What Happened Today
Voter-roll revision row, explained: what is the SIR?
The opposition's march and the Supreme Court case both centre on the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls. Here is what the…
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What Happened Today
RBI rate hike likely: what it means for your loans and savings
The RBI is widely expected to raise the repo rate to 5.50 per cent on October 7. Here is what the move…
What Happened Today
Red-dye diesel tax order, explained: what changes for drivers
Trump's order defers the federal tax on red-dye diesel through year-end. Here is what the fuel is and what the order actually…
Space & Aerospace
NASA to release Artemis II preliminary lunar science
NASA will present the preliminary lunar science results from the Artemis II mission at the International Astronautical Congress on October 7.
Technology
AI chip startup Etched fielding bids at $40-50B valuation
AI chip startup Etched is reviewing investment offers valuing it at $40-50 billion, just weeks after raising $700 million at $21 billion.
AI
Microsoft launches Sovereign AI framework with Nvidia
Microsoft has formalised a Sovereign AI framework with Nvidia, offering public and private cloud tiers for governments and regulated industries.
AI
ChatGPT pastes real cartoonists’ signatures on AI cartoons
A Nieman Lab report found ChatGPT generating New Yorker-style cartoons carrying the real signatures of more than 15 cartoonists.
Technology
AMD’s Lisa Su holds closed-door TSMC talks in Taiwan
AMD chief Lisa Su visited Taiwan on October 6 for closed-door meetings with TSMC and supply-chain partners to lock in 2027 chip…
Health & Wellness
Extreme heat now a pregnancy hazard, global survey finds
A Wellcome survey of 1,001 health professionals across five countries found extreme heat is increasingly harming pregnant women and newborns.
Environment & Climate
France’s summer heatwave cost at least 16 billion euros
A French parliamentary report says the summer 2026 heatwave cost at least 16 billion euros, as the 2027 budget debate begins.