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Why the consequences of the ‘empty nest’ can be real – and serious

September 14, 2026 (Conversation) September is traditionally the time of year when many young people go to university or college, often leaving parents and carers facing an “empty nest”. But an empty nest doesn’t just mean a quiet home. Sometimes for the older generation there are also difficult questions about the next phase of their life. The term “empty nest” was popularised by US author and activist Dorothy Canfield Fisher in her 1914 book Mothers and Children. It described the emotional challenges mothers experienced when their children left home. By the 1970s, the concept of “empty nest syndrome”, had developed.

‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ Opportunity for Those Tormented by Education System To Usher Change: Rahul Gandhi

‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ Opportunity for Those Tormented by Education System To Usher Change: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ initiative is an opportunity for those students who are “tormented” by the education system to bring about a change in it. “I’m coming to Indore on 19 September — to meet students, to hear you, to talk to you. If you or your loved ones are tormented by the education system and want these conditions to change, you know – ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ is your collective voice, an opportunity to start the change,” Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X. 19 सितंबर

Gold slides Rs 500 as oil surge, strong US dollar weigh on bullion

Gold slides Rs 500 as oil surge, strong US dollar weigh on bullion

New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Gold began the week on the back foot, falling Rs 500 to Rs 1,55,400 per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday as a sell-off in global markets gathered pace amid a sharp rise in crude oil prices and the US dollar. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 1,55,900 per 10 gram on Friday. However, silver bucked the trend and held steady at Rs 2,34,600 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes), according to local traders. Globally, spot gold declined USD 57.22, or 1.3 per cent, to USD 4,291.71

Who should own the knowledge that underpins AI technology?

September 14, 2026 (Conversation) Russian mathematician Yurii Nesterov was recently awarded the Gauss Prize for outstanding mathematical contributions for his “groundbreaking work” on optimisation. The award cited his work on gradient descent methods – and in particular, the “efficiency gains [they] provide to AI technologies”. Everyone using large language model (LLM) chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini – for any purpose – depends on Nesterov’s methods. They may speak like humans and be personified with names, but under the bonnet, LLMs are computer programs that work via optimisation of billions of parameters known as neural networks for their similarity

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