Google CEO Sundar Pichai ‘agrees’ to the call that technology companies need to innovate responsibly; says: As I shared today …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has joined the US President Donald Trump, Senate leaders, and other tech executives in signing the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, a landmark agreement aimed at ensuring safe and responsible development of advanced AI systems. The accord, alongside a Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities, sets out tangible steps for companies…

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China introduces new homebuyer subsidies, encourages bank lending to boost property sector

Skyline of Shanghai, China (Photo: Reuters). China implemented fresh measures on Tuesday to support its economy and struggling property sector, as pressure builds ahead of the year-end deadline for meeting the government’s growth target.The measures include encouraging targeted bank lending and introducing new subsidies towards homebuyers’ mortgage interest payments.China’s central bank said it would cut…

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‘It’s nothing new for us’: After most Indian marriages, the bride moves into the groom’s house; in this tribal community, the groom moves into hers

In Meghalaya’s Khasi community, husbands traditionally move into their wives’ family homes after marriage. (Photo courtesy: CivilsDaily) In much of India, marriage traditionally means a bride leaving her parental home and moving into her husband’s family. In Meghalaya’s Khasi community, the direction can be strikingly different: the groom moves into the bride’s home.It is not…

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Economy showing strength amid challenges: Das

PMO official Shaktikanta Das NEW DELHI: Amid the global challenges, the Indian economy is demonstrating strength on the back of robust domestic demand, sustained industrial and services sector activity, and improving labour market conditions, principal secretary to PM Shaktikanta Das said Tuesday.”High-frequency indicators such as GST collections, electricity generation, rail freight movement, wholesale and retail…

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CNN founder Ted Turner bought 113,000 acres in Montana in 1989; decades later, wolves, bears and bison roam the former cattle ranch | World News

South of Bozeman, Montana, a vast stretch of land runs from forested slopes and open meadows to high benches overlooking the surrounding country. The Flying D Ranch, a 113,613-acre property that became closely associated with Ted Turner after he bought it in 1989. Once managed as a cattle ranch, the property was reshaped around bison,…

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Ontario will permanently protect 969 acres at Echo Lake, where more than 400 wildlife species are already documented; the land is planned to return to Garden River First Nation stewardship within five years

The property carries significance that extends beyond its ecological value. It was historically part of the Garden River First Nation reserve before colonial-era government reductions altered the community’s original boundaries, explains the online report. At the edge of Echo Lake in northern Ontario, a stretch of forest, wetlands, cliffs and waterways is set to become…

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