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Sethu Pradeep
Sethu Pradeep lives in Kochi, and he covers science, technology and the business of technology for indianexpress.com. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Media and Communication from the Manipal Institute of Communication with a specialisation in print journalism. Apart from writing deeply reported original articles, Sethu also writes "Watch this space," a popular weekly column aimed at people who want to know more about the universe and human efforts to explore it. When he is not writing about cutting-edge science and technology, he can be found at the kickboxing gym. You can follow him on Twitter @theSethu and on LinkedIn.
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Taylor Swift AI ‘deepfakes’: What happened and where did the images come from?Subscriber Only
January 27, 2024 11:20 IST
AI-generated sexually explicit images depicting Taylor Swift have flooded social media platforms, drawing the ire of fans and foes alike.
Tue, Jan 30, 2024
Five children born deaf can now hear, thanks to just one injectionSubscriber Only
January 27, 2024 09:32 IST
Six children who were born deaf were given a revolutionary gene therapy treatment in the form of an injection in the ear. Now, five of them have regained their hearing.
Sun, Jan 28, 2024
OnePlus 12 launch event live updates: OnePlus 12 starts at Rs 64,999, OnePlus 12 R at Rs 39,999
January 23, 2024 16:00 IST
OnePlus 12 series launch live updates: The new OnePlus 12, OnePlus 12R, and OnePlus Buds 3 are finally being unveiled in India.
Tue, Jan 23, 2024
Watch this space: Astrobiotic’s Peregrine fails, Japan’s Moon Sniper landsSubscriber Only
January 21, 2024 12:14 IST
Pittsburgh-based company lost contact with Astrobiotic’s Peregrine moon lander while the Japan’s “SLIM” mission made it to the moon.
Sun, Jan 21, 2024
Watch this space: NASA’s slow Artemis, Hubble’s fast radio burst, and Peregrine’s quick failureSubscriber Only
January 14, 2024 12:03 IST
This week's Watch this Space explores mysterious “fast radio burst” by ageing telescope, Astrobiotic’s Peregrine launch, and more.
Mon, Jan 15, 2024
2023 in spaceflight: Chandrayaan-3 and other missions that defined space exploration this yearSubscriber Only
December 23, 2023 14:41 IST
Space missions reach new heights in 2023 as India sticks lunar landing, NASA studies asteroids, and SpaceX iterates at warp speed. The final frontier continues to inspire.
Sun, Dec 24, 2023
Watch this space: Aliens and ocean worlds and speaking to whalesSubscriber Only
December 17, 2023 12:03 IST
In our solar system, the space agency found the presence of a key ingredient of life and powerful energy sources that can trigger it.
Mon, Dec 18, 2023
Watch this space: Aditya L1, China’s methane rocket and Webb’s ghostSubscriber Only
December 10, 2023 12:00 IST
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday shared the first -ever full disc image of the Sun in infrared light captured by the Aditya-L1 mission and India’s neighbour China has been busy as well.
Mon, Dec 11, 2023
Liberal and conservative media have opposing views on artificial intelligenceSubscriber Only
December 09, 2023 09:00 IST
In a media study, researchers found that liberal-leaning media is more oppossed to artificial intelligence than conservative-leaning media.
Sun, Dec 10, 2023
Watch this space: Humans want to go to the Moon again and never leaveSubscriber Only
December 03, 2023 12:00 IST
NASA is back with the Artemis programme to put humanity back on the Moon.
Mon, Dec 04, 2023
Generative AI will not increase India Inc’s IT spendings till 2025: GartnerSubscriber Only
December 02, 2023 09:32 IST
Gartner predict that generative AI will not have a significant effect on Indian corporations' IT spends till 2025.
Sat, Dec 02, 2023
Watch this Space: Mystery cosmic ray and killing the International Space StationSubscriber Only
November 26, 2023 12:22 IST
Unlike most space junk, the 109-metre wide space station is too big to completely vapourise in Earth’s atmosphere upon reentry.
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
AI system self organises to become more like human brain in a studySubscriber Only
November 20, 2023 21:30 IST
Researchers at the University of Cambridge applied a very simple physical constraint to an artificial intelligence system. Interestingly, that application made the AI adapt some characteristics of the human brain.
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
Watch this Space: NASA stands behind SpaceX, but with bated breathSubscriber Only
November 19, 2023 11:59 IST
NASA administrator Bill Nelson congratulated SpaceX on the launch, saying “Congrats to the teams who made progress on today’s flight test.
Mon, Nov 20, 2023
Sam Altman’s ouster: What happened at OpenAI and Microsoft CEO’s responseSubscriber Only
November 18, 2023 10:10 IST
Sam Altman's removal from OpenAI leaves many unanswered questions but some clues have surfaced since the announcement. Meanwhile, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who has bet big on OpenAI tech, reacts to the ouster.
Sun, Nov 19, 2023
We will soon need ‘neuro rights’ to protect our brains and thoughts from technologySubscriber Only
November 17, 2023 11:33 IST
The question is not whether there will be a machine that can read your mind. Rather, it is when. Before that, governments across the world need to consider "neurorights" to protect citizens' brains against neurotechnology.
Sat, Nov 18, 2023
Watch this space: Two galaxies walk into a bar and the oldest black hole ever discoveredSubscriber Only
November 12, 2023 12:00 IST
Galactic bars are believed to form in spiral galaxies where stars rotate in an ordered fashion, like the Milky Way. In such a galaxy, a bar can form almost spontaneously because of instabilities in the spiral structure or the effect of gravity from a nearby galaxy.
Mon, Nov 13, 2023
Watch this space: Dinkinesh’s space twin and how Jupiter could have killed EarthSubscriber Only
November 05, 2023 12:00 IST
In the weeks leading up to Lucy’s encounter with Dinkinesh, teams at NASA had begun to have questions about whether Dinkinesh is a single binary system. This is because the asteroid’s brightness seemed to be changing over time.
Mon, Nov 06, 2023
Elon Musk’s X, previously Twitter, now worth less than half what he paid for itSubscriber Only
October 31, 2023 16:52 IST
Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, has lost more than half its valuation since the billionaire took over.
Wed, Nov 01, 2023
Vindication for bats as their genes could hold key against COVID, cancerSubscriber Only
October 27, 2023 09:02 IST
Bats are known to be disease carriers but a new study indicates that their genes could hold clues in the fight against viral diseases and maybe even cancer.
Fri, Oct 27, 2023
Meta Q3 results: Why Facebook-parent’s shares slid despite upbeat earnings reportSubscriber Only
October 26, 2023 13:27 IST
Meta's earning report for the third quarter of 2023 were upbeat as its profits doubled. But all is not well for the company as it faces uncertainty in the future.
Thu, Oct 26, 2023
Watch this space: ISRO’s TV-D1 success, long road to Gaganyaan, longer road furtherSubscriber Only
October 22, 2023 12:00 IST
The TV-D1 mission is just the first in a series of tests that ISRO will have to go through before it can finally put an astronaut in space. When it does that, India will join the very small list of countries that have launched a crewed space mission.
Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Gaganyaan test flight highlights: TV-D1 mission success after initial glitch
October 21, 2023 05:49 IST
ISRO's Gaganyaan mission test flight highlights: The TV-D1 mission is a crucial test of the Gaganyaan crew module's Crew Escape System.
Thu, Nov 23, 2023
Watch this space: Psyche mission launch, Bennu sample and asteroids galoreSubscriber Only
October 15, 2023 12:00 IST
The material that was gathered from Bennu will not only help answer questions about the nature of asteroids, but it might also help us learn about the origin of life itself.
Sun, Oct 15, 2023
Watch this space: Night for Chandrayaan-3, new dawn for GaganyaanSubscriber Only
October 08, 2023 12:00 IST
As the Chandrayaan-3 mission drifts off into sleep, Sethu Pradeep writes about ISRO's Gaganyaan mission and what the space agency will need to develop for it.
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