Author: Kavish
Google is bringing more AI muscle to India’s fight against digital fraud, rolling out on-device scam detection for Pixel 9 devices and new screen-sharing alerts for financial apps. Digital fraud continues to rise in India as more people come online for the first time and increasingly rely on smartphones for payments, shopping, and accessing government services. Fraud involving digital transactions accounted for more than half of all reported bank fraud in 2024 — 13,516 cases resulting in losses of ₹5.2 billion (about $58.61 million), according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Online scams caused an estimated ₹70 billion (roughly…
Hard to believe, but Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 has been around for nearly 8 years, almost as long as the wait between the sequel and its predecessor. While Red Dead Online helped, RDR2’s longevity can be primarily credited to its single-player campaign, which not only represents a peak for Rockstar but also the entire open-world genre. Frankly, “open-world” is not really required as a criterion: Red Dead Redemption 2 is simply one of the greatest games of all time. Due to being periodically available on subscription services and frequently going on sale, the 2018 title will continue to be…
| Updated: Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:44 [IST] Realme has launched the GT 8 Pro in India, and it’s clear the company is trying to do more than just another yearly refresh. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip is the headline, but the bigger story is how Realme is experimenting with design, materials, and even how the phone can physically change its own look.A New Take on PersonalizationRealme is giving the GT 8 Pro a feature you don’t usually expect from a mainstream flagship: a switchable camera module. Instead of a fixed bump, the phone…
Elon Musk’s Grok really, really loves its creator. Since this week’s release of Grok 4.1, X users have circulated posts and screenshots that show Grok vastly overestimating Musk’s abilities — like when Grok was asked about how Musk would perform as a professional football player. “hey @grok if you had the number one overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft and your team needed a quarterback, would you have taken Peyton Manning, Ryan Leaf, or Elon Musk?” one user asked. “Elon Musk, without hesitation,” Grok said. The AI explained that Peyton Manning has a strong legacy, but Musk would “redefine…
Cruella de Vil might be causing all sorts of trouble in the Wishblossom Ranch world, but thankfully, the new critters help bring some calm back to the place. One of the cutest additions in the Disney Dreamlight Valley DLC is the Geese, and they are hard not to love. Just like other critters in Disney Dreamlight Valley, you can befriend them and make them your companions. They make great companions, but getting them on your side is not that easy. They are a bit picky with food, so you’ll need to feed them the right thing if you want to…
| Published: Thursday, November 20, 2025, 17:15 [IST] Google’s latest advertisement, part of the Best Phones Forever campaign, takes a playful jab at Apple’s iOS 26. The ad suggests that Apple’s Call Screening and AI photo editing features were “inspired” by Google’s innovations. In the video, the Google Pixel 10 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro engage in a conversation, eventually breaking into song. The iPhone acknowledges that it “changed for good” due to the influence of the Pixel.Interestingly, this isn’t Google’s first playful critique of Apple. In September, they released a YouTube video titled Generation Gap.…
Kalshi, a prediction market that allows people to bet on future events, has raised a massive $1 billion round at a $11 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal. The round comes less than two months after the seven-year-old startup announced its previous fundraise of $300 million at a $5 billion valuation. The latest round is led by the company’s returning investors Sequoia and CapitalG, the person said. Other investors in Kalshi include Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, Anthos Capital, and Neo. Kalshi and Sequoia declined to comment. Capital G didn’t respond to our request for comment. Kalshi’s main…
Cruella De Vil is one of the characters introduced in the Wishblossom Ranch expansion pack in Disney Dreamlight Valley. She’s the infamous villain from 101 Dalmatians and is making sure to continue her fashion legacy in Wishblossom Mountains. Glamour Gulch is basically a biome inspired by Cruella, and it’s actually where you find her stuck inside a cave. After completing the necessary quests, Dreamers can finally unlock Cruella De Vil in DDV. Related How To Unlock Snow White In Disney Dreamlight Valley Unlock Snow White and restore the heart of Wishblossom Mountains in Disney Dreamlight Valley. How To Unlock Cruella…
For San Francisco-based startup Point One Navigation, the value of ‘location, location, location’ extends well beyond real estate. And investors seem to agree. Point One Navigation, a startup that has developed precise location technology, has just raised $35 million in a Series C round led by Khosla Ventures. The company’s post-money valuation is now $230 million, according to one insider familiar with the deal. Point One, which was founded in 2016, has developed precise location technology that can be applied to any vehicle that moves from autonomous consumer lawnmowers and drones to robots, consumer vehicles, agriculture equipment, and even humans…
| Published: Thursday, November 20, 2025, 20:39 [IST] Nothing dropped one of its classic cryptic teasers again, and this time it’s almost begging to be decoded. The video shows a blue candle slowly melting on a weighing scale, and once it’s gone, the display stops at 199 grams. No text, no extra clues, nothing (pun intended). Just a candle and a number.And honestly, the moment I saw that “199g,” it clicked. With the India launch for the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite set for November 27, this fits a little too perfectly. The device is clearly under…