A 17-year-old student from Portland, Oregon, has developed a two-step training method that helps small artificial intelligence models copy the empathetic communication style of much larger systems. The method achieved higher empathy ratings in at least 90 per cent of comparison tests. Henry Xie, a senior at Westview High School in Portland, created the computer…
A historic open-air stage in Memphis, Tennessee, built for just $14,000 during the Great Depression, is celebrating nine decades of live music with a major series of public concerts. The Overton Park Shell, built in 1936 as a Works Progress Administration project, became internationally known 18 years later when 19-year-old Elvis Presley performed his first…
The wait for the first glimpse of Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’ is about to get more exciting, with the makers set to kick off the film’s musical campaign on Ganesh Chaturthi. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, the much-awaited epic will unveil its ‘Siya Ram poster’ before introducing the first song from its soundtrack, ‘Jai…
India beat Sri Lanka to clinch Asia Cup title (Image: BCCI) India Women are back on top of Asia. Harmanpreet Kaur’s side produced a commanding all-round performance to beat Sri Lanka Women by 72 runs in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, reclaiming the continental crown and avenging…
Hastings became the controlling owner of Powder Mountain in 2023 after investing $100 million (Image Credit: Powder Haven) What happens when a Netflix co-founder turns his attention from streaming to skiing? For Reed Hastings, it has meant taking control of one of Utah’s largest ski areas and attempting to reshape how a mountain resort operates….
Quote of the day by Judi Dench(Image Credit: Instagram) Judi Dench has spent much of her career playing characters who are anything but simple. From powerful figures to deeply complicated personalities, her performances have often explored the choices people make when emotions, relationships and difficult truths clash. One of her most striking lines comes from…
US senator slams Republican nominee’s ‘racist’ post. US Senator John Cornyn has publicly rebuked his fellow Republican Bo French over a social media post targeting students of color celebrating at a University of Texas football game, accusing the GOP nominee for Texas railroad commissioner of promoting “intolerance and racism”.The morning after the Texas Longhorns pulled…
Despite its strong run in theatres, ‘Hanuman Ansh’ will not be in the race to represent India in the Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars this year. However, producer Namrata Singh has clarified that the film was neither rejected nor deliberately kept out of consideration, with the team simply missing the submission deadline.Speaking…
India beat Afghanistan by seven wickets (ANI Photo) Abhishek Sharma produced a breathtaking batting display as India began their three-match T20I series against Afghanistan with a commanding seven-wicket victory at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.Chasing 157, India raced to 157/3 in just 13.4 overs, with Abhishek smashing 82 off only 32 balls to…
Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday participated in the ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Vidyarthi Manthan’ Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday participated in the ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Vidyarthi Manthan’ programme, organised on the theme ‘Mere Sapno Ka Uttarakhand’ at the auditorium located at the Chauras campus of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.During the programme, the Chief Minister…