Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says his AI lab clawed its way back to the frontier over the past two to three years by doing something counterintuitive for a unit inside a $2 trillion company—acting like a startup. Speaking on the 20VC podcast with Harry Stebbings, Hassabis described a deliberate cultural and structural reset after…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty50, opened in green in trade on Friday after a day of losses on Thursday. While Nifty50 went above 23,900, BSE Sensex was up over 400 points, crossing the 77,000 mark. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was at around 23,921.05, up 146 points…
Strait of Hormuz (AP image) The Strait of Hormuz, which links the Gulf of Oman with the Persian Gulf, has become the focal point of global energy tensions since the war began on February 28.Ever since Iran and the US announced a two-week ceasefire, traffic through the critical waterway has remained severely restricted, with as…
Elon Musk recently said that WhatsApp’s end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) cannot be trusted. The tech billionaire was responding to a post about a new class action lawsuit against Meta that blames the platform for reading users’ messages without consent. “WhatsApp’s “end-to-end encrypted” privacy is a total lie. New class-action lawsuit just dropped: Meta secretly let employees, contractors…
RCB skipper Rajat Patidar with Virat Kohli; and RR’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi GUWAHATI: All discussions about Rajasthan Royals’ highflying start to the season have centred on a certain 15-year-old phenomenon, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The eve of Royals’ third and last home match this season here at their ‘second home ground’ was not different either, even with the…
Oil prices rose on Friday with Brent Crude climbing above $96 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude near $99 a barrel, as markets reacted to renewed supply risks in the Middle East.In the early hours of trade, Brent crude rose by 0.87% to $96.75 per barrel while WTI was up by 1.06% to…
Khwaja Asif, Netanyahu (File photos) A row erupted between Israel and Pakistan after defence Minister Khawaja Asif posted remarks targeting Israel for its military op in Lebanon, which he later deleted amid strong backlash.Israel on Thursday sharply criticised the comments, questioning Pakistan’s credibility as a neutral player in ongoing regional diplomacy. The Israeli Prime Minister’s…
Easiest Houseplants to Keep Alive: Top 5 Beginner-Friendly Plants Keeping houseplants alive can sometimes feel like an uphill battle, even for people with years of plant-keeping. However, according to gardening experts, the secret to success is less about having a green thumb and more about choosing the right plants to start with.In a recent 2026…
Israel on Thursday sharply criticised remarks by Khawaja Asif, questioning Pakistan’s credibility as a neutral player in ongoing regional diplomacy. The response came after Asif posted a series of comments on social media targeting Israel. Reacting to those statements, the PMO said, “Pakistan Defence Minister’s call for Israel’s annihilation is outrageous.” “This is not a…
US President Donald Trump early Friday renewed a sharp warning to Iran amid tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of disrupting vital oil flows during a conflict that has stretched on for over a month.Posting on Truth Social, the MAGA leader issued a direct message to the Islamic Republic of Iran, led by…