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PC gamer vibe-codes a safeguard against RTX 5090 power connector failures — monitors per-pin power draw, shuts down system if it exceeds 9.5A for more than 15 seconds The 35MB application forcibly shuts the machine down if power exceeds configurable limits for too long. Many owne

An explosives-laden drone was discovered at a German airport in one of Europe’s busiest freight terminals near Ukrainian cargo planes. “The initial evidence points firmly towards a Russian-orchestrated plot,” The Guardian’s security editor said, saying the episode marks “a danger

US President Donald Trump said he wanted to make a deal to end the Iran war “because I don’t want to kill people.” Iran and Oman are in the “final stages” of an agreement on a commercial route through the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said. But dysfunction at the top of the Iranian re

AI - AI and ML How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI eraAI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem - AI and ML AMD acquires AI

Robotics startup Solinas Integrity raised $5.5 Mn (₹52.4 Cr) in its Series A1 funding round co-led by Mela Ventures and Hero Enterprise Family Office. The round also saw participation from Luthra Group, SVL-SME Fund managed by SBI Ventures Limited, Rainmatter Capital, and 8X Vent

Tom's Hardware Verdict The Sandisk Optimus GX 7100M is as good as it gets for M.2 2230 with high performance and power efficiency. Pros - +Exceptional all-around performance - +Excellent power efficiency - +Up to 2TB - +Good warranty and support Cons - -Hot-running - -Minor perfo

AI - AI and ML How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI eraAI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem - AI and ML AMD acquires AI

Apple is taking OpenAI to court over alleged theft of trade secrets — ChatGPT maker suggests it doesn't want Cupertino's knowledge anyway Either way, the legal profession is the biggest winner. Apple and OpenAI are heading to court in a clash of two of the world's largest and mos

Piper Serica, a Mumbai-based asset manager, has announced the first close of its Rs 800 crore Bharat Tech Fund at Rs 300 crore, 45 days after the fund's launch. Nearly 50% of the commitments came from existing investors in Fund I. Bharat Tech Fund, a Category II AIF, focuses on I

Democrats should use Congress’ August recess to lean into economic populism and take on corporate interests — not just “simply oppose Trump and his billionaire friends,” according to a memo by a quartet of progressives that was obtained by Semafor. “If Democrats are going to be t

Tom's Hardware Verdict The Beelink SER10 Max is a solid entrant into the mini PC Space, with the additional bonus of having dual-boot support for Windows and Linux out of the box. It’s quite unusual and requires some patience to get up and running correctly. However, the reality

AI - AI and ML How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI eraAI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem - AI and ML AMD acquires AI

Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. But when it comes to AI slop and hateful content threatening the safety and value of social media platforms, adding more fire—in this case, more AI—can make the problem worse. At its best, social media can be a haven for people who want

$200 slashed off Gigabyte's 4th-Gen WOLED gaming monitor — 280Hz beast also packs a KVM and tactical gaming switch for just $399 Buff your display with some OLED goodness. Is now a good time to think about upgrading your PC or gaming monitor? As one of the only PC-related items t

In the run up to go public, logistics unicorn Shiprocket’s consolidated loss for the fiscal year FY26 increased by around 7% YoY to ₹79.2 Cr from ₹74.4 Cr in the previous fiscal year, as per the financial disclosures in its red herring prospectus (RHP). Operating revenue grew 24%

Save $1,400 on this RTX 5090 gaming PC from HP with 64GB DDR5 right now; RAM and GPU cost $5k alone — $5,599 sale price for top-spec Omen Max 45L rig with 24-core Intel CPU and 2TB of SSD storage This powerful rig unlocks 4K gaming with the most powerful GPU you can buy HP is off

On August 2, Urban Company cofounder and CEO Abhiraj Singh Bhal announced that the company's instant housekeeping service, InstaHelp, had crossed 1 Lakh daily delivered orders. Hot on the heels of his announcement, rival Snabbit said it had reached a similar milestone, completing

VPN provider built a script to block Microsoft's hidden GDID tracking on Windows — Windscribe's "deGDID" erases existing identifiers and blocks new ones from being created But there's a (small) downside. Last month, we covered a federal criminal case in which Microsoft's Global D

About 20% of Americans have recently used AI for financial advice, but their confidence in its expertise remains low. Fewer than one in three Americans have some or a great deal of confidence in the financial advice they get from AI, according to new polling by Gallup and Edward

AI - AI and ML How the famed USENIX Security conf is managing a flood of papers in the AI eraAI usage is evident but isn't yet a serious problem - AI and ML AMD acquires AI

In 2024, NASA was looking at how to incorporate hyperspectral imagery at scale. Having been introduced in the early 1980s, hyperspectral imaging quickly became the standard for aerial imagery, but the problem NASA had on its hands was using hyperspectral imaging cost-effectively

Rogue OpenAI models behind 'unprecedented cybersecurity incident' teamed up to break out of their testing environment — multiple agents left each other messages for months, communicating undetected "At some point, the agents realized that maybe we could try to exploit or attack e

Logistics and e-commerce enablement platform Shiprocket crossed the Rs 2,000 crore revenue mark in FY26, with operating revenue rising 24% year-on-year, while its losses widened 7% to Rs 79 crore ahead of its public listing. Zomato-backed Shiprocket reported a 24% year-on-year in

Gaming major Nazara Technologies has approved raising up to ₹733.5 Cr through a preferential issue of equity shares to fund strategic acquisitions, growth initiatives across its gaming portfolio, and investments in AI-led game development capabilities. The company’s board approve

Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace has received SEBI’s final observation for its proposed IPO, paving the way for the dronetech startup to launch its public issue. According to SEBI's latest update on offer documents, the capital markets regulator issued its final observation yesterd

Kentucky family snubs $26 million offer to convert their farmland into an AI data center — 'they call us old stupid farmers, you know, but we’re not,' says landowner According to a WKRC report, an anonymous AI company approached a landowner in Northern Kentucky with an extraordin

Governments that deploy internet shutdowns to thwart protesters have struggled to clamp down on offline messaging apps. India’s recent response to Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat suggests that battle is entering a new phase. Bitchat, launched by the Twitter co-founder in 2025, allows nearb

Chennai based deeptech startup Solinas Integrity has raised $5.5 million in a Series A1 funding round co led by Mela Ventures and Hero Enterprise Family Office. The round also saw participation from Luthra Group along with follow on investments from existing backers SVL SME Fund,

In 2002—the year Elon Musk founded SpaceX—the notion of a space startup was far-fetched at best, a doomed wild goose chase at worst. Now, SpaceX is a public company with a trillion-plus market cap that just reported its first earnings. And there’s a whole new generation of founde

Swiggy is banking on its affordable meals platform Toing and quick commerce business Instamart to achieve a consolidated adjusted EBITDA of ₹10,000 Cr by FY31. At its Capital Markets Day, the foodtech major outlined its long-term growth roadmap, projecting an overall gross order

Nazara Technologies has approved a preferential issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 733.5 crore. The proposal awaits shareholder and regulatory approvals. The board approved the issuance of up to 2,39,70,676 equity shares at an issue price of Rs 306 apiece, including a premium