Explained: How 2026 FIFA World Cup’s AI boom is fueling chipmaker, data centre REIT valuationsThe 2026 FIFA World Cup is set to become the most data-intensive sporting event yet, driven by AI, real-time analytics and edge computing. ...
08 May, 2026, 04.38 PM IST
US stocks today: Disney earnings beat estimates as new CEO outlines growth strategyWalt Disney's new Chief Executive Josh D'Amaro laid out his strategy for the entertainment company Wednesday, saying it would remain commit...
06 May, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
AI actors and writers not eligible for OscarsThe Academy Awards will now require acting and writing to be human-created for Oscar eligibility. New rules clarify that artificial intelli...
02 May, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
Soon Gandhi, Vajpayee to come alive in AI avatar at PM Museum in DelhiVisitors to Delhi's Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya will soon interact with AI avatars of Mahatma Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This initiati...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
China seeks to rein in risks from AI 'digital humans'China is introducing new rules for its booming digital human industry. These AI avatars, which look and sound like real people, are used fo...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Is Meta building an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg that employees can actually talk to? Here's what we know so farMeta AI Mark Zuckerberg clone: Meta is reportedly developing a photorealistic AI version of Mark Zuckerberg that employees could interact w...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg 2.0: Meta is creating an AI version of CEO to take his placeThe Financial Times reports that he is personally involved in training and testing this digital character. The idea is that it could hold c...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
From 'BuddhaBot' to $1.99 chats with AI Jesus, the faith-based tech boom is hereUsers of the platform can join video calls with an avatar of Jesus generated by artificial intelligence. Like other religious AI tools on t...
11 Apr, 2026, 02.52 PM IST
James Cameron on having AI generative actors: That's horrifyingJames Cameron says the idea of generative AI creating actors and performances is “horrifying”, stressing that he never wants to replace rea...
01 Dec, 2025, 11.26 AM IST
75-year-old man obsessed with AI avatar seeks divorce from wife until his kids expose the illusionA Chinese man, Jiang, divorced his wife to be with an AI avatar. He became obsessed with the digital woman. His family intervened and revea...
16 Aug, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Will Alan Turing's digital avatar at Bletchley Park bring his legacy to life?Bletchley Park will see the digital rebirth of Alan Turing, an important figure in artificial intelligence. Visitors will be able to intera...
02 Aug, 2024, 03.41 AM IST
Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the deadAt a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and plays a recording of his...
20 Dec, 2023, 11.01 PM IST
SaaS firm Wizikey launches AI-based toolThe AI avatar has been designated the ‘chief reports officer’ and will help present insights from the data collected by Wizikey in an easy ...
21 Jul, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
Can a chatbot preach a good sermon? Hundreds attend church service generated by ChatGPT to find outThe ChatGPT chatbot, personified by an avatar of a bearded Black man on a huge screen above the altar, then began preaching to the more tha...
10 Jun, 2023, 07.39 PM IST
Meta's virtual-reality avatars are finally getting legs, here's whyEarly avatar models introduced by Meta, as well as Microsoft, have been ridiculed for appearing as legless, waist-up bodies floating around...
15 Oct, 2022, 03.40 PM IST
Jio rolls out AI based video call assistant at IMCAimed at improving customer , the bot will solve the problems of endless call-hold music or seemingly never ending IVR waittimes can become...
14 Oct, 2019, 08.51 PM IST
New website lets you video chat with avatars of dead peopleThe website 'Eterni.me' is a startup by engineers, designers and business people, part of the MIT's Entrepreneurship Development Program.
09 Feb, 2014, 04.41 PM IST