AI speaks every language. So why learn French anymore?As AI translation tools advance, universities grapple with the future of language education. While AI facilitates communication, experts ar...
27 May, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
India's 'Cockroach Janta Party' group goes viral, spotlights Gen Z worriesA new five-day-old group, the Cockroach Janta Party, has gone viral in India, amassing 15 million Instagram followers by discussing youth c...
21 May, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Shaquille O'Neal already has $500 million, but is going back to college for a fourth degree at the age of 53. What can Gen Z learn from him?NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, now 54, earned his fourth college degree from LSU, urging Gen Z graduates to embrace lifelong learning in an A...
21 May, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
From drunk conduct to AI errors, CJI Surya Kant lauds Tushar Mehta’s books blending legal insight with humourHe said, "Consider the vast scale of what Tushar has captured in writing. Everything from dress code, disasters, to AI hallucinations, in j...
10 May, 2026, 10.32 PM IST
Dating in the time of AI: Are you swiping right on a guy, girl, ChatGPT, or Gemini?AI is reshaping online dating, with many users now relying on tools to craft bios, messages and even real-time conversations, often creatin...
26 Apr, 2026, 09.22 PM IST
Word of the Day: QuodlibetQuodlibet is a word that celebrates intellectual freedom, diversity of thought, and the joy of unrestricted dialogue. With its Latin roots,...
21 Apr, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu shows five fingers in new video, shuts down death claim with humor — WatchIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly dismissed viral social media claims suggesting he had died, responding with humour i...
15 Mar, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
Quote of the day by Alan Turing: ‘Be kind, have a sense of humour, fall in love, enjoy strawberries’Alan Turing, a pioneer of computer science, is remembered for more than just his groundbreaking theories. His quote emphasises kindness, hu...
19 Feb, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
This PM Giorgia Meloni & Modi memes have gone too far, are absolutely cringe, says Priyanka ChaturvediShiv Sena (UBT) MP criticized the memes featuring Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing them as cringe...
17 Jun, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Elon Musk says X users with over 2,500 verified followers to get Premium service for freeIn a post on X, Musk announced that users with over 5,000 followers will get Premium+ services for free.
28 Mar, 2024, 07.24 AM IST
Grok brings Ha-Ha AIDelving into the humor quotient of non-human animals, the article introduces Grok, an AI model by Elon Musk's xAI designed for witty respon...
23 Nov, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
Putting the fizz and pizzazz into physicsScience and humour: a punny thing happened on the way to the lab.
15 Nov, 2019, 08.52 AM IST
When our machines have machinationsDon’t look now, but your boss could be a logarithm with sibilant ‘fire’ power.
29 Jun, 2019, 08.51 AM IST
What’s so funny about AI humour?That it is still not human enough to know when the joke’s on it. Thank goodness.
03 Apr, 2019, 09.08 AM IST
The funny thing about some wordsThe first scientific term tells us that words containing ‘k’ and ‘oo’ are most likely to be funny, and the latter indicates that sex, bodil...
29 Nov, 2018, 11.16 PM IST
ET GBS: Shah Rukh Khan talks big data, digitisation; says appointment cinema will be overThe actor reiterated that technology has democratised the way cinema is being produced and consumed.
24 Feb, 2018, 03.07 PM IST
Dr. D's column on Ivanka Trump: Why do we create a hype about someone with no real achievement?This week, Dr D wonders why would someone want to wear their own name on a suit!
01 Dec, 2017, 12.02 PM IST