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IANS 23 November 2023
India is mulling regulation to tame the spread of deepfakes and other user harm that artificial intelligence (AI) can bring along, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Thursday.   After meeting representatives from large social media platforms and other stakeholders, the...

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Aarushi Anand (The Leaflet) 23 November 2023
In a recent post circulating widely on various social media platforms, popular Indian actress Rashmika Mandana is seen walking into an elevator sporting a black body-hugging swimsuit.   On the face of it, there is nothing wrong with the video. Actresses wearing swimsuits accentuating...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 November 2023
Ending suspense that lasted for almost a week, OpenAI says it has reached an an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to its chief executive officer (CEO) with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (chairman), Lawrence (Larry) H Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.   In a tweet on X,...

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IANS 21 November 2023
After hiring Sam Altman to lead Microsoft’s advanced artificail intelligence (AI) research, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella has said that it’s still possible that Mr Altman could return to OpenAI in some capacity.   In an interview with CNBC,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 17 November 2023
In a shocking incident, UCO Bank revealed that due to technical issues in IMPS (immediate payment service), certain transactions initiated by other bank account-holders resulted in credit to its account-holders without actual receipt of money from these banks. UCO Bank says it blocked...

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As artificial intelligence (AI) systems are getting more integrated into our daily life, there is a growing tendency among users to get hold of free AI tools. Cybercriminals have rightly spotted this weakness as an opportunity to spread malware capable of stealing users' login...

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Many Android users have marvelled at the ability to control the intensity of the flashlight in iPhones. Your wait is now over! Flash Dim does just that.   Once installed, it allows you to adjust the intensity of your flash. This comes in useful when you are using it as a flashlight....

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It is a turbulent world. A world of change and chaos. I see that old solutions, which I had successfully applied to problems 40 years ago, are no longer suitable for the same problems. This is compounded by the fact that even the basic nature of many problems has changed. Hark back to the old...

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G Ramesh 16 November 2023
Professor R Vaidyanathan is a crusader against black money and more than an academic researcher. He has been writing on this subject for more than a decade and has been trying to sensitise policymakers, bureaucrats and citizens. His interest in this field started way back in 2000, as he...

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Akshay Naik 16 November 2023
Now even those afflicted by type-2 diabetes can safely lose weight and control their blood sugar levels with intermittent fasting or time-restricted eating, a new study has found.    Published in the journal JAMA Network Open, the study has discovered that participants, who ate only...

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IANS 16 November 2023
In 2023, '123456' was the most common password among Indians and worldwide, a new report said on Thursday.   According to the password management solution company NordPass, people used the weakest passwords for their streaming accounts in 2023.   Words that refer to a specific...

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IANS 16 November 2023
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned two trade associations and 12 registered dieticians and other online health influencers, warning them about the lack of adequate disclosures in their Instagram and TikTok posts promoting the safety of the artificial sweetener aspartame or the...

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IANS 16 November 2023
Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) banned a record 2,34,584 accounts in India between September 26 and October 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.   The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under Musk, who has recently...

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IANS 13 November 2023
From a massive ransomware attack on the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) that crippled its centralised records and other hospital services last year to the latest Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data leak that allegedly exposed the personal information of at least...

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IANS 13 November 2023
Ports in several Australian cities have been shut down due to a massive cyber attack, triggering concerns about shortages of key supplies amid the festive season for several days ahead.   A “serious and ongoing” cybersecurity incident hit port operator DP World Australia, which...

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The big shopping frenzy and the deals, discounts and offers that are part of all major festivals like Diwali, Dussehra or Christmas are enormous business opportunities for cybercriminals, too. These fraudsters thrive on robbing shoppers by luring or diverting them to fake or imitation...

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Moneylife Digital Team 10 November 2023
Researchers have found that less than one-third of teachers engage students in complex learning, limiting student opportunities for building critical thinking and problem-solving skills. They have observed that higher engagement from teachers can improve development ofskills that are crucial...

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IANS 09 November 2023
Hundreds of clinics may be using false and misleading statements in online advertising campaigns by offering off-label and unapproved ketamine to treat a variety of mental health and pain conditions, according to researchers.   In the study published in JAMA Network Open, the...

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IANS 08 November 2023
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a new comprehensive master direction to banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) on information technology governance, risk, controls and assurance practices which spells out the role of directors of these regulated entities to discharge their...

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IANS 08 November 2023
Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Tuesday said that those who find themselves impacted by AI-generated deepfakes should file first information reports (FIRs) at nearest police stations and avail the remedies provided under the Information Technology (IT)...

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