Microsoft has announced new human rights and security measures after completing an internal inquiry into how the Israeli military used its cloud technology for the surveillance of Palestinians. The company said it will strengthen oversight of projects linked to national security agencies and review how employees handle security clearances issued by foreign governments. The move...
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TMC leader Jahangir Khan, who contested from Falta, arrested near Nepal border
NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police Monday arrested former Trinamool Congress MLA Jahangir Khan, who became the centre of controversy during the assembly elections after repolling was ordered in his constituency, Falta, after the reports of irregularities.The arrest comes weeks after Calcutta high court’s vacation bench refused to extend the interim protection in five FIRs granted...
INDIA bloc meets today: Who’s attending and who’s skipping the key huddle
INDIA bloc leaders (File photo) NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc is set to hold a meeting in the national capital on Monday, marking its first formal gathering in several months.The meeting comes in the wake of recent assembly elections in four states and the Union territory of Puducherry, results that dealt a setback to...
Palantir CEO almost hates AI word ‘tokenmaxxing’, compares it to ‘bad addiction’
Palantir CEO Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a blunt take on the AI industry’s hottest buzzword. Speaking on the TBPN podcast on the sidelines of Palantir’s AIPCon 10 conference, Karp compared “tokenmaxxing”—the compulsive overuse of AI tokens—to a porn addiction. His point was simple: a lot of companies are burning through tokens that look like...
Woman gym trainer, father accused of converting UP bizman’s son to Islam
Uttar Pradesh Police apprehended two individuals in Shamli for a forced religious conversion plot involving emotional entrapment and blackmail for financial gain. SHAMLI: Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district have arrested a woman and her father and booked nine people in connection with the alleged religious conversion of a 30-year-old man, officials said on Sunday.The...
Bibi defies Trump’s call for restraint; Israel & Iran trade blows: How the sudden flare-up unfolded
The fragile ceasefire faltered completely early Monday after Iran struck Israel first time since April 8 truce, drawing a sharp retaliatory strikes from the Jewish State as loud boom was heard in parts of central and western Iran.Timing of the re-eruption of the war has cast a foreboding shadow over the end of hostilities in...
‘I call the shots’: Trump insists Iran deal on track amid fresh strikes, says Bibi has ‘no choice’
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would have no choice but to accept any agreement negotiated by Washington with Iran, asserting that he was ultimately in charge of the process.Speaking in a telephone interview with the Financial Times, Trump said that Netanyahu would...
Watch: Pilot, co-pilot killed as private aircraft crashes in Dominican Republic
The pilot and co-pilot of a private aircraft were killed when it crashed on the runway at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean nation’s national aviation authority said. Authorities reported that no passengers were on board. According to a statement from the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute, the aircraft declared an emergency...
Watch: Indigo stepladder crashes into parked Air India aircraft at Delhi airport
Visual credit: X/@27saurabhsinha NEW DELHI: A passenger stepladder was blown into a parked Air India aircraft during a sudden spell of strong winds and rain at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday evening.The incident took place near Terminal 2, where the stepladder, used for aircraft boarding and deboarding operations, was displaced by strong winds...
100 days of Middle East crisis: Oil prices jump over 3% as Iran-Israel resume war
Oil prices jumped on Monday as tensions in the Middle East flared up once again, raising fresh concerns over global oil supplies. Global crude benchmarks gained more than 3% as the crisis entered has now crossed 100 days, with peace efforts continuing to yield little progress.As of 7:50 am, WTI crude was trading at $93.87...
