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On October 28, 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang disclosed $500 billion in chip orders. | Photo Credit: AP Nvidia has become the first $5 trillion company, just three months after the Silicon Valley chipmaker was first to break through the $4 trillion barrier. Hitting the new benchmark puts more emphasis on the upheaval being unleashed by an artificial intelligence craze that’s widely viewed as the biggest tectonic shift in technology since Apple co—founder Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone 18 years ago. Apple rode the iPhone’s success to become the first publicly traded company to be valued at $1 trillion,…

For the first time since 2002 when Vishwanathan Anand won the event for the second time, the FIDE World Cup returns to India

Every day in hospitals across the world, millions of healthcare workers use alcohol-based hand rubs before touching their patients. This simple act, powered primarily by ethanol, prevents infections and saves lives. Ethanol rapidly kills bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and is proven to reduce hospital-acquired infections by nearly half. Yet today, this essential substance is undergoing regulatory scrutiny in Europe, where it is being considered for classification as both a carcinogen and a reprotoxic substance—a designation for chemicals that may increase cancer risk or impair fertility under certain exposure conditions.Ethanol is currently being evaluated by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The…

New Delhi: South Africa needed to go where they had never gone before. Laura Wolvaardt needed to carry forward the momentum and conjure a semi-final special. Marizanne Kapp had to bowl with the heat that had eluded her in the tournament so far. South African players celebrate after qualifying for the ICC Women’s World Cup final. (AP) In a grudge-match against England, all of the above happened and South Africa exorcised the ghosts that spooked them in the tournament opener. It’s not often that you see a memorable knock and a memorable bowling spell in the same match but Wolvaardt…

The Indian Railways has recorded a sharp increase in fertiliser transportation in September 2025, reflecting the timely supply to different agricultural regions ahead of the upcoming Rabi sowing season. According to the latest data available with the Ministry of Railways, the national transporter loaded 6.37 million tonnes of fertilisers in September, up nearly 37 per cent from 4.60 million tonnes in September 2024. Officials said the increase in loading is aimed at ensuring adequate supply of fertilisers to key regions before farmers begin sowing winter crops. Story continues below this ad “The increase in loading is (owing to) the early…

New Delhi: Parveen Hooda is sporting a new hairstyle and a beaming smile. On a comeback after serving a 14-month doping ban due to whereabouts failure, the 60kg woman boxer also claims to have a new perspective, towards sport and life. Parveen Hooda. (HT) Two seasons back, Hooda bagged a quota for the Paris Olympics in 57kg after a bronze medal at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. However, barely seven months later in the lead up to the Games, she was found guilty of flouting the anti-doping code and suspended by the World Anti Doping Agency for 22 months. A…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is a strong believer in “vibe-coding”, a term to describe the process of developing software by prompting an AI model with text.“Sometimes I think vibe coding feels like it’s the thing that creates slop. And that is a problem if you really don’t think of this as having fantastic world class tooling that allows you to use these powers in order to be able to ultimately create more great artifacts of code,” Nadella said during a fireside chat at the GitHub Universe event in San Francisco on Wednesday. As much as Microsoft’s CEO and other high-ranking…

Beyond the festival glamour, locals swear by Blue Drop, the island’s neighborhood bar perfect for post-beach spritzes, while the historic Palazzo del Cinema continues its role as Italy’s Hollywood. It’s a treat to walk along the island’s long sandy beaches or bike around the island and observe the Belle Époque architecture. Bookmark Osteria Al Merca for exceptional fish dishes, and splurge at Adriatico Terrace for a fine dining experience (the beef tartare and tagliolini all’astice are musts).Hotel Melià Venezia Lido opened for the summer 2025 season, super close to the water taxi station 60 rooms. With breathtaking vistas of the…

For years, voters believed that, despite all of President Donald Trump’s chaos and controversies, he’d still do a good job with the economy.Trump’s economic approval numbers hit new all-time lows across both his terms this month in polling from both CNBC and Quinnipiac University. CNBC, which polled adults, found his net approval on the economy was minus 13 points. Quinnipiac, polling registered voters, found it to be minus 19 points.Specifically, voters are most angry about a particular problem: inflation and high prices.A poll last week from the Economist and YouGov tested Trump’s approval on several issues and found that while…

It’s one of the most frustrating experiences, feeling completely drained yet unable to fall asleep. Despite being physically tired, your mind stays wide awake, replaying the day’s events or drifting into endless thoughts. Neurosurgeon Dr Prashant Katakol, who has over three decades of experience, recently explained why this happens and what can be done to fix it. In an Instagram post, he wrote, “Why do you find it difficult to fall asleep even when you’re exhausted? As a neurosurgeon, I will tell you how your daytime habits are ruining your night. Here are four changes that you can make to…