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Is That Viral Message True? Chat With Our New AI Bot To Find Out!
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (366+ words) In partnership with Meedan, we have built a new conversational AI-driven bot to help you stay updated and access fact-checks and news reports on the go, on your smartphone. Think of this as a work in progress that gets smarter…...
Top Samsung Galaxy S Series Phones To Buy In India In 2026
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (278+ words) Here are the best Samsung Galaxy S series models available right now, including the best Samsung phone under Rs. 1, 00, 000:" Why it works:"The most compact model in the S26 lineup, with a 6. 27-inch FHD+ 120 Hz display that fits comfortably in one…...
The Pujarini Pradhan Debate Wasn't About Her. It Was About Us
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (959+ words) In the past week, the internet has been gripped by a familiar cycle. A new creator gained popularity and attention, only to be subjected to scrutiny that quickly shifted from curiosity to'suspicion. At the centre of this moment is Pujarini…...
The Digital Nameplate: Does It Really Increase Trust?
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (613+ words) Pravin Kumar is calling." In the split second it takes for a smartphone screen to illuminate, a psychological shift occurs. An anonymous string of digits, typically met with the squint of skepticism or the thumb-swipe of rejection, is suddenly replaced…...
Private Messaging Apps Allow Misinformation to Flourish Unchecked, Report Finds
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (859+ words) Encryption on private messaging apps benefit users while proving to be a hurdle to keeping misinformation and illegal content in check. A report, titled 'Identifying Solutions to Protect Information Integrity on Private Messaging Platforms', published by the Forum on Information…...
WEF Calls Cyber Fraud "Pervasive" Threat as India Faces Rising Scam Losses
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (668+ words) A recent report on global cybersecurity by the World Economic Forum (WEF) called cyber fraud "one of the most pervasive global threats" in 2026. In a survey they conducted, 77 percent of 804 participants from 92 countries, which included C-suite executives, academics, civil society…...
X Platform Outage Disrupts Access For Thousands Worldwide
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (148+ words) On 13 January 2026, thousands of users worldwide experienced significant disruptions accessing X. The outage persisted for several hours for many, affecting both web and mobile app users. Reports indicated that users were unable to load timelines, post updates, or access direct messages,…...
Why a Rajasthani Panchayat Wants to Ban Women from Using Smartphones
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (732+ words) Recently, a video of a local Panchayat became viral on social media, owing to a diktat it imposed in Ghazipur village, situated in Jalore district of Rajasthan, around 415 kms from the state capital. In its ruling, the village body held…...
AI-Generated Video of People Retrieving i Phones from a Container Viral
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (173+ words) A video showing a damaged shipping container allegedly full of i Phones by Apple, with individuals attempting to collect them, is being shared on social media. Is the claim true? : No, the claim is false as the video is created…...
Sanchar Saathi: The Government Has Earned Our Distrust
5+ mon, 7+ hour ago (488+ words) If a government application was forcefully implanted in your device, and was impossible for you to delete, what could go wrong? The Sanchar Saathi application, which the Indian government told companies like Apple, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi and Samsung to install…...