New Generation

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  Microsoft, US National Lab To Use AI To Speed Up Nuclear Plant Licensing

  Microsoft and a US national laboratory on Wednesday said they are partnering to examine how artificial intelligence could be used to speed up the process of compiling the documents needed to secure permits for new nuclear power plants.

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  Mistral Releases Voxtral, Its First Open-Source Speech Generation AI Models With Native Language Understanding

  Mistral released its first speech understanding models on Tuesday. Dubbed Voxtral, it is an open-source audio generation artificial intelligence (AI) model that not only turns text into speech but can also understand text to generate speech as a response natively. These models are available in two sizes of 24 billion parameters and three billion pa...

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  OnePlus 13 Series Update Brings Plus Mind Feature for Quickly Storing Information in Mind Space

  OnePlus on Monday announced a new update for its flagship smartphones, the OnePlus 13 series. It adds a new feature called Plus Mind which the China-based company introduced with the OnePlus 13s in June. It is aimed at enabling users to quickly store content or information in a centralised hub with a few swipe gestures, and organise it for recallin...

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  Yulia Svyrydenko - The Economist Who Will Lead Ukraine's Wartime Government

  Yulia Svyrydenko who championed a vital economic accord between Ukraine and United States, defines the new generation of young, tough Ukrainian politicians. She was put forward by President Volodymyr Zelensky to be the country's next prime minister.

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  Qualcomm Working On New Snapdragon SW6100 SoC for Wearables: Report

  Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon SoC for wearables is in the works and could potentially boost the performance of smartwatches that will run the next generation of the Wear OS, as per a report. The chip is said to have been codenamed Aspen and carry the model number SW6100.

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  Microsoft's New AI Tool To Help Advance Drug Discovery: Satya Nadella

  Microsoft's new AI system BioEmu will help decode protein motion and help in faster discovery of drugs, said CEO Satya Nadella on Friday.

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  PM Modi Returns To India After 5-Nation Tour, Participation In BRICS Summit

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning, concluding his five-nation tour that spanned from July 2 to 9.

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  Google's Latest Pixel Drop Brings Free Google AI Pro Subscription for Pixel 9 Pro, AI Mode in Circle to Search

  Google on Wednesday released the latest Pixel drop ahead of schedule, and it brings several new features to Pixel devices. One of the biggest announcements is a free one year subscription to the Google AI Pro plan for Pixel 9 Pro owners. This gives them access to the company’s latest Veo 3 video generation model. Further, it brings Google’s rec...

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  Apple Pencil With 'Trackball' Tip, Ability to Draw on Any Surface Described in Patent Document

  Apple has been granted a patent for its next generation stylus that could feature a trackball tip and a few new sensors. This could potentially allow users to create content on multiple surfaces without needing to draw on a touch sensitive display. It is to be noted that the company is yet to officially reveal the details about such a pencil.

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  Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Reportedly Made Racist and Hateful Posts on X, Later Deleted

  Grok reportedly ran wild on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday, making racist and hateful comments on posts. As per the report, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI began generating less neutral responses after it was updated on Friday. However, on Tuesday, the chatbot was said to post comments that were rac...

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  10 Mexican Cartel Gunmen Sentenced To 141 Years In Prison

  They were arrested at a ranch that authorities say was used as a forced recruitment centre for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico's most powerful criminal gangs.

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  Smriti Irani Reveals What Kyunki Reboot Will Be Like: "Ekta Kapoor Knows She Is..."

  In an exclusive conversation with NDTV, Smriti Irani also spoke about how the new generation will connect with the reboot series and more

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  New Gel-Based Robotic Skin Feels Touch, Heat, and Damage Like Human Flesh

  Scientists have created a groundbreaking gelatin-based robotic skin capable of sensing touch, heat, and physical damage like cuts or burns. Developed by a team including Dr. Thomas George Thuruthel from University College London, the skin uses a single conductive layer embedded with electrodes to detect and classify stimuli. It was tested through p...

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  AI Designs Ocean Gliders Inspired by Sea Creatures to Boost Underwater Research Efficiency

  Researchers at MIT and the University of Wisconsin have developed AI-designed underwater gliders inspired by marine animals. The new shapes, generated using machine learning, move more efficiently underwater than traditional torpedo designs. This innovation could greatly improve climate and ocean monitoring by enabling better performance, energy sa...

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  Baidu’s MuseStreamer AI Video Generation Model Takes on Google’s Veo 3 With Native Audio Support: Report

  Baidu reportedly released a new artificial intelligence (AI) video generation model on Wednesday. As per the report, the MuseStreamer AI model can also integrate Chinese audio in the generated videos, making it the second such model after Google’s Veo 3. The tech giant claims it to be the world’s first AI model with native Chinese audio generat...