The idea that Claude has feelings is great for Anthropic: Parmy OlsonRichard Dawkins, a prominent skeptic, recently declared a large language model named Claude to be conscious after a series of interactions....
10 May, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
Bot or not: World ID 4.0, Sam Altman’s `proof of human' for the AI eraSam Altamns's Tools for Humanity launched World ID 4.0, an enhanced, open-source human verification protocol. This upgrade introduces key r...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
China's state media turns to social media, AI to tell its story - often mock USIn a five-minute AI-generated animation modelled after classic martial arts movies, China's state media frames an allegory for the war in I...
11 Apr, 2026, 08.45 PM IST
Russia sees China's WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messengerThe Kremlin is pushing Russians to use Max instead of Telegram, currently the country's most popular messaging app, but is facing stiff r...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
AI bots traffic has surged 300%, is disrupting online business: Akamai reportAI bots have surged 300% in a year, disrupting online operations, Akamai’s 2025 report shows. These bots, driven by content scraping, now d...
05 Nov, 2025, 04.13 PM IST
AI-led ad frauds skim billions from brands one click at a timeFrom China to Egypt, the murky world of fake clicks is thriving. So-called “click farms” are inflating website traffic numbers and duping a...
01 Aug, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Russian Facebook VKontakte on fire as thousands of users accuse Trump of having dementia, call him a clownDonald Trump's recent sharp criticism of Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine has triggered a wave of negative reactions from pro-Kremlin bo...
28 May, 2025, 01.03 AM IST
India faces 3000% surge in API cyber attacks: reportIndia witnessed a massive 3000% surge in API cyberattacks during the July-September quarter. API-targeted DDoS attacks outpaced website att...
09 Dec, 2024, 06.34 PM IST
Protection from financial frauds: Government gets C-DAC, Quick Heal, K7 Security, eScan to develop bot removing tools available for freeThe central government wants to remove malicious bots from Android smartphones and Windows laptops and desktops of Indians. Hence they have...
04 Nov, 2023, 02.54 PM IST
Crypto trading bot is racking up profits, big fees with ‘sandwich’ attacksAccording to data from tracker EigenPhi, the bot was able to make about $1.67 million in two days at a time when yields across DeFi have re...
20 Apr, 2023, 09.13 AM IST
Over 829 million cyber attacks blocked in Q4, 59% in India: reportThe report says that mid-market companies with revenues between $10 million and $1 billion have been subjected to 45% of the cyberattacks, ...
27 Dec, 2022, 02.45 PM IST
Stolen data of 600,000 Indians sold on bot markets so far: reportThe study by NordVPN, of Lithuania's Nord Security, said the stolen data included user logins, cookies, digital fingerprints, screenshots a...
09 Dec, 2022, 09.12 AM IST
How 'sandwich attack' can make your crypto deal bitterThe decentralised finance (DeFi) landscape offers multiple opportunities but smart-contract exploits are becoming an increasing concern, as...
21 Sep, 2021, 06.54 AM IST
Can you tell a bug from a bot? Know your malware hereMalware, literally, is a software that's bad. It sneaks into your system, steals your personal data, deletes files and can even disable you...
14 Oct, 2017, 10.34 PM IST
- Cyber criminals scout for ‘botnets’ to spread virus
The country’s cyber criminals are increasingly looking at creating botnets, network of computers aimed at attacking and ‘capturing’ PCs, to...
15 Oct, 2010, 01.11 AM IST
- Cybercriminals in India creating botnets to capture PCs
Cybercriminals in India are increasingly looking at creating botnets, network of computers aimed at attacking and 'capturing' PCs to spread...
14 Oct, 2010, 02.54 PM IST
- 'Hackers reach you via social networking sites'
Hackers are increasingly using websites likely to be trusted by users - social networking sites - to launch attacks on home and enterprise ...
17 Apr, 2008, 02.21 AM IST