Google's Sundar Pichai congratulated Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, on being featured on Time Magazine's cover and included in the 2025 Time100 list. Jennifer Doudna, a Nobel laureate, lauded Hassabis's AI research, particularly AlphaFold's impact on biology and medicine.
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Republican Congressman Lance Gooden questioned the US Department of Justice's indictment of industrialist Gautam Adani, labeling it a 'selective action' that may harm US-India relations. The DOJ charged Adani and associates with a $250 million bribery scheme to secure solar power projects in India. Adani's group denied the allegations and vowed to contest the case vigorously.
Jim Walker forecasts a 10% decline in the U.S. dollar by 2025 and expects an economic slowdown, though manageable. He is optimistic about copper's long-term prospects due to green energy demand and strongly recommends increased investment in Indian equities.
Following the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, the US government, including President Trump, strongly condemned the violence and expressed condolences to PM Modi. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee corrected the New York Times' use of 'militants,' emphasizing it was a 'terrorist attack.
Sachin Tendulkar achieved a significant milestone 13 years ago by scoring his 100th international century during the India vs Bangladesh ODI in 2012. His century tally includes 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs. Despite his remarkable effort, India lost the match by five wickets.
Benjamin De Kraker, an AI engineer at xAI, resigned after being asked to delete a tweet about AI models. He shared his disappointment with xAI and its leaders, who he believed championed free speech. Despite his resignation, he wished the team and Elon Musk well, highlighting his work on Grok 3.
Devastating thunderstorms and lightning strikes in Bihar have claimed 80 lives in the past two days, with Nalanda reporting the highest number of deaths. The disaster management department attributes the increase in fatalities to climate change and a lack of awareness among villagers, despite issuing weather warnings.
The Bombay High Court stayed a special court's order for an FIR against ex-SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five others for alleged regulatory violations. Justice Shivkumar Dige highlighted the lack of specific allegations. Four weeks are given for a reply affidavit. The case involves allegations of fraud related to a 1994 BSE company listing.
A Chinese businessman, Yang Tengbo, with ties to Prince Andrew, denies UK espionage allegations. The Home Office accuses Yang of working for China's United Front Work Department, posing a national security threat. Yang, banned from the UK, insists he is innocent. Prince Andrew confirms past contact but ceased it after concerns arose.
Meta officials have issued an unconditional apology to the Indian government following remarks made by CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the 2024 general election. The apology emphasized India's importance to the company. Parliamentary committee head Nishikant Dubey accepted the apology, saying the committee would not pursue the matter further. Zuckerberg's comments suggested India's government lost the election due to its Covid-19 response.