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Don’t pop antibiotics every time you have a cold. But resistance crisis has an AI solution

After Covid, cold symptoms are making people panic, but antibiotics aren't the answer. Some generative AI models can discover new medicines faster than humans.

All the talk of computers having ‘brains’ is all wrong. AI advancements don’t work that way

The suggestion that AI replicates the function of human minds or brains might be attractive but it's false. We must engage with the underlying maths.

List of best smart contract development companies in India and US

Despite the increasing adoption of blockchain technologies by various software development companies, smart contracts are still an emerging technology in the industry.

Ones and zeros or sentient beings? AI’s influence on our daily lives is getting stronger

As machine-learning models grow in complexity and improve their ability to mimic feelings, they are also becoming more difficult, even for their creators, to understand.

AI systems have their own ‘secret language’. And it might come with security concerns

The findings support the theory that AI language models don’t read text the way you and I do. Instead, they break input text up into 'tokens'.

Giant prehistoric eggs found in Australia came from the ‘Demon Ducks of Doom’

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

How AI is changing India’s healthcare — it’s reading scans, predicting risks & a lot more

Covid firmed up AI's role in healthcare, with hospitals using it to detect lung damage in 2nd wave. From radiology, it is now expanding to preventive health checks too.

AI tools can be ‘human’ too in HR projects. Here’s how

HR professionals are concerned about the ethics of using AI, particularly when some products appear to be shrouded in mystery. This toolkit can help.

AI tools can benefit Indian Parliament. Look at how it changed US, Brazil and Europe

Covid-19 pandemic provided the impetus for many parliaments to shift some operations online. Although India missed the boat, it's still not too late.

Climate pledges by countries can’t just be empty words. Space AI will be watching them

From tracking tree cover to calculating carbon capture, AI technology will aid in verifying climate pledges from space.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.