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Good technology should change the world

The billionaire investor Peter Thiel (or maybe his ghostwriter) once said, “We were promised flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.” That quip originally appeared in a manifesto for Thiel’s venture fund in 2011. All good investment firms have a manifesto, right? This one argued for making bold bets on risky, world-changing technologies rather than […]

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Base-edited baby: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

Kyle “KJ” Muldoon Jr. was born with a rare genetic disorder that left his body unable to remove toxic ammonia from his blood. He was lethargic and at risk of developing neurological disorders. The condition can be fatal.  KJ joined a waiting list for a liver transplant. Then Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru at the

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Retailers like Kroger and Lowe’s test AI agents without handing control to Google

Retailers are starting to confront a problem that sits behind much of the hype around AI shopping: as customers turn to chatbots and automated assistants to decide what to buy, retailers risk losing control over how their products are shown, sold, and bundled. That concern is pushing some large chains to build or support their

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What is Model Collapse? Examples, Causes and Fixes

AI systems feel smarter than ever. They answer quickly, confidently, and with polish. But beneath that surface, something subtle is going wrong. Outputs are getting safer. Ideas are getting narrower. Surprise is disappearing – less aweful.  This matters because AI is increasingly involved in how we search, decide, create, and evaluate. When these systems lose

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Amazon insists I return a phone it says ‘may be lost’

I have paid two monthly £108 instalments but am now phone-less and out of pocketI ordered a £544 phone from Amazon. A tracking update later informed me that it “may be lost” and I could request a refund. I pressed the refund option and was directed to customer service, which insisted I wait a week

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TCS

TCS Headcount Falls by 11,151 Even as AI Workforce Crosses 2,17,000 in Q3

TCS ended the December quarter with 5,82,163 employees, down 11,151 from the previous quarter, even as it sharply expanded its pool of AI-trained staff and posted steady financial performance. The company reported revenue of ₹67,087 crore for Q3 FY26, up 2% quarter-on-quarter, and net income of ₹13,438 crore, an increase of 8.5% year-on-year. Operating margin

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