The alleged group rape of a Cornell University student has become one of the most serious scandals in the 161-year history of the elite New York institution, while also exposing a legal
In Jakarta’s Jatinegara market, cages are stacked three metres high, holding bats, raccoon dogs, monkeys, and birds — all crammed together and sold as pets or food. The air is thick with
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Delegates at a United Nations meeting hosted by UNESCO in Paris have released the world’s first global recommendations aimed at safeguarding mental privacy and user rights in brain-interface technologies. The guidelines emerge
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In the sugarcane fields of El Salvador, men like Oscar rise before dawn to swing machetes under an unforgiving sun. For decades, this brutal labour has quietly claimed lives, not with accidents
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Huawei Technologies has unveiled a major advancement in artificial intelligence training, claiming it has surpassed leading industry approaches—such as those by DeepSeek—with a novel architecture optimized for its self-developed Ascend chips. The
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Global electric vehicle giant Tesla is not planning to manufacture in India and is instead focused on setting up retail operations, Union Heavy Industries Minister HD
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Cyberbullying can trigger symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in teens and should be classified as an “adverse childhood experience” (ACE), according to a new study published in BMC Public Health. The
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Air India Ltd.’s path to profitability is facing renewed headwinds as Pakistan continues to block Indian airlines from using its airspace, adding significant flight times for long-haul operations. In an interview with
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“Being a flight attendant is more than just serving drinks and providing pillows. It’s about making people feel at home even when they’re miles away from home.” — Dora Swanson. 31st May is
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Chinese authorities have launched a major crackdown on scams targeting the upcoming national college entrance examination, or gaokao, with a special focus on those fraudulently claiming that artificial intelligence (AI) can predict
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The mountain dominates the western coast of New Zealand’s North Island, also known as Aotearoa. Its peak is like the center point of a sundial, the shadows on its slopes telling time. The
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Just over a week ago, MIT Technology Review released Power Hungry, a revealing deep-dive into the staggering energy demands of artificial intelligence. While much of the spotlight has been on the sheer
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A damning internal review has revealed that the chief executive of Heathrow Airport, Thomas Woldbye, was unreachable during a critical power outage in March, as his phone was on silent at his
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Daiza Gordon watched her two younger brothers die from Hunter syndrome, a rare and incurable genetic disorder that mostly affects boys. It occurs when the body is missing a crucial enzyme. At
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When Bruce Levine and colleagues began developing engineered immune cells to fight cancer in the 1990s, their work was largely dismissed. “The wider community was very sceptical,” Levine, an immunologist at the
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Opera has announced a new browser called Opera Neon, built around artificial intelligence capabilities designed to go beyond traditional web browsing by performing tasks on behalf of users—including shopping, filling out forms,
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