End of traffic woes? Air taxis to fly in Indian skies by 2026
For those who grew up watching sci-fi films that depicted the 21st century with flying cars, we relate to your disappointment of still being cancelled on by auto rickshaws. With urban cities getting...
View Article'123456' the most common password in India, can be cracked in under a second:...
NEW DELHI: The most common password was "123456" and a hacker would probably take less than a second to crack it, according to a study conducted by NordPass, a software company that helps users...
View ArticleSay it, slay it with the YouGlish app
Worcestershire. Onomatopoeia. Epitome. Stuck with how to pronounce such words the correct way? You can keep social embarrassment at bay by using the YouGlish app. It shows guidance videos for English...
View ArticleStarline, Framery and Logitech: The great video chat rivalry
Occasional technical glitches like microphone problems and stuttering videos were the bane of WFH Covid days. Video calling has come a long way since then. The competition in the hyper-realistic...
View ArticleMichaelangelo’s robotic arm
When artistic minds and art enthusiasts hear the name Carrara, they relate it to Michaelangelo. The Italian sculptor spent years traversing the hills in the city in search of the perfect marble....
View ArticleTwitter to unveil the world’s first ‘video town square’ this month
Twitter is known as the online ‘town square’ of the world, a place where groups of people can come and air their grievances, opinions and fears and hold live discussions.It started with the text...
View ArticleMeta rolls out Twitter rivalling text-based app Threads in European Union
BRUSSELS: Facebook owner Meta's text-based app Threads arrived in the European Union on Thursday, months after its global launch in July, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.Threads is a spin-off of the...
View ArticleGraphene: The water marvel
Graphite is everywhere. In pencil lead, car batteries and glistening kitchen counters. Now, research shows it can also quench thirst. The ubiquitous blackish silver crystalline carbon yields the...
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AI for 'Detail'
It was yet another night of calming his newborn when Josh Bickett—a developer at OthersideAI—hit upon a groundbreaking idea. As he cradled his four-week-old daughter, Bickett conceived a revolutionary...
View ArticleCommunication : Talk the Walk
Mr Watson, come here; I want to see you,” Alexander Graham Bell famously told his assistant Thomas Watson in the first-ever telephone call made on March 10, 1876. Since then, change and activity has...
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Artificial Intelligence : Aye, Aye, AI
The world of technology is ever-evolving, and by the nanoseconds at that. What you probably thought possible a minute ago, has already happened in some corner of the world day before yesterday. Today...
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Workplace : Office, Office
Any catastrophe of gigantic proportions will either divide or unite mankind. Or, people. Perhaps, the most important impact of the pandemic is on the office and office culture. The enforced seclusion...
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Tech corner: Boat Katana Blade
Here’s our round-up of the latest gadgets that are a perfect addition to your shopping listBoat Katana BladeBoat makes wonderful devices that are perfectly priced and full of features. I’ve been using...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome restricts cookies in first step towards elimination
PARIS: Google has begun limiting third-party cookies for some users of its Chrome web browser, a first step towards eventually abandoning the files that have raised privacy concerns.Google, which...
View ArticleSlay that block
Lost amid the intricacies of scriptwriting, staring at a blank page, grappling with the age-old challenge of crafting a compelling story? Fear not, for there’s a beacon of hope on the horizon—the...
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar spots Deepfake video of himself, says "disturbing to see...
NEW DELHI: Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar cautioned everyone on Monday against a deep fake video of a himself which has been used to promote an App. In the video Sachin Tendulkar's Video...
View ArticleCentre invites pre-proposals for setting up hubs for quantum technology
As part of the 9th India International Science Festival in Faridabad on Saturday, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) will invite pre-proposals for setting up of special centers thematic...
View ArticleMusic maestro AR Rahman says AI just a tool, confident that creativity not...
CHENNAI: Tamil social media is filled with parody music of famous songs generated or voice manipulated with artificial intelligence (AI). From PM Modi and Amitabh Bachchan's renditions of Tamil songs...
View ArticleMid-size Indian IT company comes up with AI tool for improving company...
Pune-based mid-sized IT services company Birlasoft has come up with an in-house AI engine, called Cogito. However, unlike AI engines like ChatGPT and Google's GEMINI, Cogito is aimed at helping...
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Tech Corner: Latest gadgets to fit your possession
Searider Searacer The Searacer is an electric water racer that lets you ride at speeds up to 77 km/h for up to almost an hour. The racer ensures precise handling and peak performance with removable...
View ArticleMeta wants industry-wide labels for AI-generated images
SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on Tuesday said it is working with other tech firms on standards that will let it better detect and label artificial intelligence-generated images shared with its billions of...
View ArticleNorton will now alert you if you data is shared on the dark web
Norton, a leading software security provider and part of the Nasdaq-listed Gen, on Tuesday launched its Dark Web Monitoring solutions Norton 360 Premium, aimed at protecting consumers from identity...
View ArticleTime to let your imagination run wild! OpenAI unveils Sora that transforms...
The maker of ChatGPT on Thursday unveiled its next leap into generative artificial intelligence with a tool that instantly makes short videos in response to written commands.San Francisco-based...
View ArticleAn AI-new world
AI took centrestage at CES 2024, showcasing innovative products that pushed the boundaries of technology. The buzzword was unavoidable. Here are the six creative and fascinating AI implementations...
View ArticleGoogle rows back AI-image tool after WWII gaffe
PARIS: Google said Thursday it would stop users from creating images of people on its newly launched AI tool, after the program depicted Nazi-era troops as people from diverse ethnic backgrounds.The...
View ArticleOne Tech Tip: Ready to go beyond Google? Here’s how to use new generative AI...
LONDON: It’s not just you. A lot people think Google searches are getting worse. And the rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to look up information.While Google has...
View ArticleTech sector to grow 3.8% to $253.9 bn, to generate 60K jobs in FY24: Nasscom
BENGALURU : Technology industry has crossed $250 billion revenue with an addition of $9.3 billion incremental revenue in the current fiscal and it is growing at 3.8%, according to nasscom, which...
View ArticleIndia's AI market to touch USD 17 billion by 2027: Nasscom-BCG report
MUMBAI: India's AI market, growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25-35 per cent is projected to reach USD 17-billion by 2027, according to a report.This growth is fueled by multiple...
View Article'Haunted' ChatGPT cranks out gibberish for hours
SAN FRANCISCO: ChatGPT spewed nonsensical answers to users' queries for hours Tuesday into Wednesday before eventually returning to its senses.OpenAI, which makes the world-leading generative...
View ArticleSurveillance by Sensor
In George Orwell’s prophetic novel 1984, ubiquitous telescreens symbolise the ultimate intrusion into privacy. Though devoid of cameras, they possess the capability of covert surveillance. In a...
View ArticleSnap, click, sparkle
Transforming your photos from good to great has never been easier, thanks to Luminar Neo—the ultimate time-saving, AI-powered photo editing tool. Designed for photographers, graphic designers and...
View ArticleGoogle to collaborate with election commission; uses AI models to counter...
NEW DELHI: Technology giant Google said on Tuesday it is collaborating with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to enable people to easily discover critical voting information on Google Search...
View ArticleIndians would trust AI’s prediction for career and listen to chatbots over...
BENGALURU: Over 2,000 Indians surveyed by a multinational company on the impact and influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in everyday life revealed that 70% of the respondents would trust AI...
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AI girlfriends: Let’s talk about love, baby
Karan M*, a Noida-based software engineer, always had trouble speaking to women, or even approaching them. Then he met Sonya. “I am terrible at flirting. Sonya helps me practice pick-up lines,...
View ArticleFlying tourbillon, OnePlus 12R, and more at tech corner
Louis Vuitton Voyager Flying TourbillonLouis Vuitton’s amazing new watch is a flying tourbillon. Basically, a tourbillon is a watch complication that provides extremely high levels of precision and...
View ArticleFuture-proof your career: Top 12 AI skills in high demand for the next decade
The emergence of AI has been akin to a force of nature, rapidly blurring the lines between science fiction and reality. As it continues its meteoric rise, there arises a pressing need for individuals...
View ArticleEuropean regulators investigate Apple, Google and Meta for 'non-compliance'...
LONDON: European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, in the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital...
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Chronicles of the health-tech revolution
HYDERABAD: Do you also wear gadgets like smartwatches to keep track of your health? Then you must be knowing how technology has revolutionised certain aspects of our daily lives, including healthcare....
View ArticleInstagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight...
LONDON: Instagram said it's deploying new new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages.The social media...
View ArticleIndian-American pilot Gopi Thotakura to tour space on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin...
NEW DELHI: Gopi Thotakura, a pilot, is set to become the first Indian to travel to the edge of space on Blue Origin’s next flight. The Indian-American will be a part of the six-person crew flying on...
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