China’s race to create a permanent base on the moon is speeding up, exerting additional pressure on the US and influencing the future direction of moon exploration. With its International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) programme, China, in collaboration with Russia, aims to construct an operational research facility at the South Pole of the moon, with…
Sue Jacquot, better known online as GrammaCrackers, was reportedly swatted while doing a long Minecraft livestream to help raise money for her grandson’s cancer treatment. The 81-year-old Twitch streamer has been live for more than fifteen days trying to beat Minecraft without ending the stream. Her challenge quickly gained attention online because many viewers were…
Zohran Mamdani is starting a brand-new livestream show on Twitch called “Talk with the People.” The first stream will happen on May 21 at 4 PM ET. During the livestream, Mamdani will answer questions from viewers live while talking about city issues and daily life in New York City. The stream will also be shown…
Tucked away in the rolling hills of Cuenca in central Spain, Olmeda de la Cuesta is quietly trying to bring life back to its fading streets. The small rural village, known for its stone houses, peaceful landscapes and slow pace of life, is offering cheap land through public auctions in a bid to attract new…
Air France and Airbus held guilty over deadly 2009 Atlantic flight disaster Air France and Airbus were found guilty of manslaughter by a Paris appeals court on Thursday over the 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447, which killed all 228 people on board after the aircraft plunged into the Atlantic Ocean during a flight…
Kamala Harris (File photo) TOI correspondent from Washington: After months of secrecy, recrimination, leaks, and intra-party paranoia, the Democratic Party on Thursday released its long-awaited autopsy of the disastrous 2024 presidential campaign that resulted in Kamala Harris losing the election to Donald Trump, turning the post mortem into another debacle. The 192-page review, authored principally…
A US entrepreneur claimed he was approached by Meta for a role the same week Meta fired 8,000 employees. An American entrepreneur, Zach Wilson, claimed on X that Meta reached out to interview him for a principal role the same week the company decided to fire 8,000 people in a major shake-up attributed to AI….
Immigration attorney Rahul Reddy says stereotyping Indian managers as only hiring Indians is wrong. He said his law firm does not have an Indian partner though he founded the company. Immigration attorney Rahul Reddy said he has been witnessing the social media narrative that Indians in the US will only hire Indians, and H-1Bs, and…
Washington: For years, American commencement (convocation) speakers could safely rely on formulaic speeches involving inspirational cliches, autobiographical struggles, and exhortations to new graduates to “dream big” and not fear failure. In 2026, there’s a new guard rail: mention artificial intelligence at your own risk.Across the United States this commencement season, graduation ceremony speakers invoking AI…
A British radio station has apologised after mistakenly broadcasting that King Charles III had died due to what it described as a computer error, according to The Guardian.The false announcement was aired on Tuesday afternoon by Radio Caroline, a historic broadcaster based in Essex.An internal “Death of a Monarch” procedure was accidentally triggered at its…
