Yann LeCun, Meta’s former chief AI scientist and deep learning pioneer, has dismissed the panic around Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview as “BS from self-delusion.” While the model’s reported ability to find vulnerabilities in every major operating system and browser spooked Wall Street and triggered an emergency Fed meeting, LeCun and other AI researchers argue the...
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The art of no deal: Nuclear mistrust sinks Vance mission
TOI correspondent from Washington: A high-stakes diplomatic mission led by the US Vice President JD Vance ended without an agreement with Iran on Sunday, deepening uncertainty over a fragile ceasefire in the Gulf and raising the prospect of renewed conflict in the coming hours and days.After almost a full day of talks in Pakistan, Vance...
Candidates Chess: How India’s Vaishali trapped Russian’s rook to extend lead at top
Vaishali Rameshbabu vs Aleksandra Goryachkina (Photo by Niki Riga) NEW DELHI: For the first time at the Women’s Candidates in Cyprus, someone has asserted her dominance, and, to no one’s surprise, it is India’s very own Vaishali Rameshbabu.Playing with the black pieces in Round 11 on Saturday, she claimed a jaw-dropping win over the former...
19-year-old spurned man who ‘killed’ Andhra Pradesh girl tries to flee, shot in leg
TIRUPATI: Police opened fire when the 19-year-old accused in the murder of a minor girl at Khazipet allegedly tried to flee while he was being shifted on Saturday morning.Khazipet police, who arrested A Venkatesh – who entered the girl’s house on Friday when she was alone and slit her throat – kept him in the...
‘Do you regret leaving PSL for IPL?’ SL batter put on spot in Pakistan – Watch
IPL trophy, Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis did not respond to a question related to the IPL after a PSL 2026 match against Lahore Qalandars on Saturday at the National Stadium in Karachi. In a video shared on social media, a person, perhaps the media manager of Peshawar Zalmi, is also heard asking...
What is the secret to a great cup of tea?
Tea is the world’s most popular drink, except for plain old water. Whether we’re talking matcha, Earl Grey or oolong, it’s all made from the leaves of one species of plant, Camellia sinensis. (Any other tea-like brew is technically a tisane or herbal tea.) That one tea plant yields teas in an astonishing rainbow of...
Excessive demands vs best offer: What led to Iran-US ceasefire talks collapse
High-stakes negotiations between the United States and Iran aimed at securing a ceasefire and a broader diplomatic framework ended without an agreement after nearly 21 hours of intense discussions in Islamabad.US Vice President JD Vance, who led Washington’s delegation, confirmed that American negotiators would return home empty-handed after failing to bridge key differences with Tehran....
Science Snapshots: April 12, 2026
Night time lights are not just getting brighter New data challenge the traditional view that nightlights are becoming brighter everywhere. Based on satellite data from 2014 to 2022 of artificial nightlight, researchers found a nightscape both brightening and dimming. While global brightening, mainly due to urban expansion and rural electrification, increased radiance by 34% from...
Artemis II: how NASA scientist, senior official Amit Kshatriya helped U.S. moon mission
From admiring rocket launches as a child growing up in Houston to steering the operations at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), scientist Amit Kshatriya has had a stellar innings at the space agency that has set on a mission to land astronauts on the moon. As NASA’s Associate Administrator, Wisconsin-born Mr. Kshatriya serves...
IPL: Sanju Samson knocks down MS Dhoni’s record; joins KL Rahul to…
Sanju Samson, MS Dhoni After three low scores, Sanju Samson returned to form with a hundred as Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 23 runs to record their first win of IPL 2026 in Chennai on Saturday.Samson’s unbeaten 115 off 56 balls was the key to one of Chennai’s better batting performances this season.Asked...
