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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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Microsoft Shuts Industrial Metaverse Project Airsim to Focus on AI, Lays Off Team Members
Microsoft has reportedly shut down its Airsim and Bonsai projects, both of which were part of its industrial metaverse development division. The members that were part of these respective teams were asked to join a virtual meeting earlier this week, where the software giant disclosed that they were being laid off. The software giant is looking to k...
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ISRO Successfully Tests Propulsion Systems on India's First Human Spaceflight Mission Gaganyaan
ISRO has successfully carried out two more tests as part of plans to further validate and refine the performance of the propulsion system that would be used to launch India's first human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan. The "hot tests" on Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) were conducted at the ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, in...
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NASA Encounters Problem During Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal, Delays Test
NASA has yet again delayed the final major test of its Space Launch System (SLS), which will be used to carry humans to the Moon, initially, and then to Mars and beyond. NASA's wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight had begun on Friday at the Kennedy Space Center and was due to complete by Sunday.
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ISRO Says Gaganyaan Mission Will Finally Take Off in 2023 After COVID-19 Delay
India will launch its much-awaited human spaceflight mission in 2023, Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said. Named Gaganyaan, the first human space mission to launch from Indian soil was initially set for August 2022, to mark 75 years of India's independence but the coronavirus-induced pandemic forced a delay in its timeline.
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Whale Language May Be Soon Decoded by AI, May Help Humans Chat With Them
Scientists may not be very far away from decoding the language of whales. An interdisciplinary group of scientists have started collecting data in order to use artificial intelligence (AI) to understand how whales communicate. The project has been named Cetacean Translation Initiative (CETI).
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Salman Khan Sends Out Food Packets To Frontline Workers And Needy
The initiative is targeting the meal packets to reachat least 5,000 frontline workers, including police personnel, health workers and also people living in containment zones.
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Sri Lanka Faces Key UN Rights Body Resolution, Hopes For Indian Support
Sri Lanka will face a critical resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday which is being seen as an acid test for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amidst allegations that his government's initiatives had "repeatedly failed" to ensure justice for the victims and promote reconciliation after the end of the armed conflict with the LTTE...
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Unmanned Gaganyaan Launch In December 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman
India's unmanned space flight will take place in December this year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today during her annual budget speech. This mission will be the first of two to be undertaken before the Indian Space Research Organisation launches its human spaceflight under the "Gaganyaan" umbrella. It was initially planned for December...
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India's First Homemade mRNA Vaccine Gets Permission To Start Human Trials
An anti-Coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Pune-based company, Gennova, has become the first indigenous mRNA candidate to have received approval to initiate human clinical trial, a central government statement has said.
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'Manodarpan', MHRD's Mental Health Initiative , To Be Inaugurated On July 21
The 'Manodarpan' initiative of Government of India will be inaugurated by Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on July 21, 2020.
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Scientists Press Mammal 'Snooze Button' to Understand Hibernation
Could humans eventually be induced to hibernate to protect them after an injury or preserve them during deep space travel?
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Army Commanders Conference To Focus On Operational Challenges
Top Army commanders will deliberate on operational challenges and reform initiatives during a week-long conference starting Tuesday. During the Army Commanders' Conference, to be held till October 15, a host of issues ranging from operational, administrative, logistics and human resources will be discussed, a statement said.
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11 Dead In A Delhi Family, Handwritten Notes Offer Big Clue
A bunch of handwritten notes found in a couple of registers have given fresh direction to the investigation into the deaths of a family of 11 in north Delhi's Burari. The notes - which talk of strange religious beliefs -- provide a motive in the case, say the police, who initially thought it was mass suicide and then said it could be mass murder by...
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Anti-Trafficking NGOs To Map Victims' Journey From Village To Brothel
A new initiative targeting the kingpins of sex trafficking will be launched, that will map victims' journey from village to brothel, building a concerted case against traffickers who run the lucrative industry, campaigners said on Wednesday.
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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.
-
Microsoft Shuts Industrial Metaverse Project Airsim to Focus on AI, Lays Off Team Members
Microsoft has reportedly shut down its Airsim and Bonsai projects, both of which were part of its industrial metaverse development division. The members that were part of these respective teams were asked to join a virtual meeting earlier this week, where the software giant disclosed that they were being laid off. The software giant is looking to k...
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ISRO Successfully Tests Propulsion Systems on India's First Human Spaceflight Mission Gaganyaan
ISRO has successfully carried out two more tests as part of plans to further validate and refine the performance of the propulsion system that would be used to launch India's first human spaceflight mission Gaganyaan. The "hot tests" on Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) were conducted at the ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri, in...
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NASA Encounters Problem During Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal, Delays Test
NASA has yet again delayed the final major test of its Space Launch System (SLS), which will be used to carry humans to the Moon, initially, and then to Mars and beyond. NASA's wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis 1 uncrewed test flight had begun on Friday at the Kennedy Space Center and was due to complete by Sunday.
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ISRO Says Gaganyaan Mission Will Finally Take Off in 2023 After COVID-19 Delay
India will launch its much-awaited human spaceflight mission in 2023, Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said. Named Gaganyaan, the first human space mission to launch from Indian soil was initially set for August 2022, to mark 75 years of India's independence but the coronavirus-induced pandemic forced a delay in its timeline.
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Whale Language May Be Soon Decoded by AI, May Help Humans Chat With Them
Scientists may not be very far away from decoding the language of whales. An interdisciplinary group of scientists have started collecting data in order to use artificial intelligence (AI) to understand how whales communicate. The project has been named Cetacean Translation Initiative (CETI).
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Salman Khan Sends Out Food Packets To Frontline Workers And Needy
The initiative is targeting the meal packets to reachat least 5,000 frontline workers, including police personnel, health workers and also people living in containment zones.
-
Sri Lanka Faces Key UN Rights Body Resolution, Hopes For Indian Support
Sri Lanka will face a critical resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday which is being seen as an acid test for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amidst allegations that his government's initiatives had "repeatedly failed" to ensure justice for the victims and promote reconciliation after the end of the armed conflict with the LTTE...
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Unmanned Gaganyaan Launch In December 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman
India's unmanned space flight will take place in December this year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today during her annual budget speech. This mission will be the first of two to be undertaken before the Indian Space Research Organisation launches its human spaceflight under the "Gaganyaan" umbrella. It was initially planned for December...
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India's First Homemade mRNA Vaccine Gets Permission To Start Human Trials
An anti-Coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Pune-based company, Gennova, has become the first indigenous mRNA candidate to have received approval to initiate human clinical trial, a central government statement has said.
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'Manodarpan', MHRD's Mental Health Initiative , To Be Inaugurated On July 21
The 'Manodarpan' initiative of Government of India will be inaugurated by Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on July 21, 2020.
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Scientists Press Mammal 'Snooze Button' to Understand Hibernation
Could humans eventually be induced to hibernate to protect them after an injury or preserve them during deep space travel?
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Army Commanders Conference To Focus On Operational Challenges
Top Army commanders will deliberate on operational challenges and reform initiatives during a week-long conference starting Tuesday. During the Army Commanders' Conference, to be held till October 15, a host of issues ranging from operational, administrative, logistics and human resources will be discussed, a statement said.
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11 Dead In A Delhi Family, Handwritten Notes Offer Big Clue
A bunch of handwritten notes found in a couple of registers have given fresh direction to the investigation into the deaths of a family of 11 in north Delhi's Burari. The notes - which talk of strange religious beliefs -- provide a motive in the case, say the police, who initially thought it was mass suicide and then said it could be mass murder by...
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Anti-Trafficking NGOs To Map Victims' Journey From Village To Brothel
A new initiative targeting the kingpins of sex trafficking will be launched, that will map victims' journey from village to brothel, building a concerted case against traffickers who run the lucrative industry, campaigners said on Wednesday.
