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Scientists confirm HIV capsid is a good drug target despite resistance
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (608+ words) So researchers decided to aim more drugs at these "must keep" regions, where the virus has little room to evolve. The insight led to the development of multiple antiretroviral drugs targeting different viral proteins, including reverse transcriptase, protease, and integrase,…...
Why is Anthropic accusing Chinese AI labs over distillation attacks
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (543+ words) Why is Anthropic accusing Chinese AI labs over distillation attacks'The Hindu...
Cyber crimes police warn of AI-based biometric scams targeting identities
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (222+ words) Published - February 23, 2026 06:40 pm IST - HYDERABAD Cyber Crimes Police, Hyderabad, have issued an alert warning people about a growing threat from AI-based biometric scams in which fraudsters target a person's identity rather than directly stealing money. Police said fraudsters are approaching…...
Digital arrests and overseas job scam: How Indians are trapped in fraud networks
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1679+ words) By Areena Arora, Arundathi Rajan and Srinivasan Ramani February 22, 2026 Thousands leave India chasing work in Southeast Asia, unaware they are stepping into an organised system of deception and coercion that spans borders and thrives online. Many here at home fall…...
Amazon cloud unit hit by least two outages involving AI tools in December: Report
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (216+ words) Updated - February 20, 2026 02:53 pm IST Amazon's cloud "unit suffered at least two outages in "December stemming from errors involving its "own AI tools, the "Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. In mid-December, Amazon "Web Services experienced…...
Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand on plea challenging provisions of data protection law
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (279+ words) Updated - February 18, 2026 09:07 pm IST - New Delhi The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) asked the Union government to reply to a petition challenging certain provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, for allegedly enabling surveillance and excessive control…...
Supreme Court refers to Constitution Bench on whether DPDP law uses privacy to dismantle people’s right to know
1+ week, 1+ day ago (398+ words) Updated - February 17, 2026 07:49 am IST - New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday (February 16, 2026) agreed to refer to a Constitution Bench a series of petitions'arguing that India's new digital personal data law delivers a "body blow'to citizens' right to a transparent and…...
A common framework to build trust in AI in Asia
1+ week, 2+ day ago (432+ words) A shared framework that ensures technological progress and translates into inclusive human development is the need of the hour for Asia...
Digital Personal Data Protection Act will likely enter a mature stage: expert at Tech Summit
1+ week, 3+ day ago (115+ words) Published - February 15, 2026 01:03 am IST - CHENNAI The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP), which has been enforced in India, will probably mature to the second or third versions, preventing privacy failures'by companies, said Skylark Information Technologies Enterprise Manager G.M. Jagan. He was…...
Bengaluru-based research institute working on AI tool to improve spacecraft hygiene
1+ week, 3+ day ago (282+ words) Published - February 14, 2026 07:57 pm IST - Bengaluru Bengaluru-based Prayoga Institute of Education Research is developing an AI-assisted instrument for the assessment of anti microbial efficacy of materials used in space applications. Prayoga has received a grant under ISRO's RESPOND programme for the…...