Author: Adarsh

Adarsh hates personal bios, Chelsea football club and Oxford commas. When he's not writing, he's busy playing FIFA on his PlayStation.

Alphabet’s Google has announced updates to its Gemini family of LLMs that includes a new product line with affordable pricing… There is no disputing the fact that Artificial Intelligence makes life a whole lot easier but one has to admit that it comes at a price! As more and more powerful AI tools continue to get built, the cost of developing and running these models is racking up too. In a bid to solve this, Google has expanded its Gemini AI family by launching a series of models that are cost effective. This includes the latest Flash-Lite model as well.…

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OpenAI is believed to be focusing on developing “superintelligence,” an advanced form of AI that would surpass human intelligence… When it comes to AI research, the company leading the way is undoubtedly OpenAI. Having successfully launched ChatGPT, the San Fransisco-based organisation has bigger targets in mind now. In December 2024, it launched its latest version, o3, which has shown significant progress when it comes to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). In other words, it has launched an AI system that can understand, learn and apply knowledge across a wide variety of tasks just like a human being. Image Courtesy But now,…

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As AI becomes a more integral part of our lives, it brings up the question: can it act as a medium between us and God? It was the radio in the 1920s. The same thing happened with the television in the 1950s. It was quite similar when it came to the internet in the 1990s… Lots of people were sceptical about how these technological advancements could mix with the sacred. Would a sermon still be the same if we heard it on the radio or watched it on the television? Was reading up on a religious text online same as…

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As we move deeper into the AI era, we will soon reach a point where we cannot run away from this conundrum for much longer… With each passing year, Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are becoming a more integral part of daily life. This has brought forth a tricky situation: should chatbots and AI entities have rights of their own? This is a speculative debate but it opens doors that are ethical, philosophical and even practical. This leads us on to murky waters regarding the relationship between humans and technology. Let’s explore both sides of the argument… The Case for Granting…

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WhatsApp took yet another step towards becoming the undisputed go-to app for all forms of communication with its latest addition… WhatsApp has been a very popular app in India since its inception but it has also always been relegated to casual communication. It is usually reserved for friends and families and unofficial office groups. When it comes to work communication, WhatsApp has the reputation of being invasive and not being formal enough. In a bid to change that, WhatsApp has unveiled its new in-built document scanner to try and cement its place as the indispensable app for both work and…

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It starts with users receiving random online packages but there’s a lot more to the brushing scam than that… The year 2025 has just begun but there’s already a new scam that is doing the rounds in India. The Brushing Scam begins with online shoppers receiving unsolicited packages at their delivery address. This might seem harmless at first as you aren’t being charged for the product and seem to be receiving it for free but this scam has far-reaching consequences. Here’s everything you need to know about what’s being called the Brushing Scam… What is Brushing Scam Long story short,…

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that he plans to launch driverless ride-hailing services in California and Texas by next year… Speaking at Tesla’s quarterly earnings call, CEO Elon Musk has made a bold claim: “We think that we’ll be able to have driverless Teslas doing paid rides next year.” The fact that this is highly ambitious goes without saying, but to get this vision to fruition, Tesla will face a lot of technical and regulatory hurdles. Especially considering the fact that areas like California have extremely stringent autonomous vehicle regulations. As of right now, Tesla operates an app-based ride-hailing…

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AI web searches definitely make things easier for online users but how accurate are they? Adarsh explores the perils of trusting them blindly… “Can you cure diabetes without medication?” “How can I urgently lose weight in 1 week?” “How to hack an Instagram account?” These seem like very casual online searches that people possibly do. While earlier, a Google search like this would throw up links that you could browse through and pick the one that you might deem legitimate and reliable, there is now an AI-generated answer that appears at the top, which you might just take as 100%…

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The ₹1236-crore Venus Orbiter Mission has been approved by India’s Union Cabinet. Adarsh takes you through all the details… The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is preparing to launch its first mission to Venus. After the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) launched in 2013, this is ISRO’s second interplanetary mission. The mission – titled Shukrayaan-I, after the Sanskrit term for Venus –will mainly focus on analyzing Venus’s atmospheric composition, studying its geological structure and exploring any seismic or volcanic activity. The total project will cost ₹1236 crores and is set to launch on 29th March, 2028. With a flight time of…

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India’s smartphone market emerges as second largest globally by unit volume and moves to third largest by value… These days, every single person in India seems to have a smartphone. Actually, these days, every single person in India seems to have more than one smartphone. So, it comes as no surprise that, according to the latest data estimates, India has moved to second in the list of the world’s largest smartphone buyers in terms of volume and third in terms of value. Independent researches were conducted by Counterpoint Research and Canalys and both have made the same observations. According to…

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