An Amish avatar and an AI monk are pitching supplements on social media
Written by Ken Bensinger and Tiffany HsuMelanskia is not your typical Amish woman. She boasts more than 300,000 followers on Instagram and warns them about the perils of store-bought foods.…
Why oil prices surged even after the release of strategic reserves
Written by Aaron KrolikOil futures have again topped $100 a barrel — the latest surge after days of wild price swings in the market since the United States and Israel…
WhatsApp rolls out new parent-managed accounts for under-13 users: How parents can set it up
Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday, March 11, announced new parent-managed accounts for under-13 users. The new feature gives parents or guardians of pre-teen users full control over who can contact them…
Loud explosions rock Dubai as Iran steps up attacks in Gulf; here’s what unfolded on 13th day of war
A drone crashed in Dubai’s Al Bada’a area on Thursday (Mar 12), with authorities reporting no injuries.The Dubai Media Office, in a post on X, said, “Dubai authorities are responding…
Google’s NotebookLM can now turn your favorite novels into AI-hosted podcasts and custom infographics
Google Gemini may hallucinate and make up things from time to time, but NotebookLM is one of the few AI apps that you can rely on. Since the AI-powered tool…
Amazon looks to add stricter checks after outages linked to AI coding tools: Report
Amazon is reportedly looking to strengthen its internal guardrails for coding after its e-commerce operation was hit by a recent spate of outages, with one of the incidents said to…
How deepfakes on Instagram, X casts shadow over women’s dignity, privacy
A popular Hindi film actress appears on an Instagram short video, and as she looks straight into the camera, her hands are made to undress her, and make suggestive gestures.In…
Red flags in Govt: Can GenAI models track prompts of officials, leverage citizens’ data?
What happens when a government officer uploads an internal note to an AI chatbot for a quick summary? When a police department asks an AI assistant to optimise CCTVs across…
As India’s law enforcement agencies turn to AI, the potential benefits, risks
A predictive artificial intelligence (AI) tool called MahaCrimeOS AI, built with support from Microsoft, is assisting Maharashtra Police in investigations. The Delhi Police plans to double down on AI-assisted facial…
Could X lose legal immunity over Grok AI’s objectionable pictures of women?
When Grok AI puts out objectionable pictures of women at the prompt of a user hiding behind anonymity, the key question that emerges is this — who should face the…



