SCI-TECH

Neuralink implant patient able to control mouse via thoughts, says Musk

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Elon Musk has said that the first human implanted with a brain chip from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink...

India third largest digitalized country among G20 nations

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) India now ranks as the third largest digitalised country among the G20 nations after US and China, when compared...

Viagra a possible solution to treat oxygen-deprived newborns: Montreal Children’s Hospital study

Toronto, Feb 16 (IANS) Viagra, primarily known as an erectile dysfunction drug, may also help treat babies who run out of oxygen during pregnancy...

Musk says he bought Twitter to improve civilisational lifespan

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Elon Musk on Friday said that he acquired Twitter (now called X) for $44 billion to improve the "civilisational...

Hackers using ChatGPT to improve cyberattacks, reveal Microsoft and OpenAI

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Microsoft and OpenAI on Wednesday said hackers are using large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to improve their existing...

Scientists identify water molecules on asteroids for first time

New York, Feb 13 (IANS) Scientists have discovered, for the first time, water molecules on the surface of an asteroid. The team from Southwest Research...

US bans AI-generated robocalls to prevent voice-cloning scams

San Francisco, Feb 9 (IANS) The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has barred robocalls with voices generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to protect consumers...

Musk plans to discontinue phone number, use X for texts and calls

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday said that he plans to discontinue his phone number and use only social...

1 in 5 Indian seniors show signs of mild neurocognitive disorder: Study

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Almost 1 in 5 Indian adults aged 60+ show signs of mild neurocognitive disorder, according to a study. Given an...

Global data traffic hit 59 exabytes last year, equivalent to over 460mn smartphones

New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Global data traffic in 2023 reached 59 exabytes, a remarkable 23 per cent increase from the 48 exabytes recorded...