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After decades of feature-stuffing gadgets, we look for quiet tech

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Enough with the notifications tugging on our attention, bigger and brighter screens transfixing us, pings and beeps demanding immediate action. Now that we've overstuffed our gadg... Read More


Gemini 3 is doing such a good job of being human that it's unsettling

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Google's Gemini 3 is not waiting around for humans to figure out how it fits into their lives and what their equation with it should be. It's going right ahead and making a play ... Read More


Being rude to AI? Your anger at chatbots comes with a hidden cost for everyone

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- What's the harm in letting off steam and being rude to a chatbot? It's not human; it won't sulk in a corner or yell back. I'm asking for a friend. ChatGPT, Gemini, and other AI... Read More


Feeling forgetful lately? Tricks to keep your memory sharp in the AI age

New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- Do you happen to remember your 16-digit credit card number? Or your friends' addresses? Are you quite sure of the birthdays of your loved ones? If you're leaving it to digital a... Read More


Don't hand over your thinking brain to your AI assistant

New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- Many in India would recall the November 2024 incident in Uttar Pradesh, where three men drove off a bridge into the Ramganga River after following Google Maps directions. The inc... Read More


Zero-click AI is here-along with a sneaky danger

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Agentic browsers are the new darlings of the web now. Perplexity has its Comet, OpenAI Atlas, and others such as Dia, Fellou, Opera Neon, and more. Google's Chrome and Microsoft's... Read More


Deepfake music sounds fantastic. Are artists ready for this new normal?

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- I was amusing myself scrolling through Instagram when I stumbled on a song that stopped me in my tracks. It was Eminem's Without Me-and yet it wasn't. Someone had re-imagined it ... Read More


Education's big shake-up: How AI is reimagining your child's classroom

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- I can't help but go back in time to when I started a magazine, Computers@Home, with IT publishers Cyber Media. This was in 1996, and the average person had no idea what to do wit... Read More


The AI you use daily is changing fast-it's disappearing into everything.

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- When I need some AI assistance, I turn to Perplexity, Gemini, or ChatGPT. I go to chat assistants knowing what it is I want-perhaps a bit of research, an answer to a question, so... Read More


The unsettling truth: AI is dangerously good at pretending to understand how you feel

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- In my one year of using AI for everyday tasks, I can recall many instances when I've felt that a chat assistant seemed to understand exactly how I felt. This has happened practica... Read More