File photo TOI correspondent from Washington: Move over kings, emperors, oil sheikhs, and that uncle who insists he bought Apple or Nvidia 25 years ago but somehow still drives a 2002 Toyota Corolla or Maruti Suzuki. The world has a new financial life-form: Elon Musk, the first person to breach the previously mythical $1 trillion...
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Why oxytocin is vital in C-sections, and how fake doses can kill
A probe into the recent deaths of five women following C-section deliveries at a government hospital in Rajasthan’s Kota has pointed out that fake oxytocin injections that contained only water were allegedly administered to the patients. Oxytocin, a critical drug, is administered post-delivery to control excessive bleeding. Considering its importance, we spoke to experts. DISCLAIMER: This...
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SpaceX makes Musk world’s 1st trillionaire: Will his net worth sustain?
Elon Musk’s net worth is tied mainly to these two companies – SpaceX and Tesla. (AI image) Who wants to be a millionaire? Several years ago an American show highlighted people’s aspiration of reaching the 7-digit figure. Almost three decades later, the world has got its first trillionaire – Elon Musk. A figure that has...
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Chinese hackers used Gemini AI to scam people, now Google is suing them
Google has filed a lawsuit against an organised Chinese cybercrime network, accusing the group of weaponising Google’s own artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Gemini, to mass-produce and spread convincing financial scams to hundreds of thousands of smartphone users. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, targets a sophisticated...
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‘Give ourselves options’: Morkel outlines India’s fast-bowling vision for 2027 ODI World Cup
Gautam Gambhir and Morne Morkel (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: India’s first ODI assignment since the T20 World Cup is also the start of a longer journey towards South Africa, where conditions next year are likely to place a premium on pace, bounce and seamers capable of hitting the deck hard.With Jasprit Bumrah unavailable and...
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Taylor Swift’s songwriting triumph turns viral as Travis Kelce steals scene
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce turned a Songwriters Hall of Fame celebration into a viral moment when Steven Spielberg filmed them dancing. (Image via Getty) Taylor Swift did not need a director for her Songwriters Hall of Fame moment. She got Steven Spielberg anyway.Swift was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday, June...
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‘Seen me grow up’: Abhishek Banerjee reacts to Kalyan Banerjee’s ‘arrogant’ remark
NEW DELHI: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday reacted to Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee’s “arrogant” remark, saying that the senior party leader had the “right to say a few harsh words” as the latter had seen him “grow up”.“Kalyan Banerjee has seen me grow up. He is a senior leader of the...
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Trump blames Iran for attacking Indian ships amid New Delhi fury over death of 3 sailors
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday implicated Iran in alleged drone attacks against Indian ships in the Strait of Hormuz amid growing anger in New Delhi over American missile strikes against vessels that killed three Indian sailors. “Also, their (Iran’s) totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships leaving the...
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Over 200 trips to the moon and more : What Elon Musk’s trillion could mean:
How do you measure a trillion dollars? Start with the zeroes. A trillion is written as $1,000,000,000,000 — a one followed by 12 zeroes. Yet even that barely captures its scale. As SpaceX’s market debut pushes Elon Musk towards what could become the world’s first trillion-dollar personal fortune, the number is so large that it...
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India’s homegrown answer to S-400? Rajnath says Project Kusha is a game changer
File photo NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday described the indigenous Project Kusha air defence system as a potential “game changer” for India’s security architecture, saying it has already demonstrated its importance during Operation Sindoor.Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in...
