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Is ChatGPT making us stupid?

Kennesaw (US), Jul 25 (The Conversation) Back in 2008, The Atlantic sparked controversy with a provocative cover story: Is Google Making Us Stupid? In that 4,000-word essay, later expanded into a book, author Nicholas Carr suggested the answer was yes, arguing that technology such as search engines were worsening Americans’ ability to think deeply and retain knowledge. At the core of Carr’s concern was the idea that people no longer needed to remember or learn facts when they could instantly look them up online. While there might be some truth to this, search engines still require users to use critical

RBI to hold rates in August, expected to cut again later this year: Reuters poll

BENGALURU, July 25 (Reuters) – The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) will hold its key repo rate at 5.50% next month following a surprisingly bigger-than-expected cut in June, but will lower it again by year-end, according to the latest Reuters poll of economists. Subdued inflation has allowed policymakers room to cut rates but with the economy expanding at a rapid 7.4% rate in the first three months of this year, the central bank can afford to wait before delivering what is expected to be the last cut in a historically short and shallow cycle. The central bank shifted to a

JDU issues show-cause notice to MP Giridhari Yadav for criticising SIR, he says won’t withdraw comments

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) The JD(U) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to its MP Giridhari Yadav for criticising the ongoing revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, saying he has not only caused embarrassment to the party but also lent credibility to the opposition’s “baseless and politically motivated” allegations. JD(U) general secretary Afaque Ahmad Khan has asked the Banka MP to reply within 15 days, failing which disciplinary action will be initiated against him. Yadav, however, stuck to his position, saying that as an MP, he has articulated the feedback he received from his constituents. “I will reply to

PMs of Britain and India hail long-sought India-UK trade deal as historic

LONDON, July 24, 2025 (AP) — The prime ministers of Britain and India sealed a hard-wrought trade agreement on Thursday that will slash tariffs on products including Scotch whisky and English gin shipped to India and Indian food and spices sent to the U.K. Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi met at Chequers, the British leader’s official country residence outside London, where the U.K. and Indian trade ministers, Jonathan Reynolds and Piyush Goyal, formally signed the agreement. Starmer said it was “the biggest and most economically significant trade deal” Britain has made since leaving the European Union in 2020. Modi said

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