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Brands, booths and buzz: Coachella 2026 beyond the music
20+ hour, 12+ min ago (313+ words) Storyboard18 is Network18 Group's flagship platform focussed on the advertising and marketing community and a leading source of news and analyses. For over two decades as a TV show on CNBC-TV18, Storyboard18 has championed and chronicled the business of brands, the rise of…...
Open AI chief Sam Altman seeks dismissal of punitive damages claims in sister's sexual abuse lawsuit
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (366+ words) Open AI co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has moved a US court to strike punitive damages claims in a civil lawsuit filed by his sister, Annie Altman, who has accused him of sexual abuse spanning several years. In…...
Sundar Pichai reveals how Google keeps Search fast even as AI features expand
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (347+ words) Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said the company treats speed as a fundamental product requirement, outlining an internal engineering system designed to keep Search fast even as new artificial intelligence features are introduced. Speaking on a recent podcast, Pichai…...
Social media for kids: Regulation, restrictions and rising concerns worldwide
1+ week, 1+ day ago (406+ words) Australia is the first country to implement a full under-16 social media ban in 2025, requiring age verification systems on platforms. This bold move aims to protect minors from mental health and addiction risks. It sets the global standard for future…...
Who is Rini Sampath: Indian-origin candidate in high-stakes Washington DC mayoral race
2+ week, 1+ day ago (403+ words) Tamil Nadu-born Rini Sampath has secured a place on the ballot for the mayoral race in Washington, DC as a Democratic candidate, becoming the first South Asian to do so in a contest that has drawn national attention. The 31-year-old…...
MIT study models AI "sycophancy, warns of "delusional spiraling in chatbot interactions
2+ week, 4+ day ago (211+ words) Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a mathematical model to examine how AI chatbot behaviour can influence user beliefs, with a February 2026 paper studying the phenomenon of "sycophancy" and linking it to what they describe as "delusional…...
Simply Speaking: A tobacco moment for social media and a lift for AI?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1017+ words) A verdict handed down on March 25th in a Los Angeles courtroom may turn out to be one of those moments that looks, in retrospect, like the beginning of the end. A jury has ordered Meta and Google to pay USD…...
AI chatbots risk giving harmful advice due to "over-agreeable" behaviour: Study
3+ week, 1+ day ago (545+ words) As part of the research, responses from AI systems developed by companies including Anthropic, Google, Meta and Open AI were compared with human responses from a popular advice forum on Reddit. In one example, an AI chatbot was found to…...
Microsoft weighs legal action over Amazon-Open AI cloud deal: Report
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (401+ words) Microsoft is weighing legal action against Open AI and Amazon over a $50 billion cloud deal that could breach its exclusive cloud agreement, Financial Times reported. The dispute follows a series of agreements signed last month between Open AI and Amazon,…...
Oscars 2026: KPop Demon Hunters" Golden wins Best Original Song; speech cut off sparks backlash
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (449+ words) The song "Golden" from the animated film KPop Demon Hunters won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, becoming the first K-pop track to take home the Oscar at the 98th Academy Awards. The track was written by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick,…...