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Harvard’s Aravinthan Samuel gets a better look at brains
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (797+ words) A team of Harvard and MIT scientists led by Indian American researcher Aravinthan Samuel is developing a new AI-enhanced scanning method to get a better look at brains with microscopes that work more like human eyes. Until recently, the quest…...
The dilemma of destiny as our own prisoners: What MLK would tell us
4+ hour, 48+ min ago (580+ words) What MLK knew about the game Martin Luther King Jr.s leadership through the lens of game theory, argues that his commitment to disciplined nonviolence was not only moral, but strategic'a deliberate attempt to move society out of a bad…...
xAI adds restrictions to Grok image editing following backlash
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (439+ words) Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI said it imposed restrictions on all users of its Grok AI chatbot that limit image editing, following backlash over nonconsensual sexualized content produced by the chatbot. Users on Musk's social media platform X had…...
Wikipedia signs AI content training deals with Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (314+ words) Wikipedia has signed deals with major tech companies including Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon for AI content training. Wikimedia Foundation, the operator of the online encyclopedia, said it also signed on AI startup Perplexity and France's Mistral AI, among other firms,…...
Grok bans, Deepfake fears, and Ashley St. Clair put Elon Musk in spotlight
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (809+ words) Malaysia and Indonesia have moved to block access to Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot created by Elon Musk's company xAI, becoming the first countries to take such action as concerns grow over how the tool is being used. Officials and…...
Apple, Google join hands on AI: Siri to use Gemini, not ChatGPT
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (410+ words) Two of world's leading tech giants Apple and Google, known for their competitive business strategies and rivalry over the years amongst each other, announced Monday a multi-year partnership that will power Apple's next generation artificial intelligence features. Apple said it…...
‘AI will change every job’: Walmart, Google to launch new AI experience
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (332+ words) Walmart and Google said on Sunday that shoppers will be able to use Google's artificial intelligence assistant Gemini to more easily discover and buy products from the retail giant and its warehouse club, Sam's Club. Incoming Walmart CEO John Furner…...
Indian American students build health insurance decision tool
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (380+ words) Sunveer Chugh and Dev Gupta, two Indian American undergraduates at Cleveland, Ohio-based Case Western Reserve University have designed a digital tool to help consumers make more confident, personalized decisions while buying health insurance on healthcare.gov. Their tool helps consumers…...
Atomicwork appoints Jeegar Shah as head of Applied AI
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (490+ words) Atomicwork, an AI-native ITSM and ESM platform built for modern enterprises to transform their IT service delivery, has appointed Indian American AI leader Jeegar Shah as Head of Applied AI and Platform. In this role, Shah will lead Atomicwork's AI…...
India’s first 2026 ISRO mission puts AI-powered imaging startup into orbit
1+ week, 2+ day ago (444+ words) A Hyderabad-based deep-tech startup is preparing to hit a major milestone in India's fast-growing private space sector, as it readies the launch of its advanced Earth observation payload aboard an Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) rocket later this month. Eon…...