Cortical Labs founder and CEO Hon Weng Chong at the Cortical Cloud biological data centre at NUS (Image: The Straits Times).. Singapore has unveiled a world-first biological data centre prototype that brings living human neurons into a server-rack environment, marking an unusual new step in the race to build more efficient and adaptive computing systems….
Sometimes, the way you see things says more about you than you realize. That’s what makes an optical illusion personality test so oddly fascinating -it turns a simple image into something a little more personal.Take a moment to really look at this one and go with your first instinct. What do you see first –…
Goyal has pitched India’s FTAs as an opportunity for investors to make use of and export to other countries. Commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal Thursday said govt will focus on easing processes and faster clearances, wherever required, to boost FDI flows, while asserting that Indian economy has seen a robust expansion in first quarter,…
US president Donald Trump being sued by human rights groups over sanctions on ICC Four major US human rights organisations have sued the Trump administration over its sanctions campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the measures are unconstitutional and restrict their ability to work with the court.The lawsuit, filed in New York…
Forget love at first sight; real romance often blossoms from friendship. A study reveals two-thirds of couples began as friends, with interactions purely platonic initially. This challenges popular notions, suggesting a deeper connection forms before romantic sparks fly, especially among younger adults and LGBTQ+ individuals. Friendship truly lays the foundation for lasting love. Movies and…
Scientists have developed a remarkable liquid robot that blurs the line between machines and living organisms. Created by researchers from Seoul National University and Gachon University, the robot is made from liquid metal coated with a dense armour of microscopic particles and embedded with magnetic particles that allow it to be controlled remotely. Unlike conventional…
The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved Phase 2A of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project, a 6.032-km corridor connecting Koteshwar Road to Ahmedabad Airport.The project, approved by the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be built at a total cost of Rs 2,169.04 crore, including interest during construction (IDC).The new corridor will have five…
Excitement is building as Sara Arjun is announced to portray the beloved film star Madhubala in an upcoming cinematic venture directed by the talented Jasmeet K Reen and produced by the illustrious Sanjay Leela Bhansali. This project, now in its pre-production stage, seeks to capture the essence of Hindi cinema’s illustrious past, chronicling the extraordinary…
Rashdeep Kaur. (Instagram) There was a time when people in Rashdeep Kaur’s village had plenty to say about her. “Kudiyon nu bahar na bhejo, ladko ke saath khel-kood shobha nahi deta,” neighbours would tell her father (Don’t send girls out. It doesn’t look good for them to play sports with boys). In many villages across…
Building a city on Mars has long been a symbol of human ambition, but the practical reality behind it is far more complicated than the dream suggests. A recent preprint study led by Serena Suriano explores one of the biggest hidden challenges: where the construction materials will actually come from. Mars does have iron, but…
File photo of IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals. A consortium of Lakshmi N Mittal, Aditya Mittal and Adar Pooonawala has acquired the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals and its sister entities (Paarl Royals and Barbados Royals) for approximately $1.65 billion, TOI has learnt. A press release to the effect is expected to follow soon.After regulatory checks including…
The Sahara is often imagined as an endless expanse of sand, a landscape so harsh that permanent human settlement seems almost impossible. Yet the desert seen today is only a recent version of a much older place. Thousands of years ago, vast stretches of North Africa looked entirely different. Grasslands spread across regions that are…
