The Pentagon’s chief technology officer (CTO) has said that he does not want the Trump administration to acquire equity or seek partial state ownership in artificial intelligence (AI) companies, even as the government has already bought into firms like Intel and Nippon Steel-owned US Steel. Speaking to CNBC, Emil Michael was asked whether Washington might…
A sprawling community of concrete bunkers set against the picturesque Black Hills landscape, symbolizing self-sufficiency and survival. In a former Army munitions depot outside Edgemont, South Dakota, rows of concrete bunkers with steel blast doors sit across the Black Hills landscape, forming a survival community called Vivos xPoint. The complex contains 575 bunkers originally built…
” … If it’s a bad intention, we’ll put very heavy tariffs on Europe,” Trump said. US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on Europe after the European Union proposed giving Canada a new form of membership, in a move that could bring the two sides closer on trade, defence and economic…
Representative Image of a restored California wetland with diverse vegetation and rich soil, illustrating carbon storage and greenhouse gas dynamics (AI Generated Image) California has spent decades restoring wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, hoping that reflooded farmland can rebuild soil, store carbon and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A new study published titled Interannual…
The record heat of 2026 made this summer exceptional for butterfly-watching. More than 100,000 volunteers fanned across Britain with notebooks this summer, tallying nearly 1.4 million common butterflies and day-flying moths. This was the second-best butterfly season of the past 16 years, according to the Big Butterfly Count. Painted ladies surged by 335% compared with…
A vintage Airstream trailer parked on a Wisconsin pasture may not sound like a financial lifeline, at least not six years ago. But it is now for Brit Thompson, 33, who runs Pink River Ranch in Wisconsin. She converted her vintage Airstream trailer into an Airbnb, and most of her guests are Chicago-area professionals looking…
Kapil Dev dodges Mohsin Naqvi NEW DELHI: India’s women’s cricket team won the Asia Cup for a record eighth time on Sunday. But the post-match celebrations were overshadowed by the team’s decision not to receive the trophy from Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister and the chairman of the…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court has refused to interfere with bail granted to a man accused of cultivating opium poppy on one marla of land, noting that he had not violated any of the conditions imposed while on bail. The court dismissed the…
The vlogger says such practices are linked to longstanding local traditions. A series of videos shared by Uttarakhand-based content creator Puran Chand, who lives in one of the rural parts of Uttarakhand, has sparked a discussion online after he documented his wife following traditional restrictions during her menstrual cycle.In the videos, the woman is seen…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah backed Centre’s decision to introduce 0.4 percent merchant discount rate on UPI payments above Rs 2,000, saying that “running a UPI system” is not cheap.While talking to reporters, Omar said that people don’t appreciate what they “get for free.”“Not everyone is charged. First of all, person-to-person…