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Apple Folded. Samsung Roasted. Duolingo Gatecrashed
Apple Folded. Samsung Roasted. Duolingo Gatecrashed
10 min read
Samsung called the iPhone 18 Pro “so same” and dismissed Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, as “reheated leftovers”. Duolingo’s owl then flew into the launch-night fight. From Coke–Pepsi and Burg ...
Apple Joins Samsung’s Fold, but Can a ₹3-Lakh iPhone Bend the Market?
9 min read
Seven years after Samsung opened the foldable-phone race, Apple has entered with a ₹2,99,900 iPhone Duo. Its biggest advantage may be neither the hinge nor the screen, but the power to turn a niche ex ...
US Open 2026: Zverev Sweeps into Semis, Breaks Becker’s Grand Slam Mark
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Alexander Zverev beat Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets in New York to set up a semi-final against Karen Khachanov. The German’s 23rd Grand Slam match win of the year took him past Boris Becker ...
AI Could Boost US Economy but Squeeze Jobs and Wages, Anthropic Warns
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Anthropic’s “Scenarios for our Economic Future” report models three paths for the US economy by 2030, with AI lifting output in each. But faster automation could leave knowledge workers facing stagnan ...
‘Murders Like Movies’, ‘Governance Like a Shoot’: Kanimozhi, Stalin Target Vijay
3 min read
The DMK’s Kanimozhi and MK Stalin invoked Vijay’s film career in separate attacks on X, questioning his handling of crime and governance in Tamil Nadu. Stalin also defended the party’s Emergency-era r ...
England vs Pakistan 3rd Test: Pakistan Changed the Team. Edgbaston Exposed the System
7 min read
Pakistan changed four players, handed out three Test debuts and entered Edgbaston after sending seven cricketers home and removing two coaches. Yet another collapse—133 all out, their fifth successive ...
Can marriage override consent? Supreme Court takes up India’s marital rape debate
3 min read
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the marital rape exception in Indian law can survive constitutional scrutiny, reopening a debate that sits at the intersection of marriage, consent, ind ...
India-US trade deal nears finish line: The tariff advantage India still wants from Washington
5 min read
India says the broad contours of its trade deal with the US are “more or less” settled. But before the two sides put pen to paper, one crucial piece still needs to fall into place: preferential market ...
What happened on KBC that left Amitabh Bachchan heartbroken? His latest note has fans talking
3 min read
After hearing contestants’ deeply personal struggles on Kaun Banega Crorepati, Amitabh Bachchan shared a rare and heartfelt reflection, calling some of their stories “heart-breaking” and admitting the ...