NASA has approved its Rosalind Franklin Support and Augmentation (ROSA) project for the Rosalind Franklin rover mission to Mars. This step clears the way for the US space agency to begin delivering key support for the mission, which is currently planned for launch in 2028. The mission itself is being led by the European Space … Read more
Sam Altman is seeking the dismissal of punitive damages claims in his sister’s civil lawsuit accusing the OpenAI co-founder and chief executive of repeated sexual abuse more than two decades ago, an accusation he denies. In a Wednesday (April 15) night filing in St. Louis federal court, Sam Altman said Missouri’s child sexual abuse statute … Read more
Taiwan’s chipmaker TSMC, one of the world’s largest companies, reported a 58 percent jump in profit on Thursday for the January-March quarter, thanks to strong demand driven by the artificial intelligence boom, even as the Iran war was driving up costs. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., a key supplier for Apple and Nvidia and the largest … Read more
Tech giant Google blocked or removed 483.7 million policy-violating advertisements and suspended 1.7 million advertiser accounts in India in 2025 with the help of its AI platform Gemini. Globally, Google blocked or removed over 8.3 billion bad ads and suspended 24.9 million advertiser accounts last year, according to Google’s ‘2025 Ads Safety Report’ released on … Read more
A futuristic ‘human washing machine’ has made its debut in Japan, available for the first time in Hokkaido. Nicknamed the ‘human washer of the future,’ the device first captured attention at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka. Developed by Japanese Tech Company Science, the capsule-style device was priced at approximately 60 million yen (₹ 3.52 … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) spending plans by major technology companies remain intact despite rising oil prices and geopolitical risks, with near-term investments driven by compute and memory costs rather than energy constraints. He added that chip pricing has had a bigger influence on capital expenditure efficiency. “Chip pricing has been more impactful on capex and how … Read more
India ranks among the world’s most advanced AI markets, particularly in coding, data analysis, and complex reasoning, but adoption here is 3-times more concentrated in top cities than in comparable nations, OpenAI said on Wednesday citing its latest ‘capability gap findings’ for India. India ranks among the top five nations globally in thinking capability usage … Read more
India has approved a special economic zone (SEZ) for its first semiconductor fabrication facility, marking a key step in its push to build a domestic chip manufacturing ecosystem. The SEZ has been notified for Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Ltd., which plans to invest about ₹91,000 crore in the project, according to the commerce ministry. The … Read more
CNBC-TV18 spoke to several executives at the Bengaluru-based Happiest Minds to understand how the $600-million firm built its AI strategy: from a decade-old foundation to a single engineer overseeing ten digital agents. The article delves into the decisions related to allocation of resources, employees, and pricing, to name a few. On a Friday afternoon in … Read more
Concerns around advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems are intensifying across sectors, with policymakers, banks, and civil groups warning of security, environmental, and infrastructure risks. Corporate investments continue to scale rapidly in chips and healthcare integration, even as lawsuits and legislative actions emerge to curb unchecked deployment. The divergence highlights growing tension between innovation momentum and … Read more
