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Washington: For years, American commencement (convocation) speakers could safely rely on formulaic speeches involving inspirational cliches, autobiographical struggles, and exhortations to new graduates to “dream big” and not fear failure. In 2026, there’s a new guard rail: mention artificial intelligence at your own risk.Across the United States this commencement season, graduation ceremony speakers invoking AI…

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Life’s constant negotiations often feel like a rigged game, but Oxford professor Michael Wooldridge argues we can escape the ‘zero-sum mindset.’ Image Credit: Wikipedia Life is messy, life is unpredictable, and most of the time it’s one long series of negotiations. Whether you’re in the middle of a tense salary negotiation, trying to figure out…

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A British radio station has apologised after mistakenly broadcasting that King Charles III had died due to what it described as a computer error, according to The Guardian.The false announcement was aired on Tuesday afternoon by Radio Caroline, a historic broadcaster based in Essex.An internal “Death of a Monarch” procedure was accidentally triggered at its…

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Indian man, Aman Kumar, arrested by ICE after he was released by California in connection with a hit-and-run. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an Indian man, Aman Kumar, who was charged with a hit-and-run case, was living in the US illegally and yet the California State released him from jail. Aman Kumar was arrested…

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Pencil marks, composed of graphite flakes, adhere to paper fibers through weak van der Waals interactions. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons A new sheet of paper is a blank canvas, but a microscope shows that it’s a wild, tangled jungle of cellulose fibres. “Every time you drag a pencil across that grid, you’re causing a little…

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Ancient Egyptians ingeniously utilized a forgotten, high-volume Nile branch, the Khufu Branch, to transport massive pyramid stones. Image credit: Chatgpt If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or history subreddits, you’ve definitely seen the wild theories on how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built. Aliens, lost future civilisations, complicated sound-wave levitation- people will believe…

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Zorawar S Kohli was charged after a massive car crash in New Jersey. (Photo: Daily Voice New Jersey) A massive crash involving a BMW and a Land Rover on Route 80 east on the Hackensack River Bridge in New Jersey saw the BMW hit the concrete barrier and plunge into the river while the driver…

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Bad dog breath is a common issue for pet owners. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons If you have a dog, you know the exact moment when the honeymoon phase is over. It often happens during a cosy morning cuddle when your furry best friend leans in for a sweet puppy kiss, and you’re hit with a…

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Jamsetji Tata (Image: Wikipedia) Some quotes explain themselves immediately. People read them once, understand the message and move on. Others behave differently. They stay in the mind for a while because the words appear simple at first, but become larger after a little reflection. This quote by Jamsetji Tata belongs to that second category. It…

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UK net migration fell below 200,000 UK net migration has fallen below 200,000 for the first time since the Covid pandemic, driven largely by a sharp fall in the number of people arriving for work, according to new official figures.Data released by the Office for National Statistics showed estimated net migration stood at 171,000 in…

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