Major AI companies’ descriptions of their capabilities also set them apart from smaller firms, which can market themselves only as useful tools rather than as powerful and potentially dangerous technology. For individuals,
In early July 2026, a major controversy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) when books supplied to government school libraries under the centrally sponsored Samagra Shiksha scheme were found to contain content glorifying convicted
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Meta has discontinued an artificial intelligence image-generation feature that allowed users to create images using public Instagram accounts after the tool faced widespread criticism over privacy concerns and the use of user
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The European Union has once again thrust one of its most contentious digital policy debates back into the spotlight after lawmakers voted to revive plans allowing technology companies to voluntarily scan certain
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The deaths of prison officers and inmates during the violence at Negombo Remand Prison have taken a darker turn following postmortem findings that revealed several victims suffered
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Anti-immigration groups in South Africa have shifted their campaign from large public demonstrations to door-to-door neighborhood searches targeting suspected undocumented migrants, marking a new phase in protests that organizers say will continue
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On 4 June 2026, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released a devastating assessment of the state of the world’s food systems. According to the new estimates, which draw on data up to 2021, unsafe
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There are moments when a nation’s resolve is tested not by what it says, but by what it is willing to endure and still stand firm. The events of the past four
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For many families, the modern workday creates a difficult balance between professional responsibilities and time with children. According to figures cited by Die Zeit, 27 percent of couples with children in the
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Global cancer cases are expected to increase sharply over the coming decades, with annual diagnoses projected to rise from about 20.6 million in 2024 to 35 million by 2050, according to a
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The number of migrants who have died or gone missing while attempting to reach Europe has risen significantly in 2026, according to new figures from the United Nations. At least 2,676 people
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“A system for speedy case resolution must be established.” — Professor Pratibha Mahanamahewa “A proper, scientific rehabilitation mechanism is required.” — Sudesh Nandimal Silva Although a discourse on prison reforms in Sri
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Editorial Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has publicly accepted responsibility for the Negombo Prison tragedy. That statement cannot be treated as a symbolic gesture made during a moment of grief. In a country
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The gunshots and screams that echoed from Negombo prison in July 2026 marked a moment of profound alarm for the country’s correctional system. What unfolded inside the
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Anthropic has announced that its latest artificial intelligence model, Claude, has developed an internal conceptual workspace that researchers say resembles aspects of human thought, describing the feature as an emergent capability that
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Editorial After his brief visit to the Vatican, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith returned to Colombo and told the people that they must follow their conscience. He spoke about how, throughout Sri Lanka’s modern
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