World Bank warns of 800 million-job gap in next 10 years: How could global employment crisis affect Americans?According to the World Bank, an alarming job crisis looms, with projections of an 800-million-job void worldwide. Ajay Banga, the bank's Pr...
13 Oct, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
GST Council reforms address key industry concerns, focus shifts to implementation, says Dept of Revenue officialDuring the 57th GST Council meeting, significant recommendations were made to address concerns from stakeholders. The government plans to i...
12 Oct, 2026, 10.09 PM IST
Economics Nobel 2026 winners: Who are Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford, and why their research is significant | An explainerEconomists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Economics Nobel, known formally as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences ...
12 Oct, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Trump sticks with tariffs even as US voters turn against them before the midtermsUS President Donald Trump's tariff policies are facing growing economic and political challenges ahead of the November 3 midterm elections,...
11 Oct, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Now you have a safe flight, dear reader: We live in turbulent times - if it's just turbulence, thank your lucky starsA humorous yet unsettling take on the anxieties of air travel. A passenger’s brief attempt to learn how to fly a plane and then the chillin...
10 Oct, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
A study says music may be doing more than filling silence while you work: Are you following the lesson or the lyrics?Music changes your mood but sometimes it is more than that. There are times when you are really busy at work, stressed and feel chaotic but...
10 Oct, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
EU and China strike interim trade deal that could cut Chinese hybrid exportsChina and the European Union have agreed on a preliminary trade deal to address trade imbalances. This deal includes reduced tariffs on cer...
10 Oct, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
Meet KCL, the 16-year-old with a memory sharper than 99.9% of people who can recall events from age 3 monthsA teenager known as KCL possesses an extraordinary memory, categorized as highly superior autobiographical memory. His ability to recall pe...
09 Oct, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
ET Alpha Wealth Summit 2.0: AI can analyse portfolios, but investor behaviour drives returns, says Ravi DharamshiThe rise of artificial intelligence is transforming how we analyze data and derive investment insights, yet human judgment plays an irrepla...
09 Oct, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
81 US aircraft lost in Iran war: Why the MQ-9 Reaper losses could be a bigger warning for America than the billions spent replacing themThe United States has reported losses of 81 military aircraft during its ongoing conflict with Iran. Among these, 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones, us...
08 Oct, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
AI agents don't take coffee breaks, so networks must scale up: Ciena's Gautam BillaWith AI agents in the mix now, Billa said the network connecting the computing resources is likely to become a bottleneck in India’s AI pus...
08 Oct, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Pakistan's staple turns scarce: Peshawar pays Rs 3,300 for 20kg flour as subsidised supply dries upFlour prices in Peshawar have sharply increased, leading to significant rises in roti prices as well. Bakers have reportedly raised the pri...
07 Oct, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
AI may replace only 5% of human work over next decade, says Nobel laureate AcemogluMicrosoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman shared the assessment in a post on X while introducing the first issue of The Humanist Review published i...
07 Oct, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
ChatGPT starts exposing writers using AI with invisible watermarks; OpenAI says its texts, codes can be traced; how to avoid detectionOpenAI is rolling out invisible text watermarking for eligible ChatGPT and Codex output in the European Union, allowing its detector to loo...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
OpenAI to watermark ChatGPT text in Europe under AI Act: How it will workThe move comes as OpenAI prepares to comply with transparency requirements under the EU AI Act. The transparency obligations took effect on...
06 Oct, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
A hidden magnetic force from the early universe may finally explain the Hubble tension and why cosmic expansion doesn’t add upRecent research investigates the role of primordial magnetic fields in the discrepancy of the Hubble constant values. Measurements of the c...
05 Oct, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Textile output surges, but apparel production stays in the red. What’s driving the divergence?Government data reveals growth of 8 percent in industrial output for August 2026, driven by manufacturing. Apparel production, however, dec...
04 Oct, 2026, 02.29 PM IST