To what extent can an artificial system be rational? A new MIT course, 6.S044 (AI and Rationality), doesn’t seek to answer this question. Instead, it challenges students to explore this and other philosophical problems through the lens of AI research.…
Indian tech and ecommerce companies earned close to Rs 80,000 crore in ad revenue in 2024-25. Digital advertising fueled this growth as brands sought measurable results. Google and Meta lead with strong performance. Retail media platforms like Amazon and Flipkart…
Reliance Industries has led a $50 million funding round in spacetech startup Digantara, valuing the firm at about $200 million. The Bengaluru-based company tracks satellites and space debris using its own space-based technology and plans global expansion. The funding will…
The minister also pointed to the growing appeal of smaller models over large, frontier AI models. He cited rapid shifts in computing in the past, from mainframes to personal computers, and noted just how quickly dominant technologies can be disrupted.
Startups across multiple stages raised the funds through 112 deals, compared to 210 in the year-ago period.
Civitai—an online marketplace for buying and selling AI-generated content, backed by the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz—is letting users buy custom instruction files for generating celebrity deepfakes. Some of these files were specifically designed to make pornographic images banned by…
A new trade deal between India and the European Union promises more technology sharing and collaboration. This agreement is expected to boost productivity for both sides. Indian industries, especially manufacturing and labour-intensive sectors, will see a stronger outlook. The pact…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos The news: The US Department of Homeland Security…
For the last couple of years, I’ve been following the progress of a group of individuals who believe death is humanity’s “core problem.” Put simply, they say death is wrong—for everyone. They’ve even said it’s morally wrong. They established what…
Everyone is panicking because AI is very bad; everyone is panicking because AI is very good. It’s just that you never know which one you’re going to get. Grok is a pornography machine. Claude Code can do anything from building…