Updated: Jan 15th, 2026 Elon Musk’s Grok AI will stop editing photos of real people to depict them in revealing or undressed clothing, following widespread backlash after such AI-generated images went viral online. The controversy erupted after edited images of women, created using the AI, circulated on social media, drawing sharp criticism over privacy and...
Updated: Jan 14th, 2026 Aviation and aerospace component manufacturer UARX Space on LinkedIn has confirmed that its SAU&RON separation system performed as designed during ISRO’s PSLV-C62 mission, despite the launch ending in failure following a third-stage anomaly. In a detailed statement, UARX Space said the PSLV-C62 mission encountered a critical issue during the third-stage burn,...
Updated: Jan 13th, 2026 Apple is reportedly preparing to power a revamped version of its Siri voice assistant using Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model, as part of a newly announced multi-year agreement between the two technology giants. As per reports, the partnership will allow Apple to leverage Google’s Gemini AI model along with its cloud...
Updated: Jan 12th, 2026 IG (illustratingbotanist) Indonesian conservationist Septian Andriki, known as Deki, after more than a decade of relentless searching, finally rediscovered Rafflesia hasseltii, one of the world’s rarest flowers, hidden deep within the rainforests of Western Sumatra, as per reports. Often described as even rarer to spot than a tiger, the flower had...
Updated: Jan 18th, 2026 At least six people were killed and several others injured after a massive fire broke out at a shopping mall in Karachi late on Saturday, officials said. The fire broke out at Gul Plaza, a multi-storey shopping complex in a densely populated business district. Rescue services said they received the first...
Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes has claimed that cybercriminals have stolen sensitive information linked to 17.5 million Instagram accounts, raising serious concerns over user privacy and data security. In a post shared on X, Malwarebytes said the compromised data includes usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and other personal details. The revelation has sparked alarm among...
Updated: Jan 8th, 2026 The same type of massive asteroid that famously wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago may have been responsible for creating life on earth billions of years earlier. Cosmic collisions could have provided the ‘natural laboratory’ needed to form the first building blocks of biology, as per a study published in...
Updated: Jan 18th, 2026 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa warned that US tariff threats linked to Greenland would undermine transatlantic ties and risk a “dangerous downward spiral.” “Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral,” they said in a joint statement. Von der Leyen...
Updated: Jan 18th, 2026 A boy, believed to be aged about 12, is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark at Sydney Harbour beach in Australia on Sunday. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that emergency services were called to Hermitage Foreshore Walk near Shark Beach at Vaucluse, an eastern suburb of...
Updated: Jan 8th, 2026 A quirky internet phenomenon known as “six-seven” — often written as 6-7 or 67 — has become one of the most talked-about trends online, with even Google joining in the fun. If you type “6-7”, “6 7” or “67” into the Google search bar, the results page briefly shakes or bounces...