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Amid growing fears that the AI boom is turning into a bubble, a widely respected scientist and pioneer of deep learning has now warned of another bubble taking place: the humanoid robot race.Yann LeCun, the chief AI scientist at Meta, has warned that most robotics companies do not know how to develop the intelligence required to make humanoid robots useful and are focused, instead, on building the hardware. “There is a large number of robotics companies that have been created over the last few years building humanoid robots. The big secret of the industry is that none of those companies…

Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal are both strengthening their digital teams to counter each other on social media in the run up to the 2026 assembly elections in the state.While the TMC has launched an initiative to engage volunteers who would be termed as “digital joddhas” (digital warriors) to take on the BJP in the digital space, the BJP has set up special legal team to extend legal support to its digital warriors to the booth level who are often allegedly “harassed” by the police for their social media posts.“Political…

Pakistan seems to have caught the geopolitical winds just right. Last month, Pakistan signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia. Under this bold pact, an attack on one will be regarded as an attack on both, a dramatic escalation of security guarantees in a region already crowded with rivalries. At the same time, Islamabad has quietly dispatched rare earth mineral samples to the United States and is exploring deeper export agreements. Washington, for its part, appears newly interested in treating Pakistan as more than a peripheral irritant.These moves suggest momentum. Commentators in Islamabad and Riyadh call it a renaissance of…

TikTok and airlines have something in common with your search engine, your grocery app, and (increasingly) your car: They start out great, lock you in, and then quietly get worse while you keep using them. That very familiar decline now has a catchy name: “enshittification.”Cory Doctorow has been writing about this for decades as a journalist, activist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and science-fiction author. His new book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It, is a field guide to how platforms decay, why they get away with it, and what it will take to…

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal interacts with Berlin’s Indian diaspora during an official visit to meet Global Industry leaders, in Berlin on October 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels on October 27 to 28 to hold high-level discussions with his counterpart in the European Union (EU) to provide “strategic direction and political impetus” to the ongoing negotiations on a free trade agreement between India and the European Union.At the same time, a delegation of the European Parliament Trade Committee will be in New Delhi on October 27 to…

Brain tumor awareness is important as it promotes early diagnosis, which saves lives by allowing for timely treatment when tumors are smaller and more manageable |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: sudok1 Every year, people from all over the world come together to learn and discuss brain tumours. In 2025, International Brain Tumour Awareness Week kicks off from October 25 to November 1.This week is all about understanding what brain tumours are, how they affect patients and their families, and why catching them early is critical. What is a brain tumour?A brain tumour is basically a growth of…

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, watch as Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, second left, and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet hold up a document after the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. Mohd Rasfan/POOL AFP/ AP hide caption toggle caption Mohd Rasfan/POOL AFP/ AP KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire agreement on Sunday during a ceremony attended by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose…

Well-seasoned travelers know the importance of a comfortable pair of walking shoes when it comes to the overall success of a trip. Sometimes, you have to learn this fact the hard way after getting so. many. blisters while walking on vacation. But now, you don’t need to make those sacrifices or spend a fortune either.  Whether you’re looking for a pair of sneakers you can wear without socks or flats that can withstand days of sightseeing, Quince has comfortable walking shoes that will keep your feet supported and pain-free, starting at $68. Keep reading to see the eight styles we’re…

Close to 8,000 schools across the country had zero enrolments during the 2024-25 academic session, with West Bengal accounting for most such schools, followed by Telangana, according to official data.As per Ministry of Education data, a total of 20,817 teachers were employed in nearly 8000 Indian schools with zero enrolments. (Representative image/Reuters/File photo)A total of 20,817 teachers were employed in the schools with zero enrolments. In a peculiar case, West Bengal accounted for 17,965 such teachers, along with the highest number of schools without enrolments (3,812).According to the Ministry of Education’s statistics, 7,993 schools had zero enrolments, down by over…

The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board, UPPRPB, is expected to release the admit card for the recruitment of Sub Inspector (Confidential), Assistant Sub Inspector (Clerk), and Assistant Sub Inspector (Accounts) in Uttar Pradesh Police soon. UP Police SI, ASI Admit Card 2025 News: Check the steps to download admit cards for November 2 exam when released. (Representative image/Deepak Gupta/ HT file)When out, candidates appearing for the written test will be able to download their hall tickets from the official website at uppbpb.gov.in.Also read: AAI Senior Assistant Admit Card 2025 released at aai.aero, direct link to download hall ticketsUP…