At just 16 years old, Canadian student Evan Budz has developed an autonomous AI-powered robot turtle that could help scientists tackle one of the world’s fastest-growing environmental problems: microplastic pollution. Inspired by the graceful swimming of a snapping turtle he encountered during a family camping trip, Budz spent nearly 4,000 hours designing and refining a…
For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has been the world’s most critical oil gateway, with millions of barrels of crude passing through it every day. But repeated disruptions to oil supplies across the globe have exposed just how vulnerable that dependence is, prompting Gulf nations to resort to an ambitious network of pipelines designed to…
While fans across the South marked Suriya‘s birthday with wishes, posters and charitable activities, the actor made a humble request that surprised many. Instead of grand celebrations, Suriya appealed to his fan clubs and well-wishers to refrain from organising birthday events this year. His message quickly gained attention on social media, with many praising the…
Ideas for reshaping the planet have appeared long before the term geoengineering entered public discussion. During the Cold War, some engineers believed that large-scale construction projects could permanently alter climate, rivers and even entire regions. Among the boldest was a proposal to block the Bering Strait, the narrow stretch of water between Siberia and Alaska,…
Second Uber layoff in eight weeks—and the first one AI gets blamed for. Uber has cut 10% of the roles inside its customer service operations, and for the first time the company is putting artificial intelligence at the centre of the explanation. The reductions hit the community operations team and were announced internally on Wednesday,…
File photo: France recorded its hottest June since records began in 1947 France recorded 5,764 more deaths than expected during a record-breaking heatwave that swept the country between June 17 and July 2, health authorities said on Wednesday, highlighting the deadly impact of increasingly frequent extreme weather events linked to climate change.According to France’s public…
Dhamaal 4 Day 14 box office collection (Image Credits IMDb) ‘Dhamaal 4’ continues to enjoy a successful theatrical run as it enters Day 14. The comedy entertainer has maintained a healthy hold in its second week despite the expected weekday slowdown and fresh competition at the box office. Having already crossed the prestigious Rs. 100…
(Representative Image) Image source: Getty Images Having escalated into open hostilities on February 28, 2026, the current United States and Iran war has been going on for nearly five months. In this period, the Strait of Hormuz, the only open-ocean exit for major producers like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE has been…
India vs Zimbabwe Live Score, 1st T20I: India’s young T20I team will look to put recent disappointments behind them when they take on Zimbabwe in the first match of a three-game series at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. Captain Shreyas Iyer will be under pressure after a difficult start to his T20I captaincy. India…
India’s Commonwealth Games contingent has suffered a setback on the day of the Glasgow 2026 opening ceremony, with judoka Arun Kumar withdrawn from the competition after failing a dope test.The rising 73kg judoka was declared ineligible following an adverse analytical finding in an out-of-competition test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). His withdrawal reduces…
