Science and Technology

AI still behind human on complex tasks like competition-level mathematics

1 week ago

KATHMANDU: In the wake of trepidation, optimism and bewilderment lumped together with spurt and influence of artificial intelligence (AI), research and studies on AI have surged lately across the globe. ...

Smartphones dominate Nepali homes, internet access climbs

1 month ago

KATHMANDU: A recent survey by the National Statistics Office reveals a digital revolution sweeping through Nepali households, with a whopping 76% now owning smartphones. Out of th ...

U.S. makes first lunar landing in over 50 years

2 months ago

LOS ANGELES: U.S. company Intuitive Machines' first lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, marking the first American spacecraft to land on the lunar surface in more than 50...

Five new soft-furred hedgehog species discovered

4 months ago

Dec 22: Scientists have discovered five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from South East Asia. The revelation required several scientific missions to the animals' tropical ...

Key ingredient for life found at Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus

4 months ago

Dec 17: When scientists search for places beyond Earth that could potentially host life, they don’t only consider far-off exoplanets. They are also interested in locations right here in our...

Lenovo unveils its first micro form factor device, the Chromebox Micro

4 months ago

Dec 17: ChromeOS, Google's browser-based operating system, is most commonly associated with Chromebooks. But it also powers Chromeboxes - small desktop computers. Now, L ...

Hubble captures formation of galaxies neatly lined up

4 months ago

Dec 17: Sometimes, Hubble or other telescopes will capture two or more galaxies that are in the process of merging — called interacting galaxies. These huge collisions can warp one...

Apple agrees to pay out $25M to settle lawsuit over Family Sharing

4 months ago

Dec 17: Apple has agreed to pay out $25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its Family Sharing feature, which lets users and up to five of their...

Chandrayaan-3: India Moon mission's propulsion module returns to Earth's orbit

4 months ago

Dec 5: India's space agency Isro says it has successfully brought back into Earth's orbit a part of the rocket that carried its historic Moon mission recently. The "p...

Tiny living robots made from human cells surprise scientists

4 months ago

Dec 1: Scientists have created tiny living robots from human cells that can move around in a lab dish and may one day be able to help heal wounds or...

Technorion Nepal 2023 being organized in collaboration with ARC

4 months ago

Nov 28: Techfest at IIT Bombay is one of the largest events in Asia that revolves primarily around creativity and innovation. Every year, students from various nations with different backgrounds...

YouTube Rolls Out ‘Playables’ for Premium Subscribers

5 months ago

Nov 26: YouTube is rolling out a new feature called Playables, which will let users play games directly on the platform. Playables is a separate section of the YouTube...

Sam Altman agrees to return to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes

5 months ago

NEW YORK, Nov 22: Sam Altman has agreed to return to lead OpenAI, the company said in a post on X, just days after his surprise ouster as chief executive...

Former OpenAI CEO joins Microsoft to build new AI research team

5 months ago

LOS ANGELES, Nov 21: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said Monday the company would hire OpenAI's former CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman and make them lead an...

Hubble spots an Earth-sized exoplanet just 22 light-years away

5 months ago

Nov 19: Although astronomers have now discovered more than 5,000 exoplanets, or planets outside of the solar system, the large majority of these planets are considerably larger than Earth. That’s...

OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman, citing less than “candid” communications

5 months ago

Nov 19: OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and DALL-E, announced Friday that co-founder and CEO Sam Altman will be departing the company and vacating his seat on the board. CTO...