Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, pictured above [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Meta announced LlamaCon, a new conference scheduled to take place on April 29 this year, for the Facebook-parent to discuss its generative AI progress and the advance of its Llama AI models in a developer-centric setting. “At LlamaCon, we’ll share the latest on our … Read more
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and protesters take part in a demonstration against the A69 motorway project between Toulouse and Castres, in Saix, France, February 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Sweden’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other activists cannot proceed with a lawsuit that had sought to force … Read more
Francesco Rivella, best known as the inventor of Nutella, recently passed away at the age of 97. As per reports, Francesco breathed his last on February 14. After learning about Rivella’s demise, netizens paid heartfelt tributes, thanking him for creating a product that millions have tasted and relished. Before launching Nutella, Rivella worked for Michele … Read more
More than 150 students have been injured in Bangladesh during clashes at a university campus, a sign of serious discord between groups instrumental in fomenting a national revolution last year. Tuesday (February 18) afternoon’s clashes began after the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) sought to recruit students at the Khulna University of … Read more
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 79, has been on a whirlwind campaign of interviews and public appearances in recent weeks to shore up dwindling support, but the numbers keep getting worse. The latest survey from Datafolha puts his popularity rating at 24% … Read more
Chad’s Army said that it had killed nearly 300 Boko Haram militants and lost 27 Army employees in a four-month campaign against the jihadist group that ended on Tuesday (February 20, 2025). President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno ordered the campaign in October after a Boko Haram attack on a base in the Lake Chad region … Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. File photo | Photo Credit: AP North Korea on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) criticised the United States and Asian neighbours for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearising the North and said it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of its authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un. … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. File | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be on a two-day visit to South Africa beginning February 20 to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the MEA announced on Wednesday (February 19, 2025). The Minister is expected to hold a few bilateral discussions on the … Read more
India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish File photo | Photo Credit: ANI India has been a victim of terror acts perpetrated by Pakistan through groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed and it is a “supreme irony” when the global epicentre of terrorism pats itself on the back claiming to fight against the scourge, Delhi’s … Read more
Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump painted Elon Musk as his enforcer-in-chief on Tuesday (February 18, 2025), hailing the tech billionaire’s zeal in implementing the blizzard of executive orders the President has issued since returning to office. Also Read | Trump signs order to study … Read more