Google DeepMind is significantly increasing its involvement in national security contracts, a shift confirmed by a VP. The company has revised its AI principles, removing previous restrictions on weapons development and surveillance, now prioritizing benefits over risks. Google DeepMind VP of global affairs Tom Lue told employees in a January town hall that the company...
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IPL 2026: Josh Hazelwood to join RCB squad when ‘Cricket Australia are happy’
Josh Hazelwood NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will have to wait for Josh Hazlewood to join the squad for IPL 2026, with the fast bowler set to return only after clearance from Cricket Australia.RCB director of cricket Mo Bobat said on Tuesday that the franchise is working closely with Cricket Australia and medical staff...
‘Modi may not be PM by 2026 end’: Arvind Kejriwal at Sanjay Raut book launch
NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may not continue in office beyond 2026, as opposition leaders launched a broad attack on the BJP-led Centre at the launch of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s book ‘Unlikely Paradise’ in the national capital.Speaking at the event, Kejriwal said,...
Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi gets life imprisonment in UAPA case
Asiya Andrabi (extreme right) and her three young students. (TOI file photo) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case.Her two associates, Fehmeeda and Nasreen, were sentenced to 30 years in prison in the same case.On January...
‘Except West Bengal’: SC notes ‘hardly any litigation’ over SIR in other states
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would consider extending the date for freezing the electoral rolls in West Bengal, even as it noted that the Election Commission’s SIR exercise had been largely smooth in other states.The observation came during the hearing of a batch of pleas alleging procedural irregularities in the ECI’s...
After Shanaka & Blessing, third foreign player leaves PSL, is he CSK bound?
Ottniel Baartman (l) and PSL trophy After Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani and Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka, South African fast bowler Ottniel Baartman could be the third foreign player to ditch the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and join an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise.The 33-year-old right-arm fast bowler withdrew from the PSL last week and Pakistani news...
Minecraft 26.1 Update: Tiny Takeover revamps baby mobs; global rollout on March 24–25
Image via Mojang Mojang is kicking off 2026 with its first major game drop of the year in the form of Minecraft 26.1. The upcoming update is essentially titled Tiny Takeover, and this highly anticipated patch is going to make changes to the game’s baby mobs.Fans had been eagerly waiting for new content, and it...
RCB players to wear jersey no. 11 in ‘memory’ of stampede victims
ootwears lie on the ground outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium following stampede (left) and IPL 2025 winning RCB team’s player Virat Kohli and others during felicitation ceremony. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Tuesday announced that all the players of the franchise will wear the jersey number 11 in the pre-match...
‘Universal joke’: Rahul Gandhi on PM Modi’s foreign policy, says he’s ‘compromised’
NEW DELHI: Leader of oppofition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that India’s foreign policy was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “personal” policy and called it a “universal joke”. He further accused that the prime minister was “compromised”, adding that he was acting upon US President Donald Trump‘s directions.“Our foreign policy is PM Modi‘s personal foreign...
IPL: Kal Somani-led consortium buys 100% stake in RR for $1.63 billion
RR captain Riyan Parag (left), and A pink-coloured bus being prepared for the Rajasthan Royals team ahead of the Indian Premier League at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, in Jaipur. A consortium led by US-based entrepreneur Kal Somani has won the bid to own the Rajasthan Royals franchise. Somani has led enterprises in ed-tech, data privacy, AI...
