Uddhav Sena revives Bal Thackeray's voice with AI; slams BJP, Shinde

The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Wednesday used Artificial Intelligence to recreate a voice resembling that of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, in an effort to shore up the party's......

Days after SC verdict TN governor calls meeting of VCs

Amidst frosty ties with the ruling DMK dispensation and against the backdrop of the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the Tamil Nadu government, Governor R N Ravi has convened a meeting of vice......

Sharad Pawar meets Ajit, Uddhav Sena fumes

Nationalist Congress Party-SP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday met his estranged nephew and Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at the Pune-based Vasantdada Sugar Institute, drawing......

Be mindful of social media: Dos and don'ts for new civil servants

All recently selected civil service candidates have to be mindful that their social media posts reflect on the service and they should reject all forms of inducement such as gifts, hospitality, and......

Investments In Startups On The Decline

In the hottest sector of AI, where most global VC funding is going currently, the country's record has not been anything to write home about. IMAGE: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush......

Air India banks on artificial intelligence to cut call centre costs

Air India’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) has had a huge impact on the airline major’s call centre volumes and the technology integration has reduced costs by 100 times, a senior......

Why Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha is angry with Piyush Goyal

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's scathing remarks on Indian startup ecosystem and its innovation priorities have drawn sharp reaction from the industry, with Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha putting up a......

'TN should compete with US, China, and not Indian states'

'We don't have to compete with Maharashtra or Gujarat. We have to now start thinking about how we compete with the United States or China.' IMAGE: Vehicles pass through the security check at the......

Drowning In A Sea Of Entertainment

'There is simply too much to watch, read and absorb.''Just online consumption (news, entertainment, social media) in India was 2.5 hours a day in November 2024.''Add TV (just under 4 hours), other......

'AI Is Going To Ruin Lives'

'The value of a human being is being lost. That's my biggest worry.' IMAGE: A scene from Maya, Give Me a Title. French filmmaker Michel Gondry was late in using a smartphone. By his own admission,......

PICS: Humans vs Robots at China Half-Marathon

IMAGE: Engineers run along with humanoid robot 'Tiangong' as it participates with human runners in the E-Town Half Marathon & Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, on Saturday.......

'I Prefer Playing Against Human Beings'

World Chess Champion D Gukesh and World Junior Chess Champion Pranav Venkatesh are from the same school and were classmates till Class 10! IMAGE: Pranav Venkatesh, the World Junior Chess Champion......

Will India's Olympic dreams depend on cricket?

Hailing cricket's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president's post frontrunner Sebastian Coe says the move will open up new markets, which will be......

Can AI help save cricket careers?

'...you can't become a slave of it, but certainly there are huge advantages to using Artificial Intelligence.' IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah has been sidelined from the Indian team due to back injury and......

Carlsen warns of pressure for Gukesh: 'First World Championship will be a test'

Carlsen says Gukesh is 'significant favourite' in World Championship clash against Ding IMAGE: D Gukesh will take on defending champion Ding in the World Chess Championship to be held from......