Author: ET Online

Uttar Pradesh: Kashi Vishwanath Temple introduces 11 minutes and 50 seconds virtual reality Darshan for devotees. In a groundbreaking development, devotees at Baba Kashi Vishwanath temple can now experience darshan not just physically, but virtually. Among the twelve Jyotirlingas, Kashi Vishwanath attracts worshippers from across the globe.

NASA has debunked rumours about an "internet apocalypse" caused by solar storms, that could disrupt global connectivity for months. While a severe solar storm is unlikely, its potential economic impact in the US alone could be $11bn per day. Computer science professor Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi, author of the paper 'Solar Superstorms: Planning for an Internet Apocalypse,' has said that such events have not been experienced before, so the response of infrastructure to such events remains unknown.

Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal recently used virtual reality (VR) to visualise the capabilities of technological advancements. The founder of Vedanta Resources wore VR goggles and was transported to a high-tech city in which flying cars, vertical gardens and solar panels featured prominently.

The tech giant has been working on virtual reality and artificial reality headsets for around seven years now.