OpenAI denies firing researchers over AI safety warningsOpenAI has addressed the dismissal of three former safety researchers who voiced concerns over artificial intelligence safety. The company ...
10 Oct, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
In 2019, one rockstar helped NASA study asteroid Bennu – his 3D images revealed a dangerous rubble-filled world. A look at Queen's Brian May's amazing educational qualificationsQueen's guitarist Brain May is also an astrophycist and an avid animal and tree rescuer. He played an important role in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx m...
08 Oct, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
Cornell students rally over alleged gang rape, demand tougher action against sexual violenceCornell University students held a large rally in Ithaca, showing support for a classmate's gang-rape allegations. The demonstrators called...
06 Oct, 2026, 08.01 AM IST
A hidden magnetic force from the early universe may finally explain the Hubble tension and why cosmic expansion doesn’t add upRecent research investigates the role of primordial magnetic fields in the discrepancy of the Hubble constant values. Measurements of the c...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Anthropic warns government attitudes may hurt customer ties, IPO prospectus showsCompanies routinely warn that policy changes could affect their business, particularly government contractors. For example, SpaceX said in ...
02 Oct, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Anthropic warns government attitudes may hurt customer ties, IPO prospectus showsAnthropic, an AI company, cautions that government perceptions may jeopardize its business relationships and revenue. The firm has faced sc...
02 Oct, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Piyush Goyal says India does not have structural excess manufacturing capacityPiyush Goyal said India does not have structural excess manufacturing capacity in sectors identified by the G20, arguing that Indian produc...
02 Oct, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Aviation security measures under new scrutiny after in-flight attack on FlyDubai pilotThe alleged stabbing of captain by his co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv has exposed potential gaps in crew screening, cockp...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal to visit US for trade talks, G20 ministers’ meetingCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit the US from September 29 to October 5 for the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting and talks...
28 Sep, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
The Great Southern Comet came within 446,000 miles of the Sun — scientists explain how close an object can get and surviveAstronomical objects can approach the Sun, with some comets and asteroids traveling remarkably close and surviving. Mercury, despite being ...
27 Sep, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
NASA’s $1.2 billion plan to explore the history and evolution of the universe enters Phase BNASA has progressed the PRIMA mission into Phase B, concentrating on the creation of essential technologies and designs. This innovative sp...
27 Sep, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
When Employees Are Held Accountable for AI-Generated DecisionsOrganizations are rushing to embed AI into core decisions, but frontline workers are left to explain outputs they neither created nor fully...
24 Sep, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
Home Ministry disposed over 59,000 public grievances, appeals in 10 months since Nov 25Between November 2025 and August 2026, the Union Home Ministry resolved more than 59,000 public grievances and appeals. This initiative aim...
23 Sep, 2026, 05.07 PM IST
Ex-Google safety chief warns AI could harm children more than social media didThe founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet's Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech indu...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
In 1985, Soviet engineers sent two balloons floating through Venus for 46.5 hours. Their motherships then used the planet’s gravity to chase Halley’s CometSoviet spacecraft Vega 1 and Vega 2 undertook a dual mission to Venus and Halley's Comet. These probes deployed landers and balloons onto V...
17 Sep, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
In 1992, scientists sent 230 hornets into space to see if they could build a nest without gravity; after 8 days, they returned without building oneDuring a 1992 space mission, the Endeavour shuttle became home to 230 hornets, prompting scientists to investigate how these insects build ...
17 Sep, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Sydney Airport hit by flight delays, cancellations as air traffic controller shortage bitesSydney Airport experienced flight delays and cancellations due to controller staffing issues. Airservices Australia implemented measures to...
11 Sep, 2026, 07.17 AM IST