Technology Competition

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  Delhi To Offer Rs 50 Lakh For Innovation To Cut Pollution From Heavy Vehicles

  The Delhi government is planning on rolling out a competition to find retrofit solutions, offering a top prize of ₹50 lakh for workable technology that can upgrade older trucks to BS-VI standards.

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  Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro Gaming Mouse With Optical Scroll Wheel Launched in India

  Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro was launched in India on Friday. The latest gaming mouse is said to be engineered for e-sports professionals and competitive play. It is equipped with Razer HyperSpeed Wireless Gen-2 technology which delivers more than 63 percent higher power efficiency along with lower latency than its predecessor. The Razer DeathAdder V4 P...

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  Chinese Sales of Foreign Phone Makers, Including Apple's iPhone, Drop 9.7 Percent in May

  Calculations based on the data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) showed that May shipments of foreign-branded phones in China fell to 4.54 million handsets from the same month last year.

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  Coinbase Seeking US SEC Approval to Offer Blockchain-Based Stocks

  Coinbase has asked for US SEC's approval to offer "tokenised equities" to its customers. If granted, the move would allow Coinbase to effectively offer stock trading via blockchain technology, placing it in direct competition with retail brokerages such as Robinhood and Charles Schwab.

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  IIT Bombay Invites School Students For Asia's Top Business Model Contest

  IIT Bombay Business Model Competition: This free-of-cost competition is exclusively organised every year to foster entrepreneurial thinking among school students.

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  NASA Offers $3 Million Prize In A Contest To Recycle Human Poop In Space

  NASA is seeking technological solutions for recycling human waste in space and has launched a competition with a prize of $3 million for the winning team.

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  Baidu to Make AI Chatbot Ernie Bot Free of Charge from April 1

  Baidu said on Thursday it would make its AI chatbot Ernie Bot accessible at no cost to all users on both desktop and mobile platforms starting April 1. Baidu faces growing competition in China's AI sector, particularly from DeepSeek which offers free AI chatbot services.

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  Google Updates AI Principles, Ditches Commitment to Not Use AI for Weapons and Surveillance

  Google updated its artificial intelligence (AI) Principles, a document highlighting the company’s vision around the technology, on Tuesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant earlier mentioned four application areas where it would not design or deploy AI. These included weapons and surveillance as well as technologies that cause overall harm or c...

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  Major Telescope Makers Hit by Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Price Manipulation

  A $32M class action settlement has been reached following allegations of market monopolization and price fixing by major telescope manufacturers. Brands like Celestron, Meade, Olivon, and Sky-Watcher are included. The settlement affects buyers in the U.S. who purchased telescopes between 2005 and 2023. Claims must be filed by May 20, 2025, as per r...

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  Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Set for First Launch in January

  Blue Origin is preparing to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time between January 6-12 from Cape Canaveral. The test flight will feature the Blue Ring Pathfinder, a simulator designed to test the rocket’s payload systems and in-orbit communications. The launch will also test the rocket’s reusable first stage, which will attempt to land...

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  Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Approved for First Launch Under FAA License

  Blue Origin has received FAA approval to conduct orbital launches with its New Glenn rocket from Florida. The five-year license enables the company to carry out missions required for U.S. Space Force certification. The debut launch will focus on deploying technology for the Blue Ring program, a defense-related initiative. Initially slated for a NAS...

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  US Government Commission Pushes Manhattan Project-Style AI Initiative

  A US congressional commission has proposed a Manhattan Project-style initiative to fund the development of AI systems that will be as smart or smarter than humans. The Manhattan Project was a large-scale collaboration between the US government and the private sector during World War Two that produced the first atomic bombs.

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  Apple Faces UK Class Action Over Data Storage Allegations

  Apple is accused of abusing its market dominance by making it difficult for consumers to use alternative means of storing photos, videos and other data beyond that of its own service, according to lawyers at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, who filed the suit London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of Which? Ltd. 

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  IIT Kanpur To Hold Admissions For BTech And BS Courses Via Olympiads

  The initiative aims to recognise exceptionally talented students who have excelled in highly competitive international Olympiads.

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  MIT's AXIS Mission Advances in NASA’s Astrophysics Probe Competition

  The MIT-led AXIS mission, a finalist in NASA's Probe Explorers competition, is set to investigate the origins of black holes and the universe's high-energy events. Featuring advanced X-ray technology, AXIS will push cosmic boundaries in search of answers to some of astrophysics' most profound questions. If approved, the $1 billion mission will revo...