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Elon Musk activates Community Notes in India ahead of elections
New Delhi: Elon Musk on Thursday said that his X platform has activated the Community Notes feature -- a user-based fact-checking programme -- in India, as the country prepares for general elections.
Musk-owned social media platform also…
This is how OpenAI aims to fight deepfakes with ‘Voice Engine’ in election year
New Delhi: As world leaders scramble to tackle the menace of deepfakes in a global election year, Sam Altman-run OpenAI is trying to develop beneficial AI, with a text-to-speech model called 'Voice Engine'.
The AI model uses text input…
Centre issues advisory against mobile calls impersonating DoT
New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Friday issued an advisory to citizens about calls impersonating DoT, threatening people to disconnect their mobile numbers.
Calls are being received by the citizens wherein…
International Astronomical Union approves Chandrayaan-3 landing site name ‘Shiva Shakti’
Bengaluru: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the Chandrayaan-3 landing site name 'Shiva Shakti'.
The approval came on March 19 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement following the success of the mission…
How neurodevelopmental treatment is helping kids with Down syndrome
New Delhi: Neurodevelopmental treatment is a holistic approach to helping children suffering from Down syndrome, said an expert on World Down Syndrome Day on Thursday.
World Down Syndrome Day is observed every year on March 21 to raise…
Covid JN.1 variant escaped new vaccine boosters: Study
New Delhi: The latest set of Covid-19 vaccines offered no increased protection against the JN.1 variant, which continues to circulate, according to a study.
JN.1, from the lineage of Omicron, is an off-spin of BA.2.86.
The variant,…
Starship rocket will be on Mars in next 5 years: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Elon Musk on Saturday said that the huge starship Starship rocket, that aims to help land astronauts on the Moon in 2026, will be on Mars within five years.
Musk's aerospace company SpaceX this week successfully launched…
SpaceX aces double launch of 46 Starlink satellites under 6 hours
New Delhi: Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX on Monday aced double launches of 46 Starlink internet satellites in low-Earth orbit -- all under just six hours.
The satellites lifted onboard the company’s reusable, two-stage Falcon 9…
Pact to monitor zoonotic diseases globally
Nairobi: More than half a billion people are estimated to have been infected during the Covid-19 pandemic, which also claimed millions of lives and significantly affecting the global economy.
The possible origins of SARS-CoV-2 in wild…
GPT-4 better than eye specialists in retina & glaucoma management: Study
New York: OpenAI's based GPT-4 can match and in some cases outperform human ophthalmologists in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with glaucoma and retina disease, according to a research.
The study, published in JAMA…