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Many have now formed their opinions about the 2025 Nobel Economics Prize and how its focus signals to the world, the criticality of the economics of innovation and growth. However, what was also curious was the quip by the 2025 Laureate Joel Mokyr (one of the three winners) that ‘economic historians don’t win the prize’.The discipline often undervalues the slow, evidentiary craft of archival work. Yet, when the world grows noisy, amid disruptions by Artificial Intelligence, inequality, fiscal overhangs and geopolitical shocks, policy debates turn to long-run narratives that economic historians assemble.Growth as social technology firstMokyr’s central lesson, sharpened by…

Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab says satellite images appear to show mass killings in Sudan’s western city of el-Fasher.Published On 28 Oct 202528 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe fall of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in mass killings by the group, according to an analysis of satellite imagery viewed by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL).The RSF had laid siege to el-Fasher, the capital city of North Darfur in western Sudan, for more than a year and a half. Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced the withdrawal of…

Amazon.com Inc. has announced a second round of layoffs in as many years, after CEO Andy Jassy warned that AI will shrink the workforce of the second largest employer in the US.Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has encouraged employees to “experiment with AI whenever you can”, even as thousands get affected due to Amazon layoffs. (Reuters)“The reductions we are sharing today are a continuation of this work to get even stronger by further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets,” Beth Galetti, senior vice president of people experience and technology at Amazon, said…

October is designated as Spina Bifida Awareness Month in order to create awareness about this lifelong condition. If you don’t know what Spina Bifida is, here’s a quick read that answers your questions and tells you all you need to know about it.What is Spina Bifida?Spina Bifida is a birth disorder that occurs when the spine and spinal cord of a foetus do not fully develop during the embryonic period. The condition occurs during early pregnancy, and can range from mild to severe.Early during a pregnancy, a structure called the neural tube is formed. The neural tube eventually becomes the…

Dempo Sports Club, which drew 2-2 against East Bengal in its opening match, also shared the honours with the other Kolkata giant — Mohun Bagan Super Giant — with a goalless draw in the Super Cup here on Tuesday.Earlier in the day, East Bengal cruised to a 4-0 win over Chennaiyin FC at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim.Kevin Sibille opened the scoring for East Bengal while Bipin Singh struck twice in six minutes to put the contest beyond Chennaiyin, which bowed out with its second straight loss.A controversial penalty, converted by Hiroshi Ibusuki in second-half stoppage time, saw the Red…

Threads was launched in 2023 as a competitor to Elon Musk’s X. As of August, Threads had 400 million active users [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Social media giant Meta launched on Monday posts that are automatically archived 24 hours after being uploaded, dubbed “ghost posts,” on its Threads app, mimicking a popular feature available on its other platforms.The feature is aimed at boosting usage, expanding options for users to share posts on the app, similar to the widely used “stories” employed across Meta’s Instagram and Facebook.Any replies to ghost posts will be sent to users’ messaging inboxes, not allowing…

U.S. travelers are ready to try something new.  Airbnb recently released its winter travel report for the 2025/2026 season, and Americans aren’t sticking to old-standby spots this year. Overwhelmingly, U.S. travelers are turning towards under-the-radar destinations for winter sports and non-traditional beachfront getaways for their warm-weather plans. Families are leading the way in the trend, with 80 percent opting for suburban or rural vacations, according to Airbnb’s report.  In lieu of the big-name resorts out West, skiers are looking to relish small-town charm and lowkey slopes. There’s an uptick in interest in Dover, Vermont, home to the state’s southernmost big…

Aviation watchdog DGCA has flagged various regulatory non-compliances at Akasa Air, including repetitive procedural lapses, and has asked the airline to take remedial actions, according to sources. The observations have been made by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after a comprehensive review of surveillance data of the airline for the April-September period. The review covered key domains, including flight safety, safety management system and flight duty time limitations, the sources said. They said there are various non-conformities, including repetitive procedural lapses, documentation gaps and systemic failures in regulatory compliance. Story continues below this ad In a statement, Akasa…

Adobe’s core focus at their MAX keynote last year was to give its creative apps a broader feature suite underlined by artificial intelligence (AI) foundations led by its in-house Firefly AI. At the core of that was the Firefly Video Model, which sparked a battle of video generation supremacy with Google, OpenAI and others jumping into the ring. At this year’s keynote, Adobe has begun writing the next chapter in that journal, which includes adding a broader spectrum of models within their apps, as well as new tools that draw utility from generative AI in professional workflows. There is a…

Adani Green Energy Ltd. grew its bottomline by a fourth in July-September 2025 on higher sales and capacity utilisation.Adani Green Energy is seen as the bellwether of India’s renewable energy sector. (Reuters)Net profit on the Ahmedabad-based renewables company rose 25% over the year-ago period to ₹644.00 crore in the three months ended 30 September, on the back of revenue that was largely flat at ₹3,008 crore, according to an exchange filing on Tuesday (28 October 2025).Adani Green Q2 Results 2025-26 (Consolidated, YoY)Revenue up 0.1% at ₹3,008 croreEBITDA up 17% at ₹2,603.00 croreEBITDA margin up 12.7 pp at 86.5%Net profit up…