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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Christmas stockings may contain more surprises than usual this year, as children open presents that can talk back. Toymakers in China have declared 2025 the year of artificial intelligence (AI) and are producing robots and teddies that can teach, play and tell stories.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS may contain more surprises than usual this year, as children open presents that can talk back. Toymakers in China have declared 2025 the year of artificial intelligence (AI) and are producing robots and teddies that can teach, play and tell stories.

The question I am asked most often these days is whether there is an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble forming in global markets. Rather than offering my opinion, let me tell you some facts.Yes, I do have concerns. Especially if one looks at the US market.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Things aren’t looking good for Harvard’s big bet on bitcoin. The nation’s oldest and richest university supersize its wager on the cryptocurrency last quarter, ramping up its holdings in iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF to nearly half a billion dollars.

While crossword fans fill out the grid, others might find themselves in the need of discreet tips or, for the more impatient players, straightforward solutions. This is a complete guide to today's NYT Mini Crossword with hints as well as answers for those in need of help.

After a brief period of inactivity on social media, Rashmika returned with a mini interaction session with her followers, explaining, “I was inactive for a while. My team was handling my account. But now I’m back. What did I miss?” As fans poured into her DMs, one particular question caught her attention — a request for Korean drama recommendations. That’s when Rashmika opened up about the shows she’s been hooked on lately.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Wipro Ventures’ new co-managing partner Ali Wasti is expected to drive a deeper focus on artificial intelligence at the $500-million corporate venture arm of Wipro Ltd. The investment firm recently appointed Wasti, a veteran investor in deep-tech startups, to replace Venu Pemmaraju, who retired from the company last week.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Towards the end of Santanu Bhattacharya’s novel Deviants, Vivaan, who is one of the three protagonists, has a heart-to-heart with his beloved uncle, his “Mambro", a clever pun he had conjured up as an eight-year-old to refer to his mother’s brother. Like Vivaan, Mambro is gay, as was Mambro’s uncle Sukumar—Vivaan’s Grand-Mamu—in another era.

The first, written by a broad team of authors and published in The Lancet, investigates the impact of mobile phone policies in schools on students’ mental health, academic performance, physical activity and sleep, drawing on data from over 1,200 adolescents aged 12–15 years across the UK. The second article, written by six authors in The British Medical Journal, focuses on strategies to support the development of healthy technology use among young people. Apoorva Mittal spoke to Goodyear on Zoom about the findings and their implications in a world where digital devices are deeply woven into the lives of young people, and at a time when Australia has introduced a law banning social media for minors and shows like Netflix’s Adolescence are highlighting the negative impacts of these platforms on young adults. Edited excerpts: What inspired you to undertake the study on phone use in schools and its impact on adolescents? When we started the study, we were seeing growing concerns about adolescent mental health—especially around increased anxiety and lower well-being. At the same time, there was a noticeable rise in smartphone ownership and social media use among teenagers. Many discussions were linking the two, but the evidence was inconsistent. Meanwhile, several countries were starting to consider or implement school phone bans or delay smartphone access for adolescents. We wanted to look at whether these bans were making a difference. What have you observed on the use of technology by adolescents? Adolescents use phones for all sorts of things—accessing information, playing games, staying connected with friends. But they are also spending a lot of time on these platforms throughout the day.

UGC) has notified a new regulation to streamline the recognition and grant of equivalence degrees to academic qualifications obtained from foreign educational institutions. The move comes amid a growing number of Indian students returning from abroad with international credentials, often facing delays and uncertainty in getting their degrees recognised either for admission to Indian institutions or for employment. Under the new regulations--UGC (Recognition and Grant of Equivalence to Qualifications Obtained from Foreign Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2025--notified on April 4, the Commission has put in place a transparent, technology-driven mechanism to assess foreign qualifications from schools and higher education institutions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Born into privilege as a princess in the 1900s in India, Amrit Kaur could have led a life of comfort and quiet influence. Instead, she used her station to steer some of independent India’s most vital reforms.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Since President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imported goods Wednesday, Americans have been busy “adding to cart." Cedar Roach promptly checked out on $244 of workout sets from Lululemon (a Canadian brand) and a $150 sweater from House of Sunny (a U.K. brand) while Trump’s press conference played over the radio.

Ordinarily priced at $20 a month, ChatGPT Plus gives users access to faster response times, higher usage limits, and premium features like GPT-4o, image generation, advanced voice mode, and specialised research tools. These capabilities are now temporarily open to students without charge.

BEIJING — China's reaction to new U.S. tariffs will likely focus on domestic stimulus and strengthening ties with trading partners, according to analysts based in Greater China.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. I first suspected artificial intelligence was eating my brain while writing an email about my son’s basketball coach. I wanted to complain to the local rec center—in French—that the coach kept missing classes.

West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) saying it «intentionally» covered up the lapses and illegalities in the appointment of 25,753 teachers and staffers in state-run and state-aided schools. The scathing remarks came from a bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar in its judgement by which it annulled the appointment of 25,753 teachers and staffers. Authoring the judgement, the CJI said despite the factual background and the credible evidence indicating irregularities the «WBSSC initially did try and cover up the lapses and illegalities». The CJI went on, «The cover up itself has made the verification and ascertainment more difficult or rather impossible given the scale of camouflage and dressing up done at each stage. We are convinced that the entire selection process was intentionally compromised due to the illegalities involved.» The top court upheld the Calcutta High Court's findings on illegalities in the selection process on 17 counts. The high court said OMR sheets were destroyed without the scanned mirror images being preserved on the commission's server.

Justin Bieber, the pop singer, has expressed appreciation for his mother, Pattie Mallette, on her 50th birthday celebration. Through his Instagram post on April 2, Bieber honored his mother's golden year birthday by sharing an old, cherished photo of Pattie Mallette, together with an affectionate note. «50 MOMMMMMMMM, I love being your son. Happy bday @pattiemallette,» he wrote. He shared the news through Instagram with the caption «Happy bday @pattiemallette.» In the retro photograph, Mallette could be seen in her young days in what might have been a school photo from years ago. Fans instantly filled the comment section to recognize how Justin shares many physical features with his mother. His wife Hailey Bieber continued the birthday celebration by sharing her Instagram Story update next to the photo while expressing her love to Pattie Mallette through the message «Happy Birthday @pattiemallette I love you so much!!»

Ananya Yadav, a Class 1 student, came at the digital forefront when she rushed to save her schoolbooks during a bulldozer demolition drive that targeted her family’s home. The emotional moment, where she is seen running out clutching her schoolbag, quickly went viral, drawing attention from the Supreme Court, political leaders, and social media users alike. The incident unfolded on March 21, when Ananya returned home from her primary school to find a bulldozer arriving at her makeshift home. The district administration had brought the bulldozer to demolish what they deemed illegal structures built by Ananya’s family on government land. While her family was still in the midst of disputing the claims, Ananya noticed an adjacent hut catch fire, and without hesitation, she sprinted into her home to retrieve her most prized possession—her schoolbag. «I am the first person in my family who goes to school. I study in Class 1 in a government primary school. My younger brother Adarsh has also started going to school,» Ananya shared. Despite her parents being daily wage workers and unlettered, Ananya expressed immense pride in attending school. «Since no fee is charged, my brother and I are able to attend the school,» she explained, noting that the books were a gift from her teachers and local villagers after she excelled in tests. When asked what inspired her to dream big, Ananya enthusiastically shared, «A senior officer once visited my school. I do not know his name, but teachers told us he was an IAS officer. He became my inspiration, and therefore I too want to be an IAS,» she said, her eyes shining with determination.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It wasn’t an April Fool’s Day joke after all. As soon as the invite to Vivienne Westwood’s 1 April show in Mumbai landed as a WhatsApp text, many thought it was a prank.

Ramesh Damani, Member, BSE, says like Lyndon Johnson on Vietnam, Donald Trump will just declare victory in the next couple of weeks and then change all the policies that he has introduced, saying that, oh, my policies have been achieved, everyone has come to the negotiating table, everyone is scared of America. He will declare victory because he will never admit loss. He will declare victory and the rest of the world will move back to the regime we were in. How should the world look at the tariff announcements by the US administration? Old school economists are saying that this is against the classic economic theory. This means inflation comes back, de-globalisation starts, and that is going to lead to serious contraction in the US economy. Ramesh Damani: There is a movie out now called The Emergency, and I remember that as a young student in 1975, the then Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi imposed the emergency.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Harvard President Alan Garber has spent the past few weeks trying to keep his school from becoming the next Columbia. As he watched Trump pull federal funds from his school’s Ivy League peer over antisemitism concerns, and impose far-reaching demands, Garber made a flurry of moves of his own.