File photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping has outlined a new vision for a global artificial intelligence (AI) order, directly challenging American technological supremacy. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the premier World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) on Friday (July 17), Xi pitched China’s massive open-source tech ecosystem as a global public…

NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet Saturday approved two railway multi-tracking projects worth Rs 24,815 crore. Covering 15 districts across Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, these projects will increase Indian Railways’ network by about 601 km. The projects are the 403- km Ghaziabad-Sitapur 3rd and 4th lines in Uttar Pradesh and the 198- km Rajahmundry-Visakhapatnam 3rd…

Ritabrata Banerjee declares Anubrata Mandal as party president of Birbhum district NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee’s close aide Anubrata Mandal joined the rebel camp led by Ritabrata Banerjee Saturday serving another blow to the Trinamool Congress (TMC).The talks of Mandal joining the rebel camp was ongoing but the confirmation came as Ritabrata announced presidents of several…

Google has reportedly postponed the launch of its Gemini 3.5 Pro artificial intelligence (AI) model. A report claims that the tech giant is pushing the release from June to July despite CEO Sundar Pichai previously saying at the company’s annual developer conference, I/O, that it would arrive “next month.” According to a report by Business…

Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts New Zealand An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the town of Te Anau on New Zealand’s South Island, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning.The quake’s epicentre was located about 40 km (25 miles) north of Te Anau, the gateway to the popular Fiordland tourist region, according to New…