CUPERTINO, California—Apple on Wednesday redefined its flagship smartphone with the launch of the Duo, a folding $1,999 iPhone, betting its design and promises of data privacy will let it leap ahead of rivals who have been selling folding phones for years. The Duo could shake up a category long dominated by Samsung and Chinese companies … Read more
AI chatbots are becoming more than tools for answering questions. People are using them to create images that place them in worlds they could never visit today.A simple prompt can imagine someone waking up in ancient Greece, walking through British India, dressing for a royal court or checking into a hotel decades before they were … Read more
New York Harbor lit up Wednesday night as nearly 3,000 drones took to the sky in a moving tribute to the people killed in the September 11 attacks.Titled “2,977 Lights Over New York Harbor,” the public art display used 2,977 lights – one for each person who died in the attacks. The tribute took place … Read more
At around 4:30 AM every day, when much of Mumbai is still asleep, Parag Patil begins his day of running and jumping and hoping. A few hours later, he is behind the wheel, driving a cab through the busy roads of Mumbai to support his family and fund the sporting career.At 47, Patil has already … Read more
Easy ways to remove dust, dirt and grime without harsh chemicals Switchboards are some of the most touched surfaces in any home and also most neglected when it comes to actual cleaning. Every time someone flips a light on or off, adjusts a fan regulator or charges their phone, a small amount of oil, dust … Read more
Left, Keller, Anuradha and Vikas Sinha, Brandon Buzbee, right/Image: University of North Texas. An Indian-origin couple has made a $20 million gift to the University of North Texas (UNT), one of the largest investments in its artificial intelligence and advanced analytics programmes. The donors, Anuradha and Vikas Sinha, will now have their names attached to … Read more
Australian business investment has risen to its highest share of gross domestic product (GDP) since 2015, driven almost entirely by the expansion of data centres and digital infrastructure, according to new analysis from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). Total business investment spending reached 12.6 percent of GDP in the June quarter of … Read more
“Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.” – Gianni Versace Fashion has a funny way of making us feel like we always need something new. A particular colour becomes popular, then it’s … Read more
Photo via Isha Foundation For most people, a moonless night or the Amavasya is just that dark, quiet, and ominous night. But in Indian spiritual traditions, it carries a different kind of weight altogether. Also known as the New Moon day, it has held a special place in yogic and meditative practices for a long, … Read more
Photo of one of the young man posing with Neelakurinji flowers is now widely circulated on social media. For many visitors, seeing the hills of Munnar covered in blue-violet Neelakurinji flowers is the kind of travel memory worth photographing. But for two youths, an attempt to turn the rare bloom into an Instagram moment has … Read more