The former Google CEO who gave you notifications says it’s time to log off if you want to be productiveFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt has warned that constant phone use is damaging our ability to think and work with depth. Speaking on the Moo...
23 Jul, 2025, 02.10 PM IST
What is Artificial Super-intelligence? Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns AI will soon outsmart humanity and we are not readyFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns that Artificial Super-intelligence (ASI) could surpass collective human intelligence within six years....
06 Jul, 2025, 09.01 PM IST
Push and pull: Dark energy discovery changed understanding of universe, says Nobel laureate Brian SchmidtBrian Schmidt, along with Adam Riess and Saul Perlmutter, discovered dark energy in 1998, revealing that the universe's expansion is accele...
22 Jun, 2025, 12.23 PM IST
Top scientist wants to prevent AI from going rogueThe winner of the Turing Award, also known as the Nobel Prize for computer science, has been warning for several years of the risks of AI, ...
04 Jun, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
Imperial College London sets up New Science Hub in Bengaluru to Bolster India-UK Research TiesImperial College London has launched Imperial Global India, a science hub in Bengaluru, to boost collaborative research with Indian partner...
22 May, 2025, 11.51 AM IST
New hope of extraterrestrial life? Scientists cautious about celebrating early, want recheckA University of Cambridge-led study has detected potential signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b, 120 light-years away, noting the presence of ...
27 Apr, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns US risks falling behind China in superintelligence race under Trump’s policiesSchmidt said the recent policy decisions by the Trump administration look like a total attack on all of science in America. He pointed out ...
19 Apr, 2025, 04.10 PM IST
Quantum AI startup SandboxAQ valued at $5.3 billion after $300 million fundraisingThe investers include New York-based investment firm Fred Alger Management, T. Rowe Price, and Breyer Capital. The funds will be used to fa...
19 Dec, 2024, 01.59 PM IST
Basic research needs both government and philanthropy, says Nobel Laureate Brian SchmidtResearch into basic science often gets shunted to one side, Schmidt added, because it comes with a long-term view rather than immediate res...
15 Jan, 2024, 11.30 AM IST
Scientists discover rare deep-sea octopus nursery, 3 km below the ocean surfaceInternational team of scientists explored previously unseen seamounts in Costa Rica, found new active octopus nursery and witnessed babies ...
02 Jul, 2023, 02.44 PM IST
US seeks to avoid duplicating efforts on semiconductors with partnersAcross the world, nations are scrambling to establish their own chipmaking clusters in order to safeguard their economies from disruptions ...
14 Apr, 2023, 11.16 AM IST
2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats upEarth’s fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agenci...
12 Jan, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
A new VC fund will put $100 million into decarbonizing the oceanBoston-based Propeller will focus on startups developing tech to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean, decarbonize shipping and improve eff...
26 Oct, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
Eric Schmidt, wife Wendy donate $150 mn for research in biology, AIMIT and Harvard will use the funds to build a new centre.
27 Mar, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
Humans carry more superbugs than farm animals, says new studyHumans carry more antibiotic-resistant bacteria than the farm animals they handle, a new study on dairy farmers has found.
25 Aug, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Five amazing environmental scientists who are working to remedy climate changeWe pulled five of the most impressive environmental scientists from our recent list of groundbreaking scientists who are changing the way w...
28 Jul, 2015, 12.46 PM IST
'Scientific breakthrough for Ebola possible this year'"This is an amazing century for the life sciences," National Institutes of Health USA Director Francis S Collins said.
24 Jan, 2015, 06.59 PM IST