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How are Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni changing AI unveiled at Google I/O 2026?Google unveiled a suite of new Gemini AI tools at its I/O conference, including Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini Spark, and Gemini Omni. These adva...
One storyline, 10,000 versions: Ex-Meta top executive shares how AI dramas are rewriting entertainmentA quiet revolution is happening in entertainment. AI-generated short dramas are now so realistic that viewers cannot tell them apart from h...
India’s proposed AI content regulation aims to curb misuse, but risks overreachIndia's proposed rules for AI-generated content may hinder innovation. The government plans to mandate disclaimers on synthetically created...
Google Vids: The Future of Storytelling Is an AI That Writes, Directs, and Stars for YouGoogle has just unveiled Google Vids, its latest AI-powered video creation tool that blends content generation, lifelike avatars, and Gemin...
Chinese robot developers hope for road out of 'uncanny valley'The wide, slightly frantic eyes left no doubt the technology was firmly in "uncanny valley" territory. Around 30 companies displayed bionic...
Infiltration bid foiled along LoC; one ultra killed"During the preceding night, based on a specific input generated by #Kupwara police, joint team of Army & #Police intercepted an infiltrati...
Don't look into the 'uncanny valley'! How making eye contact with a robot can affect the human brainGazing into the eyes of a robot can be an unsettling experience. Thanks to researchers, we now know it's more than just a feeling.
India CEO mafia: Techies with a social heartSome are beginning to call it the ‘India Mafia’, like the PayPal Mafia. The latter was used to describe the many former PayPal employees an...
Beijing’s botcasters to take on unruly media?Research shows that humanoids that replicate — obviously, never exactly — real humans evoke uncanny, creepy feelings in observers; in fact,...
Humanoid robots won't just imitate humans, but learn problem-solving with help from AIRecently, a humanoid robot named Erica stunned audience members in Madrid.
Everything to know about Sophia, the Audrey Hepburn-lookalike, first robo-citizen of the worldOriginally activated in 2015, she has been on the cover of a magazine and starred on international talk shows.
From Ooty to Brisbane, this list is the answer to all your winter travel queriesCheck out these locations ideal for a road trip, and the perfect car to go along.
Neeraj Arora: The man who played key role in WhatsApp’s riseWith Facebook buying WhatsApp for $19 billion, Arora, the vice-president for business development, is likely to be a very prosperous man.
SoftBank bets on ex-LinkedIn executive Deep Nishar's connections in 'Silicon Valley' to counter shrinking marketSoftBank has tapped Nishar for his deep connections in 'The Silicon Valley' at a time when the Japanese firm faces a shrinking domestic mar...
Now a single window permission within seven days for shooting in KashmirChief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, met some of Bollywood's top stars and producers, inviting, encouraging and assuring them of his gover...
Seven of the world's cutest robotsWe rounded up some of the most physically reassuring robots there are. Some are soft and fluffy, others have big eyes that instantly regist...
Manav Bora wins Guwahati primary but Congress wins no fansA leader explained that BJP’s hold in the seat could be gauged from the fact that Modi’s rally in Guwahati received unprecedented footfalls.
Mark out 2013 as Year of the geek movieAs the first biopic — another one is under production — on Steve Jobs gets premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, mark out 2013 as the Ye...
- Will Tintin & Secret of Uncanny Valley's realistic animation psyche audiences out?
What comes somewhere in between an eerily too human to be real character and a truly cartoonish one, too cartoonish to be accepted as human?
- Robot apes human, plays hide-and-seek
Robots are dramatically changing from being puzzle-solving machines to being more human-like .