Sci &Tech

Sharan Hegde, an entrepreneur and founder of The 1% Club who also runs a YouTube channel named — ‘financewithsharan’ has claimed that his YouTube account got hacked via his personal Instagram account. In his Instagram post, he mentioned that his account got compromised and hackers started live streaming Bitcoin prices on his YouTube channel. Hegde…

Google Maps is updating its Fused Orientation Provider (FOP) API to improve direction accuracy in busy areas. The update combines gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer data, reducing magnetic interference and benefiting Google Maps and third-party apps on Android 5.0 or above. We keep hearing about Google Maps fiasco from across the globe where it directed people…

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reclaimed a spot in the list of the world’s 10 most valuable companies, riding the optimism of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom in the tech industry that pushed its stock to record levels.According to a report by Bloomberg, TSMC’s stock rallied 14% last week, elevating the chipmaker’s market capitalisation…

Source: NASA | ESA hubble The Hubble Space Telescope, operated by NASA and ESA, has captured a stunning image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 6000, situated around 102 million light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. This galaxy displays a striking yellow core, composed of older, cooler stars, contrasted by glittering blue spiral arms that…

Source: SCHMIDT OCEAN INSTITUTE A first-of-its-kind exploration of the Mar del Plata Canyon, a deep underwater gorge off the coast of Argentina, has revealed a stunning variety of deep-sea life, including dozens of organisms that may be new to science. Plunging to approximately 11,500 feet (over 3,500 metres), this canyon is nearly twice as deep…

NASA is approaching a historic milestone with the Artemis II mission, set to launch the first humans around the Moon in over 50 years, with a target date of April 2026. Engineers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida have successfully integrated the Artemis II Orion stage adapter with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket inside…

Space often appears calm and serene when we look up at the night sky, yet it is a bustling environment filled with countless moving objects, from tiny meteoroids to massive asteroids. One such object drawing attention is asteroid 2025 TC, a house-sized space rock measuring roughly 44 feet across. Set to pass near Earth on…

To make it easier for users to book train tickets and avail of other train-related services via the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) platform, Indian Railways offers an AI chatbot called AskDisha 2.0. The chatbot offers users a range of services like booking tickets and getting refunds and it even provides necessary information….

Google supports the Indian General Election by providing easy access to voting information and countering misinformation. Initiatives include partnering with the Election Commission, prioritizing trusted content on YouTube, and implementing advertising policies for transparency. Measures against AI-generated content are also taken. Google has announced a series of initiatives aimed at supporting the democratic process and…

Elon Musk’s X platform banned over 5 lakh Indian accounts for violating policies, including promoting terrorism and child sexual exploitation. Users should avoid violating policies to prevent account suspension. Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), has banned over 5 lakh accounts in India. Reuters has reported that these accounts were banned for violating…