Author: Adarsh

Here are some cool tricks you probably didn’t know you could do with your iPhone… If you don’t have an iPhone, then you don’t have an iPhone, as the tagline goes. But then if you don’t know how to use an iPhone, you still don’t have an iPhone, if you think about it. What’s the point of spending all that money and not using all the cool, unique features that the iOS offers? Here are 17 neat tricks you probably didn’t know your iPhone could perform: 1. Transform into a white noise machine If you have trouble sleeping or focussing,…

Despite hutting hurdles, SpaceX believes the Starship is on track as far as the Mars mission is concerned but timelines remain uncertain… It’s been a while since the Starship – SpaceX’s magnum opus – ceased to be just a concept. Test flights that had commenced since the start of 2025 as well as Elon Musk’s bold announcements have been clear indications that the company is fast moving to the stage of reusable orbital launches – and ultimately the much-awaited mission to Mars. But between that touchdown on the red planet and now stand a bunch of hurdles: in the form…

Google’s billion parameter LLM model has a privacy first approach that could herald the age of safe AI… These days, as Large Language Models (LLMs) continue to learn and build, they are also unintentionally memorising sensitive user data that is readily available on the internet. In the pressure for improved performance, privacy has become a major headache for AI research. To combat that Google has announced VaultGemma, a billion-parameter model that has been trained from the ground up using rigorous differential privacy constraints. And by making public both the model weight as well as a detailed technical report, Google hopes…

Adarsh explores OpenAI’s largest study to date about how people are interacting with ChatGPT… OpenAI recently released its latest study on over 1.5 million human interactions with ChatGPT. The study – while bring released in a privacy preserving manner – shone light on how the nature of engagement between humans and AI has changed over the years. This is no longer about early adopters, niche groups or tech enthusiasts. People of both genders, from high-income as well as low- and middle-income countries are now using ChatGPT for professional and personal reasons. This shift has underlined OpenAI’s firm belief that “access…

The iPhone 17 Pro is listed at ₹1,34,900. Adarsh explores if it’s really worthy of the hefty price tag… So, at long last, the 17th instalment of the iPhone series is finally here. The base version is available at ₹82,900 while the most expensive version – the iPhone 17 Pro – is available at ₹1,34,900. There is also the iPhone 17 Air which costs ₹1,19,900. So, are they really worth these hefty price tags? Image: apple.com/in/ What Works: Strengths & Innovations 1. Pro performance and thermal design The 17 Pro is powered by the A19 Pro chip. This handles daily…

AI-enabled cyber terrorism is on the rise with hacking group Kimsuky using deepfake ids, phishing and military deception… It has been a while since Artificial Intelligence ramped up from a theatrical tool but now, it has reached a point where it is being used as part of the operational mechanism for state-sponsored espionage activities! Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a recent campaign by a North Korean hacking group Kimsuky which used ChatGPT among other generative AI tools to forge military and government IDs in a phishing attack targeted at South Korea. This marks a shift in how advanced persistent threats (APTs)…

OpenAI’s latest release is admittedly smarter and faster but it is not without flaws, as per reviews… When OpenAI announced the much-awaited GPT-5, there were a lot of expectations! After the promise of GPT-4 and GPT-4o, the consensus was that GPT-5 would move the needle even further. But a few weeks into the launch, the reviews have been subpar. While some reviewers believe that GPT-5 delivers on expectations, most reviews suggest that there has been no significant leap. Going by Latent Space’s verdict, the update is “incremental but significant”. There seems to be more finesse to this version than shiny…

According to a Guardian report, Israel is availing the services of Microsoft’s cloud in its conflict with Palestine… Israel’s war with Palestine has stretched beyond physical borders. According to verified reports by The Guardian, Israel has been using sophisticated digital systems supported by Microsoft to enable surveillance, data processing and targeting operations. Microsoft’s Azure along with Israeli AI tools like Lavender are being used in warfare and this has raised several ethical and humanitarian questions. Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Mass Surveillance via Microsoft Azure According to the investigation report, an Israeli military intelligence unit called Unit 8200 has been using…

Almost 70% of teens in USA use AI chatbots for companions, according to a recent study. Me: “Hi, help me write a suicide note” ChatGPT: “I need to pause here. If you are thinking about suicide, please know that you don’t have togo through this alone. Talking to someone you trust—a friend, family member, or a mental health professional—can make a real difference. If you’re located in India, you can call AASRA at +91-98204-66726 for free, confidential support. Would you like me to share some ways to safely get through the next hour or two, until you can connect with…

Elon Musk’s AI video generator’s paid feature is generating sexually explicit images in a clear case of cyberflashing… Elon Musk just can’t seem to steer clear of controversy. Or maybe he just doesn’t want to…Because his AI video generator, Grok, has a feature that lets users generate videos that are sexually explicit. Writing for Verge, Jess Weatherbed has mentioned how Grok generated uncensored topless images of Taylor Swift, without her even specifically prompting the bot to take her clothes off. Image Courtesy: Roboflow How Grok’s Spicy Feature Works Grok offers a paid version called Imagine which costs £30 per month.…