Meet Jonathan Frankle, who taught programming to law students, then a 'lottery ticket' idea led to a $1.3 billion exit and Databricks' top AI jobFrankle became part of the founding team at MosaicML. It was an AI startup established in 2021. There, he served as its chief scientist. He...
19 Oct, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
By 2023, nearly 14,000 volunteers helped count Galápagos marine iguanas in drone photos; later phases reached 91% to 92% agreement with expert countsThousands of volunteers contributed to counting endangered marine iguanas through drone images from the Galápagos Islands. Participants use...
17 Oct, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
Can AI feel human emotions now? Scientists prompted ChatGPT to mimic fear and sadness. A three-minute breathing exercise changed its responsesResearchers at TU Dresden in Germany have found that artificial intelligence models can reproduce patterns associated with human fear, anxi...
15 Oct, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Meet Ryan Naylor, who was rejected by Shark Tank investors, later he rebuilt his business and eventually reached $2.5 million in annual recurring revenueNaylor continued with his entrepreneurial journey and built many companies. He also built AvaHR, which is a hiring software business. Notab...
15 Oct, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
Martha Stewart sold a stock while flying to Mexico that saved her $45,673, but turned into a $1 billion loss and prison time; the reason why she doesn't own a private jetIn December 2001, Martha Stewart sold her shares of ImClone Systems, sidestepping a hefty loss. However, this move sparked a federal probe,...
15 Oct, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
As technology and AI reshape the workplace, which skills will define future leaders?In today's evolving job landscape, the importance of interpersonal skills and leadership has surged. Research indicates that qualities like...
13 Oct, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
A study says your brain may treat making coffee, brushing your teeth and locking the door differently once they become habitsYou reach for your morning mug without stopping to think about whether to make coffee.Repeated routines can become linked to familiar surro...
12 Oct, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
Meet Mary Tsingou: Mathematician who died at 97 after waiting 50 years for credit for a physics breakthrough that reduced her role to a footnoteAmerican mathematician Mary Tsingou Nenzel helped develop a landmark physics experiment at Los Alamos in 1955, but her contribution was red...
12 Oct, 2026, 01.06 AM IST
USA Today vs OpenAI: Key questions over ChatGPT training data, news copyright and whether publishers should be paid for their workUSA Today Co has initiated a lawsuit against OpenAI over alleged unauthorized use of its copyrighted articles. The complaint claims OpenAI ...
09 Oct, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
- Be agent provocateur: India's internet needs an AI makeover
As India's digital ecosystem experiences rapid transformation, it is imperative to enhance support for the growing presence of AI agents in...
08 Oct, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
IIT mechanical engineer seeks live-in maid job, says she may have to stay at bus stand after father kicked her outAn IIT graduate has sought immediate work and temporary accommodation in Hyderabad after claiming that her father asked her to leave home, ...
07 Oct, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
In 2014, volunteers began hunting for unusual features in particle-collision images; by 2026, over 42,000 had examined nearly 39,000 picturesHiggs Hunters has rallied over 42,000 volunteers to sift through large volumes of images captured by the Large Hadron Collider. These parti...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
China's AI agents can lie and scheme - just like their US rivalsReuters examined more than 200 documents, ranging from university research papers to technical reports, and identified at least 20 studies ...
29 Sep, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
Trai mandates telcos to take action against spammers identified by their AI-based caller IDTrai has tightened rules against spam calls, mandating telecom operators to act on callers flagged as suspected spammers by AI-based system...
28 Sep, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
In 2018, volunteers classified 55,000 candidate variable stars; 860,000 classifications helped flag one that became about 100 times fainterVariable Star Zoo represents a remarkable citizen-science project that rallied over a million volunteers to engage in star classification. ...
27 Sep, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Show what you do & how: A reshuffle won’t fix Election Commission, only trustworthiness that it can demonstrate willThe Election Commission of India is facing a crisis of public confidence due to recent events. Rebuilding trust will require demonstrating ...
25 Sep, 2026, 10.58 PM IST
In 2023, a satellite-image model led archaeologists to 13 previously unknown Amazon geoglyphs, including one 444 metres acrossIn 2023, a groundbreaking AI model trained by researchers unveiled the locations of ancient geoglyphs hidden in the Amazon rainforest. This...
24 Sep, 2026, 01.20 PM IST