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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 ...
Why Thousands Are Choosing AI Over Human Connection—and the Hidden Risks Involved
[ad_1] As emotional and romantic bonds with AI chatbots become more common, the line between tool and companion is rapidly blurring, with implications not just for individuals but for society at large. James Muldoon, Associate Professor in Management at the Essex Business School, UK, discusses the pitfalls of this little-understood ...
Why ChatGPT is now looking to predict the age of its users | Explained News
[ad_1] In the months before 16-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide in April 2025, ChatGPT allegedly discouraged him from seeking help from his parents and offered to write a suicide note. When he confided that he was considering confiding in his parents, the chatbot told him: “Let’s make this space ...
This 13-Year-Old Pet Cow is Redefining What We Know About Animal Intelligence
[ad_1] To be called a cow is rarely a compliment to one’s brains. While in English, ‘cow’ is used as a pejorative, in Hindi, a gau is a person of innocence and virtue, but hardly of scintillating intellect. But a new study on an Austrian cow challenges such assumptions. Veronika, a ...
Can a Cow Use a Rake? The ‘Hidden Genius’ of Farm Animals That Only Emerges in the Right Environment
[ad_1] A study published recently in the journal Current Biology focuses on a cow that has demonstrated tool usage in a manner previously not seen in cattle. Veronika, a 13-year-old Swiss Brown who lives in the Austrian village of Nötsch, uses a deck brush to scratch itself. It holds the ...
