XAI cofounder's startup River AI raises $1.1 billion to expand custom AI toolsRiver AI said it is betting that enterprise AI will shift from companies using general-purpose models from large labs to customizing and o...
11 Aug, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
A Chinese farmer trusted AI after months of useful advice; its unverified pesticide recommendation reportedly destroyed nearly 25 acres of sesame seedlingsA Chinese farmer faced devastating crop loss after relying on AI guidance for pest control. Unfortunately, the AI recommended a harmful che...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.56 PM IST
In 2025, an AI-written travel article invented hot springs in Tasmania; visitors contacted and arrived at a local hotel asking about pools that did not existA travel platform recently published AI-generated details about non-existent hot springs in Tasmania, leading travellers to believe in the ...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
A Spanish influencer trusted AI’s Puerto Rico entry advice; she reached the airport without an ESTA and was prevented from boardingAn influencer from Spain encountered significant airport troubles after depending on ChatGPT for advice on travel documents, resulting in h...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
OpenAI buys back $7 billion of employee shares in tender offerThe ChatGPT maker bought back shares from current and former employees rather than tapping outside investors for the tender offer. The deal...
11 Aug, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
Chinese farmer trusted AI advice successfuly for a year, then one wrong suggestion destroyed his 25-acre crop in just 24 hoursAI advise gone wrong for farmer: A 67-year-old Chinese farmer trusted AI farming advice for nearly a year after finding it useful. But one ...
11 Aug, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
'Start companies while in school': Skyroot CEO Pawan Chandana’s advice to Gen Z & Gen Alpha on taking risks, choosing deep tech and building earlySkyroot Aerospace's CEO, Pawan Chandana, calls on young innovators to initiate bold projects in vital sectors such as space and defense. Fo...
11 Aug, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Hulk Hogan, 'I feel really good right now. It will really be a tough decision. It's so hard to give up what you love doing. Hanging up the boots will not be an easy thing to do' teaches powerful timeless wisdom on knowing when to let go, offers psychology lessons on happiness, inner peace after retirementQuote of the day by Hulk Hogan offers a timeless message about the emotional cost of change. Knowing that something must eventually end doe...
10 Aug, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
Project Sudarsan: How Sebi is using AI to police finfluencers with 60% of investors trusting their adviceSebi is stepping up its use of artificial intelligence to monitor misleading financial advice on social media. Its Project Sudarsan tracks ...
10 Aug, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Albert Einstein: ‘If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to…’ - What is the secret to a peaceful and successful life?Happiness tied to external elements like relationships or material things is easily shaken. Instead, pursuing a meaningful goal instills di...
10 Aug, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
AI job market booming in India, engineering roles growing 51% every year: LinkedIn CEOIndia, LinkedIn's second-largest and fastest-growing market with more than 186 million members, is also seeing a sharp rise in its share of...
10 Aug, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
AIIMS-trained Bengaluru neurosurgeon reveals how a salon session can give you a stroke: ‘Ensure your neck…'Can a simple, relaxing hair wash or spa session at your favourite beauty parlour bring you to the brink of death? According to a Bengaluru-...
09 Aug, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
OpenAI’s new device will be hockey puck-sized and cost over $300The product — essentially a smart speaker without a display — will be shaped like a doughnut that’s roughly the size of a hockey puck, said...
08 Aug, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
African proverb of the day: ‘Advice is a stranger; if he is welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day’ a lesson on accepting advice without being forced to follow itThe African proverb, “Advice is a stranger; if he is welcome he stays for the night; if not, he leaves the same day,” teaches that advice s...
07 Aug, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
How to find what you are naturally good at? Perplexity founder Aravind Srinivas shares the career advice from Sam Altman that changed his lifePerplexity AI founder Aravind Srinivas credits OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with career advice that helped shape his approach to work: focus on th...
06 Aug, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
ICAR genome breakthrough opens door to improved pigeonpea varietiesThe newly developed T2T genome sequence contains 752.65 million base pairs of DNA assembled into 92 contigs, providing a complete represent...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
35, no degree, facing a layoff: Ankur Warikoo's blunt advice to an employee facing career crisis after 'years of poor decisions'A 35-year-old employee facing a layoff after years of career struggles sought Ankur Warikoo’s advice. He had failed school, dropped out of ...
04 Aug, 2026, 09.16 AM IST