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US FAA ends investigation of SpaceX Starship
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US FAA ends investigation of SpaceX Starship's 2nd test flight mishap

San Francisco, Feb 27: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it has closed the investigation of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy Orbital Test Flight 2 (OTF-2) launch mishap that occurred in November last year. The regulator in a statement on Monday said that it "accepts the root causes...
94 pc of Indian firms plan to boost workers
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94 pc of Indian firms plan to boost workers' skills, abilities this year: Report

New Delhi, Feb 27: About 94 per cent of Indian companies plan to enhance their employees' skills and abilities, and 53 per cent are looking to provide online training and development programmes in 2024, a new report said on Tuesday. According to the professional networking platform LinkedIn,...
OSIRIS-REx brought back 121.6 grams of sample from asteroid Bennu: NASA
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OSIRIS-REx brought back 121.6 grams of sample from asteroid Bennu: NASA

Washington, Feb 17: The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought back 121.6 grams of material from asteroid Bennu -- doubling the sample return goal, NASA has announced. Rocky material -- dust and pebbles -- collected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu in 2020 was brought to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx...
20 tech firms pledge to curb deepfakes during global elections this year
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20 tech firms pledge to curb deepfakes during global elections this year

New Delhi, Feb 17: Twenty leading tech companies like Microsoft, Meta, Google, X, Amazon and OpenAI have pledged to help prevent deceptive AI content, or deepfakes, from interfering with global elections this year, including in India. More than four billion people in over 40 countries will vote...
ISRO again skips
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ISRO again skips 'unlucky' 13 while numbering its rocket

Chennai, Feb 17: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has done it again. It has skipped the number '13' -- generally considered "unlucky" -- while numbering its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket, which is set to fly on Saturday evening with the weather satellite...
Finding life in outer solar system nearly impossible, say scientists
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Finding life in outer solar system nearly impossible, say scientists

Toronto, Feb 15: It is far less likely that space scientists and astronauts will ever find life in the outer solar system, home to the four 'giant' planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, according to a study. This is because a team of Canadian scientists found that the subsurface ocean of...
India key market to reach Rs 10K cr revenue by 2024-end: HTech
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India key market to reach Rs 10K cr revenue by 2024-end: HTech's Madhav Sheth

New Delhi, Feb 15: Reiterating that comprehensive tech provider HTech is set to reach Rs 10,000 crore in revenue by the end of this year, its CEO Madhav Sheth said on Thursday that India will be a key market for them to reach that goal. Sheth last year announced a new venture called HTech, which...
IN-SPACe facilitates transfer of six ISRO technologies companies
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IN-SPACe facilitates transfer of six ISRO technologies companies

Chennai, Feb 15: The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has facilitated transfer of six technologies belonging to the Indian space agency to private players. According to IN-SPACe, it has been mandated to facilitate the transfer of technologies developed by Indian...
Lina Khan-led US FTC aims to modify rule to curb deepfakes
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Lina Khan-led US FTC aims to modify rule to curb deepfakes

Washington, Feb 16: Alarmed by a surge in impersonation fraud or deepfakes around the globe, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sought to modify a rule that would prohibit the impersonation of individuals. The Lina Khan-led agency said in a statement that it is taking this action in...
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MeitY's CoE Noida announces 'designed in India' bluetooth speaker

New Delhi, Feb 16: The Centre of Excellence (CoE) for electronic system design and manufacturing, under the IT Ministry, on Friday announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind prototype bluetooth speaker enabled with HD Radio for the Indian market. The Indian bluetooth speaker market is...
59% of domestic firms deployed AI as India on way to become responsible AI hub: IBM
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59% of domestic firms deployed AI as India on way to become responsible AI hub:...

New Delhi, Feb 15: India is on the right path to become a global AI hub with creating a robust AI governance framework, and top factors driving adoption in the country are accessibility of AI tools, need to reduce costs and automate and increase in AI embedded into off-the-shelf business...
Indian websites, applications saw over 5.14 bn cyberattacks in 2023: Report
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Indian websites, applications saw over 5.14 bn cyberattacks in 2023: Report

New Delhi, Feb 15: Indian websites and applications witnessed over 5.14 billion cyber attacks last year, especially targeting the healthcare sector, a new report revealed on Thursday. With a 10 times increase in attacks, software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies in India emerged as key targets for...
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