Lavrov pushes for revival of Russia-India-China troika (Picture credit: AP) With India having resolved its 2020 border standoff with China in Ladakh, Russia is pushing India to restart the Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral mechanism. Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said an understanding had been reached between India and China on how to ease the situation on the…
The race for Artificial Intelligence is heating up, and it’s nothing short of a high-stakes thriller. With China advising its Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts to steer clear of rival nations like the United States, and tech giants like Google diving headfirst into the fray, the stakes have never been higher. New updates say that the…
Since the 2022 launch of ChatGPT set off an artificial intelligence frenzy in Silicon Valley, Google has tried to reassert its role as an A.I. pioneer. On Wednesday, Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, said the company could lead the industry in artificial general intelligence — when machines match or become smarter than humans — if…
Quietly but unmistakably, the tampons, liners and pads reappeared in many of the men’s bathrooms at Meta’s offices. Days earlier, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, had made a series of changes at his company, aligning with President Trump’s new administration. As part of the moves, Mr. Zuckerberg eliminated diversity initiatives in the workplace — something…
The C.E.O. inauguration crowd In a stark display of money and power, the three wealthiest men on the planet lined up on Monday in the Capitol Rotunda to witness Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th president. The message was clear: With a president in office who wants to be known as a deal…
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov confirmed on Sunday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had left the country after ordering a peaceful transfer of power. Rebel forces seized control of Damascus in a swift offensive on Sunday, ending over five decades of the Assad family’s authoritarian rule. In a statement broadcast on state television,…