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'Earlier machines replaced labour; AI replaces thought'

India, Oct. 26 -- What is it we should be worrying about when we worry about AI? "The danger isn't defiance, but untethered competence," says Nell Watson, 42. "Loss of control won't manifest as rebell... Read More


'Earlier machines replaced labour; AI replaces thought'

India, Oct. 26 -- What is it we should be worrying about when we worry about AI? "The danger isn't defiance, but untethered competence," says Nell Watson, 42. "Loss of control won't manifest as rebell... Read More


Frankenstein, Skynet, Ultron: Tall-tale signs of machines with minds

India, Oct. 26 -- Joseph-Marie Jacquard was in his fifties when he invented the Jacquard machine. The son of a master weaver, he apprenticed as a weaver, served as a bookbinder, hatmaker, type-founder... Read More


Would he be proud of me today?

India, Oct. 26 -- My two daughters belong to Gen Z (the generation now aged 13 to 28). Lately, they've been walking around with digital cameras; the same kinds of Canons and Sonys I had in the '90s. T... Read More


That's what they all say...

India, Oct. 26 -- It's strange how we have some of the same ideas, all around the world. There are differences in how we frame them, of course. That's what makes things interesting. Here are some of m... Read More


Shots heard around the world: The wonder that was the Windies

India, Oct. 26 -- Michael Manley, Jamaica's prime minister from 1989 to 1992, and the son of the country's first premier Norman Manley, was, like most West Indians, an ardent cricket fan and a student... Read More


Click on all links?

India, Oct. 26 -- It started quietly; with single cells dividing in the dark. From that microscopic revolution came multicellular life; the strange Cambrian creatures that once ruled the seas; the fis... Read More


Parents can be jailed in Assam 'Love Jihad' Law

Silchar, Oct. 26 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the proposed state law against "love jihad" will include a provision to arrest the parents of the accused. He also said wo... Read More


Indian exports to China surge in FY26 1st half

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- India's exports to China surged about 22% in the first half of 2025-26 compared to the first half (H1) of FY25, driven by items like parts of telephone sets, shrimps, aluminium a... Read More


2 accused in doc suicide case in satara arrested

Pune, Oct. 26 -- A police officer and an engineer allegedly linked to the suicide of a 29-year-old Satara doctor have been arrested, officials said on Saturday. In a suicide note inscribed on her hand... Read More