July 9, 2026 (Conversation) What makes people change their minds, or their behaviour? Social scientists spend a lot of time thinking about this question, and experiments are one of the most powerful ways to answer it. Experiments – testing ideas
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July 9 (Reuters) – Multiple Pakistani law enforcement agencies were targeted in separate hacking campaigns linked to groups associated with China and India, researchers at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said on Thursday. The campaigns offer a glimpse into foreign efforts to
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Gold fell for the fourth straight session, with prices slipping
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has sent letters to all
NEW DELHI, July 9 (Reuters) – India has scrapped import duties on some parts used to make mobile phones and other electronic devices, removing
Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) The rupee appreciated by 7 paise to settle at 95.41 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday even as crude
Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday after a heavy correction in the previous session amid foreign fund
BENGALURU, July 9 (Reuters) – India’s consumer inflation likely breached the RBI’s medium-term target of 4% in June for the first time in 16
Mumbai, Jul 9 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Thursday after a sharp fall in the previous session amid
Rudrapur (Uttarakhand), July 9, 2026: India has every reason to celebrate one of the greatest achievements in its post-Independence history: its citizens are living longer
July 8, 2026 (Conversation) Porn is a topic we tend to avoid talking about – whether it be at school, work or around the
BOSTON July 7, 2026 (AP) — When it comes to losing weight, it turns out the simple math of counting calories doesn’t always add
July 7, 2026 (Associated Press) Conventional wisdom says vegetable gardens need full sun, but a productive garden doesn’t always require the recommended six to
July 7, 2026 (Conversation) Pain is one of the few things all of us experience, from stubbing a toe to waking up with an
Every winter, millions of Australians are reminded how hard it is to live comfortably in older homes. Warm air constantly leaks out through poorly insulated ceilings, walls and floors, and through gaps in floors, windows and under doors. Heaters run day and night, sending energy bills soaring. The gap between new and old homes is huge. Since 2004, new homes
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A recent study analyzes how heat affects the daily time spent by
Cities around the world are planting more trees to cope with rising
July 3, 2026 (Conversation) El Niño has begun and forecasters predict a
ORSAY, France, July 1, 2026 (AP) — Ice. Urgently and in large
St. Catharines (Canada), Jul 9, 2026 (conversation) “All I did was ask for a review because I didn’t think it was a foul,” United States President Donald Trump said this week in front of reporters in the Oval Office. He was explaining why he had personally called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask that a red card issued to American
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MELBOURNE/NEW DELHI, July 9 (Reuters) – Australia and India reached a deal
NEW DELHI, July 9 (Reuters) – Australia and India have finalised administrative
NEW DELHI, July 8 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government
New York, Jul 7 (PTI) US legal experts said it would be highly unusual for a federal court to reject the Department of Justice’s request to dismiss the criminal case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, after prosecutors set out detailed legal and policy reasons for seeking to drop the indictment. Under Rule 48(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,
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NEW DELHI, July 3 (Reuters) – The world’s biggest internet domain seller,
NEW YORK, May 15, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. government has agreed
May 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is close to dropping
NEW DELHI, April 24 (Reuters) – A bribery investigation by India’s federal
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada, July 9, 2026 (AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States. The facility will
July 6, 2026 (Conversation) Earlier today, the ABC flagged a shift in their position on generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) use in their news production. Despite previous caution, a recent deal with US tech company Anthropic has opened the door for ABC staff
July 6 (Reuters) – South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix on Monday launched a U.S. share sale to raise 43 trillion won ($28.07 billion), the company said, as it capitalises on the global AI boom with one of the world’s largest new share
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Organisations are increasingly prioritising hiring quality over hiring volume, with AI readiness, specialised skills and faster execution emerging as key workforce differentiators, says a report by upGrad Rekrut, the talent and staffing arm of upGrad. According to
July 6, 2026 (Conversation) Most people can do this easily. They imagine the apple’s shape, colour and shine. But for others, the image is vague and blurry or they “see” nothing at all. This is known as aphantasia – a “blind mind’s eye”. What we are dealing with here are individual differences in mental imagery. Research suggests mental imagery exists
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NEW YORK, June 30, 2026 (AP) — At the grocery store, Jamie
NEW YORK, June 26, 2026 (AP) — When Monique Di Liberto began
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Meta-owned WhatsApp has released a detailed set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on its upcoming username feature, outlining how it plans to address concerns around impersonation, scams and unwanted contact as users begin reserving usernames. The FAQs come
July 2 (Reuters) – A consortium including Microsoft and telecom startup Lightstorm plans to build a new undersea cable linking India with Malaysia and Singapore as technology firms compete to expand AI and cloud infrastructure in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The government is looking into WhatsApp’s planned username feature amid concerns it could be misused for impersonation and fraud, people familiar with the matter said. The government will assess potential risks, the sources said, adding that the
LONDON, June 30, 2026 (AP) — WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot. The app said it has started allowing users to
July 9, 2026 (Conversation) What makes people change their minds, or their behaviour? Social scientists spend a lot of time thinking about this question, and experiments are one of the most powerful ways to answer it. Experiments – testing ideas on real people – take considerable amounts of time and money. Enter large language models (LLMs): artificial intelligence (AI) systems trained to mimic certain kinds of text-based human behaviour based on vast amounts of human-produced text. A new study led by Harvard psychology researcher Ashwini Ashokkumar, published today in Nature, suggests LLMs such as GPT-4 can predict the outcomes of
July 9 (Reuters) – Multiple Pakistani law enforcement agencies were targeted in separate hacking campaigns linked to groups associated with China and India, researchers at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said on Thursday. The campaigns offer a glimpse into foreign efforts to gather information on Pakistan’s security challenges including militant violence, tensions with Afghanistan and the country’s economic collaboration with China. “When multiple cyberespionage actors operate against law enforcement institutions of a single state, the convergence itself is a signal of target value,” Aleksandar Milenkoski, a principal threat researcher at SentinelOne, wrote in a blog published on Thursday. “What draws them is
New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) Gold fell for the fourth straight session, with prices slipping Rs 350 to Rs 1,48,100 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday as a strong rupee and sluggish local demand weighed on the precious metal. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,48,450 per 10 grams in the previous session. Silver also extended its losses, falling Rs 7,800 to Rs 2,32,000 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes) from Wednesday’s closing level of Rs 2,39,800 per kg. The precious metals declined despite gains in the overseas markets. Traders attributed
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has sent letters to all 50 U.S. states warning that election officials could face criminal charges for allowing noncitizens to remain on their lists of eligible voters. The letters, sent on Tuesday, are the latest attempt by Republican President Donald Trump’s administration to pressure states ahead of November’s midterm elections, which will decide control of Congress. The letters, sent by Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, warn that state election officials can be charged under several federal laws designed to safeguard U.S. elections and bar
