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A new model has been proposed that challenges the long-standing belief that black holes contain a singularity, a region where space and time break down. This theory suggests that black holes could exist without this problematic feature, reshaping our understanding. If accurate, this research could bridge the gap between general relativity and quantum mechanics , two fundamental yet conflicting theories of physics. The findings offer a fresh perspective on one of the most mysterious objects in the universe, potentially altering how black holes are studied. The Issue with Singularities According to a study published in Physics Letters B in February 2025, researchers modified Einstein's field equations to prevent the formation of a singularity at the centre of a black hole. According to Einstein's general theory of relativity, black holes form when massive stars collapse under their own gravity. It creates regions of space with extreme curvature. This leads to the formation of...

A new ballet drama is set to debut on Amazon Prime Video. It brings us an intense look into the competitive world of dance. Titled Étoile, the series is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. The show follows two renowned ballet companies—one in Paris and one in New York—as they exchange their top dancers to revitalise public interest and attract new audiences. With themes of ambition, artistic rivalry, and the struggle to keep classical ballet relevant, the series aims to capture the high stakes of the dance world. When and Where to Watch Étoile Étoile will be available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. All the eight episodes are scheduled for release on April 24. Official Trailer and Plot of Étoile The trailer released in March, provided a glimpse into the challenges faced by ballet directors while trying to keep their companies afloat. Charlotte Gainsbourg's character highlights the crisis, stating that the audience and funding both are dead while the ...

Dolby Atmos has been a household name in India for years. If you've recently bought a smartphone, laptop, or smart TV, it probably comes with Dolby Atmos support. The best part is that we can now experience Dolby Vision and Atmos in live sports events like the recently concluded Champions Trophy, which India lifted in 2025, and Wimbledon - transforming how fans experience live events at home. Of course, you still need a Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos-enabled device to enhance your viewing experience. At the same time, you can find over 1,000 Dolby Atmos screens and plenty of content to consume online. Dolby is already working on its next big frontier and has collaborated with Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad to bring up India's first Dolby-certified facility for cinema and home. The collaboration not only opens up new horizons for studios but also prioritises the needs of filmmakers. Ashim Mathur, Vice President - Marketing for APAC at Dolby Laboratories, while discussing Dolby V...

The Poco M7 Pro was launched in India in December as a mid-range budget offering and we got to try it out recently. It's astonishing how much value modern smartphones offer at accessible price points, especially under Rs. 15,000, which is the cost of the base variant of this new Poco model. For that money, you get a large AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a 5,110mAh battery, a capable mid-range chipset, and a dual rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel primary sensor. Poco is highly competitive in the budget and mid-range segment while launching standout higher mid-range phones like the Poco X7 Pro. On paper, the M7 Pro also seems to be an excellent value for money, but how does it hold up in real-world usage? Read on to find out. You get a 45W charger in the box alongside a case and the usual paperwork   The base variant is priced at Rs. 14,999 and has 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. Meanwhile, the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage option will set you back by Rs. 16,999. Poco M7 ...

Asus Gaming V16 is part of a new lineup from the Taiwanese manufacturer made for those who want a decent gaming laptop on a budget. The Gaming V16 features a slim and understated design. The laptop weighs under 2kg, making it portable enough to take around in your backpack. It is equipped with the latest Intel Core CPU and a discrete Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU that is powerful enough to run most games. The laptop has a starting price of Rs. 82,990 for the base variant, which gets the Intel Core 5 210H CPU. Meanwhile, the Intel Core 7 240H processor variant is priced at Rs. 92,990. Both variants get 16GB RAM, 512GB storage, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 laptop GPU with 6GB video RAM. Is the Asus Gaming V16 a good option for budget gamers? Read on to find out. Asus Gaming V16 Design: Simple Dimensions - 35.70 x 25.07 x 1.80 ~ 2.20 cm Weight - 1.95kg Colours - Black Asus has kept the design of the Gaming V16 very simple. There aren't any RGB lights or fancy logos suggesting th...

Zakir Khan's stand-up special, Delulu Express, is set to premiere on an OTT platform this month. Known for his unique storytelling and relatable humour, Zakir's latest comedy special delves into personal experiences and everyday struggles with his signature wit. The announcement has already sparked excitement among fans eager to watch him bring another fresh take on life's absurdities. With his past shows receiving widespread appreciation, expectations are high for this upcoming performance. When and Where to Watch Delulu Express Delulu Express is now available  streaming on Prime Video . One can watch the special comedy show by subscribing to Prime Video subscription.  Official Trailer and Plot of Delulu Express The trailer for Delulu Express offers a glimpse into Zakir Khan's signature humour, blending real-life experiences with sharp observations. His latest set is expected to explore the awkward, hilarious and unexpected moments that come with personal growth ...

An important mission is set to take place in Alaska . It aims to understand how auroral substorms impact the Earth's upper atmosphere. Three rockets will be launched within a short window to observe the movement of air and changes in composition at high altitudes. Scientists seek to determine whether the heat from auroras causes vertical movement or if waves spread the energy across a wider area. The findings could improve space weather forecasting, which is crucial for satellites and communication systems. Study Objective and Launch Plan According to the reports from the experiment titled Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events (AWESOME), the rockets will be launched from Poker Flat Research Range. The facility, located 20 miles north of Fairbanks, is managed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks under a NASA contract. The launch window is open from 24 March to April 6. A four-stage rocket and two two-stage rockets will be used. The first two will release trac...

A 3,200-year-old tomb has been found in northeastern Egypt. Researchewr believe that it may have belonged to a military commander who served during the reign of Ramesses III. Tthe location of the discovery was at the site known as Tell el-Maschuta. It was confirmed by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The mud-brick tomb consists of a burial chamber along with three adjoining rooms. Among the artifacts found inside, a gold ring bearing the name of Ramesses III and a collection of bronze arrowheads have drawn particular attention. Other objects recovered include an ivory box and pottery vessels with inscriptions. Artifacts Suggest Reuse of the Tomb According to the ministry's statement, some of the inscriptions on the pottery refer to Horemheb, a pharaoh who ruled between 1323 and 1295 B.C. Before becoming king, he was known for his military background. It is still not clear why his name appears on the artifacts. One possibility is that burial items from an earlier...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE series has been rumoured to be in development for some time now, comprising the vanilla Galaxy Tab S10 FE and the Galaxy Tab S10 FE+. Ahead of anything concrete, a leak has spilled the beans on the expected pricing and specifications of the tablets. Both models are said to be powered by Samsung Foundry's Exynos 1580 SoC and may support 45W wired charging. Meanwhile, the purported Galaxy Tab S10 FE series has also been listed on a Dutch retailer website which hints towards its imminent debut. Samsung Galaxy S10 FE Series Specifications (Expected) Tipster @MysteryLupin shared what appears to be official marketing material for the Samsung  Galaxy Tab S10 FE series in a post  on X (formerly Twitter). The standard Galaxy Tab S10 FE model may be equipped with a 10.9-inch WUXGA+ LCD screen with a 90Hz refresh rate. Meanwhile, the Plus model could have a bigger 13.1-inch WQXGA+ 90Hz LCD screen. pic.twitter.com/Pe0LbSLWJW — Arsène Lupin (@MysteryLupin) ...

Google is making changes to how it develops its open source Android operating system (OS) as part of efforts to streamline and optimise the development process, according to a report. While development of the next version of Android currently takes place on a public branch and an internal branch, Google will soon move all Android development to the latter. The company will continue to publish source code for new Android releases, which means the move isn't likely to impact custom ROM developers and other platform developers. Why Google Will Develop Android on Its Internal Branches According to an Android Authority report , Google will begin to move all Android development to its internal branches next week. The company has decided to fully develop the Android OS in private, and will only publish the source code for changes made to the operating system after a new branch is published by the company's internal teams. Until now, Google developed Android across two branches — th...

Motorola Razr 60 is said to be in the works as the latest entrant in the company's Razr series. The launch date for the phone is not official yet, but it has reportedly been spotted on the TENAA website. The listing suggests the model number, design and a few specifications of the upcoming handset. A Motorola Razr 60 variant is listed with 18GB RAM, 1TB storage, a 3.6-inch cover display, and a 6.9-inch main screen. It is expected to be equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 7400X chipset.  XpertPick spotted the TENAA listing of Motorola Razr 60 with model number XT2553-2. The listing shows the phone in a greenish colourway with dual outward-facing cameras on the cover screen. The Razr branding is seen on the back. Motorola Razr 60 Key Specifications (Expected) As per the listing, the Motorola Razr 60 will feature a 3.63-inch OLED cover display with 1,056 x 1,056 pixels resolution and a 6.9-inch foldable panel. It is shown with a dual rear camera unit, comprising a 50-megapixel main...

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced the launch of its Internet Protocol Television ( IPTV ) services in India. It provides customers with an extensive library of on-demand content from 29 OTT streaming apps such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Netflix, ZEE5 and many more with select plans. Airtel's new IPTV plans also include 600 popular television channels as well as Wi-Fi services which can be availed of at either home or workplace. Airtel IPTV Services Price in India, Benefits Airtel has launched IPTV services in India with its Wi-Fi plans starting at Rs. 699 per month, the company revealed in a press release. This plan offers 350 TV channels, access to 26 streaming apps, and a 40 Mbps Wi-Fi connection. The Rs. 899 plan offers similar benefits but with an increased 100 Mbps speed. Meanwhile, customers who wish to benefit from higher internet speeds can opt for the Rs. 1,099 plan. It offers 200 Mbps Wi-Fi services and 28 streaming apps including subscriptions to Apple TV+ a...

Headphone Zone X Oriveti Blackbird in-ear monitors were launched in India on Monday. The audiophile IEMs come with a hybrid driver configuration, including a 10mm dynamic driver for "powerful bass reproduction" and two custom balanced armature drivers for "precise mids and treble delivery." The Blackbird IEMs are offered in an acrylic shell build and come with two types of ear tip options in six pairs for an optimum fit.  Headphone Zone X Oriveti Blackbird Price in India, Availability Headphone Zone X Oriveti Blackbird price in India is set at Rs. 4,999. They are available for purchase in the country via the Headphone Zone website . The box includes the Blackbird IEM, a carrying case, a detachable cable and six ear-tip options — three bullet-shaped and three bowl-shaped; both ear tips come in small, medium, and large sizes. Headphone Zone X Oriveti Blackbird Features, Specifications The Headphone Zone X Oriveti Blackbird have a hybrid driver configuration, which...

Honor Pad X9a has been launched in Malaysia and the company's latest tablet is equipped with an 11.5-inch LCD screen, with a 120Hz refresh rate. It offers support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, runs on a Snapdragon 685 chip from Qualcomm, and packs an 8,300mAh battery. The Honor Pad X9a runs on Android 15, with the company's MagicOS 9.0 running on top. It also features a 5-megapixel selfie camera and an 8-megapixel rear camera. The company has yet to announce the price of the Honor Pad X9, but the tablet has already been listed on the Honor Malaysia website . It will be available in a single Gray colourway. Honor says the Pad X9a will be sold in an 8GB+128GB RAM and storage configuration. Honor Pad X9a Specifications, Features The new Honor Pad X9a features an 11.5-inch 2.5K (1,504x2,508 pixels) LCD screen, with a 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by an octa core Snapdragon 685 chipset, paired with 8GB of RAM. Like many other Android devices, Honor lets users utilise...

Warner Bros. was reportedly working on a Mario Kart -like racing title that would bring together characters from the company's wide portfolio of IPs, including Adventure Time, Scooby Doo, Tom Jerry and more. The kart racer was in the works at Warner Bros. Games San Diego , which was shut down alongside two other in-house studios in February. Warner Bros. never announced the game, which is said to have gone through several iterations, from a free-to-play multiplatform title to a paid-for PC only release. WB San Diego Was Working on a Mario Kart-Like Racer The information comes from Colin Moriarty, who claimed on his Sacred Symbols podcast Monday that a former WB San Diego staffer reached out to him to talk about the unannounced project. The kart racer in development at the studio was codenamed “Moonlight” and could have potentially been titled “WB Racers” and “XDR,” or cross-drift racers, the source told Moriarty. Just like Mario Kart's roster of Nintendo characters, the g...

Apple's most expensive wireless headphones — the AirPods Max — will soon gain support for two new audio features. As part of the upcoming iOS 18.4 update, Apple will introduce support for lossless audio playback on the AirPods Max. The new functionality will only be available on the refreshed version of the AirPods Max that feature a USB Type-C port. Apple also says that the AirPods Max will soon offer low-latency performance with the USB cable that is on par with the built-in speakers on the company's other devices. AirPods Max's New Audio Features Require a USB Type-C Cable According to the company, the iOS 18.4 update, which is expected to arrive next month, will add support for lossless audio playback on the AirPods Max. Users who connect their headphones using a USB Type-C cable will be able to listen to 24-bit, 48 kHz lossless audio, while using a compatible device. Lossless audio streaming is offered by service like Tidal or Apple Music. Apple also says that the ...

Realme 14T had previously surfaced on certification websites, while leaks have suggested its expected color options, RAM, and storage variants. Now, the purported handset has appeared in online retail listings, offering a glimpse of its design and key specifications. Additionally, a tipster has shared potential features of the device, some of which differ from the details in the retail listing. The Realme 14T, alongside the rumoured standard Realme 14 5G, are expected to join the existing Realme 14 series soon. Realme 14T Design (Expected) A 91Mobiles report has shared design renders of the Realme 14T in black, green, and purple shades, which had allegedly appeared on a now-deleted retailer listing. The handset was previously  tipped to be offered in Lightning Purple, Mountains Green, and Obsidian Black colour options. Realme 14T leaked design renders Photo Credit: 91Mobiles   The Realme 14T appears with a rectangular rear camera module on the...

Apple's  foldable iPhone has been in the rumour mill for quite some time now. The Cupertino-based tech giant is expected to be gearing up to reveal its first foldable iPhone next year, and the latest report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman adds more credibility to this claim. The design language of the foldable handset is said to be identical to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold  series. The foldable iPhone is also said to be based on the upcoming iPhone 17 Air (Slim), which is expected to have a thin build.  Foldable iPhone Launch Could Take Place in 2026 In his weekly Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman states that Apple will launch a foldable iPhone in 2026. The upcoming foldable phone will reportedly resemble the design of Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold series. Therefore, we can expect the device to boast a book-style foldable form factor rather than a clamshell design. Further, Gurman notes that Apple's foldable will utilise many of the same technologies as the upcoming iPh...

Apple is planning to integrate cameras into its smartwatches, according to claims by a seasoned journalist. The Cupertino-based technology giant may add a camera near the crown and the button on the Apple Watch Ultra's side, allowing the user to scan an object around them and get information about it. Meanwhile, the standard Apple Watch  series is also likely to get it. As per the report, it would fulfill the company's ambition of having an artificial intelligence ( AI ) wearable which can “see the outside world and deliver relevant information”. Cameras on the Apple Watch This information comes from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In the latest edition  of the Power On newsletter, the journalist highlighted Apple's plans regarding its lineup of smartwatches, the Watch Ultra as well as the numbered Series. In line with its ambitions of making AI a fundamental part of the iPhone, the company also reportedly wants to have Visual Intelligence at the core of its smartwatches. ...

Apple's iPhone 17 series of smartphones is expected to arrive with certain changes to the rear panel, and these purported design changes been spotted in a fresh set of images showing dummy units of the handsets. The successors to the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are said to arrive with larger camera modules, and feature a rear panel made of glass and aluminium. Previous reports suggest that the regular iPhone 17 will arrive without any major design changes, while the iPhone 16 Plus will make way for a new iPhone 17 Air model. iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max Design (Expected) A new image showing dummy units of the purported iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Air, and iPhone 17 Pro Max was leaked by X (formerly Twitter) user Sonny Dickson. Unlike the pictures of metal iPhone 17 series dummies that were previously posted by the same user, this image gives us a good look at the design changes on the Pro models. Here's another look at some iPhone 17 dummies, Notice ...

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge has been spotted on a popular performance benchmarking website, a few weeks before it is expected to launch in select markets. The smartphone is expected to join the three Galaxy S25 models that were launched by the company at its first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year, and will feature a custom Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chip from Qualcomm. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE has also surfaced on Geekbench, equipped with the company's Exynos 1580 chipset. Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, Galaxy Tab S10 FE Benchmark Results Like its previous benchmark scores on Geekbench, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge appears to offer similar performance to the standard Samsung Galaxy S25 model in the latest results that were spotted by Xpertpick. The model number SM-S937N indicates that the South Korean variant of the handset was the latest to be benchmarked. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge scored 2,969 points in the single core test, and 9,486 points in the multi core test. Its mot...

Chinese tech giant Tencent on Friday night launched the official version of its T1 reasoning model, stepping up competition in China's increasingly crowded artificial intelligence sector. The upgraded T1 model offers faster response times and enhanced capabilities for processing extended text documents, the company said in a post on its official WeChat account. T1 can "keep the content logic clear and the text neat and clean", the post said, while the hallucination rate is "extremely low". The launch comes amid heightened rivalry in China's AI landscape following DeepSeek's DeepSeek's introduction of models that offer comparable or superior performance to Western systems at substantially lower costs. Tencent had previously released a preview version of T1 through platforms, including its AI assistant application Yuanbao. The official version will be powered by Tencent's Turbo S foundational language model, unveiled late last month, which t...

SEBI on Friday asked registered intermediaries wishing to advertise on social media platforms like Google and Meta to register on these platforms using the contact details such as the email ID and mobile number provided to the markets watchdog. The move is aimed at curbing fraudulent activities in the securities market. This decision came after SEBI observed a rapid increase in frauds related to securities markets being conducted on platforms such as YouTube , Facebook , Instagram , WhatsApp , X (formerly Twitter), Telegram , and the Google Play Store . With increasing adoption of digital communication platforms, SEBI observed that perpetrators of such frauds are enticing victims in the name of providing online trading courses, seminars, giving misleading or deceptive testimonials, promises or guarantees of assured or risk free return etc. through various social media platforms (SMPs). To protect investors and increase transparency, SEBI has taken steps to strengthen the conduct ...