Articles for category: Technology

October 3, 2025

Priya Nair

How AI Tools Are Accelerating America’s Education Collapse

The newest assessment findings have thrown American education into sharp focus, revealing a crisis that has been simmering for years. National test results show middle and high school students stumbling at levels not witnessed in decades. Barely more than a third of seniors are ready for college-level work, and fewer than a quarter are proficient in mathematics. These are not minor setbacks; they are indicators of a system that is struggling to hold itself together. What makes this deterioration alarming is not only its magnitude but its direction. Educational standards, once considered merely stagnant, are now in free fall. Each

October 2, 2025

Rohit Sharma

LCD vs OLED TVs Which Technology Delivers Better Picture Quality

While there are a ton of marketing buzzwords, almost every TV you’ll find today is either LCD or OLED. LCD sets are often marketed as LEDs, QLED TVs or even mini-LED, but the underlying technology is LCD — short for Liquid Crystal Display. Behind that LCD layer sit LEDs; the quantity and layout of those LEDs are the primary distinctions. The top models use quantum dots and local dimming to produce a vivid, 4K HDR picture. OLED, or organic light-emitting diode, is newer to mainstream consumers, though it’s been available for over a decade. OLED panels are manufactured by LG

October 2, 2025

Ananya Singh

Building UP’s Future Through Capacity and Women’s Workforce Growth

Simpler technology, data democratisation, capacity strengthening at all tiers of governance, and increased participation of women in the workforce are the principal areas that will propel UP into an ‘aarogya’ (healthy), inclusive, and socially advanced state. These routes were emphasised in a panel discussion on ‘Jeevan Shakti – Pillars of Viksit UP’. Saying that the journey to Viksit UP is on track, and that UP has invested heavily in public health infrastructure over the past five years, secretary and director general, medical education, Aparna U said, “Before 2017, there were only 42 hospitals, both government and private. Today, that number

October 1, 2025

Rohit Sharma

Modern Tools for Water Damage Restoration Services

When a flood, burst pipe, or severe storm impacts a residence or commercial property, time is against you. You call in Water Damage Restoration Services to salvage what remains, prevent further deterioration, and restore the premises. But the landscape is shifting. The era when drying simply meant turning on large fans and hoping for the best is over. Today, Water Damage Restoration Services rely on sensors, algorithms, drones, and data to make smarter, quicker, and safer choices. In this piece, I’ll walk you through that evolution. You’ll discover what technology is available now, how technicians apply it step-by-step, where the

October 1, 2025

Ananya Singh

Understanding RTX on Nvidia Graphics Cards

If you plan to play games on a PC, you’ll require a graphics card (GPU). From “Cyberpunk 2077” to “Red Dead Redemption 2” and “Palworld,” you’ll depend on video RAM from a GPU to make those experiences possible. In your search you’ll come across various names used to describe Nvidia’s flagship graphics options. Some cards carry a “Ti” suffix, such as the RTX 4060 Ti, so it’s useful to know what “Ti” actually signifies. It’s Titanium, by the way. But that’s not the only label you’ll notice. With an Nvidia card like the RTX 4060 Ti or the RTX 5050,

October 1, 2025

Ananya Singh

India’s New Speed Breeding Centers to Deliver Improved Seeds Faster

India is preparing to set up five state-of-the-art seed breeding centres nationwide to promote advanced seed research and create high-yielding, disease-tolerant crop varieties, senior government sources said. India already operates two such centres at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) units, and officials told Mint the number is likely to rise to seven by the end of this fiscal year. Seed breeding technology accelerates crop improvement by establishing controlled environmental parameters such as temperature, light intensity, and photoperiod inside chambers, enabling seed processing in a much shorter timeframe than conventional methods. The multiplication of seeds from the initial plant-breeding material

October 1, 2025

Priya Nair

Anchorage Police Deploy License Plate Readers and Security Network

The Anchorage Police Department will soon be able to automatically read license plates and search a network of public and private cameras across the city. The move into broader surveillance is part of an $11.8 million technology upgrade contract the Anchorage Assembly approved Tuesday. Police say the upgrade will streamline evidence gathering and improve their ability to respond with real-time information. Others worry that the new capabilities, particularly automated license plate readers, could create potential privacy intrusions. The five-year agreement with Arizona-based Axon Enterprise approved Tuesday includes training, technical support, new drones, stun weapons and body cameras. The Assembly also

October 1, 2025

Ananya Singh

United Airlines Enhances Guam Hub with Fleet and Facility Upgrades

A check-in lobby at a major airport in the westernmost territory of the United States is slated for an upgrade by the local carrier, United Airlines. United runs a hub at the Micronesian airport, offering vital international links to nearby nations, while also providing domestic and regional services, such as Honolulu. The check-in lobby at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM) will be renovated into a fresh layout designed to ease congestion during busy periods. The makeover will introduce new kiosks to streamline check-ins and, overall, save passengers time while at the airport. Not only is the terminal receiving

September 30, 2025

Rohit Sharma

LCD vs LED TVs Understanding the Key Differences

Both LCD TVs and LED TVs have been sold for many years. TV-sized LCDs became common in the mid-2000s, and LED TVs arrived a few years after that. Marketing teams at many firms have muddied the definitions behind these labels. Today, many LED TVs carry names such as QLED or mini-LED. OLED, conversely, is a different technology despite the similar-sounding name. LCD TVs and LED TVs are built on the same basic technology. For the most part, modern LCDs use LEDs and vice versa. Still, the distinctions are interesting and worth exploring. The short version All LED TVs are LCD

September 30, 2025

Priya Nair

Exploring Dejima Japan’s Historic Western Trading Post

The feudal rulers of Japan faced a dilemma in the early 1600s. Contact with European merchants during the recently concluded Sengoku era of civil war had revealed just how far Japan was falling behind the West in areas like science, technology, and trade, so they wanted to keep access to foreign goods and knowledge. At the same time, there were fears that outside influences, especially the spread of foreign religions, could undermine the authority of the Shogunate — for example, when samurai lord Omura Sumitada converted to Christianity and declared his plan to hand Nagasaki over to Jesuit missionaries. To