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A full glass of frothy buffalo milk next to a Gokul milk packet, symbolizing the price increase.
February 22, 2026 1 min read

Milk's New Math: Why Your Gokul Buffalo Milk Just Got a Rs 2 Raise

Well, folks, it seems even buffalo milk isn't immune to inflation's Midas touch. Gokul's latest Rs 2 hike on full cream buffalo milk feels less like a minor adjustment and more like the universe reminding us that everything, including our morning chai's essential ingredient, is a premium commodity now. Soon, we'll need a financial advisor just to manage our dairy budget. Perhaps it's time to invest in a backyard buffalo? (Kidding, mostly.)

February 22, 2026 1 min read

Beyond Code: OpenAI's Chris Lehan Declares the AI Race an Ideological Showdown

Illustration depicting a clash between two different AI representations, one symbolizing democracy and the other autocracy, with technology elements.

Apparently, our future digital overlords aren't just processing data; they're also holding manifestos. OpenAI's chief global affairs officer, Chris Lehan, has posited that the AI race boils down to a titanic struggle between 'democratic AI' and 'autocratic AI.' One almost expects to see neural networks debating universal suffrage or holding snap elections. While the notion of AI agents with tiny ballot boxes or miniature gulags is delightfully absurd, it does neatly package complex geopolitical tech rivalries into a digestible, human-centric conflict. It seems even our silicon creations can't escape the political theater, inheriting our grand ideological battles before they've even mastered making toast.

February 21, 2026 1 min read

AI's Cold Shoulder: Hedge Fund Stock Pickers Grapple with Tech Selloff

Hedge fund manager looking concerned in front of a volatile stock chart, illustrating the impact of an AI tech selloff.

Oh, the irony! Hedge fund 'experts' — the very folks who claim to be ahead of the curve, often leveraging sophisticated tech themselves — are apparently getting a rude awakening from the AI-fueled market. It turns out even the most finely tuned algorithms and 'proprietary insights' couldn't fully insulate portfolios from a collective tech hangover. Perhaps their models forgot to factor in the sheer human panic when the shiny new AI toys start losing their luster.

February 21, 2026 1 min read

Reliance puts $110 billion on table, joins Adani & Tata in big-ticket AI buildout

Three business leaders, representing Reliance, Adani, and Tata, stand confidently before a futuristic data center, symbolizing India's massive AI investment.

India's corporate titans aren't just dipping their toes into the AI pool; they're cannonballing in with such force, the ripples might just reshape the global tech landscape. It's less an 'AI adoption' and more an 'AI arms race' among the nation's biggest players, each vying for pole position in what promises to be the next industrial revolution. The sheer scale of these pledges isn't just about technological advancement; it's a high-stakes game of economic dominance, where the winner gets to define India's digital future, and the losers... well, let's just say they'll be playing catch-up for a very long time.

February 21, 2026 1 min read

Chandra's AI Prophecy: Is IT Ready for its Golden Age (Again)?

N. Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, discussing Artificial Intelligence as the biggest opportunity for IT companies.

Well, slap my CPU and call me HAL, because N. Chandrasekaran has just declared AI as the 'biggest opportunity' for IT companies! And here I was thinking it was still 2005 and outsourcing was the bleeding edge. It's almost *too* obvious, isn't it? Like saying water is wet, or that millennials love avocado toast. But perhaps the true genius isn't in the observation itself, but in reminding the IT giants, often lumbering like mainframe dinosaurs, that the asteroid of change is indeed hurtling directly at them – offering not extinction, but a dazzling, albeit complex, new era of reinvention.

February 20, 2026 1 min read

Bengaluru to Katowice: The Unexpected AI & Gaming Alliance

Illustrative image showing the flags of India and Poland intertwining with futuristic tech symbols for AI, gaming, and deeptech, against a backdrop of cityscapes.

Who would've thought the next global tech powerhouse pairing would be Karnataka and Poland? While Silicon Valley might be clutching its pearls, this alliance isn't just about sharing code; it's about sharing a collective ambition to disrupt the disruptors. Forget the usual suspects – this move signals a fascinating pivot, where emerging tech hubs are bypassing established giants to build their own interconnected ecosystems. It's less a partnership, more a strategic chess move to own the future of AI, gaming, and deeptech, leaving the old guard wondering where their invite went.

February 20, 2026 1 min read

UN hopes AI tech can aid the starving as funding collapses

A digital interface depicting AI solutions for food distribution, overlaid on a map showing areas of food insecurity.

While Silicon Valley gurus high-five over the latest billion-dollar AI breakthrough at lavish global summits, touting its power to revolutionize everything from healthcare to pet rock optimization, the United Nations is left wistfully hoping a chatbot can conjure up missing food aid. It seems the future of humanity's most basic needs now hinges less on compassion and political will, and more on whether an algorithm can convince donors to open their wallets – or perhaps just generate digital bread.

February 20, 2026 1 min read

Beyond the Feed: Meta's New AI Czar Promises a Personal Superintelligence for Everyone

Abstract representation of a digital personal assistant or AI agent, featuring Meta's iconic blue gradient and subtle neural network patterns.

Meta wants to give everyone a 'personal superintelligence.' Wonderful! Will this digital Jeeves finally sort our digital lives with unparalleled efficiency, or simply serve us hyper-targeted ads with unprecedented politeness? The promise is truly tantalizing – an AI agent so attuned to your needs it anticipates desires before you even articulate them. However, the true test will be if these 'personal' agents feel genuinely empowering, or just another, albeit incredibly smart, extension of Meta's vast data-gathering empire.

February 19, 2026 1 min read

Guinness World Record, Microsoft’s $50 billion investment, Google’s America-India Connect and other major announcements on Day 3 of India AI Impact Summit 2026

India AI Impact Summit 2026 logo with global tech giants like Microsoft and Google, showing responsible AI pledges and major investments.

While the rest of the world debates the philosophical implications of AI, India isn't just building it; they're apparently building it with a rulebook so comprehensive it earned a Guinness World Record for 'responsible AI pledges.' Forget the usual tech summit chest-thumping about teraflops and algorithms; Day 3 of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 showed that the real innovation might just be in showing everyone else how to be *good* robots. Microsoft's $50 billion and Google's new 'America-India Connect' suddenly look less like mere investments and more like these giants buying a masterclass in ethical AI.