The CIA is reportedly working on a plan to arm Kurdish forces in a bid to spark a popular uprising in Iran, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions who spoke to CNN.Sources said the Trump administration has held active talks with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq over the possibility of…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asserted employees have no say in US military operations, even after a Pentagon deal for classified AI deployment. The move followed rival Anthropic’s blacklisting, sparking internal and external criticism over timing and optics. Altman emphasized the Pentagon respects OpenAI’s safety measures but retains operational control, while also acknowledging competitors might offer…
Sam Altman-led OpenAI is facing a backlash after agreeing to let the US Department of Defense use its AI models on a classified government network. According to a website tracking boycott pledges (first reported by Forbes), more than 1.5 million users have left ChatGPT in less than 48 hours following the announcement. The reported exodus…
MUMBAI: Agripada police arrested two men for allegedly stalking a foreign tourist and repeatedly demanding selfies near Dhobi Ghat in Mahalaxmi last month.The tourist, Ines Faria, a digital content creator from Portugal, posted an Instagram video showing two men following her. After the clip went viral, Agripada police took cognisance and registered a suo motu…
Kannada star Yash’s ambitious film, ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups,’ has been rescheduled to June 4, 2026. The postponement, attributed to Middle East tensions impacting global reach, ensures the movie avoids a clash with ‘Dhurandhar 2.’ This gangster action drama, co-written by Yash and Geetu Mohandas, is set in Goa and features a prominent female…
CHENNAI: Congress and DMK started their seat-sharing talks at DMK headquarters on Saturday, with Congress asking for 41 assembly seats and two Rajya Sabha seats. DMK offered 25 assembly seats, the same as in 2021, and one Rajya Sabha seat. Power sharing, DMK told Congress, is off the table.DMK initially considered giving two additional assembly…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that “most of the people we had in mind are dead” when asked about potential future leaders in Iran following the killing of Tehran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the early phase of Operation Epic Fury.Speaking during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich…
File photo: Palantir CEO Alex Karp with a sword. (Image: X/@MollySOShea) Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a warning for CEOs in Silicon Valley. Speaking at a16z’s American Dynamism Summit, Karp said that Silicon Valley’s pursuit of AI-driven job disruption without supporting US military needs risks government nationalization of technology companies. Using a strong language to…
Holi, the festival of colours, is finally here. The air smells of fresh gujjiyas, plates of dahi bhalla and thandai are ready, and packets of gulal are waiting to splash joy everywhere. Celebrated with great enthusiasm across India and in many parts of the world, Holi marks the arrival of spring and symbolises the victory…
Israelis usually visit from May to Aug — their preferred locations being Kasol, Pulga, Kalga, and Tosh village of Parvati valley (in pic), the Old Manali area, and Dharamkot, also called ‘mini-Israel’, near Dharamshala. KULLU: In the cool climes of Kullu Valley, hoteliers and homestay owners are glued to news streaming out of the conflict,…