Google Maps once showed the location of the White House when users searched for the racial term 'n****r house' on the application. According to BBC, the incident happened in 2015, when Barack Obama was the US President who resided in the White House. Google had said it wasn't sure who created the search result, but later fixed the issue.

A video has surfaced showing billionaires Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos turned into robot dogs at the Art Basel Miami Beach show in US. The robots, part of the 'Regular Animals' artwork by digital artist Mike Winkelmann, poop certificates of authenticity for NFTs. All robots were sold for $100,000 (₹90 lakh) each, except Bezos', which wasn't for sale.

Launching a D2C brand requires product-market validation, strong branding, e-commerce platform selection, logistics setup and marketing strategy. Early focus on customer experience, repeat purchase incentives and clear value propositions reduces acquisition friction and positions the brand for sustainable growth in competitive digital marketplaces.

AI agents range from reactive and model-based agents to goal-driven and learning agents. Each type handles information, memory and decision-making differently. Knowing these distinctions helps teams select the right agent architecture for planning, environment navigation or multi-step tasks, improving reliability and performance across applications.

Prescriptive systems analyse creative signals, audience shifts and channel behaviours to recommend actions that raise performance. Instead of reviewing dashboards, teams act directly on insights tied to probable outcomes. This reduces experiment wastage, speeds planning and improves accountability by connecting each suggestion to measurable campaign impact.

Revenue models differ widely, and selecting the wrong metrics slows growth. SaaS depends on retention and payback periods, ecommerce on contribution margins and repeat cycles, and B2B on pipeline quality. Mapping metrics to how money actually compounds helps operators avoid vanity indicators and align decisions with sustainable performance.

Building a social media community requires consistent content, active engagement, niche targeting and genuine interactions. Listening to followers, encouraging user-generated content and rewarding participation strengthens loyalty. Brands that prioritise dialogue over broadcast messaging achieve higher trust, better reach and sustained online influence.

Achieving market fit requires consistent pull, rising repeat behaviour and strong message–product alignment. Fit becomes evident when users adopt without heavy incentives and feedback converges on the same value drivers. Recognising these signals early enables teams to double down on the strongest use cases and scale responsibly.

Product teams juggle research, prioritisation and feedback cycles. Agentic AI helps by synthesising data, stress-testing requirements and simulating outcomes before execution. It speeds discovery, reduces manual review burdens and provides scenario-based clarity. This allows managers to focus on strategy, customer value and cross-functional momentum.

Human-in-the-loop systems rely on supervised oversight, ensuring control in high-risk tasks. Agentic AI performs multi-step operations autonomously using reasoning loops. Choosing between the two depends on error tolerance, speed needs and governance demands. Understanding both models helps teams deploy AI that fits operational safety and efficiency requirements.

South Korean startup AIM Intelligence's researchers claimed they jailbroke Google's latest Gemini 3 Pro model within five minutes. The team was able to get the AI model to explain the process of generating the smallpox virus. They also forced the model Gemini to create a website that could disseminate information like instructions for homemade pipe bomb manufacturing.

A DevOps engineer named Andrew Rendon told CNBC that his "supercommute" to his office includes a 2.5-hour drive for a 2-hour flight before a quick train journey. Rendon said he undertakes the journey once a week, which costs him ₹2 lakh/month. He added that he used to love flying, but the commute caused him to fall "sick many times".

Russia has banned access to Snapchat over the platform's alleged use "to organise and carry out terrorist acts within the country, and to recruit perpetrators", state-run news agency RIA reported. This comes after the country banned Apple's FaceTime earlier in the day over similar allegations. Russia previously also restricted YouTube and WhatsApp.

Venture capital provides funding in exchange for equity, supporting startups that lack immediate revenue but have high growth potential. Beyond money, VCs offer mentorship, networks and strategic guidance. Understanding term sheets, valuation and dilution helps founders leverage capital efficiently while accelerating product development and market entry.

OttoPilot streamlines lead acquisition by automating outreach, tracking engagement and qualifying prospects. By combining workflow automation with performance analytics, businesses reduce manual effort while increasing conversion accuracy. Teams can prioritise high-value leads, shorten sales cycles and maintain consistent pipeline health with minimal human intervention.

Google's billionaire Co-founder Sergey Brin's ex-wife Nicole Shanahan claimed 'tech wives' in Silicon Valley are being used to fund hidden agendas. She claimed that without their knowledge, their donations are guided towards projects linked to Hollywood circles and institutions connected to World Economic Forum. Since tech wives are usually busy, they trust whatever adivsers suggest, she added.

Google Discover has been showing articles with misleading and clickbait AI-generated headlines different from the ones in the original posts, reported The Verge. A story titled "Valve's Steam Machine looks like a console, but don't expect it to be priced like one", was rewritten as "Steam Machine price revealed". Meanwhile, Valve has yet to announce the price of the gadget.

Whitespace analysis examines gaps in consumer needs, pricing, formats and category saturation. Brands spotting unmet expectations can design offerings before competitors notice. Identifying these gaps early allows faster product adaptation, clearer targeting and stronger differentiation, especially in categories where incumbents overlook nuanced behavioural shifts.

Legal teams process large document sets and rule-heavy logic. Agentic AI assists by reviewing contracts, summarising clauses and structuring compliance checks through multi-step reasoning. While expert oversight remains essential, these systems reduce repetitive tasks and improve research speed without replacing statutory judgment or human interpretation.

Meta's shares jumped 4% in the early trading session on Thursday after a Bloomberg report claimed the firm plans budget cuts of up to 30% for its metaverse initiative. The cuts are part of Meta's annual budget planning for 2026 and are likely to include layoffs, the report said. Metaverse unit has reportedly burned over $60 billion since 2020.

YouTube has agreed to comply with Australia's teen social media ban by locking out users under 16 years from their accounts. This comes as Australia's law requires social media platforms to comply by December 10, with non-compliance carrying a fine of up to $32.5 million. With this, YouTube has joined TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat in complying with the ban.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explored buying or partnering with a rocket company to build a competitor to Elon Musk's SpaceX, the Wall Street Journal reported. The AI startup was in talks with Stoke Space, but the discussions are no longer active. It had reportedly planned to invest billions of dollars over time to acquire a controlling stake in the company.

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said the current toll collection system will be phased out within a year. "There will be no one to stop you in the name of toll. Within a year, an electronic toll collection will be implemented across the country," he added. The new system has already been implemented at ten locations, he informed.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said US President Donald Trump's pro-growth energy policy saved the AI industry. "He came into office and the first thing...he said was 'drill, baby, drill'. His point is...we need energy growth," Huang said. "If not for his...policies, we'd not be able to build factories for AI...We surely wouldn't be able to build supercomputer factories," he added.

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez have donated $102.5 million in grants to 32 nonprofits across the US through the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. Founded in 2018, the fund donates to organisations working to combat homelessness. Recalling meeting families benefiting from the fund, Lauren said, "It brought tears to my eyes."