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It seems scientists are rapidly working towards building artificial intelligence models that resemble human brains in terms of reasoning. Reportedly, a new AI model is capable of advanced reasoning, unlike popular large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT. Scientists claim that they are seeing better performance in key benchmarks.  Scientists at Singapore-based AI company Sapient have named the new reasoning AI a hierarchical reasoning model (HRM), and it is reportedly inspired by the hierarchical and multi-timescale processing in the human brain. This is essentially the way different areas of the brain integrate information over varying durations, which range from milliseconds…

Eyes are the window to your health. But often people overlook the undereye area, which is also very crucial. One of the several under-eye area affected conditions is puffy eyes, besides dark undereyes. Puffy eyes may not just happen after you bawl your eyes out; there may be other underlying conditions, too. Dr Chiranjiv Chhabra, Founder and Chief Dermatologist at Alive Wellness Clinics, told HT Lifestyle why puffy eyes may happen. Puffy eyes are an indication of poor lymphatic drainage. (Shutterstock) ALSO READ: Ophthalmologist shares vital eye care tips to prevent dry eyes, styes, and conjunctivitis this monsoon “Puffy under…

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it is firing Susan Monarez, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just weeks after her official confirmation to the post, and days after 600 CDC staff were sacked.Monarez’s ousting has thrown the US’s top health agency into a leadership crisis as it has prompted an unprecedented wave of high-profile resignations from several other senior officials in protest.On the same day as Monarez was sacked – Wednesday this week – Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, who previously headed an anti-vaccine group, also announced…

The Indian stock market opened lower on Thursday, a day after the United States government implemented their additional tariffs on India. Sensex tanked 508.16 points to 80,278.38 in early trade on Thursday morning, while Nifty dove 157.35 points to 24,554.70. Fourteen of the 16 major sectors logged losses. The broader small-caps and mid-caps were down 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively. From the Sensex firms, HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, NTPC and Bharat Electronics were among the major laggards. However, Eternal, Asian Paints, Titan, Maruti and Larsen & Toubro were the gainers. Story continues below this ad On Tuesday,…

Earlier this month, Katie Miller launched her new podcast with a specific origin myth. Miller, a former Trump administration official and wife of Stephen Miller, declared that by creating a lifestyle podcast for conservative women, she was filling a hole in the media ecosystem.“For years, I’ve seen that there isn’t a place for conservative women to gather online,” Miller said in a video posted to X. Her caption added, “As a mom of three young kids, who eats healthy, goes to the gym, works full time, I know there isn’t a podcast for women like myself.”This claim happens to be…

Las Vegas Valley Water District Water Waste Investigator Devyn Choltko puts a water waste violation into the computer system outside a home in north Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 25, 2024. Choltko is one of more than a dozen investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods looking for water being wasted during irrigation times. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images LAS VEGAS — About two dozen investigators patrol neighborhoods throughout Las Vegas every day searching for signs of wasted water. They’re known as water waste investigators who…

FILE – A view of houses in Nuuk, Greenland, Sunday, June 22, 2025 Kwiyeon Ha/AP hide caption toggle caption Kwiyeon Ha/AP COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. In a lengthy written statement, the U.S. State Department confirmed that the deputy chief of mission in Copenhagen, Mark Stroh, had met with Danish foreign ministry officials. It declined to comment “on the actions of private…

Everyone in education, from K-12 teachers to university presidents, is well aware that AI is transforming the classroom. That presents all the challenges you’ve probably already heard of: students using ChatGPT to cheat, churning out papers and assignments without a second thought. But there’s also the more underreported development — teachers are deploying the technology to write lesson plans, make quizzes, and streamline administrative tasks, saving them hours of grunt work.In the best-case scenario, AI promises to make teachers better at their jobs. And ultimately, if AI becomes the transformative force optimists hope it will, that will help students get…

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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories As Palestinians suffer under famine, NPR reporters have spoken with over 24 former senior Biden administration officials who were directly involved in shaping U.S. policy towards Israel’s war in Gaza. Many of them shared a common question: Did the U.S. do enough to prevent this? The interviews highlighted tensions within two main camps of the administration regarding how to approach the issue of humanitarian access. One group…