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Indians overthinking for three hours or more daily, suggests India Overthinking Report
The Times of India
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81% respondents report overthinking for three hours or more daily A new nationwide study by Center Fresh and YouGov reveals the extent to which overthinking has become a part of daily life in India - not just in moments of crisis, but in the...
MEA launches 1st tranche of project under “India UN Global Capacity Building Initiative”
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 2, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The first tranche of four projects under the aegis of "India UN Global Capacity Building Initiative" was launched on August 1 by Secretary (West) Tanmaya Lal, Ministry of External Affairs, a statement by the MEA...
Is AI Causing Tech Worker Layoffs? That’s What CEOs Suggest, But Reality Is Complicated
The Post-Journal - New York
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If you read the typical 2025 mass layoff notice from a tech industry CEO, you might think that artificial intelligence cost workers their jobs. The reality is more complicated, with companies trying to signal to Wall Street that they’re making...
LiHi Smart Batteries Drive the Push for Drone Tech Independence in India
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 2, 2025
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 2: LiHi Smart Batteries, a subsidiary of AKSI Aerospace Group, showcased its indigenously developed lithium battery solutions for drones at the 6th International Drone Expo held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The...
Google Proposes Allowing All Real Money Games On Play Store In India
Free Press Journal
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Google has proposed to allow real money games on Google Play in India as part of addressing anti-competition concerns. Besides, the technology major has suggested changes to Google Ads Policy and permits games of skill to be advertised in India,...
RFC India 2025 Day 4: Chow Ujjal Namshum, Co-Driver Chethan Chengappa Remain at First Position in ‘4×4 Extreme’ Category
Goa Chronicle
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August 2, 2025
At the end of day 4 of The Rainforest Challenge (RFC) India, 2025, and the completion of 19 of the 26 Special Stages (SS) of the competition, as per the provisional results, Chow Ujjal Namshum from Arunachal Pradesh and co-driver Chethan Chengappa...
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to foster defense tech cooperation with Taiwan
Focus Taiwan
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August 2, 2025
Washington, Aug. 1 (CNA) A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a bill aimed at strengthening defense technology collaboration with Taiwan in response to rising military threats from China. The bill, titled the "U.S.-Taiwan Defense...
McDonald's plans to 'double down' on AI investment, says spending will lean more toward tech, not headcount
ETHRWorld
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August 2, 2025
McDonald's is using AI to verify orders at 400 restaurants to pre-empt errors before handing them over to customers, and expects to roll this out to 40,000 locations globally by 2027, Durga Prakash, head of technology (global offices),...
Antarctica research facilities: What an Alabama congressman saw at the South Pole
AL.com - Alabama
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August 2, 2025
This is an opinion column Mo Brooks is a retired congressman from north Alabama and a long-standing conservative voice in state and national politics. He now writes an opinion column for AL.com. CODELs (short for “Congressional Delegation” trip)...
NASA’s Crew-11 From US, Japan, Russia Docks At ISS After 15-Hour Journey
ABP Live
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August 2, 2025
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Four astronauts from the US, Japan, and Russia, part of the NASA rotation mission, have successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS), after an approximately 15-hour journey, the US space agency said on...
2025 Trends: Product discovery and customer service to power growth: Puneet Dudeja, WGSN, South Asia
Apparel Resources
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August 2, 2025
India’s retail sector is racing towards a projected US $ 2.5 trillion by 2035, powered by a transformation in which digital and physical experiences are no longer separate but interconnected. The once-linear purchase journey has evolved into a...
White Coat Waste Project’s Justin Goodman Exposes Gut-Wrenching Abuse Committed in the Name of “Science”
The Gateway Pundit
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August 2, 2025
As President Donald J. Trump’s administration continues restoring order, transparency, and common sense across federal institutions, new allegations have emerged exposing the scale of abuse carried out for years by unchecked scientific...
Indian cities are turning to IITs, tech startups, drone data to solve urban flooding
The Print
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August 2, 2025
In South Indian cities, drones have already taken to the sky for flood assessments. Bengaluru-based Skylark Drones, which provides drone-based services and software across sectors such as mining and renewable energy, has partnered with the...
The tiny little European village that hides a precious treasure set to rival China
Daily Express
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August 2, 2025
At first glance, this small village seems like just another corner of southern Norway. It barely exceeds 2,000 inhabitants, is surrounded by lakes, hills and forests and does not convey the image of being a key piece of European geopolitics....
Feature: Rescue, protection efforts boost wildlife diversity in NW China's Qilian Mountains
China Internet Information Center
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XINING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- For Ma Cunxin, rescuing injured wild animals is a tough task, but the real challenge lies in releasing them back into the wild. "Releasing the rescued wild animals into the wild represents the success of our rescue...
Big tech has spent $155bn on AI this year. It’s about to spend hundreds of billions more
The Guardian
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August 2, 2025
The US’s largest companies have spent 2025 locked in a competition to spend more money than one another, lavishing $155bn on the development of artificial intelligence, more than the US government has spent on education, training, employment and...
The largest yachts owned by tech billionaires, from Sergey Brin's new Dragonfly to Jeff Bezos's Koru
Business Insider
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Updated 2025-08-02T10:16:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app As the rich get richer, their yachts get longer — and...
SpaceX Crew-11 mission docks with ISS for six-month research stay
Malay Mail
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August 2, 2025
HOUSTON, Aug 2 — An international team of four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked today with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS). “Docking confirmed!”, SpaceX posted on social media, along with a video showing the...
From UPI to AI: The battle to safeguard India’s rapidly growing digital payments ecosystem
ETGovernment
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August 2, 2025
Financial institutions must adopt cutting-edge strategies like AI-driven Zero Trust Architecture, an approach that demands rigorous verification of all users, systems, and processes, with trust never assumed but consistently earned. India’s...
Designing Enterprise Systems with Intelligence: How Shemeer Sulaiman Kunju Connects Scalable Engineering With Research Contributions
ABP Live
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August 2, 2025
In environments where banking operations, fraud mitigation, and enterprise analytics intersect, structured system architecture is essential. Shemeer Sulaiman Kunju has spent over two decades working across banking systems, fraud prevention tools,...