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Abstract image of AI brains interacting with financial charts, representing muted stock market reaction to new tech.
February 25, 2026 1 min read

AI's Latest Spark Ignites... a Whisper on Wall Street

Anthropic rolls out a fresh suite of AI tools, promising to revolutionize everything from investment banking to engineering, and what does Wall Street do? It shrugs, barely moving the needle. It seems the market's collective jaw has officially become un-dropped when it comes to AI news. Perhaps after countless 'game-changers,' investors are now asking for a detailed ROI spreadsheet with a 10-year projection before they even consider twitching a buy finger. Or maybe, just maybe, they're realizing that powerful tools are only as good as the hands that wield them, and real transformation takes more than just a press release.

February 25, 2026 1 min read

The Human Glitch: Why AI's IT Takeover Won't Be a Painless Software Update

Robotic hand interacting with a human hand, symbolizing the AI transition's impact on human roles in the IT industry.

Oh, *shocker*! You mean the multi-trillion-dollar industry built on human ingenuity, problem-solving, and the occasional coffee-fueled all-nighter might find a complete paradigm shift 'painful' when it involves... *humans*? It’s like discovering water is wet, only this time the water also writes code and expects a severance package. An AI transition that *doesn't* involve a few existential crises and frantic upskilling seminars isn't really an AI transition at all; it's just a software update with better marketing.

February 24, 2026 1 min read

Karnataka's Bio-Billionaires: The $39B Bet That's Paying Off (Early!)

Illustrative image of biotechnology elements, growth charts, and Karnataka's state outline, symbolizing the $39 billion bioeconomy boom.

Forget Silicon Valley; Karnataka is busy cultivating the future in petri dishes, not just server racks. Reaching a staggering $39 billion bioeconomy by 2025 isn't just a number; it's Karnataka basically telling the future to call them when it catches up. While other regions are still debating the nuances of their next tech park, Karnataka's bio-engineers are already brewing solutions for everything from your next meal to your next miracle drug, turning academic labs into gold mines and firmly establishing itself as a global biological express train, leaving conventional growth models in its dust.

February 24, 2026 1 min read

Industrial IoT Gets a Jolt: DATOMS Secures Rs 25 Cr from Vietnam's Big Capital JSC

Industrial IoT platform DATOMS logo with a graph depicting machine performance and analytics, symbolizing Rs 25 crore funding.

While Silicon Valley obsesses over AI chatbots and the metaverse, the real smart money is quietly wiring up factory floors. DATOMS just proved it, bagging a cool Rs 25 crore. It might not have the TikTok glamour, but connecting industrial machines to a 'unified intelligence layer' sounds a lot like giving the backbone of our economy a much-needed brain — and frankly, a highly optimized one. Big Capital JSC from Vietnam clearly agrees that the future isn't just digital, it's *industrial* digital, proving that even heavy machinery can look incredibly attractive when its performance is boosted by data-driven insights.

February 24, 2026 1 min read

Bearish bets on local IT counters surge as AI fears spook investors

Bearish trend on Indian IT stock charts with AI-related imagery.

It seems the market's collective imagination has gone full Skynet, with investors scrambling to place bearish bets on local IT counters faster than you can say 'sentient algorithm.' One might wonder if the trading floors are now populated by robots placing short positions on other robots, because the panic over AI automation feels less like a calculated risk assessment and more like a mass existential crisis for the software sector. Is your friendly neighborhood developer *really* about to be replaced by a large language model that just finished an online Python course? Perhaps, but let's not confuse disruptive innovation with an immediate apocalypse for every single IT job.

February 23, 2026 1 min read

Congress leader Pawan Khera slams BJP, calls it an 'echo-chamber of yes-men'

Pawan Khera speaking at a podium, with party symbols, criticizing the ruling BJP.

Pawan Khera certainly didn't hold back, did he? Calling the BJP an 'echo-chamber of yes-men' is a delicious jab, especially when critiquing an 'AI Impact Summit' that, according to him, lacked actual intelligence. It seems the only 'impact' was the sound of carefully curated applause and the collective sigh of anyone hoping for genuine dialogue. Perhaps the AI should have been programmed to detect insincerity – it would have blown a circuit, or at least provided a more honest assessment than the human attendees.

February 23, 2026 1 min read

Bhupen Borah’s BJP switch: Ghosts of past rifts haunt Congress before Assam elections

Bhupen Borah, a prominent political figure, shaking hands with BJP leaders after his defection from the Congress party in Assam.

Well, if Congress were a theatrical production, its current act in Assam would be titled 'The Recurring Nightmare of the Disgruntled Leader.' Bhupen Borah's grand exit to the BJP, citing 'humiliation,' isn't just a defection; it's a meticulously re-enacted scene from a play we've all seen too many times. One has to wonder if their internal party meetings come with a mandatory 'escape route' diagram, or if the red carpet for new BJP recruits is simply recycled from past Congress farewells. Perhaps the party's biggest rival isn't the opposition, but its own collective memory.

February 23, 2026 1 min read

'Shirtless' protest: Not legitimate dissent, blatant assault on public order, says Delhi court

Four Indian Youth Congress workers protesting shirtless at an AI Impact Summit, being arrested.

Ah, the age-old dilemma: when does a bare chest become an international incident? Apparently, when it's wielded at an AI summit in Delhi, according to a local court. One might think a bit of skin is a rather mild form of protest compared to, say, actual hacking, but the judiciary clearly views a torso as a weapon of diplomatic destruction, capable of single-handedly eroding India's global standing. Perhaps next time, protesters should consider wearing more shirts, just in case their bare midriffs are mistaken for a national security threat rather than a plea for attention.

February 22, 2026 1 min read

Familywala wrap: Suman Ghosh reflects on collaboration with Shiboprosad Mukherjee

Director Suman Ghosh and actor Shiboprosad Mukherjee engaged in discussion on the set of their film, Familywala.

In an industry often rife with creative clashes and the occasional ego skirmish, it’s genuinely refreshing to hear a director gush over an actor with such earnestness. Suman Ghosh's praise for Shiboprosad Mukherjee isn't just polite closing-remarks chatter; it hints at that rare, almost mythical synergy where a performer doesn't just deliver lines but actively elevates the entire vision, leaving the helmer truly impressed, and perhaps, a little surprised by the organic magic they conjured together on the 'Familywala' set.