Oct 17, 2026
Sixteen-year-old Gunisha Kaur from Ludhiana has won third place at the 2026 International Young Eco-Hero Awards. Her Buzzing Blooms initiative has created more than 20 pollinator gardens, recording a 155% rise in species richness.
Orionid meteor shower 2026: Peak date, viewing tips and what to expectNext week is going to be fun for sky watchers as the Orionid meteor shower will peak overnight on October 21-22. The parent comet is Halley’s comet as Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by the famous...
China’s proposed export bans and controls of artificial intelligence technologies aim to tighten Beijing’s grip in the strategically vital sector, casting a cloud over the commercial prospects of domestic model developers in the global AI race, analysts say. The new measures come as concerns mount globally over the risks of advanced AI systems, following a string of recent cyberattacks, while also underscoring AI’s growing national security importance for both Beijing and Washington. Zhang Yi,...
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious npm package that's part of a recently disclosed software supply chain attack campaign dubbed MALFEX. The package, named "imgdecode," was uploaded to the package registry on September 30, 2026, by a user named "malfexteste8." It has been downloaded 979 times as of writing and is still available on npm as of writing. The latest version of
Why Mars looks blue in NASA’s unedited curiosity panorama?Stand beside Curiosity at dawn, and you wouldn't see a red planet or a blue one. You'd see murky light-tan cliffs and almost no colour in the shadows. That makes NASA's new blue Mars panorama a bit of a trick, though not the kind you...
The global race to expand artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities could increasingly be determined by which companies can secure enough electricity, financing and data-centre infrastructure to operate advanced chips, rather than simply by their ability to acquire the latest technology, according to a Morgan Stanley research report.
Flipkart and Reliance Digital are offering discounts, bank benefits, and exchange deals on the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro. Here’s how the offers work, which conditions buyers must meet, and why the final savings depend on the phone exchanged and the payment method used.
At Sotheby’s, a feast of rare science books includes volumes from Copernicus, Galileo and Newton that together revolutionized human understanding of the cosmos.
Beijing Agreement advances global vocational education cooperation
Artificial intelligence (AI) could give small businesses a competitive advantage over large companies by helping them improve productivity, overcome resource constraints and adopt new technologies faster, former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
China’s artificial intelligence companies have spent years persuading consumers to pay for their technology. Now, Moonshot AI, the start-up behind Kimi, is taking a different approach: offering AI computing benefits through a credit card. The company has teamed up with the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) and American Express for what it calls “the world’s first AI native credit card”. After getting one for myself, the experience offered an intriguing way to bring AI services into everyday...
Why new energy storage needs international cooperation
