The weakness in SpaceX shares has raised concerns about the broader momentum behind artificial intelligence-related IPOs. (AP photo) SpaceX, which made its founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillioniare, is all set to lose over $1 trillion in market capitalization from its record high. Shares of SpaceX, he aerospace and artificial intelligence company, fell sharply…
A rare combination of two major ocean climate patterns is drawing the attention of meteorologists this year. According to an analysis by Severe Weather Europe, a rare Atlantic Niña developing in the tropical Atlantic is coinciding with a strengthening Super El Niño in the Pacific Ocean. While these two events occur in different oceans, forecasters…
Sonam Wangchuk and Mehbooba Mufti (R) NEW DELHI: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday criticised PM Narendra Modi-led Centre over its silence to educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s prolonged hunger strike. Former J&K CM accused the government of having a “colonial mindset” for not engaging with him.Wangchuk has been on an indefinite hunger strike…
Health workers interact at the Evangelical Medical Center in eastern Congo. (AP Photo) Seven American aid workers who had been involved in responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being quarantined at a US-backed bio-isolation facility in Kenya after the US government introduced new travel restrictions requiring Americans returning…
Chief minister C Joseph Vijay assured the students that all the grievances raised during the inspection would be addressed. CHENNAI: Students staying at the M C Rajah Adi Dravidar Hostel in Chennai on Friday flagged poor food quality, inadequate amenities and safety concerns during chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s surprise inspection of the facility in…
Representative image (AP photo) Apple Inc has once again become the world’s most valuable company, ovrtaking Nvidia after the chipmaker’s shares fell sharply on Friday, according to a Bloomberg report.Nvidia’s stock dropped 3.7%, reducing its market value to about $4.8 trillion. Apple, meanwhile, gained 0.4%, pushing its valuation to around $4.9 trillion and reclaiming the…
It is well versed how sometimes fans often try to emulate their favourite movie stars. Be it Salman Khan’s iconic bracelet or trying to match how Shah Rukh Khan smells. Now a cake seems to have joined that list. The cake of TN CM and Vijay’s 52nd birthday celebration has become a hit in Chennai,…
For centuries, shellfish poisoning has been a threat to humans, and we have had no way to stop it. The ‘red tide’ algal blooms found on the Pacific coast are deadly contributors, producing one of the most vicious neurotoxins known: saxitoxin (STX). Eat the wrong shellfish, and paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) follows. There is no…
The Statue of Liberty stands during sunset as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky on Thursday. (AP Photo) The build-up to Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain has been overshadowed by an unexpected opponent — thick wildfire haze drifting south from Canada, prompting air quality alerts across New York and New Jersey…
Mukesh Ambani (file photo) Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 20,946 crore for the first quarter, marking a 22% year-on-year decline. The drop was mainly attributable to an exceptional gain arising from the sale of its stake in Asian Paints during the corresponding quarter last year….
