Chatbots at the ballot box: AI skirts Brazil election rulesBrazil's electoral court banned AI chatbots from offering voting tips for the upcoming presidential election, aiming to prevent disinformat...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.38 AM 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
Humanoid robots go for knockout in high-tech Vegas fight nightAt a CES-adjacent event in Las Vegas, humanoid robots battled in an Ultimate Fighting Robot match at BattleBots Arena. Controlled by human ...
08 Jan, 2026, 10.18 PM IST
Elon Musk’s X rolls out “About This Account” to fight bots, fake profilesThe new feature on the social media platform X, shows key information about an account, such as where it’s based and how many times the use...
22 Nov, 2025, 02.56 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
Visa fraud crackdown: US cancels 2,000 bot-booked appointmentsThe US Embassy in India has canceled around 2,000 visa appointments made by bots, reflecting its strict stance against agents exploiting th...
27 Mar, 2025, 08.54 AM IST
Elon Musk's X fixes bug that labelled legit posts as 'sensitive media'X fixed bug causing incorrect labeling of posts as 'Sensitive Media'; vulnerability flagged genuine accounts; spam/scam bot flagged legitim...
22 Jan, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
EU to ask YouTube, TikTok for details on measures protecting minorsThe new EU rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) requires Big Tech to do more to fight harmful and illegal online content, especial...
09 Nov, 2023, 12.20 AM IST
Elon Musk's X will now charge $1 annual fee to post content, netizens call it 'official death of Twitter'X (formerly Twitter) has announced a new subscription model called 'Not A Bot' that will charge users $1 per year. The fee will apply to ba...
18 Oct, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Indian Navy to deploy 'Made in India' fire fighting bots on aircraft carriersSpeaking with ANI, Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral SN Ghormade discussed about the initiatives taken in the maritime force under the 'Make in ...
18 Feb, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
Elon Musk seeks to question Twitter employees who count botsBot and spam accounts on Twitter have become a central issue in the legal fight over whether Elon Musk, who is Tesla's chief executive, mus...
11 Aug, 2022, 08.19 AM IST
- Tweet or Dare: Will Real Users Stand Up?
He intends to randomly sample 100 followers on Twitter and has asked others to try this exercise to determine if its claims on fake account...
15 May, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
Elon Musk says 'still committed', hours after putting Twitter deal on holdElon Musk on Friday said the deal to take over Twitter is 'on hold' till there's clarity on whether spam and fake accounts represent less t...
14 May, 2022, 10.05 AM IST
Robotic process automation firm, UiPath, doubles Indian customer baseWith the current Covid-19 outbreak, the company is also working on using its technology to help fight the situation
14 Apr, 2020, 04.37 PM IST
Switched to vaping because it is safe? Blame Twitter bots for misleading youTwitter accounts, run by robots, are being used to promote vaping, and play down health threats.
06 Aug, 2018, 06.03 PM IST
ET Recommendations: ReCore for Xbox One - can be tried onceAudio is top-notch and is one of the main things that keeps the game interesting. However, there is no multiplayer mode.
06 Nov, 2016, 08.50 AM IST
Next billion dollar sports league could be bots that fight to deathStroup, Cavalcanti, and Oerhlein secured starter funds from an unnamed angel and began construction in Artisan’s Asylum four months ago.
24 Oct, 2014, 05.55 PM IST