The tussle over the opening of the Strait of Hormuz continues as the Middle East crisis intensifies, with oil shipments yet to return to normal levels. According to a senior Gulf Oil adviser, any impact on fuel prices in the United States is likely to take time.Tom Kloza, the company’s chief energy adviser, told CNN…
FILE (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) Mark Zuckerberg‘s Meta has released Muse Spark, the company’s first-ever artificial model from one of its highest-paid teams, Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Mark Zuckerberg assembled its Superintelligence Labs team last year under Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang. In June 2025, Facebook founder Zuckerberg hired Wang as part of a $14…
Photo credit: X/NASAEarth Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts have captured a stunning new Earthrise image, Earth appearing to rise over the Moon’s horizon, while orbiting the far side of the Moon, the space agency announced on X on Thursday.In the photograph, released by Nasa, our blue planet appears as a delicate crescent against the stark lunar…
Daniil Medvedev (Getty Images) Former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev endured a stunning on-court meltdown as he was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Matteo Berrettini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.In a moment that quickly went viral, Medvedev lost his temper midway through the second set, smashing his racquet seven successive times on the red…
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup behind Claude chatbot, has created an AI model, called Claude Mythos Preview, so proficient at finding and exploiting software flaws that itis refusing to release the tool to the general public. The company has taken this step as a measure to keep the technology out of the hands of…
An Apple iPhone has once again claimed the global top spot, underlining its dominance even as Samsung and Xiaomi compete aggressively across price segments in the world’s largest smartphone markets.Apple’s iPhone 16 has emerged as the world’s best-selling smartphone, extending its lead for a second consecutive quarter and reinforcing the company’s grip on the premium…
Raghav Chadha (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Sidelined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha has fuelled speculation about his future in politics after responding to a social media video suggesting he float his own party. In the video shared by Chadha, the content creator can be seen saying that to keep his support intact, the…
Oil prices inched higher on Thursday after suffering their steepest single-day fall since April 2020, as uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz and renewed tensions in the Middle East kept markets on edge. Brent crude moved back towards $97 a barrel, rebounding from a 13% on Wednesday, while West Texas Intermediate also traded close to…
CEO of home improvement giant Lowe Marvin Ellison has a stark warning for Americans about artificial intelligence (AI). CEO Marvin Ellison has sounded a wake-up call about his take on AI tools and billions and billions of investment in AI. Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are alone projected to spend almost $700 billion combined…
R Vaishali vs Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Niki Riga) NEW DELHI: In the zero-sum world of elite chess, the camaraderie between compatriots often has to be set aside at the board. This was evident on Wednesday at the Cap St Georges Hotel & Resort as India’s two sensations, R Vaishali and Divya Deshmukh, faced off…