Lawmakers in Maine this week passed a statewide a temporary suspension on new data centres, marking the first time a US state has officially moved to halt the rapid expansion of the infrastructure that is powering the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. The legislation comes as the AI industry faces growing pushback over its massive environmental…
Three members of an ISIS-linked gang have been convicted of murdering British botanists Rod Saunders and Rachel Saunders before dumping their bodies in a crocodile-infested river in South Africa, bringing an end to a case that remained unresolved for more than eight years.Durban High Court found Sayefundeen Del Vecchio, 44, his wife Bibi Patel, 34,…
A significant $55 million donation revitalised the Mid-Manhattan Library, transforming it into the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons It is natural to conclude that in the evolving world of information technology, the traditional library has become less relevant than ever before as a central hub of urban life. These libraries are romanticised…
CHANDIGARH: Polling for 105 municipal bodies in Punjab, including eight municipal corporations, is scheduled for May 26, as announced by State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhury on Monday.Vote counting will take place on May 29.Addressing the media here, Chaudhury shared details about the elections, stating that they will occur in the following eight municipal corporations:…
MUMBAI: The rupee weakened to a record closing low of 96.53 against the dollar on Tuesday, marking its sixth consecutive session of decline, as sustained high crude oil prices and adverse global cues weighed on the currency. The local unit closed 18 paise lower compared to 96.35 in the previous session, after touching an intraday…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday held ‘Jan Aakrosh Mahila Padyatra’ after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill failed to pass in Lok Sabha during the Special Session.The Chief Minister’s foot march is being held in protest against the non-passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill, as Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha voted…
Germany’s Bundeswehr has quietly but firmly shut the door on Palantir—the American data analytics firm whose software runs targeting systems in Ukraine, is embedded across the US military, and just logged $1.63 billion in quarterly revenue. The reason Berlin is walking away has nothing to do with the technology. It never does.Vice Admiral Thomas Daum,…
CEC Gyanesh Kumar; TMC MP Derek O’Brien NEW DELHI: Opposition parties will bring a fresh motion to impeach Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and spokesperson Derek O’Brien said on Monday.“19 political parties and around 300 MPs had earlier moved an impeachment notice against the CEC. In the coming days, a…
Om Prakash Rajbhar has reiterated that the Samajwadi Party split is definitely going to happen. NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Thursday doubled down on his claim that the Samajwadi Party (SP) is headed for a split.The remarks have triggered a fresh political row in…
Skyscrapers have become a kind of silent competition between nations. Not always planned that way, but it shows up clearly in skylines. Cities rising upward, faster than outward. The idea of “Top 10 countries with the most skyscrapers” is usually tied to urban growth, population pressure, and economic ambition. China dominates this space by a…