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By mapping the universe in unprecedented detail, the Roman telescope will provide a powerful test of our current understanding of cosmology – and potentially point the way to new physics.

A Meta spokesperson confirmed the error in a statement, noting that the content had been removed in error and was subsequently restored.

A report found that 86 per cent of respondents were highly confident that AI would meaningfully change how their teams operate over the next 12 months, with an average confidence score of 4.4 out of 5.

The Government of India, which has allocated a budget of Rs 1.27 lakh crore, will provide further incentives to boost the country’s chipmaking facilities.

Social media abuse is no longer an isolated phenomenon but a persistent law-and-order issue. The rapid spread of fabricated content, morphed images, abusive campaigns and coordinated character assassination can cause lasting damage to individuals, institutions and public discourse. Governments cannot simply ignore such developments.

Peering into the distant past, the telescope has been revealing incredible new details of the early universe, galaxies, potentially habitable exoplanets and even familiar objects in our solar system.

Most of the work required for publication – notably writing, peer review and a large part of the editorial work – is carried out free of charge by researchers. The direct consequence is that an institution or a country’s wealth still partly dictates access to scientific knowledge.

The 1979 United Nations Moon Agreement states that no one can claim sovereignty over the Moon, and must use its resources responsibly – which sounds promising. Unfortunately, almost none of the countries involved with Artemis, including the US and UK, have signed it. Scientists live in hope that this doesn’t all turn into a big land grab.

Recursive self-improvement is when AI builds its own successor without human input. Learn what it means, why Anthropic's co-founder says it is coming by 2028.

Technology can recognise patterns. People provide empathy, trust and clinical judgement. The future of mental health care may likely depend on combining the strengths of both.

While the report is framed around the debate over whether AI spending represents a bubble, it argues that the central issue is not whether companies are spending too much, but whether those investments generate adequate returns before the underlying infrastructure becomes obsolete.

Cloning is still tricky, and it continues to raise questions about safety, regulation and whether some applications should be pursued at all.