“You Cannot Drink Data”: Google’s $15 Billion Vizag AI Hub Faces Backlash Over Land, Water and Power
Campaign posters in Visakhapatnam show Google’s logo in handcuffs, and another warns that people “cannot drink data.” The images capture a growing backlash against the[…]
Nepal hit by another deadly flood: Landslide-dammed Budhi Gandaki bursts, sweeping away homes and bridges
Nepal’s mountains have delivered another flood. A landslide blocked the Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district on Sunday, and when the temporary barrier gave way,[…]
Mumbai’s Inner Sky Labs unveils foundation models and a safety layer for physical AI
Inner Sky Labs, the Mumbai company behind the Miko companion robot, has come out of stealth with a stack of foundation models it says lets[…]
Fintech Premier League Season 2 brings fintech community back to the cricket field
The fintech industry is back on the cricket field as the second edition of the Fintech Premier League (FPL) kicks off across Delhi, Mumbai and[…]
US’ Freeze on Green Card: What It Means for Indian IT, H-1B Workers and the GCC Boom
The US Department of Labor has suspended eight of the world’s best-known technology and IT services companies from the first step of employer-sponsored green cards,[…]
WHO Issues First Global Guidelines on Child Obesity: Lifestyle Care First, No Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery Under 10
The World Health Organization has issued its first global guidelines on treating obesity in children and adolescents, and the message to parents, doctors and drug[…]
Nobel Passes Over Trump Again, Honours the Judge Who Prosecutes War Crimes: Navanethem “Navi” Pillay
Donald Trump wanted it, said he deserved it and even admitted the Norwegians might not oblige. On Friday, they did not. For the second year[…]
Home the Size of a Coffin: How Rich Cities Squeeze Their Poorest Into Spaces Barely Fit to Sleep In
In one of Hong Kong’s subdivided flats, a homemaker named Jimmy Au sleeps in a bunk bed with her husband and their son. Her flat[…]
AI Leaderboard Arena Nearly Doubles Its Valuation to $3.1 Billion in 10 Months With $200 Million Series B
Arena, the crowdsourced platform where users vote on which AI model gives the better answer, has raised $200 million at a $3.1 billion valuation, roughly[…]
EyeROV claims India’s first military-grade ROV for Indian Navy
In a country-first milestone, Kerala-based marine robotics and AI deep-tech company EyeROV has developed and delivered two EyeROV TROUT, which are said to be military-grade[…]
