Gemini Advanced — the AI service that’s bundled with the Google One AI Premium plan — will be free for a year for college students in the US. Students can now claim 15 months of access to Gemini Advanced, as the company seeks to compete with rival OpenAI’s recent decision to provide two months of…
The awaited Lyrid meteor shower is back! Skywatchers can catch a glimpse of these beautiful meteors streaking across the sky. Lyrids radiate from the Lyra constellation, lying near the star Vega. There are some dramatic meteors lying farther away that streak the sky. It can be seen with the naked eye, without using a telescope;…
Nubia Z70S Ultra Photographer Edition will be launched later this month, according to the Chinese smartphone maker. The company has revealed the design of the upcoming handset, which will arrive in two colourways. The upcoming variant appears to feature a vegan leather finish that resembles a camera. It is expected to debut with similar specifications…
An unexpected shape formed when a graduate student accidentally blended oil, water and nickel. Scientists discovered that the shape-recovering liquid defied the laws of thermodynamics. Instead of minimising the interfacial area and turning into a sphere, the mixture of liquid took the shape of a Grecian urn. This research was conducted by a team led…
Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is flattening the semiconductor giant’s leadership team, with important chip groups reporting directly to him, according to a memo from Tan seen by Reuters. Intel has also promoted networking chip chief Sachin Katti to be chief technology officer and artificial intelligence chief, according to the memo. The leadership changes are…
WhatsApp has begun testing a new message translation feature on the latest beta version of the app for Android smartphones. A feature tracker spotted a new settings option that enables seamless, automatic on-device translation of messages. WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages, so the new ‘translate messages’ feature processes messages on a user’s device,…
The evolution of Mars and its ancient atmosphere has been a prominent research topic for scientists. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover could potentially be the ultimate solution for the temperature and other details about the planet. As per the assumptions made by the researchers, Mars’s atmosphere was crafted with a thick layer of carbon dioxide whereas…
Motorola Edge 60 series is expected to debut alongside the Motorola Razr 60 series and Motorola Edge 60 Pro at the company’s next launch event on April 24. A tipster has now leaked the key specifications of the upcoming Motorola Edge 60, along with its marketing materials. The handset is tipped to sport a 6.7-inch…
Nothing Phone 3 will be launched in the coming months, according to the founder and CEO of the UK-based technology firm. The successor to the Nothing Phone 2 from 2023 was previously expected to arrive last year, while the company launched the mid-range Phone 2a and Phone 2a Plus models. Like its predecessor, the company’s…
The production launch of Tesla Inc.’s more affordable cars, including the stripped down version of the Model Y, has been delayed, Reuters reported Friday. The electric carmaker planned to roll out its lower-cost Model Y, known internally as E41, in the first half of the year. Now production will be pushed back by at least…