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Oct 6, 2026

When The Bridge Becomes A Wall: Srinagar’s Vanishing Photographic Memory

Fencing installed along historic bridges in Srinagar has made the Jhelum river and the buildings beyond increasingly difficult to photograph

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Oct 6, 2026

Google Gemini Is Changing on October 9: Free Users Could Lose Access to Some AI Models

Google is changing how its Gemini AI plans work from October 9, and free users could lose access to some of the company's more capable AI models.

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Oct 6, 2026

Would China agree to slow AI development? That’s the wrong question

The latest US-China summit covered a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence (AI). However, the official readouts from both countries did not touch upon an issue that has generated heated debate: whether the United States and China should agree to pause or slow down the development of frontier AI. That absence has triggered considerable discussion. During my recent visit to New York, many US friends asked whether Beijing would ever agree to some form of arrangement. Before...

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Oct 6, 2026

Gloucester Docks dredging project costing £4m begins

Silt levels in the docks have left boats stranded and led to the docks closing this summer.

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Oct 6, 2026

Google Pixel 10a Gets Rs 6,000 Price Hike in India: New Price Revealed

Google has increased the price of the Pixel 10a in India by Rs 6,000, making the company's affordable Pixel smartphone considerably more expensive just months after its launch.

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Oct 6, 2026

US payroll data shows young workers' jobs most affected by artificial intelligence

In August, US employment in roles most exposed to AI for people aged between 22 and 25 shrank by 4.4 percent year-on-year. This means there's been a contraction every single month since October 2023, about a year after ChatGPT was first released. The high impact of AI on younger workers is one of the key trends emerging from the Canaries Dashboard, a project led by the Stanford Digital Economy Lab and ADP Research. We spoke to ADP Research's Chief Economist Nela Richardson in our Business segment.

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Oct 6, 2026

Google Gemini may soon call people and speak on your behalf: Report

Google may be testing a new Gemini Calling feature that could let the AI make personal calls and speak to friends or family on your behalf.

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Oct 6, 2026

‘Insulting Institutions Won't Strengthen Democracy’: Kiren Rijiju Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi Over CEC Protest

Rahul Gandhi was among several Opposition leaders who marched towards the EC office as protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar entered their fifth day.

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Oct 6, 2026

Anthropic Launches 12-Week AI Engineer Residency Modelled on Medical Training, Plans to Certify 10,000 Engineers

Anthropic is taking an unusual approach to solving one of the biggest problems facing the AI industry: finding engineers who can turn powerful AI models into systems.

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Oct 6, 2026

As China’s AI race accelerates, ‘model fatigue’ becomes the next challenge

On September 22, the global artificial intelligence landscape spun on its axis within a matter of hours. In Beijing, Xiaomi engineers went live with an unusual broadcast, streaming the training run of their new MiMo-V2.6 model. In San Francisco, Anthropic unveiled its frontier Opus 5.5 model. About an hour later, OpenAI crashed the party with the surprise release of its GPT-6 Sol and Luna models. For tech executives and developers trying to keep pace, it was just another overwhelming day in the...