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1 week, 2 days ago

AI Will Evolve Into an Organizational Strategy for All

Wired

Ever since the invention of the org chart in the 1850s, company structures have changed very little—they are hierarchical and consist of multiple layers of managers and decisionmakers. While we've seen impressive results from individuals using AI assistants for tasks such as writing, coding, and analysis, the real transformation will come when entire organizations are built around human-AI collaboration. Venture …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Gender Agenda newsletter: Many angry men

The Hindu

Welcome to The Hindu’s newsletter that puts gender front and centre. Deepika Bhardwaj, a men’s rights activist, said: “#JusticeForAtulSubhash has created a storm & endless men are reaching out to us with stories more painful than the other”. One of the placards that caught my eye read, “Men are not an ATM.” Men, like women, suffer the constrictions of stereotypes …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Today's smarter audience will understand 'UI': Actor-tuned-director Upendra

New Indian Express

Actor Upendra is set to don the director’s hat once again with his ambitious project, UI. From its intriguing trailer—described as a ‘Warner’—to Upendra’s signature satirical style, the film’s director had some interesting insights to share during his recent media interaction along with producers G Manoharan of Lahari Films, Lahari Velu, and K P Sreekanth of Venus Entertainers, and crew. …

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1 month ago

Humour is an efficient parenting tool to connect with your child; study shows benefits for mental development

Hindustan Times

Humour is a great way for parents to bond with their children. Humour develops cognitive flexibility The researchers from Penn State University found that humour enriches children's upbringing and makes them fun. Benjamin Levi, senior author of the study, elaborated, “Humor can teach people cognitive flexibility, relieve stress, and promote creative problem-solving and resilience.” Good humour has a definite benefit …

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1 month ago

People rejoice as Pluto enters Aquarius for the first time in over 200 years

Daily Mail

Many social media users are certain it will bring a flood of positivity People on the web are exploding with joy at the major astrological shift Pluto is entering Aquarius for the first time in 246 years People on the web are rejoicing as Pluto is set to enter Aquarius for the first time in over 200 years, bringing a …

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DY Chandrachud's legacy as CJI: Pragmatic progress over disruption

India Today

When Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud assumed the position of chief justice of India in November 2022, he carried with him high hopes for a transformative tenure. Justice Chandrachud’s term also included significant rulings on federalism, including his landmark decision in Union of India vs Mohit Minerals, where he held that GST Council recommendations are advisory rather than binding on state …

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4 months ago

New Book Details the Suffering of Women Workers in Informal Sector During COVID

The Quint

Within the realm of informal spaces in India, the profound impact of gender-differentiated exposure during the pandemic presented a complex web of challenges that women, especially those from marginalised backgrounds, navigate. Amidst the backdrop of the pandemic, the deeply entrenched socio-cultural and economic structures that have historically alienated women, placing them at a distinct disadvantage, became more apparent than ever. …

4 months, 1 week ago

President Droupadi Murmu urges people to reject tendencies that stoke discord

The Hindu

Social justice is the top priority of the government and affirmative action should be strengthened as an instrument of inclusion, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday, while urging people to reject tendencies that “stoke discord based on perceived social hierarchies”. The President’s assertions come at a time when the Congress and other INDIA partners have been exerting pressure on the …

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5 months ago

Shaunak Sen’s ‘All That Breathes’: A meditation on the relationship between humanity and other living beings

The Hindu

Shaunak Sen remembers sitting in his car in a traffic jam on a day when the skies were grey and hazy, watching black kites, specks from afar, gliding through them. “I got the distinct impression that I saw one of those black dots hurtle down,” says the award-winning Indian filmmaker and video artiste at a recent discussion in Bengaluru, part …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Supreme Court Is Out of Control. This Is Our Best Hope.

Slate

The Supreme Court ended this term with a bonanza of terrible, antidemocratic decisions. All of this comes on top of the court’s many other decisions in recent years that have chipped away at our rights and undermined our democracy: allowing states to ban abortion, weakening public-sector unions, invalidating a student debt forgiveness plan, gutting the Voting Rights Act and flooding …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Healthify lays off 150 employees to make India business profitable

Live Mint

Health and fitness firm HealthifyMe, commonly known as Healthify, has laid off 150 employees as part of its restructuring exercise. According to Inc 42, Healthify co-founder and CEO Tushar Vashist said that the move was aimed at making Healthify's India business profitable and expanding its presence in the US market. “In the next three-four months, our India business will turn …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Why would anyone want a paleo diet? We’re desperate for half-truths about human origins

LA Times

What do modern humans imagine when they think of a Neanderthal man? Harari’s “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” has sold some 25 million copies, counting Barack Obama and prominent Silicon Valley bros among his apostles. The book imagines humanity as simply conceiving a picture and acting to make it true — like a developer designing and releasing an app …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Strategies for success: Check out these self-empowerment tips for women in leadership roles

Hindustan Times

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence and the most effective way to do it is to include women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored because …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Strategies for success: Check out these self-empowerment tips for women in leadership roles

Hindustan Times

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence and the most effective way to do it is to include women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored because …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Review of Pepita Seth’s The Theyyams of Malabar: Dance like a god

The Hindu

Inside Malabar, rich in history, tropical jungles, old tharavads and modern homes, there are these little clearings dotted with temples. To that list please add these lines by Seth: “Malabar is a beautiful word, slipping off the tongue like a sighing whisper, murmuring of mystery and shadows, suggesting somewhere unknown and unreachable.” Armed with a camera, notebook and an insatiable …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

The crackdown on face masks at public protests isn’t really about face masks at all

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Tories’ …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Why the American Museum of Natural History is closing some Native American exhibits

NPR

Why the American Museum of Natural History is closing some Native American exhibits STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The American Museum of Natural History, a giant museum in New York City, has closed some of its areas featuring Native American artifacts. Sean Decatur is the museum's president in New York City, and I started by asking why a museum of natural history …

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1 year ago

I wanted to write a book of L.A. noir for decades. But first, I had to live it

LA Times

On the Shelf Thirteen Question Method By David L. Ulin Outpost 19: 184 pages, $19 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. That novel, 30-some years later, would become “Thirteen Question Method,” an existential thriller, set in Hollywood, in the vein of noirists such as David …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Israeli security forces make ‘colossal failure’ as Hamas catches them off-guard

The Telegraph

Israel’s security establishment has been accused of a “colossal failure” after it was caught completely off-guard by Hamas’ largest ever assault on Saturday morning. Eli Maron, a former head of the Israeli Navy, accused intelligence services of a “colossal failure” on Saturday, while an Israeli opposition leader acknowledged that the country had been taken by surprise. “It’s a colossal failure; …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Understanding the sanatana in dharma

Hindustan Times

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s critique of Sanatana Dharma should remind us of the importance of questioning established concepts, even in religion. In so doing, eternal moral codes become equated with worldly beliefs in the practice of the Hindu religion. The most influential Hindu texts, including the morally didactic texts of the Ramayana and Mahabharata, or the Buddhist Jataka tales or Jaina texts, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

ChatGPT Isn't Coming for Your Coding Job

Wired

Software engineers have joined the ranks of copy editors, translators, and others who fear that they’re about to be replaced by generative AI. New technologies have long promised to “disrupt” engineering, and these innovations have always failed to get rid of the need for human software developers. To the computer scientist John Backus, for instance, calling coders “programmers” or “engineers” …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Racist, sexist, casteist: Is AI bad news for India?

The Hindu

After communal clashes in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area last year, police said they used facial recognition technology to identify and arrest dozens of men, the second such instance after a more violent riot in the Indian capital in 2020. As India rolls out AI tools that authorities say will increase efficiency and improve access, tech experts fear the lack of an …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The failure of hope: The Hindu Editorial on the casteist attack in Nanguneri, Tamil Nadu

The Hindu

Hope is what humans use to define the future: the promise of a better tomorrow that makes life bearable even when the present is infused with suffering. The recent incident in Nanguneri town in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, where a Dalit teenager and his sister were brutally hacked by schoolmates belonging to an intermediate dominant caste is demonstrative of the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Opponents and obstacles: The array of forces against India's Independence struggle

Firstpost

India was a conglomeration of princely states, each ruled by a local monarch. Many of these princely states were resistant to the idea of a united independent nation India’s journey towards independence was a long and arduous struggle marked by the unwavering determination and unity of its people. While Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders led the nation in its quest …

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AI Will Evolve Into an Organizational Strategy for All

Gender Agenda newsletter: Many angry men

Today's smarter audience will understand 'UI': Actor-tuned-director Upendra

Humour is an efficient parenting tool to connect with your child; study shows benefits for mental development

People rejoice as Pluto enters Aquarius for the first time in over 200 years

DY Chandrachud's legacy as CJI: Pragmatic progress over disruption

New Book Details the Suffering of Women Workers in Informal Sector During COVID

President Droupadi Murmu urges people to reject tendencies that stoke discord

Shaunak Sen’s ‘All That Breathes’: A meditation on the relationship between humanity and other living beings

The Supreme Court Is Out of Control. This Is Our Best Hope.

Healthify lays off 150 employees to make India business profitable

Opinion: Why would anyone want a paleo diet? We’re desperate for half-truths about human origins

Strategies for success: Check out these self-empowerment tips for women in leadership roles

Strategies for success: Check out these self-empowerment tips for women in leadership roles

Review of Pepita Seth’s The Theyyams of Malabar: Dance like a god

The crackdown on face masks at public protests isn’t really about face masks at all

Why the American Museum of Natural History is closing some Native American exhibits

I wanted to write a book of L.A. noir for decades. But first, I had to live it

Israeli security forces make ‘colossal failure’ as Hamas catches them off-guard

Understanding the sanatana in dharma

ChatGPT Isn't Coming for Your Coding Job

Racist, sexist, casteist: Is AI bad news for India?

The failure of hope: The Hindu Editorial on the casteist attack in Nanguneri, Tamil Nadu

Opponents and obstacles: The array of forces against India's Independence struggle