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How a village potter invented a refrigerator that works without electricity: What makes it so ‘cool’

On a hot day in rural India, the idea of keeping milk, vegetables, and drinking water cool can feel less like convenience and more like survival. That is the world in which Mansukhbhai Prajapati, a potter from Gujarat, built a clay refrigerator that runs without electricity and uses a simple principle older than modern appliances:…

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Curiosity Corner: Who invented school?

Education has traversed an incredible path, from the storytelling of ancient civilizations to the philosophical debates of Greek scholars. The notion of organized schooling, especially universal education, took off in the 19th century. Fast forward to today, and we’re witnessing a tech-driven revolution in learning, but the essence of inspiring inquisitive minds remains timeless. Every…

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How Amazon may be seeing signs of weakness in the business it invented

Amazon’s cloud unit, the Amazon Web Services, which essentially invented cloud computing, is showing troubling signs of decline as competitors surge ahead in the artificial intelligence era, according to a Bloomberg report. The cloud giant’s struggles became starkly visible this week with a devastating 15-hour outage that crippled hundreds of companies and consumer applications. Days…

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