New Technology
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AI adoption in India: Opportunities and challenges for policy considerations
For India to pursue its national interests, it will have to find ways to maintain strategic autonomy with respect to this critical technology.
Bharath Reddy
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ChatGPT: Humans have always adapted to new technology – ask the Mesopotamians, who invented writing
While ChatGPT threatens to change writing as we know it, the Mesopotamians, who lived 4,000 years ago, went through a similar seismic change.
Louise Pryke, The Conversation
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Can Bionic Reading make you a speed reader? Here’s what research says
No matter how quickly you recognise certain words, your brain still has to do the work to understand the sentence.
Lauren M Singer Trakhman, The Conversation
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Electric eels inspired the first battery 222 years ago and are still sparking scientific imagination
One species of eel can discharge 860 volts of electricity – that’s 200-fold higher than the top voltage of a single lithium-ion battery.
Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation
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Explainer: How chip-embedded e-passports announced in the 2022 Budget will make travel smoother
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, more than 100 countries have already rolled out e-passports.
Factchecker Team
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A simple crystal may help scientists in scaling up quantum computers
There is still work to be done before the new technology is up to the task.
Jarryd Pla, The Conversation & Andrew Dzurak, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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A new tech can check the authenticity of whisky without opening bottles – and detect diseases
Spectroscopy, which measures the chemical make-up of whisky, may also help fight cancers.
Graham D Bruce, The Conversation & Kishan Dholakia, The Conversation
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Toots not tweets: India’s Twitter users are angry – and this chart from Mastadon shows it
The open-source social media platform does not track user information and takes reports of abusive content seriously – serious advantages over Twitter.
Manavi Kapur and Kuwar Singh, qz.com
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Phosphorene nanoribbons: An ‘accidental’ new material that could revolutionise batteries
The discovery has the potential to boost battery capacity by 50%.
Mitch Watts, The Conversation & Chris Howard, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Back to the Future: Nike unveils basketball shoes that lace up with the touch of a button
Nike Adapt BB shoes will automatically loosen or tighten when you step into them, and then adapt based on your activity.
AFP
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Tracking roadkill, documenting species: Apps are becoming the new frontier for animal conservation
A handful of such applications in India are helping streamline rescue and prevention efforts.
Manon Varchot
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China: Company plans to launch ‘artificial moon’ in 2020 to replace street lights in Chengdu city
It is not clear whether the project has the government’s backing.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record