Google Search is the ultimate productivity tool: 5 tips you need to know

Google Search is the ultimate productivity tool: 5 tips you need to know

It is fairly simple to look up information on the internet, one simply needs to use Google. A quick Google search can show results, however, one may end up spending a lot of time searching through obscure links. In the last three decades, Google has emerged as one of the most sought after tools to […]

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Can you trust what you see? How AI videos are taking over your social media

Can you trust what you see? How AI videos are taking over your social media

A few days ago, a video that claimed to show a lion approaching a man asleep on the streets of Gujarat, sniffing him and walking away, took social media by storm. It looked like it was CCTV footage. The clip was dramatic, surreal, but completely fake. It was made using Artificial Intelligence (AI), but that […]

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Harvard University: Social media accounts of visa applicants under scanner

Harvard University: Social media accounts of visa applicants under scanner

In a recent update from Harvard University, the federal officials will now review the social media accounts of the visa applicants who plan to attend, work at or visit Harvard University, reports news agency The Associated Press. The officials, through social media accounts of the applicants, will look for ‘signs of antisemitism’. A cable sent Friday, […]

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Instagram says it is testing an AI tool that detects teen users pretending to be adults

Instagram says it is testing an AI tool that detects teen users pretending to be adults

Instagram is starting to test the use of AI in order to help detect whether a user is a teenager or an adult. The Meta-owned social media platform announced on Monday, April 21, that its AI technology will proactively find suspected teen users on the platform and place those accounts under Instagram Teen Accounts settings. […]

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Come with me if you want to survive an age of extinction

Come with me if you want to survive an age of extinction

Every great technological change has a destructive shadow, whose depths swallow ways of life the new order renders obsolete. But the age of digital revolution — the time of the internet and the smartphone and the incipient era of artificial intelligence — threatens an especially comprehensive cull. It’s forcing the human race into what evolutionary […]

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OpenAI’s new image generator for ChatGPT triggers Ghibli fest: 10 best posts on X

OpenAI’s new image generator for ChatGPT triggers Ghibli fest: 10 best posts on X

It’s been less than a day since OpenAI upgraded GPT-4o with advanced image generation capabilities, and the Internet is already in a frenzy. Many users have flooded social media with their creations using GPT-4o. OpenAI’s latest offering is seen as a technological leap forward, with some outputs being remarkably impressive. The new feature, dubbed “Images […]

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When you are on vacation without a moment to relax

When you are on vacation without a moment to relax

‘In reality, vacations are anything but unoccupied.’ | Photo Credit: Illustrated by Allen Shaw My sister has been invited to a destination wedding in Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The programme seemed eminently bucketlist-worthy. The hosts had planned excursions to see the famous waterfalls and go on safaris. Then much to her dismay, my sister realised […]

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Anti-influencers are challenging unrealistic beauty standards on social media

Anti-influencers are challenging unrealistic beauty standards on social media

Bottomless scrolling on Instagram or TikTok for perfection also perpetuates unrealistic beauty standards | Photo Credit: Getty Images Social media has always taught people to erase all flaws. It is a landscape where beauty reigns supreme, and perfection seems just a filter away. However, this bottomless scrolling on Instagram or TikTok for perfection also perpetuates unrealistic […]

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Meet the team behind ‘Kannur Kafe’, the Malayalam sitcom that has gone viral

Meet the team behind ‘Kannur Kafe’, the Malayalam sitcom that has gone viral

A still from one of the episodes in Kannur Kafe | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As Mammootty-starrer Kannur Squad is in theatres, let us talk about another Kannur squad that has no relation to the movie. They are the people behind Kannur Kafe, a sitcom that has gone viral. Created by a group of artistes […]

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These Kerala grandmothers are making a splash on social media by stepping out of their comfort zones

These Kerala grandmothers are making a splash on social media by stepping out of their comfort zones

There is no stopping these plucky women who prove age is just a number. With an active presence on social media, these grandmothers are making a mark in different fields with their talent, expertise and grace. The term for for grandparent-influencers is ‘grandfluencers’. If 87-year-old Devi Varma won a Kerala State Film award with her […]

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