Can a country eliminate slums almost entirely within a generation? Singapore’s housing story suggests it can. Once plagued by overcrowded settlements and poor sanitation, the city-state today houses more than four in five residents in government-built homes, with the vast majority owning their flats.According to the UN-Habitat report Housing Practice Series: Singapore, more than 80%…
SpaceX’s satellite internet service enables drone operators to maintain communications over long distances. Russia has begun deploying powerful electronic jamming systems to disrupt Ukraine’s use of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network, marking a new phase in the technological battle between the two sides as the war increasingly shifts towards drone warfare.The move is aimed…
Some of the world’s most advanced robots are preparing for an extraordinary expedition to one of the planet’s most dangerous environments. Beginning this July, a fleet of autonomous drones, robotic boats, underwater vehicles and intelligent sensors will travel to Greenland to investigate how its glaciers are melting where they meet the ocean. The mission, known…
The hottest investment story of the decade is also becoming one of its biggest financial questions.Artificial intelligence has shifted from a futuristic promise to an economic obsession. Tech companies race to build ever‑larger models, governments compete to secure semiconductor supply chains, investors pour billions into AI infrastructure, and markets reward firms that merely hint at…
Police arrested a 65-year-old male had been illegally camping in an Arizona national forest for some years now, following reports that the campsite had accumulated almost 1,000 pounds of garbage.The federal court documents and U.S. Forest Service probable cause statements. The forest rangers found Mark Aaron Gatz in his illegal campsite at Tonto National Forest…
A 23-year-old girl allegedly hired contract killers for Rs 7 lakh to murder her widowed mother JAIPUR: A 23-year-old girl allegedly hired contract killers for Rs 7 lakh to murder her widowed mother and stage the crime as a road accident so she could inherit her property and secure a govt job on compassionate grounds,…
England pace spearhead Jofra Archer believes bowling in English conditions is a welcome return to “normal cricket” after the batting-friendly surfaces and shorter boundaries of the Indian Premier League (IPL), issuing a subtle warning to India’s young batting unit following their crushing defeat in the third T20I.Archer’s comments came after England dismantled India by 125…
Gautam Gambhir and Harshit Rana (Agency Image) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik questioned the Gautam Gambhir-led team management after pacer Harshit Rana was promoted ahead of Shivam Dube during India’s disastrous batting collapse in the third T20I against England at Trent Bridge. India’s chase of 202 unravelled rapidly after Axar Patel was dismissed off the…
Microsoft’s push to cut costs following thousands of layoffs has reached its premier artificial intelligence (AI) partnerships, a report has said, claiming that the tech giant is beginning to “dump” models from OpenAI and Anthropic inside its most popular software products, replacing them with its own internally built AI.Citing a person familiar with the matter,…
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir New Delhi: On March 8, India scripted history by becoming the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title. Exactly four months and four defeats later, the Indian cricket team, under new captain Shreyas Iyer, has stumbled into uncharted territory, losing four of their last five matches…