Image credit: LinkedIn A former Buddhist monk who later worked as a software engineer at Meta accidentally became a startup founder after a pandemic-era hackathon with childhood friends. In 2021, Lilly Chen and three friends turned a project they built for fun into FSH Technologies (formerly Contenda), which has since positioned itself to compete with...
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Brazilian mother and daughter built seven-bedroom home from 8,000 glass bottles
When people go on a trip, they make sure to carry back a suitcase full of memories. From photos to souvenirs, they invest in numerous things to ensure that they have something to remember the good times by. But one thing they always end up forgetting is to carry back the waste and deposit it...
NEET protests: SC sets up 5-member panel to probe excessive use of force by cops
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a 5-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee to examine the allegations of excessive use of force by police, and paramilitary force on students during July 20 Sansad Chalo march organised by Cockroach Janata Party.The committee will be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice R. Subhash Reddy. The other...
Secret Hormuz corridor: How US kept ships, oil moving despite Iran threat
The operation allowed 15–20 tankers to move through a southern channel of the strait each night under US military guidance. The US military secretly helped commercial tankers navigate the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks despite Iran’s closure of the strategic waterway. The operation allowed millions of barrels of oil to reach global markets each...
What Jeff Dean, whose Google exit sparked $200B loss in a day, has to say on Gemini
Jeff Dean, Google’s 30th employee and chief scientist, left after 27 years to lead AI startup Discovery Loop. Jeff Dean, longtime computing pioneer at Google, has spoken publicly for the first time since departing the company, expressing strong faith in the direction of the company’s Gemini artificial intelligence models while explaining his move to launch...
No bachelors, no biryani, no dogs: What your RWA can legally ban, and what it can’t
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: Parking, maintenance charges, pets, tenants and the use of common areas are among the issues that can trigger disputes between resident welfare associations (RWAs) and residents. But many residents are unclear about how far an RWA can go in making and enforcing rules, particularly when those...
ICC makes U-turn on Gaddafi Stadium pitch demerit point
Gaddafi Stadium. (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) The ICC has removed the demerit point given to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium pitch after the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia in June.The decision comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket Canada appealed against demerit points awarded for matches played that month. ICC reviews pitch decision...
Setback for Jharkhand students: HC stays Soren govt’s order to cancel JPSC exams
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand high court on Thursday stayed government’s order to cancel 11th and 13th JPSC exams and appointments following student protests.This comes days after the government cancelled the JSSC-CGL examination and all recruitment exams conducted by TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd (TDPL).Chief minister Hemant Soren had announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination and...
Who was Sajjan Kumar? From 3-time Congress MP to 1984 riots convict
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar has died, Safdarjung Hospital authorities confirmed. NEW DELHI: Former Congress leader and 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar died in Tihar jail on Thursday at the age of 80.Kumar was brought dead to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.The three-time parliamentarian was serving a life sentence in...
Google’s Spirit Airlines email deal faces ‘obstacle’ from flight attendants’ union
A US bankruptcy court has delayed approval of Google’s planned $10 million purchase of Spirit Airlines’ digital archives after the former flight attendants raise privacy concerns. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the objection filed with the US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, warned that the deal could violate worker privacy by allowing...
