A recent X (formerly Twitter) post has claimed that Sam Altman-led OpenAI may have played a key role in a sharp rise in global memory prices, sparking debate online. Sharing the post, user @aakashgupta wrote: “OpenAI may have caused the worst consumer hardware crisis in a decade with purchase orders that were never real.” In…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is buying commercially available data that can be used to track people’s locations and movement history, Kash Patel, the director of the agency, said at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday (March 18), marking the first time the agency has openly acknowledged the practice is currently ongoing.“We do…
Having a piece of dinosaur history meant visiting museums or joining a fossil dig site. But today, fossil collecting is no longer just for scientists or museum visitors, as it has gone into the online marketplace. Dinosaur fossils, teeth, and other fossilised parts are now up for sale through various websites and social media sites,…
Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan seemingly loves to invest in real-estate and the properties he owns are a testament of that. The actor already has three properties purchased in Ayodhya and now he has further expanded his portfolio. The actor has now bought a 2.67 acre land worth Rs 35 crore. This was confirmed by the…
The US waiver allowing additional purchases of Russian crude over baseload offers short-term relief. (AI image) US-Israel-Iran war impact on India: The Donald Trump administration’s move ‘granting’ waiver to purchase Russian crude in lieu of the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz has important implications for India’s energy security. Around 90% of India’s…
JAMMU: Facing charges of irregularities in the procurement of 133 luxury vehicles in FY 24-25, Jammu & Kashmir govt on Thursday in a written reply in the assembly denied the allegations and asserted the purchases by various depts and PSUs were strictly in accordance with the prescribed norms.“There has been no deviation,” transport minister Satish…
MUMBAI: Amid steep rise in gold prices, Indian consumers are going for exchanges-swapping old gold for new and are also advancing their purchases of wedding jewellery to avoid bearing the brunt of even higher rates given gold’s glittering rally amid geopolitical tensions. “Right now, people are concerned about rates spiralling even more although there has…
India Russia crude oil trade (AI image) US treasury secretary Scott Bessent suggested there could be a “path” to removing 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India over its purchases of Russian oil, claiming the penalties have already achieved their aim by sharply reducing Indian imports.Speaking to Politico at the World Economic Forum in Davos,…
A 500% tariff would effectively shut down India’s goods and services exports to the United States. (AI image) Will India face 500% tariffs from the US soon? It’s a question that’s on the mind of everyone after US Senator Lindsey Graham said that President Donald Trump has given the go ahead for a bill that…
The TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump pulled another hyperbole out of his MAGA hat on Tuesday, claiming that India had ordered 68 Apache attack helicopters from the United States, the delivery of which was so slow that Prime Minister Narendra Modi deferentially sought a meeting with him to raise concern over the…