Pakistan man hacks 31

It is known that during any conflict, social media gets flooded with images and videos claiming to be from the war zone, shaping a narrative for people relying on the internet to understand what is happening in the world. As the war between the United States, Israel and Iran enter Day 5, X revealed that…

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Ashwini Vaishnaw flags deepfakes, misinformation, disinformation ‘barrage’ as major threat to public trust

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged the escalating threat of deepfakes and coordinated disinformation campaigns, stressing that public trust worldwide is at risk and stating that digital platforms must take responsibility for the content they host. Speaking at the Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) Conclave 2026, Vaishnaw highlighted that the…

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Gujarat High Court seeks responses from Centre, Gujarat government on PIL over misuse of AI-generated deepfakes

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Central and state governments on a PIL concerning the misuse of artificial intelligence to create deepfakes and synthetically generated content targeting Constitutional authorities. A division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice DN Ray also directed the Gujarat DGP to file a response, stating…

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₹38 crore in months? This India-based YouTube channel earns huge, cashes in amid AI boom

An India-based YouTube channel built entirely on low-effort, AI-generated videos is reportedly earning tens of crores of rupees annually, highlighting how artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming online content consumption—and raising questions about quality, regulation and creator sustainability. A recent global study by video-editing platform Kapwing has found that the most-viewed YouTube channel producing so-called “AI…

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The high-stakes battle to tame deepfakes

Fact-checkers at Factly, a civic-tech and fact-checking initiative based in Hyderabad, ran the three-minute-long video through multiple artificial intelligence (AI) detection tools. They found that the voices had been fabricated. A website link in it led to a fraudulent clone of a government portal. By the time the clip reached Factly’s newsroom, it had already…

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Google’s new AI tech unmasks fake images.

The AI ​​hack we unlock today is based on SynthID by Google DeepMind. What problem does SynthID solve? Google’s Gemini has become incredibly popular. Millions use it daily to generate stunning images, creative visualizations, and compelling graphics. However, anyone can now create fake images that look completely real. Imagine receiving a photo that appears to…

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