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Our blue planet is a Goldilocks world. We’re at just the right distance from the Sun that Earth – like Baby Bear’s porridge – is not too hot or too cold, allowing our planet to be bathed in oceans of liquid water. But further out in our solar system are icy moons that eschew the Goldilocks principle, maintaining oceans and possibly even life far from the Sun. We call them icy moons because their surface, and part of their interior, is made of solid water-ice. There are over 400 icy moons in the solar system – most are teeny moonlets…
Until recently, I held the belief that Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in software development was predominantly suited for greenfield projects. However, the introduction of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) marks a significant shift in this paradigm. MCP emerges as a transformative enabler for legacy modernization—especially for large-scale, long-lived, and complex systems. As part of my exploration into modernizing Bahmni’s codebase, an open-source Hospital Management System and Electronic Medical Record (EMR), I evaluated the use of Model Context Protocol (MCP) to support the migration of legacy display controls. To guide this process, I adopted a workflow that I refer to as…
High school sophomore Abigail Merchant has made it her mission to use technology to reduce flood-related deaths. The 15-year-old lives in Orlando, Fla., a state where flooding is frequent in part because of its low elevation.The changing climate is increasing the risk. Warmer air holds more water, leading to heavier-than-usual rainfall and more flooding, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Abigail Merchant School Orlando Science Middle High Charter, in FloridaGrade SophomoreHobbies Basketball and playing the drumsCurrently satellites, synthetic aperture radar, and GPS are used to collect data on flood damage, track the location of victims, and communicate with emergency…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, operating a global delivery centre out of Ireland, has announced a major AI upgrade to its flagship TCS BaNCS platform with the launch of a new, advanced AI core design to supercharge innovation for banks and security services companies – TCS BaNCS AI Compass. The new tool integrates machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and a suite of pre-built intelligent agents to help banks and financial institutions to leverage AI to optimise and augment their existing capabilities, providing actionable insights for improved operational excellence and robust…
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has just updated the stock exchanges about the rumour of getting a moratorium of five years on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. The telco said in the clarification that it has not received any such communication from the government.Read More – Vodafone Idea 4G & 5G, What’s HappeningThe development of moratorium grant was first reported by Reuters. The telco owes about Rs 87,695 crores in AGR dues to the central government. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had earlier said that it won’t recalculate the dues. This doesn’t mean the…
“At MIT, innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-Earth creativity,” noted Chronicle, during a campus visit this year for an episode of the program. In 2025, MIT researchers made headlines across print publications, podcasts, and video platforms for key scientific advances, from breakthroughs in quantum and artificial intelligence to new efforts aimed at improving pediatric health care and cancer diagnosis.MIT faculty, researchers, students, alumni and staff helped demystify new technologies, highlighted the practical hands-on learning the Institute is known for, and shared what inspires their research with viewers, readers and listeners around the world. Below is a sampling of news moments…
On December 8, we hosted the first Empower & Connect Summit at Cisco’s campus in Raleigh, NC, bringing together partners, innovators, and communities to explore how technology can drive meaningful social impact. At the center of that energy was the Community Innovation Challenge. In partnership with Net Impact we invited students from around the world to pitch their boldest ideas: how would they use Cisco technology to address critical challenges in their own communities? We received 84 proposals from 12 countries, with the top five teams advancing to present in person at the Summit. There, a panel of experts evaluated…
Posted by Nathan Parker, Chrome security team Chrome has been advancing the web’s security for well over 15 years, and we’re committed to meeting new challenges and opportunities with AI. Billions of people trust Chrome to keep them safe by default, and this is a responsibility we take seriously. Following the recent launch of Gemini in Chrome and the preview of agentic capabilities, we want to share our approach and some new innovations to improve the safety of agentic browsing. The primary new threat facing all agentic browsers is indirect prompt injection. It can appear in malicious sites, third-party content…
“The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Green Future Fellowships provide academics, entrepreneurs, innovators and engineers, the space and time to transform their cutting-edge ideas into scalable, commercially viable, technologies to secure a greener, fairer future.” New technologies to store renewable energy, power data centres and computers more efficiently and multiply the power of batteries four-fold are among the engineering solutions awarded a share of £39 million by the Royal Academy of Engineering today (18 December). A total of 13 Green Future Fellows have been awarded £3 million each to scale ambitious ideas and cutting-edge engineering over the next decade into commercially…
Apple’s engineers may have long recognized the widespread desire among iOS developers to recreate the elegant hero animation featured in the App Store app. Understanding the complexity and time investment typically required to implement such animations from scratch, Apple has incorporated this feature into the iOS 18 SDK.With this update, you can now achieve a similar animated transition effect in your own apps using just a few lines of code. This significant enhancement empowers developers to create visually appealing and seamless transitions, elevating the overall user experience of their apps.In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to leverage the new NavigationTransition protocol and…