Less than a week after announcing her resignation from Thinking Machines Lab citing stress and illness, cofounder Lilian Weng is now returning to work alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. According to a report by Business Insider, Weng, who previously served as OpenAI’s vice president of research and safety, said she had been ill more often…
During his first term in 2020, Trump temporarily suspended US funding to the organisation. The United States has approved the release of $600 million in funding for Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, but has decided that none of the money will be routed through the World Health Organization (WHO), dealing another financial setback to the…
Our sense of self often relies on external factors and societal roles. Adi Shankaracharya taught that true happiness comes from understanding our inner being. He advised practicing discrimination between the permanent Self and the temporary ego. The ego is built from our body, mind, and possessions, leading to distress. Recognizing the One-Self as Pure Being…
Asian equities showed signs of stabilising on Thursday, but investors remained cautious after a turbulent week marked by a sharp AI-driven market sell-off, uncertainty over the US interest rate outlook and renewed geopolitical tensions that briefly sent oil prices soaring.Taiwan’s benchmark climbed 666.47 points to 40,705.65, up 1.66%, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 201.22 points…
Students can be seen enjoying vada pav after school. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) MUMBAI: Vada pav, samosas, cold drinks, chocolates and ice creams will no longer be allowed to be sold, distributed or advertised inside schools or within a 50-metre radius of school premises in Maharashtra under a new statewide order issued by…
BENGALURU: GenAI is poised to transform India’s labour market over the next decade, redefine job roles and accelerate the shift towards higher-value work, according to a new Goldman Sachs report.The report estimates that GenAI could automate 9-17% of tasks currently performed by India’s non-agricultural workforce. However 8-12% of jobs face a meaningful risk of substitution,…
Andrew Garfield’s still from ‘Spider-Man.'(Image Credit: Instagram) Andrew Garfield has always been a more thoughtful presence than the roles he is most associated with might suggest. Before Tom Holland made the character a global phenomenon. Before ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ brought all three Peters into the same frame and the internet collectively lost its mind,…
Apex court on Coalgate case NEW DELHI: Diluting its 12year-old order mandating appeals to be filed only in the Supreme Court against trial court orders in coal block allotment scam cases, the SC Wednesday said the prosecution and accused can move the Delhi HC challenging acquittals or convictions recorded by the special judge.Taking up the…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday saved central and state projects worth Rs 20,000 crore from demolition for want of prior environmental clearance but permanently prohibited govt from granting post facto EC and quashed Centre’s 2021 Office Memorandum for keeping a window indefinitely open for projects to seek such green nods.Rescinding a part of its earlier…
‘Adipurush’ trends after Ranbir Kapoor and Yash’s ‘Ramayana’ trailer release; netizens ask, ‘How did this make it to the theatres?’ The makers have finally released the trailer of Nitesh Tiwari‘s Ramayana, as promised. The four-minute trailer has impressed the internet, with many praising Yash‘s powerful look as Ravana. Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama and Sai…