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Worker unload earthen pots on a hot day in Prayagraj Lucknow: As dry hot winds continued to lash UP mercilessly and skies remained clear, Banda recorded not only the highest maximum temperature in the country on Monday but was also the hottest place in the world, according to data released by the Indian Meteorological Department…
Jack Clark, cofounder of Anthropic, has said that degrees often seen as less useful in the tech world, such as liberal arts, are becoming more relevant in the age of AI. Speaking during Semafor’s World Economy Summit, Clark said his own background in literature has helped him understand how people think about the future and…
New York has faced one of the longest sub-zero weather stretches over the past 6 decades. Due to the long and extreme weather conditions of New York, several people lost their lives, urging them to stay indoors as reported by the BBC. In view of this, Industrialist Anand Mahindra also shared his experience of extreme…
Education sector is India’s operating system and the operating system is only as good as its handover. Image: AI generated. Tomorrow’s Union Budget will arrive with its familiar vocabulary—“skilling”, “capacity”, ‘future-ready youth’. Fine. But the Economic Survey 2025–26 has already reminded us of something budgets often forget: Education isn’t a sector you ‘announce’ for one…
For decades, Stanford University has occupied a near-mythical place in the technology economy. From LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman and Google’s Sergey Brin, its alumni list helped reinforce a simple idea: elite education functioned as a reliable gateway to elite opportunity. A four-year degree, particularly from institutions embedded in Silicon Valley’s orbit, was treated as both signal…
Why are women facing a dark job market after graduating? India has taught its women to dream, study, and graduate with shining degrees. What it has not done is teach its economy to take them seriously. A surge in women’s higher education is ostentatiously boasted as a victory. The numbers are worth applauding. We do…
Indian universities have expanded finance education rapidly over the past decade. Enrolments are up, course offerings are wider, and institutional ambition is clear. Yet when measured against international finance credentials and workplace expectations, gaps remain. According to Sripal Jain, Co-founder of Simandhar Education, the issue is not intent but structure.Jain has trained thousands of students…
Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun is departing at year-end, urging computer science students to prioritize foundational math and modeling skills with long-term relevance. He emphasized that a strong mathematical background is crucial for adapting to significant technological shifts, particularly in the evolving AI landscape. Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun, who is leaving the…
Patna: The 14th convocation ceremony of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Patna, was held on Saturday and presided over by the chairman of the institute’s board of governors, Ashok Kumar Modi.The ceremony was organised under the guidance of institute director P K Jain, with the support of faculty members, officers, staff and students. Sunil…
Meta’s chief AI scientist and one of the godfathers of AI Yann LeCun recently said that computer science degrees may not matter if graduates do not spend their time wisely, per a Business Insider report. Advising computer science students, LeCun said that they must “learn things with a long shelf life.” “If you are a…
