Apptronik said on Thursday it has raised $350 million in a funding round led by B Capital and Capital Factory, with participation from Alphabet’s Google, to scale production of AI-powered humanoid robots. The Austin, Texas-based company is developing Apollo, a human-like or humanoid robots whose tasks will include working in warehouses and manufacturing plants by … Read more
New Delhi: Amid the burgeoning tide of AI in the globe and the recent shocks of Chinese DeepSeek innovation that shattered the global stock markets 34 per cent of healthcare organisations in India are piloting AI projects, and 16 per cent have moved their generative AI initiatives into production. The Economic Survey 2024-25, presented by … Read more
T. Harish Rao. File | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has ridiculed the claims of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy that it is the credit of the Congress Government to achieve the record production of paddy this Kharif season without completing any pending or new irrigation project since December last … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Supreme Court has directed the Maharashtra home secretary to apprise why video conferencing facilities are not being used for the production of the accused in court to record evidence. A Bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and R Mahadevan asked the secretary to file an affidavit in this … Read more
Mysore Silk saris have always been a favourite among women for their unique sheen and texture, but of late, due to extensive publicity for the GI-tagged pure silk product on social media and other factors, sales have skyrocketed, leading to a shortfall in supply. According to data provided by Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Limited (KSIC), … Read more
Mayor Beena Philip attends a session of the Kozhikode Corporation council meeting. File | Photo Credit: K Ragesh Mayor Beena Philip has said that the city corporation will consider the demand to develop Kozhikode as a film production hub and also set up a âfilm cityâ on the land belonging to the now-defunct Gwalior Rayons … Read more
A variety of lentils and rice on display at a retail grocery store. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Global Pulses Conference, an annual meeting of pulses producers, processors and traders, suggested that India augment production of pulses to meet the nutritional requirements. Union Ministers Arjun Munda and Piyush Goyal said the Centre had … Read more
Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and IIT Mandi researchers have metabolically engineered the plant cells of Nothapodytes nimmoniana to increase the production of Camptothecin, which is used to treat cancer. The researchers from the Plant Cell Technology Lab of IIT Madras have developed a genome-scale metabolic model for N nimmoniana plant cells … Read more
Russia has the upper hand in weapons production over the West and intends to keep the rate of growth high, a top Russian minister said on Monday after both the West and Russia ramped up arms production for the Ukraine war. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the biggest conflict in Europe since World … Read more
Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Construction materials maker Ambuja Cements will invest ₹60 billion (nearly $723 million) in renewable power projects, the company said on Dec. 18. The investment will be funded internally and is expected to target a capacity of 1,000 megawatts (MW) through solar and wind power projects in … Read more