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Sreedharan tells Keralam govt. to ‘ignore’ technical panel’s objections over high-speed rail project

Sreedharan tells Keralam govt. to ‘ignore’ technical panel’s objections over high-speed rail project.

HC wants Chief Secretary’s appearance if Bench order not complied by November 4

FirstBank partners Google Pay, expanding digital payment options for card holders

This milestone reinforces the Bank’s commitment to delivering secure, convenient, and innovative payment solutions that meet the evolving needs of today's digitally connected customers.

Elon Musk says he has ‘cyber psychosis’. Do you too?

Elon Musk says he has ‘cyber psychosis’. Here are the signs In the least surprising news you’ll hear all week, Elon Musk has said he’s not entirely right in the head.

Court strikes cybercrime charges against man accused of threatening governor

The judge struck out the charges after the prosecution lawyer applied to withdraw them.

Donor funding pressures put digital services for smallholder farmers at risk

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27— Digital agriculture programmes face a sustainability test as development funding comes under pressure, prompting calls for new financing models to keep services accessible to millions of smallholder farmers beyond donor-funded projects. Subsequent programmes supported the expansion of digital services in Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda.

‘Meaningless as a laptop screensaver’: reviewers slate Musk’s AI-made Odyssey film

Tesla tycoon launched Grok project after criticising Christoper Nolan’s diverse casting for his Homeric blockbuster Elon Musk has released an AI-generated rival to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey after pledging to make a version “true to the art of Homer”. Having criticised the hit movie in the summer, the tycoon said he would use Grok Imagine to make a “historically accurate” adaptation.

CIIL launches open-source speech AI ecosystem for Indian languages

Anuvani initiative debuts with speech models for language identification and speaker diarisation, covering India’s linguistic diversity

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff

Staff on select teams in the United States, Canada, India and Britain at vice president level and below will be eligible, a Microsoft spokesperson said, while some groups of employees, including some working on data centers, sales and marketing, are excluded. Around 27 percent of Microsoft’s workforce is eligible for the new buyout offer.

How Hubtel is rethinking AI in Ghana: Own your data, rent the intelligence

From the trader at Makola checking prices on her phone to the graduate in Kumasi searching for work, one question is getting louder across Ghana. Both, says Hubtel Asked whether AI is good or bad news for Ghana, Augustine Adjei refused to pick one side.

Reps move to tighten rules for EV, CNG vehicle imports, demand local service centres

By Gift ChapiOdekina,Abuja The House of Representatives has called for stricter regulations on the importation of electric vehicles (EVs), compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles and related equipment, proposing mandatory local maintenance centres, genuine spare parts and after-sales support for importers. Under the proposed framework, the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), in collaboration with the Bureau of Public Procurement, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Nigeria Customs Service and other relevant agencies, would develop clear criteria for approving importers.

Cybercrime police uncover two more SIM box farms in Tamil Nadu

Technical investigation reveals inter-State links in illegal SIM box network; 10 devices seized from Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur

Business leaders reject nationalistic tech races at The Hindu Semiconductor Summit 2026

SRMIST students showcase semiconductor innovation from research to industry projects

Works involve power semiconductor devices for railway applications and secure RISC-V processor research

India must make its defence chips end-to-end, say scientists

At The Hindu Semiconductor Summit, V.K. Saraswat, A. Sivathanu Pillai and Deleep Nair warn that imported chips leave network-centric weapons vulnerable, and that waiting until 2030-35 for advanced nodes would be too late

Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey: the dullest, most pointless riposte possible to Christopher Nolan’s brilliant epic

Do you remember when Elon Musk, in a weird online tantrum, and without having seen the film, condemned the supposed wokery in Christopher Nolan’s, The Odyssey, for getting Elliot Page to play Sinon and Lupita Nyong’o to play Helen of Troy? As the plaudits and the box-office receipts for Nolan’s Odyssey piled stratospherically up, Musk showed that being a good loser is not among his qualities.

‘India has engineers, but needs more chip-ready ones’

At The Hindu Semiconductor Summit, industry and government agree the shortage is of industry-ready talent and exposure, and that success should be measured by intellectual property and products, not certificates.

Assam approves 12% reservation for former Agniveers

Annual recruitment drive to begin in 2027, says hief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Niger Miners’ deaths: Panel details roles of NSCDC commandant and four officers

By Ayobami Okerinde The independent ministerial committee probing the deaths of miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has detailed the alleged roles of the suspended Niger State Commandant, Suberu Aniviye, and four other officers in the incident. The committee’s chairman, Jonathan Kure, presented the report to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in Abuja on Tuesday.

‘My social life completely plummeted’: gen Z is fighting back against big tech

From apps that block distractions to stripped-down phones, young people are finding ways to unplug from platforms they say profit from their attention Nelissa Moukoudi, 19, a university student in Canada, noticed a shift once she joined Instagram and TikTok. “My social life completely plummeted and it felt like my life was only [using] social media and school,” she said.

CurrentBody Series 3 review: a fully customisable LED mask that helps exactly where you need it

With six light wavelengths and almost endless ways to combine them, CurrentBody’s latest sets a new standard for red light therapy devices • The best LED face masks CurrentBody’s LED masks have long been my favourite. My previous favourite, the now-discontinued CurrentBody Multi Light Therapy LED mask, offered five treatments that used different light wavelengths to address multiple skin concerns.

Kylian Mbappe loses Chinese sponsors for calling Mao ‘Chinese dictator’

Mbappe appears to say that the funniest internet meme he'd seen was of his face imposed on that of 'a Chinese dictator'.

Katsina govt says it invested over ₦4bn in youth craft village as 1,662 trainees graduate

The Katsina State Government says it has invested more than ₦4 billion in upgrading its Youth Craft Village.

Keralam to step up cybercrime prevention under ‘Cyber Safe Kerala’ initiative; plans police dashboard to track FIRs and complaints

Chennithala says high literacy rate in the State did not necessarily translate into digital literacy, leaving people vulnerable to online fraud even when they were well-educated