No smartphones, internet or AI: This Karnataka boy from Chikkamagaluru, who learnt about space from encyclopaedias, now sends advanced satellites into orbitA Karnataka village boy, Awais Ahmed, once reliant on encyclopedias for space knowledge, co-founded Pixxel, a company now orbiting Earth wi...
29 Jun, 2026, 04.07 PM IST
'No Americans qualified': University of Michigan faces heat over $75,000 H-1B techie roles; critics question hiring of foreign workersH1-B row: The University of Michigan has sparked an online storm over H-1B visa job postings for tech roles. Independent journalist Chris B...
27 Jun, 2026, 04.59 PM IST
She studied after grazing buffaloes & doing household chores: How a Tamil Nadu taxi driver's daughter defied all odds to become IAS officer with AIR 152IAS success story: Vanmathi, daughter of a taxi driver from rural Tamil Nadu, defied financial hardship and societal pressures to become an...
27 Jun, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Bramerton big cat sighting sparks RSPCA probe after mysterious Leopard-like animal seen roaming Norfolk field in UKBramerton big cat sighting: A mysterious large feline, resembling a leopard, has been spotted in Bramerton, Norfolk, sparking an RSPCA inve...
27 Jun, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
Discovered 29 years ago, asteroid bigger than Eiffel Tower to fly past Earth this weekend: Here's when and how to watch and should you be worried?A colossal asteroid, dwarfing the Eiffel Tower, is set for a safe flyby of Earth this weekend, June 27, 2026. Designated (152637) 1997 NC1,...
26 Jun, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Gujarat Police bust Jamtara-linked APK fraud network: Here's what is an APK scam and how does it work?Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has nabbed three individuals linked to a Jharkhand-based fraud network. These criminals allegedly distributed ...
26 Jun, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
After Anthropic shutdown, China's Z. ai closes frontier gap as it plans dual listingChinese AI firm Z. ai is aiming for artificial general intelligence, fueled by strong investor interest after its GLM-5.2 model neared top ...
25 Jun, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
Google techie gave up H-1B, returned to India for a decade, now says moving back to the US was the right decisionA Google employee's journey from the US to India and back has ignited a viral debate on career choices and migration. Madhur Chadha's decis...
25 Jun, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Bodhi Tree Multimedia bags Assam government mandate to build state OTT platformBodhi Tree Multimedia will spearhead Assam's official digital content platform, a significant move into platform ownership and recurring re...
25 Jun, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Qualcomm forecasts $15 billion data center chip sales by 2029, shares soarQualcomm also said it expects $40 billion in revenue from chips outside its smartphone stronghold by 2029, up from previous estimates of $2...
25 Jun, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
AI is an energy and water hog, here's what you can do to counter thatEvery online query, especially those powered by AI, significantly increases energy and water consumption, experts warn. AI's growing demand...
24 Jun, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
Talent twist: Silicon Valley's India story takes an unexpected turnThe prospective appointment of Kunal Shah to a leadership position at WhatsApp exemplifies an emerging pattern: Indian founders are increas...
24 Jun, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
Meta's WhatsUpside Down hire: How Kunal Shah broke the Valley playbookSilicon Valley's AI talent war saw tech giants acquire engineers. However, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg broke the mold by investing $900 million ...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.54 PM IST
Kunal Shah's WhatsApp appointment underscores India's expanding Big Tech footprintKunal Shah, CRED founder, is set to lead WhatsApp globally, joining a distinguished line of Indian-origin tech leaders. This appointment hi...
23 Jun, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
EU bets on digital euro to cut US tech addictionThe EU believes a digital euro is the answer to cutting its addiction to US payment systems like Visa and Mastercard as well as Apple Pay a...
23 Jun, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Amazon points to water conservation steps in India amid data centre scrutinyAmazon has achieved a significant water conservation milestone in India, becoming "water positive" a year ahead of schedule. This means the...
19 Jun, 2026, 06.20 PM IST
Noam Shazeer hired by Google for $2.7 billion in 2024 leaves the tech giant in less than 18 months to join Sam Altman's Open AINoam Shazeer, a key figure in Google's Gemini AI development, is departing the company. He will now join rival OpenAI. Shazeer previously l...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.45 AM IST