A collaboration between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has resulted in the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, which is set to launch in a few months. This mission, designed to track and monitor Earth’s dynamic surface, will use synthetic aperture radar technology to measure changes in land and ice formations. Capable…
TCL introduced its latest Nxtpaper 4.0 display technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025). This is said to build on and improve on the existing Nxtpaper solution, which was first unveiled in 2021. It is claimed to reduce eye strain and increase visual comfort. The first device to use this technology will be the TCL Nxtpaper 11 Plus…
WhatsApp for Android is working on an artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will let users create personalised AI characters within the app, as per a claim by a feature tracker. The new feature is said to be similar to the AI character creation feature available on Instagram and Messenger. The feature tracker claimed that users…
Samsung is yet to reveal the Galaxy S25 series, but rumours about next year’s Galaxy S26 lineup are already circulating on the Web. A new report from Korea suggests that Samsung is preparing for a display upgrade on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The South Korean brand appears to be working to make the display thinner…
A significant discovery involving a supernova remnant in the Milky Way, identified as G278.94+1.35, has been made by a team of international astronomers. This structure, resulting from a massive stellar explosion, was initially thought to be approximately 8,800 light years away. New findings have revised this distance to about 3,300 light years, making it closer…
Oppo Find N5 has been doing rounds of the rumour mill over the past few weeks. The purported book-style foldable smartphone is expected to succeed the Oppo Find N3, which was introduced in October 2023. Previous reports have hinted at the probable launch timeline and the expected key features of the phone. Ahead of anything official, a…
Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit over allegedly using copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The lawsuit was filed by multiple complainants that also include several bestselling authors. The primary allegation against the tech giant is that it used pirated e-books and articles to train the older versions of its Llama AI…
After rolling out Android 15 QPR2 Beta 2 last month, Google has now released the Android 15 QPR Beta 2.1 update. It is available for download on the Google Pixel 9 series and several other older models running Android 15. It builds upon the initial release of Android 15 and Android 15 QPR2 by rolling…
Standard Chartered bank announced on Thursday that it is expanding its crypto services to the European Union (EU). The London, UK-headquartered bank previously debuted its crypto-related services in Luxembourg. This makes Luxembourg the entry point for the bank into the EU market. The development comes after the EU’s crypto guidelines, known as the Markets in…
China’s government on Monday released guidelines for the development of a national data infrastructure, as part of efforts to improve its data exchange and management network. A document published by the National Development and Reform Commission and two other authorities states that China must explore blockchain technology to make its data exchange and management ecosystems…