Stanford AI photo controversy: White male student replaced by Black woman in ad, ‘silenced and erased’A Stanford student newspaper reported that an official dining hall photo was edited using AI, with students saying their appearances were c...
22 Sep, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
In 2019, 1,500 volunteers counted seals in 90,000 drone photos of a California island; some counts came within 5% of expert totalsIn 2019–2020, over 1,500 citizen scientists analyzed 90,000+ drone images to count wildlife on California's Año Nuevo Island. During winter...
22 Sep, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
3 Indians breached OpenAI systems using Claude. What happened next?Three Indian-origin cybersecurity researchers—Harsh Jaiswal, Mohan Pedhapati and Rahul Maini—used Anthropic’s Claude AI to demonstrate a ch...
21 Sep, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Shoe company Converse apologises, pulls ad that drew comparisons to Ku Klux Klan imageryConverse removed an advertisement after facing criticism for its imagery. Critics viewed the ad as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. T...
21 Sep, 2026, 07.46 AM IST
What does a day on Mars look like? NASA Curiosity captures stunning morning-to-sunset panoramaNASA's Curiosity rover has produced a stunning panoramic view of Mars, showcasing the planet's landscape in a transition from morning to ev...
20 Sep, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
3 Indian-origin researchers used Claude to breach OpenAI systems in 72 hoursThree Indian-origin cybersecurity researchers at Hacktron AI used Anthropic’s Claude models while investigating vulnerabilities that ultima...
20 Sep, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
India Post gift offer goes viral on social media, but what is the ‘Dak Seva Gifts’ scheme? PIB respondsA viral image claiming that India Post is distributing gifts under a “Dak Seva Gifts” scheme has been debunked by the PIB Fact Check Unit. ...
20 Sep, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Footprints found on Mars? Weird 1cm marks spotted by NASA's Curiosity rover; scientists puzzled about geological mysteryNASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted unusual 1cm-wide pits on Mars that resemble tiny footprints, but scientists say there is no evidence the...
19 Sep, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
55 million light-years away, scientists spot something unusual: A strange galactic collision may have left this spiral galaxy with a centre that spins sidewaysThe Hubble telescope captured images of spiral galaxy NGC 4698. Its central bulge is tilted at an unusual angle to the main disk. Astronome...
19 Sep, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Andy Warhol created digital art in 1985 and left it on obsolete floppy disks; 36 years later, 5 recovered works sold as NFTs for $3.38 millionAndy Warhol created digital art on a Commodore Amiga computer in 1985. Researchers recovered these forgotten digital works from floppy disk...
18 Sep, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
Psychology says people who keep touching their hair on video calls may be responding to the ‘constant mirror’ effectVideo calls place people in the unusual position of watching themselves while simultaneously interacting with others. This can heighten awa...
18 Sep, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
"I just stopped, dropped everything": NASA scientist recalls spotting a mysterious bright spot on Moon that turned out to be a once-in-century craterA routine data-quality check took an unexpected turn when NASA scientist Robert Wagner spotted a mysterious bright spot surrounded by a dar...
18 Sep, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Asteroid the size of a 6-story building hit the Moon, created 728-foot crater; NASA says such impacts happen once a centuryNASA has unveiled the discovery of a significant new crater on the Moon, resulting from a recent impact by a comet or asteroid. Measuring 7...
17 Sep, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Radha Ashtami 2026 ChatGPT Prompts: Top ways to turn your photos Into Radha Rani-inspired imagesRadha Ashtami, marking Radha Rani's appearance, will be celebrated on September 19, 2026. This Hindu festival occurs on the Ashtami Tithi o...
17 Sep, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Ganesh Chaturthi AI Photo Prompts 2026: 25+ ChatGPT prompts to create personalised Ganpati Bappa images, invitations and wishesGanesh Chaturthi AI photo trend: Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated on September 14 this year. AI chatbots can now generate and edit high-...
13 Sep, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Scientists in Virginia asked 21 people to see a hidden image without leaving their rooms—nobody got it right, but two described a scene they couldn’t seeA recent scientific study explored out-of-body experiences under controlled conditions. Participants attempted to identify a hidden image i...
12 Sep, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
ChatGPT Images 2.5: What’s new in OpenAI’s latest image modelOpenAI has launched ChatGPT Images 2.5, offering users greater control over image creation and editing. This new model provides sharper det...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.58 AM IST