Spread the love Flightradar24 at 9 am IST NEW DELHI: Flights between India and the west will get longer as airlines have stopped overflying the Iranian and Iraqi airspace due to the evolving situation in the region. The sudden closure of Iranian airspace for some time on Wednesday-Thursday night meant Air India had to cancel Thursday morning’s Delhi-New York JFK...
Musk’s Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash
Spread the love Elon Musk’s platform X on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualized photos of women and children. The announcement comes after California’s attorney general launched an investigation into Mr. Musk’s xAI — the developer of Grok — over the...
Grok image generation ban: xAI blocks sexualised deepfakes; paid users face new limits
Spread the love In response to mounting backlash and regulatory scrutiny, Grok AI has ceased the creation of explicit images of real individuals. xAI has introduced stringent technical measures to curb misuse, particularly addressing concerns around deepfake content involving women and minors. Furthermore, image generation and editing services are now reserved for paid X subscribers, with geoblocking mechanisms implemented to...
Vaa Vaathiyaar Box Office Collection Day 1: Karthi’s Pongal release opens to lukewarm Rs 1.5 cr amid competition from Prabhas and Chiranjeevi’s films
Spread the love Vaa Vaathiyaar box office day 1: Fans were elated to see Karthi return to the big screen with Vaa Vaathiyaar. However, the film, which released on Wednesday, had a lukewarm opening at the box office. According to Sacnilk, the film minted Rs 1.5 crore on its first day of release amid stiff competition from other Pongal releases....
Vaa Vaathiyaar box office day 1: Karthi’s Pongal release opens to lukewarm Rs 1.5 cr amid competition from Prabhas and Chiranjeevi’s films
Spread the love Vaa Vaathiyaar box office day 1: Fans were elated to see Karthi return to the big screen with Vaa Vaathiyaar. However, the film, which released on Wednesday, had a lukewarm opening at the box office. According to Sacnilk, the film minted Rs 1.5 crore on its first day of release amid stiff competition from other Pongal releases....
‘Do not repeat same mistake’: Iran’s warning to Trump; airlines issue advisory amid airspace closure
Spread the love Iran on Thursday closed its airspace amid threats from US President Donald Trump over its crackdown on the protests which have rocked the Islamic Republic since the last two weeks.According to Human Rights Activists news agency, more than 2500 people have been killed in the demonstrations. The death toll included over 100 security personnel and thirteen childrenAdditionally,...
When a fan is spinning fast, why can it seem like it’s spinning backwards?
Spread the love A: This is an illusion caused by the way our eyes and brains sample motion in discrete snapshots and the fact that fans have identical blades. Although a spinning fan changes continuously, we don’t perceive every intermediate position perfectly. Our visual system ‘integrates’ information over short time windows and updates its best guess of where the blades...
Bangladesh cricket in turmoil: Players threaten boycott; BCB disowns director’s remarks
Spread the love Bangladesh cricketers (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh cricket plunged into fresh turmoil on Wednesday as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) publicly distanced itself from controversial remarks made by its director Najmul Islam, even as players threatened to boycott domestic matches and uncertainty deepened over the national team’s participation in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India.Go...
What is futuristic marine and space biotechnology? | Explained
Spread the love The story so far: Futuristic space and marine biotechnology research focuses on using underexplored environments, such as the deep oceans and outer space, to develop new biological knowledge, materials, and manufacturing processes. Marine biotechnology involves studying microorganisms, algae, and other marine life to discover bioactive compounds, enzymes, biomaterials, food ingredients, and biostimulants. These organisms have evolved to...
‘Skipped tournament due to Delhi air’: Danish shuttler shares AQI screenshot
Spread the love NEW DELHI: A day after Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt slammed the unhealthy conditions at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, the venue for the ongoing India Open Super 750, another Danish badminton player Anders Antonsen revealed that he withdrew from the tournament for a third straight year due to what he described as “extreme” air pollution in Delhi. The...
