Google has unveiled its latest Tensor Processing Units – the TPU 8i and TPU 8t – designed specifically for the “Agentic Era”, at Google Cloud Next 2026. By optimising these chips for autonomous AI agents that perform complex tasks on a user’s behalf, Google is sending a clear message to Nvidia: it is challenging their…
Carolina Panthers linked to $30M Indianapolis Colts CB amid push to strengthen defense.(Image via X) The Carolina Panthers showed immense improvement in the last season with 8 wins and 9 losses as the team qualified in the playoffs for the first time since 2017.While the Carolina Panthers have shown improvement since their run on the…
As Tamil Nadu is set to vote on Thursday, the assembly elections are emerging as a crucial political contest, one that could put the resilience of the state’s long-dominant Dravidian model to the test.Several constituencies are set to be closely watched in Tamil Nadu. MK Stalin seeks to retain Kolathur, while Udhayanidhi Stalin faces a…
Nepal home minister Sudan Gurung, a handpicked aide of PM Balendra Shah, resigned on Wednesday amid scrutiny over his wealth disclosures, investments and alleged business links with businessman and power broker Deepak Bhatta, who is being investigated in a money-laundering case. In a day of dramatic developments, Shah took charge of the home ministry after…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has ‘linked’ the recent attack on his San Francisco home to remarks from rival Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. During a recent interview with podcaster Ashlee Vance on the “Core Memory” podcast, Altman suggested that comments from rival AI companies may have played a role in the attack. His comments come after…
Image: Tel Aviv University There was once an enigma that intrigued people all around the world and baffled scientists for many years: the skull of a man who lived in Eastern Europe 7,500 years ago. The odd combination of its facial features made some scientists believe that this individual could be a rare example of…
In a significant development in the high-profile gold smuggling case, Kannada actress Ranya Rao is set to be released from jail on Wednesday after completing one year under preventive detention, officials said.Ranya Rao, who is currently lodged at Bengaluru Central Prison, was arrested in connection with an alleged gold smuggling racket involving gold worth Rs…
Aarav Vats scored 96.6% in the CBSE Class 10 exam while battling cancer A board-exam result usually arrives wrapped in the familiar noise of percentages, cut-offs, school-wise tallies and the annual frenzy over who scored what. Aarav Vats’ marksheet carries all of that, of course. It says he scored 96.6% in the 2026 CBSE Class…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday said poll-related seizures in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark ahead of the ongoing assembly elections and bye-elections.Enforcement agencies have recovered inducements worth Rs 1,072.13 crore meant to influence voters, the Commission said. Watch ECI Orders 96-Hour Dry Day In Bengal, TN…
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has triggered a bigger strategic question in Washington: if fighting resumes, how long can the US sustain a high-intensity war in the Middle East without weakening its position elsewhere?A new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies by Mark F Cancian and Chris H…