Tamil Nadu government is set to conduct Right to Education (RTE) admissions for the current academic year from October 6 to October 17, according to Times of India report. This comes days after Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav transferred ₹489 crore to 20,652 private schools as fee reimbursement for 8.45 lakh students admitted under the…
Apple is reportedly fast-tracking development of its first smart glasses as it looks to compete with Meta’s Ray-Ban line, according to reports. The company is said to have paused work on the next Vision Pro headset in order to prioritise bringing its eyewear project to market, reported MacRumors. A Fashion-First Approach Much like the early…
Apple on Thursday removed ICEBlock, the most popular app tracking US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, from its App Store after being contacted by President Donald Trump’s administration, citing safety concerns raised by law enforcement. Justice Department flags safety risks According to Reuters, the US Justice Department argued that the ICEBlock app, which alerts…
Indian software company Zoho has seen its web browser, Ulaa, rise to the top of Apple’s App Store charts. The browser is described as “privacy-first” and aims to compete with well-known players like Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge. Ulaa’s fast rise is similar to Zoho’s messaging app Arattai, which earlier gained attention as…
Google has warned that executives and IT departments at major organisations are facing extortion attempts after hackers claimed to have stolen sensitive data from Oracle Corp.’s widely used E-Business Suite. The campaign, linked to the notorious Cl0p ransomware group, began in late September and includes ransom demands of up to $50 million, according to cybersecurity…
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri busted a highly popular conspiracy theory that the social media giant listens to its users’ conversations through their phone’s microphones in order to show them ads. In a video posted on his Instagram account, Mosseri categorically denied doing so and noted that it would be a “gross violation of privacy.” ”We…
The Amazon Great Indian Festival 2025 puts boAt soundbars in the spotlight, with prices cut by up to 80%. For readers planning a living room refresh, this sale turns a cinema like soundstage into a realistic purchase. boAt’s tune is familiar: punchy bass, clear dialogue, and designs that suit most homes nationwide. Our Picks Highest…
AI pioneer and Turing Award winner Yoshua Bengio has warned that hyperintelligent machines could emerge within the next 10 years. Bengio, who is regarded as one of the ‘godfathers of AI,’ says that the risk emanates from AI models developing their own preservation goals, which could lead it to use deception or other means to…
Perplexity has announced that its Comet AI browser will now be available to use for free for all users. The browser was first rolled out to Perplexity’s \$200/\text{month} Max subscribers and became publicly available to all Pro subscribers last month as well. Comet browser brings in a number of agentic AI capabilities in order to…
The staggering investments in artificial intelligence keep coming: Last week, AI chip giant Nvidia announced it would invest $100 billion to help OpenAI, the frontrunner in generative AI, build data centers. How are these enormous sums possible when the returns on investments, at least for now, pale in comparison? AI-related spending is soaring worldwide, expected…
