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TIME magazine recently unveiled its inaugural TIME100 AI list. Amongst the luminaries, OpenAI's Sam Altman, xAI's Elon Musk, and Nvidia's Jensen Huang, a few notable Indians also find a mention. Read more: https://boomlive.in/web-stories/news/time100-ai-list-recognises-indian-pioneers-shaping-the-global-ai-landscape-1739?utm_source=blivetgrp

X Spaces🎙️While Andrew Tate's misogyny has drawn his attention, Tate talks of "self-improvement" to target insecure young men who feel 'undervalued.' BOOM's Archis Chowdhury and Adrija Bose discuss Tate's mass appeal with Cyber psychologist Nirali Bhatia Set a Reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1LyxBnMmVoYxN

According to Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai, the Delhi government is considering using cloud seeding technology to create artificial rains in an effort to reduce air pollution in the capital during the winter. Read more 👇 https://www.boomlive.in/explainers/how-delhi-plans-to-curb-pollution-artificial-rain-track-hotspots-23075?utm_source=blivetgrp

While his in-your-face misogyny has drawn him considerable attention, Andrew Tate also uses more benign forms of messaging - of self-improvement and success - to target insecure young men who feel 'undervalued' and isolated. https://www.boomlive.in/decode/andrew-tate-misogyny-masculinity-teenagers-boys-men-manosphere-extremism-radicalisation-23032?utm_source=blivetgrp

NASA, on Thursday, released its findings from a long-awaited study on unexplained flying objects or UFOs and found no signs of extraterrestrial origins for reported sightings. Read more: https://boomlive.in/web-stories/news/no-signs-of-extraterrestrial-origins-nasa-reveals-the-findings-of-its-ufo-study-1738?utm_source=blivetgrp

A video showing a mysterious lightning in the sky is being falsely shared as a clip taken moments before the earthquake in Morocco. https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/morocco-earthquake-lightning-cgi-video-fact-check-23034?utm_source=blivetgrp

Santa Sylvia, a teacher who has challenged Amazon's sale of skin-whitening products, by filling an online petition. Decode spoke to her as she elaborated on her endeavours behind this online petition against Amazon India https://www.boomlive.in/decode/meet-the-woman-who-is-fighting-an-unfair-battle-against-amazon-22948utm_source=blivetgrp

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An altered video showing a Kaun Banega Crorepati segment where a contestant loses the highest cash prize of Rs. 7.5 crore due to wrongly answering the final question on the Mahakal Lok of Madhya Pradesh is circulating to make false claims on social media. https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/kaun-banega-crorepati-bjp-congress-madhya-pradesh-kamal-nath-wrong-answer-edited-video-23007?utm_source=blivetgrp

A video of Mukesh Ambani making an announcement for an investment fund for women and appointing a certain Laila Rao to head the same is fake and part of an elaborate online scam. https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/business/fake-news-viral-video-mukesh-ambani-appeal-woman-development-project-money-double-video-doctored-factcheck-22890?utm_source=blivetgrp

According to N Neelakantan, a retired ISRO Director, Satellite Communication and Navigation Programme, the main difference in both spacecraft landings is that China's Chang'e 4 landed in the southern hemisphere of the moon whereas India's Chandrayaan 3 landed in the south pole region. https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/claims-of-china-being-the-first-country-to-land-on-the-south-pole-of-the-moon-is-false-22899?utm_source=blivetgrp

RK, an "AI doctor" scripts the videos himself, taking a good three hours every day to just “research” claims. His research is based on Google webpages such as Healthline and WebMD as well as other AI sites with no sign of a medical professional's assent. https://www.boomlive.in/decode/not-real-doctors-ai-docs-peddling-chatbot-advice-as-home-remedies-22905?utm_source=blivetgrp

A disturbing video of a minor getting mercilessly beaten by a man is circulating with a false claim that the brutal incident took place at a madrasa in India. https://www.boomlive.in/fast-check/viral-video-minor-being-beaten-old-video-social-media-22883?utm_source=blivetgrp

A video showing a Russian plane being shot down by Wanger group soldiers in Russia in June 2023 during their failed mutiny is being shared with a false claim that it shows visuals of the recent plane crash involving Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/world/fake-news-viral-video-old-wanger-group-shoot-down-russian-plane-prigozhin-plane-crash-factcheck-22855?utm_source=blivetgrp

An old video of ISRO Chairman, S Somanath dancing at an event is viral with a misleading claim that it shows him celebrating after the Chandrayaan-3's soft landing on the Moon on Wednesday. https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/old-video-of-isro-chief-dancing-viral-as-chandrayaan-3-celebrations-22852?utm_source=blivetgrp

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An image purporting to show imprints of the ISRO logo and the national emblem on the moon's surface is viral online as real. BOOM found that the image has been made using Photoshop https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/isro-chandrayaan-3-space-mission-national-emblem-moon-fact-check-22844p?utm_source=blivetgrp

Lawrence Bishnoi, Neeraj Bawana, Durlabh Kashyap are names of gangsters. On social media, they are no less than stars. https://www.boomlive.in/decode/guns-and-internet-fandom-of-lawrence-bishnoi-durlabh-kashyap-on-youtube-instagram-22843?utm_source=blivetgrp

It started in the US as a simple text fraud. Now, this fake parcel scam innovatively adapted to India as an intricate scheme with multiple tech-savvy players. https://www.boomlive.in/decode/fedex-scam-leading-to-identity-theft-22763?utm_source=blivetgrp

Supreme Court on Wednesday released a handbook on combating gender stereotypes which will act as a guide for judges to avoid using inappropriate terminology in court orders and legal documents. https://www.boomlive.in/law/supreme-court-gender-stereotype-feminism-cji-dy-chandrachud-22770?utm_source=blivetgrp