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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - November 2015

Nov 2015

Jun 20, 2025

Global Cybersecurity Alert: 16 Billion Logins Exposed in Historic Data Breach

In an alarming cybersecurity revelation, researchers uncovered a massive data breach exposing 16 billion login credentials, including passwords, from popular platforms like Apple, Google, Facebook, GitHub, and Telegram. This unprecedented breach spans multiple datasets and poses a serious threat to users and institutions worldwide, with potential implications for account takeovers, phishing attacks, and broader cybercrimes.
The breach, considered one of the largest in history, was brought to light by cybersecurity experts who discovered over 30 datasets, each containing up to 3.5 billion user records. The breach exposes current, high-value login credentials, not just outdated leaks, making it a critical cybersecurity threat in 2025.

Jun 19, 2025

Hyderabad Becomes Google's Cybersecurity Hub with GSEC Launch

In a significant boost to India's digital and cybersecurity landscape, Google launched its first Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC) in the Asia-Pacific region in Hyderabad in June 2025.
The centre, inaugurated by Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, is Google's fourth GSEC globally and aims to drive advancements in cybersecurity, responsible AI, and user safety.
The launch follows the company's announcement of its "Safety Charter for India's AI-led Transformation," reinforcing its commitment to protecting digital citizens.
The inauguration of Google's GSEC in Hyderabad marks a milestone for India's role in the global cybersecurity landscape.
With rising online threats and expanding AI capabilities, this centre positions India as a strategic digital defence hub, while promoting responsible technology development across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

Jun 18, 2025

World's Largest Digital Camera is about to Release its First Pictures

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's LSST Camera—the world's largest and most powerful digital camera is all set to reveal its first stunning images of the universe on June 23. This marks the start of its ambitious mission: to create an ultra-HD timelapse of the night sky over the next ten years.
The telescope, which has been over two decades in the making, is designed to create the ultimate movie of the night sky using the largest camera ever built, repeatedly scanning the sky to create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe.

Jun 16, 2025

China Blasts Laser 80,000 Miles to the Moon in Broad Daylight - A First in Space History

In a groundbreaking achievement for space exploration, China successfully fired a precision laser from Earth, sending it 80,778 miles (130,000 kilometres) to the Moon and back in broad daylight. This remarkable feat, accomplished by the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL), marks the world's first successful Earth-to-Moon laser-ranging shot under sunlight. This advancement is expected to bolster China's ambitions in lunar exploration and deep-space missions.

Jun 11, 2025

China Starts Producing World-First Non-Binary AI Chips

China started mass production of the world's first non-binary AI chips, adding this new technology to important industries like aviation and manufacturing.
The new chip merges conventional binary logic with stochastic, or probabilistic, logic to offer an alternative method for data processing. Importantly, the chip avoids reliance on US-restricted components.

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