Technology
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How to check, boost and use your credit score for loans with oneScore
Credit score checks are a mandatory step when borrowers apply for an unsecured loan, such as a personal loan. Whether they apply on the personal loan app or offline at the bank,…
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Ghibli-style AI portraits go viral, but is your face training the bots?
OpenAI’s latest Ghibli-style AI image generator has taken social media by storm, with users eagerly sharing their AI-transformed portraits in the signature style of renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki. However, the viral trend…
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Deepfakes: Centre advises social media platforms to curb malicious ‘synthetic media’
New Delhi: In an effort to address the harms and criminalities being committed through widespread circulation of misinformation and deepfakes powered by AI, the government has once again advised social media platforms…
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Dubai to launch self-driving taxis by 2026
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced plans to roll out self-driving taxis by 2026, marking a major milestone in the city’s journey towards smart, autonomous mobility. The announcement follows the…
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Paytm, GHMC join hands to simplify property tax collection in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: With an attempt to make the collection of property tax more efficient, fintech major Paytm has joined hands with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to roll out digital payment facilities…
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With TikTok ban looming, Trump signals deal will come before April 5 deadline
Los Angeles: As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signalled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement with ByteDance, the…
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Hyundai Steel temporarily shuts down rebar plant on low demand
Seoul: Hyundai Steel, South Korea’s second-biggest steelmaker, said on Tuesday it has temporarily shut down one of its three domestic steel reinforcement bar (rebar) plants due to low demand. The rebar plant…
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India is amazing from space, for sure going back to my father’s home country: Sunita Williams
New York: India is amazing from space, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams said and voiced optimism that she will visit her “father’s home country” and share experiences about space exploration with people there.…
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Daily ChatGPT users rise to fresh high on popular Ghibli-style AI images
Seoul: The daily active users (DAU) of ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developed by OpenAI, rose to a new high last month, driven by the popularity of its new image…
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NASA’s newly returned astronauts say they would fly again
Cape Canaveral: NASA’s celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Monday that they hold themselves partly responsible for what went wrong on their space sprint-turned-marathon and would fly on Boeing’s Starliner…
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X faces outages, sparks meme fest
Users of Elon Musk’s X platform, formerly known as Twitter, reported huge outages on the social media platform. According to DownDetector, a website that tracks online outages, around 364 reports were recorded…
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ChatGPT down for some users amid rush to create Ghibli style images
OpenAI’s ChatGPT experienced outages worldwide as users created Studio Ghibli-style animated avatars. DownDetector recorded 229 complaints, with 59 percent related to ChatGPT. On Sunday, March 30, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged users…
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Protesters rebelling against Elon Musk’s purge of US govt swarm Tesla showrooms
San Francisco: Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the US government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the US Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the…
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India has always contributed to global understanding of universe: Ex-ISRO chief
Ahmedabad: India has always been a great nation contributing to the global understanding of the universe from the time of the Vedas to modern-day scientific advances, former ISRO chairman S Somanath said…
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MERC-approved tariff reductions to benefit 34L Adani Electricity consumers
Mumbai: More than 34 lakh consumers of Adani Electricity are set to be benefitted by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC)-approved tariff reductions, applicable from April 1, 2025. With the MERC order,…
