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Google DeepMind employees in the UK are not happy with the company’s new artificial intelligence (AI) deal with the US government. The UK-based employees of the company have reportedly launched a bid to form the world’s first union at a frontier AI lab. According to a report by Fortune, the UK’s Communication Workers Union, which…
SRINAGAR: Environmentalist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk and LAB co-chairman Tsering Dorje Lakrook Monday said they oppose the proposed joint venture between the Ladakh Power Development Department (LPDD) and the REC Power Development Corporation LTD (RECPDCL) for the power sector in Ladakh, alleging the tie-up fails to safeguard interests of the people…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Wonder kid, batting sensation, pocket dynamite, future star, teen sensation—commentators are now running out of words to describe 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He has become a nightmare for every bowler, including some of the top-ranked ones, whenever he walks out to bat. His fearless approach and ability to launch…
Jeff Bezos’ artificial intelligence (AI) lab Project Prometheus is reportedly in talks to lease office space in London’s King’s Cross area. This signals continued interest from AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic to expand their footprint in the UK. According to a Financial Times report, people familiar with the matter claim the AI startup is…
BENGALURU: A small, dissolving tube developed in a Bengaluru lab is moving a step closer to hospital use, offering a way to avoid repeat procedures after major abdominal surgeries.The device, called the “Asthana Stent”, is the result of a collaboration between liver transplant surgeon Sonal Asthana of Aster CMI Hospital and researchers led by Kaushik…
Deep Jariwala, an Indian-origin scientist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been appointed as the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Quantum Devices, marking a significant milestone in his career. After nearly nine years at Penn, he will take up this prestigious joint role between the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory…
Lab-grown diamonds feel like a modern miracle! Stones that look just like the real thing, but without the astronomical price tag. And the story behind them is surprisingly long. Humans have been fascinated with replicating diamonds for centuries, ever since Antoine Lavoisier identified them as pure carbon in the 18th century. From early experiments in…
At least 72 tigers have died in a virus outbreak at two privately operated animal parks in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai, as Bangkok Post reported. The Times of India (TOI) has not independently verified the claims. What authorities have confirmed As per the Independent, Thai authorities have launched an investigation into the said…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Polished white rice may soon get a healthy makeover, as CSIR–NIIST’s designer rice aims to transform a household staple into a protein- and micronutrient-rich food while reducing its glycaemic impact.The CSIR–National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR–NIIST) is set to hold a technology transfer ceremony, “CSIR–NIIST Tech Connect: From Lab to Market,” on…
Mira Murati has confirmed that chief technology officer of her AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, Barret Zoph is leaving. Murati shared a post on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) where she said “We have parted ways with Barret Zoph”. She continued: “Soumith Chintala will be the new CTO of Thinking Machines. He is a brilliant…
