Harvard University (AP image) Harvard University has issued an apology after a social media post by its Department of South Asian Studies featuring artwork related to its Sanskrit programme sparked allegations of insensitivity and bias online.The controversy began after an image used to represent Harvard’s Elementary Sanskrit course drew criticism on social media. The Coalition…
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman on Saturday announced that the company has reached an agreement with the US Department of War to deploy its AI models within the authority’s classified network. The development comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has banned every federal agency from using Anthropic.In a post on X, Altman…
US President Donald Trump on Saturday launched a attack on the Supreme Court of the United States a week after it struck down his sweeping global tariffs, warning that the ruling “could allow for Hundreds of Billions of Dollars to be returned to Countries and Companies that have been ‘ripping off’ the United States of…
DHAKA: The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh govt has effected a second reshuffle in the army within a week, with sources saying among the “high-level officers” transferred were those facing criticism for their “pro-Pakistan and pro-Jamaat roles” and allegations of keeping army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman “under pressure” with support of the former Muhammad Yunus-headed interim govt.The reshuffle in…
A viral photo from San Francisco has set social media abuzz — and no, it’s not AI generated. The image shows multiple pairs of shoes neatly lined up outside an office door. The location? Cursor, the AI startup founded in 2022 by four MIT alumni — Aman Sanger, Michael Truell, Sualeh Asif and Arvid Lunnemark.Yes,…
India and the European Union are preparing to grant each other Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status once their landmark free trade agreement comes into force. The move, embedded within the draft text of the agreement, will bind both sides to World Trade Organization (WTO) disciplines and ensure they do not impose new import or export…
NEW DEHI: “Congress will suffer,” cautioned Community Party of India (Marxist) general secretary MA Baby on the party’s decision to not fight the West Bengal assembly polls in alliance with the Left. The Congress leadership should have explored possibilities with the Left to bolster the fight to keep BJP-RSS out, he said. The Congress and…
NEW DELHI: The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday announced four candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, triggering a sharp political attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party;s West Bengal unit over the choices.In a statement, the TMC said it had nominated Babul Supriyo, former West Bengal director general of police Rajeev Kumar, senior…
Microsoft and OpenAI have released a joint statement saying that new funding and expanded partnerships with Amazon, Nvidia and Softbank have no impact on their relationship and remain exactly as outlined in our October 2025 update. Both the companies listed addressed all the core pillars of their partnership, saying that the two companies intentionally designed…
The standoff between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic has now has a new party – the US Congress. Senators from both sides of the aisle are reportedly calling on the Department of War to withdraw its Friday 5pm ultimatum against Anthropic, arguing that the decision of this magnitude cannot be made without legislative oversight,…