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Internet’s favourite picture and video site Instagram has launched its own award shows. The Rings Awards, announced this week, aim to celebrate the creativity of its more than three billion monthly active users. The awards will recognise 25 top users that meet this criteria, according The Hollywood Reporter “We felt that it was time to … Read more
Critics initially panned it, but public love for the musical with songs like “One Day More” and “On My Own” has kept it going strong for four decades — and counting.
As the Supreme Court began live-streaming proceedings on petitions challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment, the Constitutional Bench (CB) heard arguments on a plea seeking the formation of a “full court” — a move seen as crucial for collective judicial deliberation on a case concerning the court’s own structure. The petitioners’ counsel argued that Article 191A … Read more
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup backed by Alphabet’s Google and Amazon.com, announced that it will open its first office in India next year, aiming to tap into the country’s growing demand for AI tools. The move comes as AI adoption in India accelerates, fueled by rising enterprise tech spending, a growing pool of skilled talent, … Read more
[Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.
Spotify has launched a new integration with ChatGPT, allowing users to search for music, albums, artists, and podcasts using natural language commands. The collaboration enables users to connect their Spotify accounts to ChatGPT and instantly receive tailored music suggestions or create playlists within the chat interface. The feature supports both Free and Premium accounts, though … Read more
NEW YORK: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been fined $250,000 by the National Football League after directing an “obscene gesture” to fans during last weekend’s defeat of the New York Jets, US media reports said on Tuesday. Billionaire Jones, 82, was caught in a viral video flipping off fans with a one-fingered salute during … Read more
MAARAB: Lebanon’s leading Christian politician, Samir Geagea, on Tuesday urged Hezbollah to surrender its weapons to the state “as soon as possible”, warning the Iran-backed group it has run out of options. “Hezbollah has no choice but to hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state… because the state took this decision,” Geagea told AFP … Read more
SHIMLA: At least 15 people were killed Tuesday when a landslide triggered by torrential rains hit a passenger bus in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state, authorities said. The rescue workers and local villagers at the accident site were digging for survivors from under heavy boulders and mounds of earth. The incident happened at night in … Read more
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday under pressure even from allies to find a rapid solution to France’s political deadlock, after his first prime minister and one-time ally urged him to resign for the sake of the country. Macron, president since 2017, has been battling the worst domestic political crisis of his presidency after … Read more