How one American brand stays ahead of Trump tariff whac-a-mole. India is part of its planKeen Footwear, despite diversifying its manufacturing locations to mitigate global economic risks, is grappling with the impact of Presiden...
20 Aug, 2025, 10.54 AM IST
Sridhar Vembu on AI automation economy: Why robots won’t kill jobs, but may bankrupt the middle classZoho founder Sridhar Vembu has said that artificial intelligence is unlikely to trigger mass job losses but could deepen economic inequalit...
08 Jun, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
Trump wants America to make things again. Does it have what it takes?Amidst Trump's trade war and tariffs aimed at revitalising American manufacturing, companies face hurdles in bringing jobs back to the U.S.
05 Jun, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
Can AI run a society better than humans? Autonomous agents build a democratic Minecraft nation, sparking internet frenzyArtificial Intelligence startup Altera's Minecraft server showcases AI agents creating a functional society. These agents cooperate, establ...
16 Apr, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
Nvidia backs little-known upstart in India’s biggest AI bet yetWhile companies like OpenAI and Google have poured billions of dollars into such chips in the US, Yotta is making India’s largest bet yet o...
18 Mar, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
This AI Subculture's Motto: Go, Go, GoEffective Accelerationism began as a cheeky response to an older, more established movement -- Effective Altruism -- that has become a majo...
09 Dec, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
Kerala temple become India's first to induct robotic elephant for ritual dutiesFollowing up on its pledge to never keep or hire live elephants or any other animals, the Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala's Th...
27 Feb, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
View: Did Covid come from a Wuhan lab? Either way, technology’s mystique must be challengedIrrespective of whether Covid-19 actually came out of a Wuhan lab, what’s indisputable is that virologists have for some time engaged in da...
12 Jun, 2021, 10.34 AM IST
Robots fill in for humans in empty stadiums, cheer for sportsmen from empty standsThe chirpy humanoids are obviously a morale booster for sportspeople.
10 Jul, 2020, 08.05 AM IST
Indian startups eye virtual wedding space amid coronavirus curbsAs weddings go online amid lockdown, startups and even bigger firms are exploring virtual wedding space.
05 Jun, 2020, 01.28 PM IST
Stephen Hawking, physicist who reshaped cosmology, passes away at 76Born on 8 January 1942, the English black-hole theorist died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in England.
14 Mar, 2018, 01.06 PM IST
Why not rituals with robotic precision ?Robotic priests, well-versed in every religious rite prevalent in the country, could go a long way in addressing this issue.
25 Aug, 2017, 12.11 AM IST
BlessU-2! 'Robot priest' offers auto-blessings in German churchIt consists of a metal box with a touch screen, two arms on the side, a head with eyes and a digital mouth at the top.
30 May, 2017, 01.50 PM IST
Human status to river Ganga and Yamuna part of a global trendThis fits a trend towards a wider expansion of personhood beyond human beings. Sometimes it's being mandated by courts and sometimes just b...
25 Mar, 2017, 01.42 AM IST
Spiritual machines?Some four million people today own autonomous robotic home cleaners that wet mop and vacuum rooms on their own and also clean window glasse...
03 Dec, 2013, 03.44 AM IST
- BP says it will pay for Gulf spill's cleanup
BP PLC said Monday that it will pay for all the cleanup costs from a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that could continue spewing cr...
03 May, 2010, 08.03 PM IST
The future of good SamaritansOften, the opposite of ‘dispassionate’ is not ‘passionate’ but ‘compassionate’. To illustrate this point, Henry S Thompson of the Universit...
31 Jul, 2009, 12.01 AM IST