[ad_1] Anthropic did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Anthropic has been preparing to give CEO Dario Amodei and other co-founders a class of stock with extra voting power to help insulate them from external shareholder pressure, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with … Read more
[ad_1] “We pay Rs 600 every month whether we get electricity or not. We used to pay more but there are now two electricity mafias competing in this area,” says Ajuma Sheikh, a 63-year-old social worker who stays in Patra chawl in Mumbai’s Mankhurd suburb. For the past 25 years, she has been caught between … Read more
[ad_1] The Taliban government celebrates five years of ruling Afghanistan on Saturday, with the authorities hailing their country’s “freedom” and security, while critics decry tightening restrictions in all areas of daily life. The Taliban government celebrates five years of ruling Afghanistan on August 15, with the authorities hailing their country’s “freedom” and security, while critics … Read more
[ad_1] Amazon is building a massive natural-gas power plant in West Texas to support one of its new data centres, but the project is attracting attention for a reason far beyond its enormous size. The plant could potentially become one of the biggest single sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the US. The power project, … Read more
[ad_1] NASA astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir on Friday completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to install modification hardware for a power channel, a crucial step towards adding new solar arrays to the orbital laboratory. Indian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon conducts his first spacewalk outside the International Space Station. (NASA/YT/PTI) The … Read more
[ad_1] Last month, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was buried in his hometown of Mashhad after a four-day ceremony. Many international delegations were present, but each country will have chosen their representatives with the utmost care. Sending high-ranking officials would go beyond mere diplomatic courtesy, and possibly signal an alliance. Only two … Read more
[ad_1] A 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, resulting in power outages for thousands of residences, damaging roads, and leaving some individuals trapped while others are feared dead within a partially collapsed shopping mall. Japan earthquake: People wait in a park after evacuating buildings following a strong earthquake in Kumamoto City, Chuo … Read more
[ad_1] Jagdish Hansda has faint memories of the village where he grew up. “Back then, there used to be nothing here except us Adivasis, our fields, jungles and wildlife,” said Hansda, who is now in his late seventies. The village, Jhinjirguttu, was in what was then Bihar, and now falls within Jharkhand. “Some Mulvasi communities … Read more
[ad_1] India’s gig workers on quick commerce platforms ended 2025 on a rebellious note. Over 200,000 “delivery partners”– as the poorly-paid, overworked, and precarious delivery workers ferrying food, groceries and almost everything else are euphemistically termed – called a strike on New Year’s Eve to press for fair pay, social security benefits, and safe work … Read more