Sci-Tech

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, in association with MOSart Labs, has launched a professional diploma programme in semiconductor technology and chip design for engineering graduates. The course aims to upskill engineering pass-outs, making them industry-ready in various specialisations of very-large-scale integration (VLSI)...

New Delhi: After a historic test flight of Starship last month, SpaceX Thursday announced the sixth, aiming to launch November 18. During Starship’s fifth test flight in October, the Super Heavy booster successfully returned to the launch site and was caught by the “chopstick arms”...

London: The price of bitcoin hit a new high Wednesday as investors bet that former President Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin jumped nearly 8% in early trading, climbing above $75,000 and smashing its previous record...

San Francisco: In the artificial intelligence (AI) era, Graphics chip giant Nvidia has surpassed Apple to become the world’s largest company by market capitalisation. Nvidia was valued at $3.43 trillion at the close of the market late Tuesday, crossing Apple’s $3.38 trillion market value. Jensen...

New Delhi: India's services PMI recovered from its ten-month low in September to reach 58.5 in October supported by strong expansions in output and new business, which in turn boosted job creation, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business...

London: Legislation intended to ban today's British children from ever legally being able to smoke began its journey through Parliament on Tuesday. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will also bar smoking and vaping in some outdoor spaces such as playgrounds and the entrances to schools...

New Delhi: India will launch the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission early next month from the spaceport at Sriharikota, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said in New Delhi Tuesday. Singh said the two satellites that are part of the Proba-3 mission to study the...

New Delhi: Food delivery and quick-commerce major Swiggy, which is coming out with its initial public offering (IPO) Wednesday, is seeking a valuation of about $11.3 billion. The Bengaluru-based company is aiming to garner Rs 11,327 crore from the IPO, which will comprise a fresh...

New Delhi: The Centre has written to Wikipedia noting numerous complaints of bias and inaccuracies in information provided by it, and asked why it should not be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary, sources said Tuesday. The communication from the Information and Broadcasting...

New Delhi: A new study by researchers at AIIMS Bhubaneswar Monday showed a ‘hidden’ form of leprosy can silently affect the brain and spinal cord. The study was published in the medical journal Acta Neurologica Belgica. While leprosy is an ancient disease that often leads...