Author: Adarsh

A recent study involving 81 headphones models showed that every single one of them had hazardous chemicals… These days people wear headphones everywhere. In the metro, at the gym, even at work. It almost seems like we can’t function without them. In-ear, on-ear, over-ear, headphones, earphones, there are so many brands and varieties. We need them for work, we need them for music, we need them for calls, we even need them to cancel out background noise. But a recent study has shown that we might end up paying a heavy price for our overreliance on these gadgets. A study…

A South African video game Relooted uses high-tech heist gameplay to highlight the issue of stolen African artefacts and the global debate around cultural repatriation… Technology is usually used to recreate history but a new video game called Relooted is rewriting history itself. Developed by South African studio Nyamakop, this heist-style video game is turning a contentious global issue – the return of cultural artefacts stolen during colonial rule back to the countries where they belong – into an interactive digital experience. Released in 2026 for Windows and Xbox Series X/S, this game lets you play as Nomali, a parkour…

Supreme Court Flags AI-Drafted Petitions and the Risks to India’s Legal System This was always bound to happen. In the last few years, Artificial Intelligence has been creeping into all walks of life in some form or the other. It was only a matter of time before the legal system felt its influence. But all change is not good change. The Supreme Court of India has flagged an “alarming trend” of recent petitions that have been drafted using artificial intelligence tools. The problem is that they often cited non-existent judgments and fabricated case laws. Image Courtesy Fabricated Citations and Judicial…

WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature which will make life easier for new members who get added to a group chat… Picture this, you made a WhatsApp group in preparation for Aditi’s wedding. You added all the friends into the group, Nikhil, Priyanka, Laveena, Sharad… everyone. The group has been active ever since it was made, travel plans, stay options, what everyone’s wearing, the dance videos to prep for the sangeeth… This goes on for a week and then Rahul confirms that he can make it to the wedding too. So, he gets added to the group. Now the…

Governments are working on more stringent rules to ensure age verification and legal accountability on social media platforms… At long last, governments are finally waking up to the perils of unsupervised exposure to social media among children. It’s not about warnings or guidelines anymore. The plan is to implement more stringent rules to ensure age verification and legal accountability on social media platforms. The United Kingdom has emerged as a frontrunner in a bid to fast-tracking legislature to restrict social media access to children under 16 and also to include AI chatbots in the online safety rules. As of right…

There are over 50 lawsuits in the US Federal Court about how AI companies are using copyrighted data to train their systems… Well, to be fair, this was always bound to happen… Artificial Intelligence needs to be trained so that it can learn to be intelligent. And for that, it needs to consume large amounts of varied data. AI companies have been using online data to develop their large language models, image generators and other generative tools. The problem here is that a lot of that data happens to be copyrighted or trademarked. Which has landed them in some big…

As people switch from Google searches to checking AI search summaries or influencer content, web traffic may have reached the beginning of its end… A few years ago, if someone needed to find out the latest news or find a recipe for particular dish or get a list of movie recommendations or places to visit during a long weekend, they would turn to Google (or their preferred search engine) and type out the relevant keywords. Now, however, most people turn to Instagram or TikTok or YouTube or go directly to the account of their favourite travel or food influencer. In…

Adarsh takes you through the role that modern technology and artificial intelligence played during Operation Sindoor… April 22, 2025 saw a devastating terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that claimed over two dozen innocent Indian lives. In response, India executed Operation Sindoor in May. It was a precision military response that targeted terror infrastructure within Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. The successful mission was not only a statement of India’s attacking prowess but it also underlined how the Indian army was now relying deeply on advanced technology for its military operations. At the recently-concluded ‘Science and Technology Media and Communicators…

Elon Musk’s Grok is under fire for its Spicy feature that generates sexually explicit and non-consensual images… Built into the social platform X, Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok was recently in the news for all the wrong reasons. Users realized that with Grok’s ‘Spicy’ feature, it was possible to generate sexually explicit, non-consensual images of women, and even minors. The unsupervised image generation capability of the bot has sparked global outrage and scrutiny. The feature makes it possible to alter real photos to depict subjects in minimal clothing or compromising positions. There is no filter on the bot. It is…

Adarsh explains how India’s Trishakti Corps is going digital by using 3D printing to transform construction at the country’s borders… Construction at the border is no easy feat. Treacherous terrains, indomitable climate, too close to enemy lines, the obstacles are several and varied. Which is why, in a major leap for defence infrastructure, India’s Trishakti Corps has started using on-site 3D printing technology to construct across the country’s northern borders. It is one of the first’s strategic uses of additive construction technologies in real frontline environments, where traditional building methods are slow, labour intensive and logistically demanding. Developed under Project…