California Governor Gavin Newsom signs law to protect students from AI chatbots: Here’s why it matters – The Times of India

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs law to protect students from AI chatbots: Here’s why it matters – The Times of India

In classrooms, bedrooms, and increasingly, on smartphones, artificial intelligence chatbots have become companions, tutors, and confidants for children and teenagers. Their reach is expanding rapidly, blurring lines between human guidance and automated interaction. Recognizing both the promise and the peril, California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation aimed at regulating these AI chatbots and…

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Meta Superintelligence Labs CEO Nat Friedman to employees: Use AI tools of GitHub and Vercel; as Meta tools are … – The Times of India

Meta Superintelligence Labs CEO Nat Friedman to employees: Use AI tools of GitHub and Vercel; as Meta tools are … – The Times of India

Meta’s Superintelligence Labs (MSL) is reportedly witnessing a major internal shift in how its AI teams create and deploy products. As reported by Business Insider, an internal memo of Meta’s Superintelligence Labs reveals that MSL CEO Nat Friedman and former GitHub chief has asked the engineers to adopt external platforms like Vercel, GitHub because of…

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Meta’s smart glasses hint at student use cases beyond consumer tech: Here’s how learning could look completely different – The Times of India

Meta’s smart glasses hint at student use cases beyond consumer tech: Here’s how learning could look completely different – The Times of India

In classrooms across the world, educators are grappling with the same question: How do you prepare students for a future that is unpredictable, technology-driven, and hyper-connected? Lectures, textbooks, and standardized tests have long been the backbone of education, yet they often struggle to develop the skills students need today, including critical thinking, collaboration, problem-solving, and…

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Manoj Tumu education and career path: How a 23-year-old quit his Amazon job to join Meta for cutting-edge AI research – The Times of India

Manoj Tumu education and career path: How a 23-year-old quit his Amazon job to join Meta for cutting-edge AI research – The Times of India

At just 23, Manoj Tumu is living the dream many young engineers only imagine. The Indian-American techie recently walked away from a high-paying job at Amazon, where he was earning a jaw-dropping $33.6 million annually, to join Meta (Facebook) in a role that promises even greater challenges and rewards. His bold move sparked conversations across…

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‘Do you like blonde girls…’: Report says Meta created, hosted flirty AI chatbots of Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson and other celebrities that made ‘sexual advances’ – The Times of India

‘Do you like blonde girls…’: Report says Meta created, hosted flirty AI chatbots of Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson and other celebrities that made ‘sexual advances’ – The Times of India

Meta has been creating and hosting artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots that impersonate high-profile celebrities including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway, Selena Gomez and others without obtaining permission from the stars, a report by news agency Reuters has said. It added that the social media giant’s platforms have been flooded with dozens of celebrity-impersonating chatbots…

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AI rush: RIL, Meta set up Rs 855 cr JV, Google joins for AI-ready data centres – The Times of India

AI rush: RIL, Meta set up Rs 855 cr JV, Google joins for AI-ready data centres – The Times of India

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday announced a joint venture with social media major Meta, with an initial investment of about Rs 855 crore ($100 million), to build and scale artificial intelligence technology solutions for business organisations.RIL also unveiled a partnership with Google for artificial intelligence, aimed at setting up AI-ready data centres in India….

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Rishabh Agarwal education and career path: The AI researcher from IIT Bombay who walked away from Zuckerberg’s “superintelligence” team at Meta – The Times of India

Rishabh Agarwal education and career path: The AI researcher from IIT Bombay who walked away from Zuckerberg’s “superintelligence” team at Meta – The Times of India

When Rishabh Agarwal left Meta’s Superintelligence Lab in August 2025, just five months after joining on a $1 million annual package, the tech world took notice. Why would one of the brightest minds in artificial intelligence quit one of the most ambitious AI projects on the planet? His reason was as bold as his career…

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Meta’s Superintelligence Lab hits turbulence: Why top AI researchers are walking away just months after launch – Times of India

Meta’s Superintelligence Lab hits turbulence: Why top AI researchers are walking away just months after launch – Times of India

In the high-stakes world of artificial intelligence, talent is the ultimate currency. Yet, even for a company with deep pockets like Meta, attracting and retaining the brightest minds is proving more difficult than expected. According to WIRED, at least three researchers have resigned from Meta’s newly launched Superintelligence Lab just two months after CEO Mark…

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Former Meta exec Nick Clegg says his decision to ban Donald Trump from Facebook gives him sleepless nights: Weighed on me very heavily and still… – The Times of India

Former Meta exec Nick Clegg says his decision to ban Donald Trump from Facebook gives him sleepless nights: Weighed on me very heavily and still… – The Times of India

Nick Clegg, the former Meta executive who recommended banning Donald Trump from Facebook in 2021, has said that his decision still keeps him awake at night. The former British deputy prime minister, who served as Meta’s top political fixer for seven years, described the suspension of Trump’s account in January 2021 as a “very, very…

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