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CoinDCX co-founders questioned by police over ₹71-lakh impersonation fraud cause
CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal were questioned on Saturday following an FIR filed against the crypto exchange at a Mumbai police station by a victim who got defrauded of ₹71 lakh in a crypto scam. CoinDCX said that the FIR filed was false as the cheating happened through a website that impersonated the exchange’s brand and founders’ identities.
GNA Energy unveils AI-powered GNAi platform to boost power markets
Power trading firm GNA Energy launched GNAi, an AI-based platform designed to support data-driven power markets. The platform uses machine learning and optimisation tools for demand and generation forecasting, price forecasting, battery dispatch optimisation and procurement planning, GNA Energy MD said. "Data-driven decision-making...becoming critical...to optimise their portfolios," he added.
A single smartphone notification hijacks brain's cognitive processing for 7 seconds, finds study
Even a single smartphone notification can hijack a person's brain's cognitive processing for seven seconds, according to a new study. It also found magnitude of notification-induced disruption was higher when users believed notifications were personally relevant to their goals or carried emotional weight. The study also found frequency of notifications impacts focus more than total screen time.
WordPress to permit AI agents to write and publish content
Web hosting platform WordPress is allowing AI agents to create, edit and publish posts, manage comments and organise content using simple prompts. Built on its MCP system, the feature lets users connect tools like ChatGPT, Cursor and Claude to run websites with minimal effort. As a publishing platform, WordPress powers over 43% of all websites on the internet.
Nvidia CEO Huang says engineers may get AI tokens worth half their salary
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang proposed giving engineers AI tokens worth over half their base salary, in addition to regular annual pay. He said tokens, or units of data used by AI systems, are becoming "one of the recruiting tools in Silicon Valley", CNBC reported. "Every engineer that has access to tokens will be more productive," he added.
Samsung Galaxy S26 series to support Apple's AirDrop: Reports
Samsung is planning to offer support for Apple's AirDrop file sharing on its Galaxy mobiles, likely beginning with the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, reports said. The feature may arrive via software updates, allowing Galaxy devices to share files directly with iPhones without third-party apps, they added. It may be rolled out in phases, a senior official reportedly stated.
China-backed firm NeuCyber says it's 3 yrs behind Musk's Neuralink
Chinese state-backed brain-computer interface (BCI) startup NeuCyber Neurotech said its most cutting-edge product is still three years behind Elon Musk's Neuralink. "The benchmark for Beinao-2 is Neuralink...They already have over 20 patients using it," Li Yuan, rotating CEO of NeuCyber, said. Last week, China became the first country to approve an invasive BCI medical device for commercial use.
‘Gamer mummy’ goes viral for her impressive gaming skills
An Indian mother has gone viral as "gamer mummy" for her impressive PS5 skills and racing gameplay. Videos shared by her son show her playing Spider-Man and Gran Turismo 7 while balancing daily chores. Netizens praised her talent, with some jokingly comparing her driving skills to Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton.
Google replacing news headlines with ones written by AI: Report
Google has started replacing news headlines in its search results with AI-generated ones, after a similar change was made in Google Discover, reported The Verge. A story titled "I used the 'cheat on everything' AI tool and it didn't help me cheat on anything" was rewritten as "'Cheat on everything' AI tool." Google said it is "small" and "narrow" experiment.
WhatsApp to introduce auto-translation in 21 languages: Report
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature for iPhone users that will automatically translate messages across 21 languages, WABetaInfo reported. The feature, spotted in an iOS beta update, is said to make it easier for users to communicate across different languages. Currently, users have to select a message and click on the 'Translate' option for its translation.