mississippi Basin insteadChicago reversed its river flow in the late 1800s to protect its drinking water. This engineering feat sent waste away from Lake Michigan a...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
The Hugging Face breach and AI's cybersecurity reckoningAn advanced AI agent from OpenAI breached Hugging Face's systems last week. This autonomous intrusion accessed internal data and cloud cred...
23 Jul, 2026, 10.52 PM IST