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“Shortcuts Will Cut You Short”: PM Modi’s Message to India’s Reel Generation
“Shortcuts Will Cut You Short”: PM Modi’s Message to India’s Reel Generation
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At the launch of Ram Nath Kovind's autobiography, Narendra Modi warned young Indians against the “shortcut” culture of reels and social media, urging them to learn from the struggles behind people's s ...
Meet Brad Lightcap: The Man Who Helped Build OpenAI
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Brad Lightcap joined OpenAI when it was still a small research lab. Eight years later, after helping build the business and operations that powered its transformation into an AI giant, he is leaving t ...
Why is Maharashtra FDA Cracking Down on Ayurvedic Drug Makers?
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A statewide inspection of 434 Ayurvedic manufacturers has uncovered serious lapses ranging from missing technical staff and weak quality-control systems to unhygienic facilities and inadequate testing ...
Claude Will Now Mark AI-Generated Content. Here’s What That Means
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Anthropic says new Claude models launched in the EU will carry machine-readable marks from day one, using invisible text watermarks and signed metadata to make AI involvement easier to trace
TSMC and Sony Team Up on Next-Gen Image Sensors, Target 2029 Production
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The new Japan joint venture will combine Sony’s image-sensor expertise with TSMC’s advanced chipmaking capabilities, with the partners planning commercial production from 2029
NASA Invites ISRO to Join Moon Base Programme as India-US Space Partnership Goes Lunar
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India and the US are taking their space partnership to the Moon. NASA has invited ISRO to join its Moon Base programme, as the two countries expand cooperation on lunar exploration, human spaceflight, ...
Don’t Let Monetisation Undo UPI’s Inclusion Gains: Lekha Chakraborty
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Economist Lekha S Chakraborty on the proposed changes to UPI charges, the risks to consumers and small merchants and why monetising India’s digital public infrastructure could undermine financial incl ...
Iran Says it Forced US to the Table as Trump Claims ‘100% Control’ of Strait of Hormuz
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran’s resistance during its conflict with the US and Israel forced Washington to seek negotiations, as President Donald Trump simultaneously claims the ...
Air India Phuket-Delhi Flight Probe Deepens After 300-Foot Drop; CEO Briefs Aviation Authorities
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Outgoing Air India CEO Campbell Wilson met the Civil Aviation Ministry and DGCA as investigators examine why flight AI2379 suddenly lost around 300 feet over Odisha. Airbus is assisting the probe, whi ...