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India has released a new seismic zonation map under the 2025 Earthquake Design Code, placing the entire Himalayan arc in the highest-risk Zone VI. The updated map shows 61% of India now lies in moderate to high hazard zones.

Your smartphone listens to your conversations and shows you personalized ads. This can put your private info at risk. This article shows you how to change key settings to protect your data and stop the ads.

NIT Rourkela has secured a patent for BHU-MANACHITRA, India's first autonomous real-time land mapping drone system. The drone uses AI and UAV tech to create maps without internet or external computers. It can identify crops, forests, roads, buildings

A massive global internet outage linked to Cloudflare caused major websites and public services to slow down or stop working. Cloudflare blamed a routine configuration change, but cybersecurity experts doubt this explanation.

Cloudflare has resolved the recent global outage that affected X, ChatGPT, Downdetector and other major apps. Most services are now back online, though some users may still face minor issues as systems stabilise. Full details here.

Cloudfare down: A major Cloudflare outage disrupted popular platforms like X, ChatGPT, Spotify, and Canva, leaving users worldwide unable to access services. The company reports 500 errors and is investigating, with partial recovery underway.

Vik Bajaj, a scientist and entrepreneur, is the co-founder and co-CEO of Jeff Bezos's new AI venture, Project Prometheus. With a background in physical sciences and health-tech, Bajaj previously co-founded Verily Life Sciences and worked at Google X.

A UN report reveals over 2.2 billion people, a quarter of the global population, have never used the internet, and progress is slowing. This digital divide is most severe in low-income countries, where 96% of the offline population resides.

India's Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a high-level security warning for Apple users. Vulnerabilities found in iPhones, iPads, and other devices could allow hackers to execute code, access sensitive data, and bypass security controls.

A study found people tend to travel about 78 minutes a day, regardless of transport mode, income or location. Researchers say energy savings should focus on low-energy modes, not speed. Designing cities for walking, cycling, electric transit is key.