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34+ min ago (1567+ words) Artificial intelligence has transitioned from the realm of science fiction to a rapidly maturing technology with profound implications for security, economics, and society. Unlike prior technologies, AI possesses the potential for recursive self-improvement and generalization, raising concerns about alignment, control, and systemic risk. Automation, increasingly driven by machine learning and robotics, threatens structural unemployment on a global scale. While AI can augment productivity and create new job categories, the pace and scope of displacement'especially in cognitive and service sectors'may exceed the capacity of economies to adapt, engendering political instability (Bharati, Mondal & Podder, 2023). Military competition in AI, especially between major powers, fosters an arms race dynamic. Rapid deployment of untested or poorly understood systems in critical military functions increases the likelihood of accidents, misperceptions, and escalation, particularly in crisis scenarios involving nuclear weapons (Bharati, Mondal & Podder, 2023). AI systems can be weaponized…...

42+ min ago (487+ words) Members of his administration followed Trump's lead with ever more strident'outrage. Within days, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (former'Army National Guard'major, one tour each in Afghanistan and Iraq) called the lawmakers the "Seditious Six." He then began to'investigate Kelly, threatening to recall him to active duty so that he could be court-martialed for misconduct.' In a'town hall'in Tucson, Kelly said of Trump and Hegseth, "They're not serious people and I'm not backing down." At the University of Pittsburgh (repeatedly designated a Military Friendly School), someone projected pictures of the six legislators onto its landmark 42-story'Cathedral of Learning'under the message, "This is what courage looks like." Ready Response Team Veterans Which takes us to this Veterans Day, when military-affiliated and'labor'union antiwar groups organized their own celebrations under the banner "Vets Say No," as protests against the administration's use (and misuse) of the…...

47+ min ago (585+ words) New York Knicks end their more-than-half-a-century trophy drought in the NBA with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs. OG Anunoby scored 28 points as the New York Knicks ended their 52-year trophy drought with a 124-113 NBA Cup final victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. Forward Anunoby rattled in five three-pointers and point guard Jalen Brunson finished with 25 points as New York clinched their first silverware since the 1973 NBA Finals at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. San Antonio went into the final brimming with confidence after upsetting top seeds and reigning NBA champions Oklahoma City in Saturday's semifinals, thanks to a superb display from French prodigy Victor Wembanyama. But a dogged all-round performance from New York thwarted San Antonio's hopes of crowning their cup campaign with victory. The Knicks limited Wembanyama to 18 points while delivering a balanced offensive…...

50+ min ago (590+ words) Report finds warmest temperatures, loss of snow cover as US joins arctic countries to push ahead with oil drilling. A new report has found unprecedented temperature rises and significant loss of snow and ice in the Arctic, a region now described as "warming far faster than the rest of the planet. The annual Arctic Report Card published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Tuesday found that surface air temperatures across the Arctic between October 2024 and September 2025 were "the warmest recorded since 1900. Last year's unusually high temperatures capped off a decade of record highs in the region surrounding the North Pole, according to the report, which was a collaboration of 112 authors from 13 different countries. In the 47 years that satellite images have been used for recording and measurement, winter sea ice reached its lowest levels in March 2025, while…...

50+ min ago (233+ words) Some say the machines help people mourn; others are skeptical Some people who have lost loved ones are turning to a new industry to communicate with their departed: using artificial intelligence "griefbots" that mimic a deceased relative. Many people say these AI griefbots can be a helpful part of the healing process surrounding death " but some tech experts are wary. Griefbots can be detrimental to healing because they "can get in the way of recognizing and accommodating what has been lost, because you can interact with a deathbot in an ongoing way," Richardson told The Guardian. People may have lingering questions or concerns they wish to ask a dead loved one, and now it "feels like you are able to ask them." Feature Advances in tech and AI are producing android machine workers. What will that mean for humans? The…...

1+ hour ago (382+ words) Others from Hindutva right wing joined the chorus. Here in this formulation of his; he not only is raising a non-issue to the CenterStage of politics but is also trying to defame Nehru yet again. Defaming Nehru on every pretext is the consistent goal of this right-wing politics. He has also been put to blame for every failure of the Modi Government. The implications of this song in full will have a lot of negative impact. Non-Hindus singing it in schools and public institutions will lead to dislike from many who already are full of fear of their identity being attacked and are being subjected to humiliation at various levels, due to the domination of identity issues. " Dr Ram Puniyani was a professor in biomedical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and took voluntary retirement in December 2004 to…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago (1011+ words) The tribal communities, especially the Gonds, lived mainly on podu cultivation, agriculture, and forest produce. They did not have legal ownership rights, making them vulnerable to land grabs by non-tribals, moneylenders, and forest officials. Laws that were meant to protect tribal lands (like the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation Act, 1964) were poorly implemented. In the 1970s and 1980s, tribal groups such as the Girijan Rythu Coolie Sangham (GRCS) " which had links with left-wing activists and the People's War Group (PWG) Naxalite faction " began mobilizing Adivasis to demand land titles (pattas) and forest rights, and to resist exploitation. Adilabad: A Specialist and a Witness Dr. VNVK Sastry was widely regarded as a specialist in Adilabad. The district's history, culture, and struggles were etched deeply into his scholarship and memory. It is now 44 years since the police firing at Indervelli, where several…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (285+ words) The screenwriter was picked up by authorities after his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, were found stabbed to death in their home Nick Reiner's arrest was captured by security footage " and showed the moment police descended on Rob and Michele Reiner's son in the street. In a new video, posted by ABC7, Reiner can be seen wearing a dark baseball hat and a red backpack as he enters a gas station in Exposition Park on Sunday evening. Reiner walks around the store, before buying a beverage and making his way across the gas station's parking lot to a street corner. Before long, Reiner is surrounded by multiple police officers, prompting the "Being Charlie" screenwriter to lift his hands in the air and surrender to the cops. Watch the footage of the arrest below. The charges came just two days after he…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago (571+ words) Forty years ago, on December 16, 1985, the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) suspended its British section, the Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP). We are reposting below two documents, the resolution of the ICFI on the suspension and a statement adopted the following day. For the background and significance of these documents, see "40 years since the suspension of the Workers Revolutionary Party from the ICFI." These documents and others related to the split are collected in "The ICFI Defends Trotskyism: 1982-1986." See also "How the WRP Betrayed Trotskyism: 1973-1985" Resolution of the International Committee of the Fourth International on the Suspension of the Workers Revolutionary Party The interim report of the International Control Commission has revealed that the WRP has carried out an historic betrayal of the ICFI and the international working class. This betrayal consisted of the complete abandonment of the theory…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (883+ words) The Asia " Pacific Regional Conference 2025, of the Education International (EI), was held on October 15, 16 and 17 (2025) in Kochi, Kerala. About 20 countries were represented in this conference. David Edwards (EI General Secretary, from USA ) delivered welcome remarks. The All India Federation of Educational Associations (AIFEA) earlier held a convention, with around 200 delegates from various states, in Kolkata Oct 5 last, on "Gobal Shortage of Teachers and its consequences " with special Reference to India.K. Subba Reddy (AIFEA leader and former President of APTF) presented a keynote." Speakers in the Kolkata meet condemned imperialist wars, the genocide by America in Gaza and elsewhere, and called on teachers to support the global movements for peace. The AIFEA had a history since 1924, said its General Secretary, Nabakumar Karmakar, and played an important role in EI. The Kochi meet followed, and its details are given below. Next, Yamile…...