Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing allegesMeta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of s...
28 Jan, 2026, 09.32 AM IST
Digital arrests, fake QR codes, deepfakes and more: 6 devastating financial scams robbing innocent victims and how to fight backIndia's digital boom is fueling a sophisticated criminal ecosystem, with cybercrime surging by 890% to over Rs 22,845 crore in 2024 from 20...
31 Dec, 2025, 10.13 AM IST
ChatGPT was used 'to help scammers do their thing' at Asia fraud compoundKenyan jobseeker Duncan Okindo was trafficked to Myanmar under false promises of work in Thailand, where he endured forced labor in a scam ...
15 Sep, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
Did Andy Byron’s ‘daughter Marina Byron’ react to the Coldplay scandal? Here’s the truth about the new videoMegan Kerrigan, Byron’s wife, appears to have quietly responded by removing “Byron” from her surname on her Facebook profile, sparking furt...
19 Jul, 2025, 04.08 PM IST
51% of Indians have been catfished by an AI chatbotA McAfee study reveals a significant increase in AI-driven romance scams, with 70% of online daters targeted for money and gifts. Among Ind...
13 Feb, 2025, 12.40 PM IST
Our robot stories haven't prepared us for AIA Florida teenager who took his own life had a particularly intense relationship with a chatbot named Dany, after Daenerys Targaryen from "...
26 Oct, 2024, 08.14 AM IST
'Her' Comes to Life: This dating app is helping loners in Japan find love, date, and marry AI botsChiharu Shimoda, a 52-year-old factory worker in Japan, married Miku, an AI bot, through the Loverse app after struggling with real-life re...
15 Jul, 2024, 12.20 PM IST
Techie falls in love with ChatGPT chatbot named DAN, enjoys beach dates with her ‘boyfriend’Lisa shared her experience on Xiaohongshu, an Instagram-like platform, where she revealed that she developed feelings for the chatbot named...
26 May, 2024, 04.33 PM IST
Is that 'Her'? OpenAI pauses a ChatGPT voice after some say it sounds like Scarlett JohanssonIn a post on the social media platform X Monday, OpenAI said it is "working to pause" Sky - the name of one of five voices that ChatGPT use...
21 May, 2024, 07.05 AM IST
Love Not Actually: 39% of Indians fall prey to cat fishers & scamsters online39% of Indians saying their conversations with a potential love interest online turned out to be with a scammer!
13 Feb, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
Swipe left! AI-generated bots proliferate online dating spaceCybersecurity firm McAfee has found in a survey that 77% of Indians have come across fake profiles and photos generated using AI tools crea...
12 Feb, 2024, 05.20 PM IST
Are AI partners a threat to women's rights?Chatbot apps like Replika, Character.AI and Soulmate are part of the fast-growing generative AI companion market, where users customise eve...
07 Aug, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
'Transformers' edge out 'Spider-Verse' to claim first place at box-office'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts', the seventh entry in the series, took the No. 1 spot in its first weekend in North American theaters wi...
12 Jun, 2023, 08.03 AM IST
View: A litany of lit fests to light up our gritty gas-lit livesLit just keeps growing and diversifying. In the beginning, there was only Eng lit. This was followed by post-colonial lit, postmodern lit a...
18 Feb, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Exciting AI can make people vulnerable to scams. Tips to identify online fraudsOnline scams, deepfake porn and romance bots can be incredibly dangerous in the hands of criminals.
06 Feb, 2023, 06.15 PM IST
Scams, deepfake porn and romance bots: dangerous side of advanced AIIn the wrong hands, generative AI could do untold damage. There's a lot we stand to lose, should laws and regulation fail to keep up.
06 Feb, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
Who will get the innovation awards this year?Presenting the nominees of The Economic Times Innovation Awards – Product and Service Innovation categories.
05 Mar, 2019, 09.09 AM IST