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dinosaurs, that roamed the earth some 66 million years ago, went into extinction due to an asteroid collision. But the mass extinction theory has been a debatable topic on whether it was just the heavenly objects or other reason for the end of the dinosaur era, as per reports. A recent study has reignited the debate by suggesting that, prior to the asteroid collision with earth, volcanic eruptions may have already disrupted the ecosystem and jeopardized the survival of non-avian dinosaurs. A team of international researchers have asserted that the world where the dinosaurs lived was having a critical level of sulfur, which ultimately led to their extinction.

The Bank of England's Jonathan Haskel (pictured). Credit: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

It’s not just you. This holiday season feels a little ho-hum. Sure, tree decorations still sparkle, hot chocolate is still sweet and the wind is a little chillier.

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., weighs in as GOP lawmakers slam IRS dysfunction despite $60B more in funding over 10 years on 'The Evening Edit.'

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cyberattack but the information the hackers accessed did not include anything important for rocket and satellite operations, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. «There was a possibility of unauthorised access by exploiting the vulnerability of network equipment,» the spokesperson at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said, declining to elaborate on details such as when the attack took place.

Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi, Cyriac Joseph, the CEO of Squadron Infra Mining Pvt Ltd, which was majorly involved in the operation, said that it wasn't just a difficult mission but a 'war for humanity'. After the workers were brought out safely from the tunnel at the end of a determined 16-day effort, Joseph said, «It was not just a difficult mission but war for humanity. We are glad to have been a part of it.» Earlier, on Tuesday, the much-awaited breakthrough was achieved at 7.05 pm as all 41 trapped workers were brought out safely from the Silkyara tunnel. Meanwhile, locals erupted in jubilation at the tunnel site and were seen exchanging sweets as the trapped workers finally saw light at the end of the tunnel. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who camped at the tunnel site, monitoring the progress of the rescue operation every hour, exchanged greetings with the workers, along with Union Minister of State General (retd.) VK Singh, after they were rescued. «Initial health checkup of all the workers is being done in the temporary medical camp built in the tunnel,» Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami posted from his official handle on X. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, praised the bravery and determination of rescuers involved in the Silkyara tunnel operation, saying that they gave a new life to the trapped workers. He added that the rescue operation has set an «example of humanity and teamwork». «The success of the rescue operation of our labourer brothers in Uttarkashi is making everyone emotional.

Housing affordability and availability is a complex public policy issue. It is unlikely there is one expert who knows it all since it involves — at a minimum — a great understanding of many disciplines and how they all intersect with each other, including immigration policy, infrastructure knowledge, economics, public policy, how entrepreneurs tick, labour certification and supply issues, provincial landlord and tenant legislation, taxation policy, etc., etc. If a single expert on housing exists, I’ve yet to meet them.

how to manage an aggressive China. Given India’s own rise in the global hierarchy, while carefully assessing shifts in the global order and locating opportunities therein, New Delhi will have to set its own terms of engagement with Beijing.

The faster-than-expected integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has actually enhanced job creation rather than diminished it, especially among young and highly skilled workers, according to research published by the European Central Bank (ECB).

More than a decade after debuting on the once-nascent YouTube creator community, “Get Ready with Me” videos have inundated social media

Germany is struggling to find a way out of a budget crisis after a court decision struck down billions in funding for clean energy projects and help for people facing high energy bills because of Russia’s war in Ukraine

More cities across the U.S. are cracking down on homeless tent encampments that have grown more visible and become unsafe

Marriage does not do away with the procedural rights of a person to divulge his personal information, a Division Bench of the High Court has said. As per Section 33(1), the power of passing an order to divulge the information is conferred on a Court not inferior to that of a Judge of the High Court. But the HC noted that the single judge order had directed an authority lower than that to divulge the details.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking evidence regarding Binance.US’s alleged backdoor control over customer assets, resembling a structure akin to FTX, Wall Street Journal reported.

Jeff Dean, chief scientist, Google DeepMind and Google Research, spearheads Alphabet Inc’s recently merged artificial intelligence groups – DeepMind and Google Brain. Among its most famous engineers, Dean joined Google in 1999 and has since been at the forefront of AI research in Silicon Valley. Along with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, he now leads all of Google’s critical and strategic AI projects, as outlined by Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai earlier in April. In an interview with ET’s Samidha Sharma at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, he spoke about playing catch-up in the artificial general intelligence (AGI) race, its chatbot Bard's launch, impending release of Google’s Gemini — a ChatGPT competitor — as well as strategies to combat misinformation fuelled by AI tools. Edited Excerpts.

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who pleaded guilty to one felony charge as part of a settlement with the United States Department of Justice involving crypto exchange Binance, may not be permitted to leave the country as he awaits sentencing.

NEW DELHI : Generative artificial intelligence, the biggest buzzword in enterprise technology this year, will not be a factor helping India’s $245-billion information technology services industry return to revenue growth in the ongoing quarter or the next. In fact, gen AI’s contribution to the overall revenue of India’s top IT services firms is expected to be less than 1% despite an increasing number of pilots and partnerships in this emerging technology, say industry experts. This is not entirely unexpected.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation pressures are easing as expected but wage growth is still strong and the outlook is especially uncertain, so the European Central Bank's fight to contain price growth is not yet done, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday.

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Srinagar: The war against militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is not fully over and security forces may be suffering losses but will not back down from the fight, the union territory's Director General of Police R R Swain said here on Monday. The forces, he said, were trying to minimise losses. «If the challenge is to move forward even though we have to bear losses… we will not back down from that challenge,» Jammu and Kashmir's top police officer added.