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In the 1950s, two IBM engineers built a new way to store computer data on spinning disks; it held 5 million characters and recalled a record in under 1 second- A 1,700-year-old Egyptian tomb contains a Greek poem, protective spells, Roman coins and ancient afterlife imagery
- Until June 2019, the system sending launch orders to US nuclear forces ran on 8-inch floppy disks; the Air Force kept them partly because they could not be hacked online
- Cinematographic film not IT software under GST: HC; quashes Rs 79 cr tax demand on Karan Johar firmsBombay High Court maintained that a cinematographic film is not IT software under GST law regardless of its method of delivery. The court s...23 Sep, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
- Dow, S&P 500 slip as oil hovers near $100 despite Nasdaq’s record closeThe Dow and S&P 500 declined sharply as oil prices rallied near the $100 mark, causing apprehension among investors. However, the Nasdaq so...23 Sep, 2026, 02.00 AM IST
- Astronomers just spotted an “Impossible” planet: Elias 2-24 b is the youngest known planet, and its Jupiter-sized growth could challenge planet formation modelsElias 2-24 b is young enough that astronomers are seeing it before its planetary neighborhood has finished taking shape. Yet the planet is ...23 Sep, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
- 55 million light-years away, scientists spot something unusual: A strange galactic collision may have left this spiral galaxy with a centre that spins sidewaysThe Hubble telescope captured images of spiral galaxy NGC 4698. Its central bulge is tilted at an unusual angle to the main disk. Astronome...19 Sep, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
- Andy Warhol created digital art in 1985 and left it on obsolete floppy disks; 36 years later, 5 recovered works sold as NFTs for $3.38 millionAndy Warhol created digital art on a Commodore Amiga computer in 1985. Researchers recovered these forgotten digital works from floppy disk...18 Sep, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
- Astronomers have found a 'baby' planet and named it Elias 2-24 b. The Jupiter-size world is less than 1 million years oldAstronomers have made an exciting discovery with Elias 2-24 b, recognised as the youngest planet identified to date. This gas giant is stil...18 Sep, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
- Joe Bussard began swapping records as a Maryland boy because he loved old music; thousands from his collection can now be heard for free through a university archiveJoe Bussard spent an amazing seventy-five years passionately collecting vintage music, amassing a collection of nearly fifteen thousand rec...18 Sep, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
- A sheep rancher from New Mexico found strange debris scattered across the desert near Roswell in 1947. Newspapers declared a ‘flying saucer’ had been captured, and 47 years later, investigators linked it to a secret Cold War program1947 Roswell UFO incident: In 1947, a rancher stumbled upon strange debris, initially hailed as a flying saucer. However, the military late...18 Sep, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
- For investors who know and accept that bears can roam the street longer: 5 mid-cap stocks with upside potential of up to 29%It is when the market displays the kind of sentiment it is doing now that most investors develop a strong desire to just get out. That’s qu...16 Sep, 2026, 02.25 PM IST
- In 1983, Steve Jobs reportedly ordered Apple’s failed Twiggy Macs destroyed; one surviving prototype sold for $150,075A rare 1983 Macintosh prototype, which Steve Jobs ordered destroyed, recently sold for $150,075. This early computer featured an unreliable...16 Sep, 2026, 01.40 PM IST
- In 1873, a French astronomer invented a unique device 'photographic revolver' which could automatically capture a sequential series of photographsIn 1873, a French astronomer invented a unique device 'photographic revolver' which could automatically capture a sequential series of phot...16 Sep, 2026, 05.24 AM IST
- SpaceX's first Starfall customer is European mission integrator Space CargoSpace Cargo aims to fly in 2028 an orbital reentry flight on the first commercial mission of Starship, which will deploy SpaceX's Starfall ...15 Sep, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
- Quote of the day by Michael Dell: “As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is...” — Inspiring life lessons from a motivational quote on finding your own path and trusting yourselfQuote of the day by Michael Dell: “As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map and begin t...14 Sep, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
- The first rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang, scientists say — and they could have been surprisingly Earth-likeNew simulations indicate rocky planets may have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang. Massive stars exploded, scattering heavy ...05 Sep, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
- Science says black holes don’t actually suck everything around them: Here’s what really happensBlack Holes are called black because light cannot escape from inside their event horizons. Astronomers nevertheless detect black holes indi...05 Sep, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
- Adobe’s next boss joins a powerful club: Meet the Indian-origin CEOs running the world’s biggest companiesAdobe’s next CEO Anil Chakravarthy is joining a powerful club. From Microsoft and Google to Chanel, FedEx and Micron, Indian-origin executi...05 Sep, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
- US journalist Thomas Weir Pauken II sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for acting as illegal agent for ChinaAn American journalist received a two-year prison sentence for acting as a foreign agent. Thomas Weir Pauken II pleaded guilty to supportin...03 Sep, 2026, 06.49 AM IST
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