Aravind Srinivas, CEO of AI startup Perplexity At a time when the tech world is obsessed with how artificial intelligence (AI) may ‘disrupt’ or replace our current gadgets, the CEO of one of the world’s leading AI companies has a surprising take on the most popular Apple product: the iPhone. Speaking on the This Week…
Michael Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University in 2018 revolutionized higher education by funding need-blind admissions. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons A good example of a headline that does not lose relevance many years after being published would be one that came out in 2018 regarding Michael Bloomberg’s donation of $1.8 billion to Johns…
In the heart of Azamgarh, a wedding that promised love and joy devolved into a nightmare as a quarrel about a desert cooler’s placement ignited a violent confrontation. Sadly, the incident claimed the life of Amir Chandra Sahani and left four other attendees in critical condition. VARANASI: Dispute over direction of desert cooler snowballed into…
Quote of the Day by Princess Diana Princess Diana remains one of the most admired public figures in modern history, not only because she was a member of the British royal family but also because of her compassion, humility and humanitarian work. Decades after her passing, her words continue to resonate with people across generations….
Iran president Masoud Pezeshkian, on Sunday, questioned the United States’ authority to limit Iran’s nuclear programme, asking what legal basis Washington had for such demands.Reuters, citing the Iranian Student News Agency, reported that Pezeshkian said the US had no valid justification to deny Iran access to its own technology.Speaking publicly, Pezeshkian directly criticised US Trump…
Synthetic DNA’s incorporation into electronics is changing neuromorphic computing’s methodology and is the new way of addressing the rising energy costs associated with current Artificial Intelligence. Integrating molecularly engineered DNA sequences with quasi-2D perovskite semiconductor materials allows researchers to create ‘memristors,’ or memory resistors, based on the brain’s ability to create new memories through synaptic…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday said the world is in “an age of flux,” but asserted that India has demonstrated its ability to “rise to the challenges.”Jaishankar made the remarks during an interactive session on the third and final day of the 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave in the capital. He shared…
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, recently appeared in the Forbes’ list of the world’s most generous philanthropists. Scott was recognised for donating more than any individual worldwide since 2012. Scott, who sold more than half of her Amazon stake after her divorce, signed the Giving Pledge in May 2019, committing to…
Rahul Gandhi, Shivaraj Singh Chouhan NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday likened the ongoing protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to “Lord Shiva’s Tandav”, saying the movement did not require a fixed plan and that anyone willing to join the fight to protect the Constitution was welcome.The remarks drew a sharp…
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) The Khelo India mission sets a clear and ambitious goal: India must emerge as one of the world’s top 10 sporting nations by 2036 and break into the top five by 2047. By aligning these milestones with the Viksit Bharat vision and the centenary of Independence, the mission elevates…