Yann LeCun, widely regarded as the ‘godfather of AI’ and Meta’s most famous former employee, has now shared a blunt message for students navigating the hype and fear surrounding artificial intelligence: don’t listen to CEOs, and don’t skip college. In an interview with Axios, LeCun cautioned that exaggerated claims about AI’s risks are already harming…
Google DeepMind employees in the UK are not happy with the company’s new artificial intelligence (AI) deal with the US government. The UK-based employees of the company have reportedly launched a bid to form the world’s first union at a frontier AI lab. According to a report by Fortune, the UK’s Communication Workers Union, which…
Google, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI have entered an agreement to give the US government a “first look” at their most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models before they are released to the public. This comes as officials in Washington are growing increasingly worried that advanced AI tools could be misused for cyberattacks or military purposes,…
A blast near Amritsar’s Khasa cantonment and a scooter fire in Jalandhar have sparked political outcry against the Punjab government. NEW DELHI: Two separate blast-like incidents in Punjab within hours of each other triggered panic and set off a political slugfest on Tuesday.In Amritsar, a suspected explosion was reported around 10:50pm near the Khasa cantonment…
WhatsApp parent Meta has published a new security advisory for the instant messaging app. WhatsApp Security Advisories 2026 Updates announce patches for two vulnerabilities. WhatsApp has fixed these two security flaws that the company says can be misused to interfere with the way media and attachments are handled on users’ devices. According to Malwarebytes Labs,…
US secretary of state Marco Rubio “Operation Epic Fury is concluded,” US secretary of state Marco Rubio declared early Thursday, marking the end of over two months of unrest triggered by a major military escalation involving the United States and Israel against Iran.The conflict, aimed at curbing the nuclear ambitions of Ali Khamenei’s regime, also…
US President Donald Trump has congratulated PM Modi on his “historic” election victory, a White House spokesman said Tuesday, in an apparent take on the recent round of assembly polls that were headlined by BJP’s big win in West Bengal.White House spokesman Kush Desai spoke of Trump’s warm sentiments for Modi, noting that the US…
For more than six decades, James Harrison quietly carried out one of the most extraordinary acts of public service in modern medicine. Known as the “man with the golden arm,” he donated blood plasma over 1,100 times through Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, helping produce a rare treatment used to protect unborn babies. His plasma contained…
NHL-Jordan Kyrou of the St. Louis Blues (Credit: Getty Images) With their poor first-round playoff performances against the Anaheim Ducks, the Edmonton Oilers are already being linked with potential offseason moves. A name that is more and more being mentioned in trade rumors within the NHL is that of one of the team members of…
India has expanded its classrooms, but not always the teacher. For most Indian families, college is a promise. It is the room into which a parent sends their children with the stubborn, almost sacred belief that they will emerge altered, armed with a degree, a little poise, a vocabulary of ambition, and a job too.That…