Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) President Donald Trump said the US economy was “rocketing” on the back of a manufacturing revival, defending his rollback of electric vehicle mandates and predicting that robotics would play a growing role in addressing labor shortages.Speaking during an interview with CBS News at an active Ford assembly line, Trump pointed to expanded production across major automakers as evidence of economic strength.“If you went around this plant, like I have, they just announc…
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Seoul, Jan 14 (IANS) The head of South Korea’s automotive giant Hyundai Motor Group has visited three key overseas markets — China, the United States and India — at the start of the new year as part of the group’s global expansion strategy, the company said on Wednesday.Executive Chair Euisun Chung’s visits were aimed at exploring business opportunities in major economies that are expected to underpin the group’s future growth, while also seeking partnerships with leading global companies, the…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Digital India has created a whole new community of creators and is driving the unprecedented rise of the ‘Orange Economy’, covering culture, content and creativity.Speaking at the final session of Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 here, PM Modi said India emerged as a global hub for media, film, gaming, music and digital talent.“India is witnessing rapid growth across creative and technology-driven sectors, p…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) China’s eagerness to project technological dominance often relies on staged illusions rather than genuine breakthroughs, a report has said, adding that while such spectacles may impress domestic audiences, the global community increasingly views them as hollow.“Each exposure of fakery or malfunction damages China’s credibility, reinforcing doubts about its actual progress in robotics and AI,” according to the report in Khabarhub.The report further said that this …
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, met with global chipmaker Nvidia’s team to discuss the development of sovereign graphics processing units (GPUs) and local manufacturing of edge devices such as the DGX Spark in India.Edge devices are hardware components, such as sensors, cameras, routers, etc, placed in a network, close to where data is generated, processing information locally before sending it to the cloud or data centre.Taking …
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) 2025 has been a landmark year for the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as it developed over 600 new standards, taking the total to 23,293 standards, covering diverse fields such as AYUSH, robotics, artificial intelligence, ecology, and other emerging technologies, according to Sanjay Garg, Director General, BIS.He informed that product certification witnessed significant growth, with products under the fast-track certification scheme increasing from 758 to 1,288.In 2025 a…
Las Vegas, Jan 6 (IANS) Roh Tae-moon, chief executive officer (CEO) of Samsung Electronics, has said that the company will place its near-term focus in robotics on manufacturing automation, as it takes a phased approach to expanding the business.”We are prioritising our robot business as a means to automate our manufacturing hubs,” Roh, co-CEO of the company, said during a press conference in Las Vegas held on the sidelines of CES 2026.”Based on the capabilities and experience gained there, we p…
Seoul, Jan 6 (IANS) LG Electronics said on Tuesday it has unveiled a new robot, CLOiD, as an artificial intelligence (AI) home assistant ahead of CES 2026, as part of its vision for “AI in action.”At LG World Premiere, the company’s annual pre-CES event in Las Vegas under the theme “Innovation in tune with you,” CLOiD was first introduced as a home-specialised agent, designed to provide ambient care, and reduce both physical and mental labor, according to LG Electronics, reports Yonhap news agen…
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) Ahead of ringing in the New Year, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday wrote an open letter to state residents on the AI and governance milestones achieved in 2025, urging youth to take a pledge to spread computer awareness among kids in next year.“I would like my young companions to take a special resolution for the year 2026. Awaken 5 children around you about computers and AI. Dedicate at least one hour every week for ‘Gyan Daan’ (knowledge donati…
Thiruvananthapuram Dec 27 (IANS) Nearly 15,000 students across Kerala are gaining hands-on exposure to modern weather science and forecasting techniques as the Little KITEs Sub-District Camps got underway across the state.A total of 14,804 students, selected from more than 2.08 lakh members spread across 2,248 Little KITEs units, are participating in the two-day camps being held at 225 centres.The students were shortlisted following preliminary school-level camps and are now receiving intensive …