Elon Musk's DOGE a flop? It caused chaos rather than saving billions for TrumpTech billionaire Elon Musk has announced he would turn his attention back to the electric vehicle maker but said he would likely still work...
24 Apr, 2025, 05.51 PM IST
These universities in the U.S may be in the line of fire as Trump may withhold massive research grants; here's the listThe Trump administration is reportedly planning to withhold significant NIH research grants from universities accused of lacking "academic ...
09 Dec, 2024, 10.03 PM IST
Crackpot can jolly well be cutting edgeThe Ig Nobel awards, announced at MIT, celebrate unusual scientific achievements that make people laugh and think. This year's winners incl...
13 Sep, 2024, 11.02 PM IST
ET Explainer: How to buy genuine art and avoid fraudsFake art scams aren't new. Just earlier this year, a former Los Angeles auctioneer agreed to plead guilty to an art fraud scheme where he f...
25 Dec, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
Want to avoid frauds? A no-nonsense guide to ensuring the art you buy is the real dealArt forgeries and dubious provenances are a common scourge in the industry. Here are some factors to watch out for before making a purchase.
24 Dec, 2023, 05.20 PM IST
Kotak, IISc to set up AI, machine learning centre in BengaluruThe centre will promote research and innovation in AI and ML and develop the talent pool from across the country to provide cutting-edge so...
16 Sep, 2021, 08.57 PM IST
United States accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 researchThe indictment, which officials expected to discuss at a news conference, says the hackers in recent months had researched vulnerabilities ...
21 Jul, 2020, 09.40 PM IST
Ex-PNB executive declines to undergo polygraph, narco testsIn his application submitted before special CBI judge V C Barde, Shetty declined to give his consent to undergo the tests and rejected the ...
21 Aug, 2019, 10.23 PM IST
IBM bets big on artificial intelligence for server businessThe next-generation power systems servers incorporate a newly designed POWER9 processor. This has been built specifically for compute-inten...
13 Jun, 2018, 07.47 PM IST
PNB scam: RBI declines to share copies of inspection reportsThe scam, considered to be the biggest ever fraud in India's history, came to light earlier this year. PNB was allegedly defrauded by diama...
13 May, 2018, 03.06 PM IST
Anti-GM crop activists urge 'supreme objectivity'The anti-GM activists asked Vardhan to reject GM mustard, claiming it is a "hazardous scientific fraud" being perpetuated on the nation.
22 May, 2017, 08.45 PM IST
Art of Living says NGT panel biased, takes namesThe panel had evaluated the ecological damage done to the Yamuna floodplains, where AOL had hosted a three-day `World Culture Festival'.
19 Aug, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
China hunts for aliens. And scientistsThis week, China announced that it’s relocating 9,110 villagers to make way for a giant telescope that will search for extraterrestrial lif...
20 Feb, 2016, 05.20 AM IST
Ranbaxy whistleblower Dinesh Thakur wants strong policy to unearth fraudConsidering that some of the cases were very sensitive, a minimum guarantee from the govt for whistle-blower is a basic pre-requisite, Thak...
20 Nov, 2013, 08.02 AM IST
Meet Dinesh Thakur: Former Ranbaxy employee who blew whistle and pocketed Rs 244 croreDinesh Thakur, pocketed Rs 244 crore for blowing the whistle on the dubious manufacturing practices of the country's largest drug maker Ran...
15 May, 2013, 07.04 AM IST
- High-tech tools to fight fine wine fraud
One of Britain's top rare wine merchants and nuclear scientists in France on Tuesday jointly unveiled a 21st-century tool for unmasking cou...
03 Sep, 2008, 06.46 PM IST
- US investors head into year amid series of setbacks
US investors are heading into 2008 stung by a series of legal and regulatory setbacks, analysts say, with the latest the Supreme Court's ru...
16 Jan, 2008, 08.15 AM IST