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SkillCat CEO Ruchir Shah shares his struggle with work-life balance, burnout, and how a silent meditation retreat helped him reset. Read more ›
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Meta has signed long-term nuclear power deals totaling more than 6 gigawatts to fuel its data centers: "one from a startup, one from a smaller energy company, and one from a larger company that already operates several nuclear reactors in the U.S," reports TechCrunch. From the report: Oklo and TerraPower, two companies developing small modular reactors (SMR), each signed agreements with Meta to build multiple reactors, while Vistra is selling... Read more ›
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Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple's and Google's app stores. The fact that it hasn't happened yet tells me something serious about Silicon Valley's leadership: Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are […] Read more ›
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that frequent warnings about AI are dissuading people from making investments in AI's improvement. Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI’s tool Grok has sparked global outrage after it rolled out an 'edit image' button in December, allowing users to digitally alter pictures by putting specific prompts. Users have since used the AI tool to generate nonconsensual images of undressed women and children. Has the billionaire’s company taken any action amid the backlash? Read more ›
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Elon Musk said users creating illegal content through Grok will face consequences, as the Centre directed X to remove obscene and unlawful material or face legal action. Read more ›
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An AI system tested in eastern China is helping doctors detect pancreatic cancer before symptoms appear, allowing earlier treatment and improving patients’ chances of survival Read more ›
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India has emerged a major smartphone export hub under the PLI scheme, with iPhone exports crossing $50 billion. Other brands like Samsung shipped out nearly $17 billion worth of devices through the five-year period applicable from FY21 to 25. Read more ›
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Volkswagen is reinstating physical buttons and a volume dial in its new ID Polo compact car, reversing the touchscreen trend after a decade of driver complaints about distraction risks. Research shows touch controls slow reactions significantly, prompting Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and regulators to push back toward tactile interfaces for better safety. Read more ›
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An US teen was found dead of drug overdose after he sought drug related guidance from ChatGPT for months, as claimed by his mother. The 18-year-old, used the AI bot to get counselling into different aspects and occasions into answering his query after it refused to assist him about questions related to illicit drug use. Read more ›
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xAI has generated $20 billion in its latest funding round, the startup announced on Tuesday. Some of the companies that featured in xAI’s Series E funding round include  Nvidia and Fidelity Management and Resource Company Read more ›
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the company’s next-generation AI chips will deliver up to five times more computing power, debuting earlier than expected. Nvidia pushes deeper into chatbots, agentic AI, self-driving technology and long-context applications. Read more ›
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Lego has introduced its most significant evolution in 50 years: ‘smart bricks’ that light up. The line will be introduced from March 1, 2026, beginning with the popular Lego Star Wars toys. But not everyone is happy with the change. Here is why Read more ›
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Google’s AI overview has triggered fresh criticism after wrongly stating the current year, relieving concerns over repeated AI inaccuracies. When a user asked about the next year it responded saying ‘2026 is next year.’ Read more ›
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