Technology
As India’s law enforcement agencies turn to AI, the potential benefits, risks | Explained News
[ad_1] 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 recognition technology. Another deepfake detection software, developed by a research and development body under the IT Ministry, is being ...
Tech predictions 2026: When AI became part of the everyday, where it might go in 2026 | Explained News
[ad_1] A year is now an awfully long period of time. The sheer speed of AI adoption has expedited all other tech cycles, making it difficult to predict what’s coming our way in the next few weeks. As a result, we are living in exciting times, with new products and ...
Meet the ‘fairy lantern’ flower, the bizarre new parasitic plant discovered in Malaysia
[ad_1] A bizarre plant was discovered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the periphery of a forest preserve’s picnic area. This plant, called a fairy lantern, is a parasite that steals all its energy and nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi that dwell within the soil. Usually hidden underground, the fairy lantern periodically ...
‘Bomb cyclone’ hits the northern US: What is this storm?
[ad_1] 3 min readNew DelhiDec 31, 2025 07:00 PM IST A powerful “bomb cyclone” barreled across the northern United States on Monday (December 29), triggering severe winter weather in the Midwest and the East Coast. Blizzard conditions with frigid temperatures, cold air, strong winds, and snow led to treacherous travel ...
How scientists used drones to find a dangerous virus among whales in the Arctic
[ad_1] Whales are majestic creatures, but they are notoriously hard to study for researchers. Many of their species are elusive as they live in large and deep oceans, making it difficult to track them. Others are so huge that it is impossible to capture and examine them. However, a team ...
Could X lose legal immunity over Grok AI’s objectionable pictures of women?
[ad_1] 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 consequences? Should it be Elon Musk, the owner of X which is hosting the content, or Grok AI, which ...
Why a Recurring Third-Stage Glitch Just Cost India 16 Satellites
[ad_1] The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) first launch of the year ended in failure on Monday, January 12. The PSLV-C62 mission — carrying 16 satellites, including seven from foreign countries — did not reach its intended orbit. This is the second straight failure for a rocket that has served ...
Grok controversy: Why Elon Musk’s X backed down, restricted AI tool from creating sexualised images | Explained News
[ad_1] The move marks a backdown from Musk, who had first tried to put the onus on the users generating such content and later denied all knowledge of the tool being used to generate objectionable images of children. This is how the controversy broke out, how Musk initially responded, and ...
The perils of integrating AI in police operations
[ad_1] The Delhi police last month announced that under the ‘Safe City Project’, they would install 10,000 artificial intelligence-enabled cameras across the national capital. The cameras would be equipped with features such as a face recognition system and distress detection technologies, capable of identifying sounds and facial expressions associated with ...
Why is a municipality in Denmark changing the colour of its streetlights to save bats?
[ad_1] 4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jan 20, 2026 10:10 AM IST A small municipality near Denmark’s Copenhagen has begun to install red-coloured streetlights along a stretch of road, which is known to be the habitat of several species of bats. Previously, the location had white lighting. The development came after ...
