Uncontrolled weather
It was not too long ago that I had written about the unusual deaths by lightning strikes across the country. This unusual phenomenon has only increased, claiming more lives. I…
Harris steers clear of race, gender despite historic bid
Kamala Harris is aiming to make history as America’s first Black and South Asian woman president — but she has not leaned into the prospect. Instead, Harris has steered well…
Flood notes
FIRST, a few snapshots from the road with water dunes on both sides, as far as one can see. These frames are now going to live with me. A large…
Whack-a-mole
TO begin with, a cliché much favoured by journalists, NAB has been ‘nabbed’. Perhaps with as much alacrity as all the parties had displayed to give an extension to the…
Global climate chaos
Extreme weather events continue to manifest worldwide in various forms. A few days back, Toronto (Canada) experienced over 100 millimeters (about four inches) of rain, matching the average rainfall for…
Spain braces for wildfires as beef farmers battle red tape
Across Europe, farmers have jammed roads, burned tyres and dumped manure in protest at a host of pressures threatening their livelihoods and way of life. In the province of Asturias,…
Flood notes
FIRST, a few snapshots from the road with water dunes on both sides, as far as one can see. These frames are now going to live with me. A large…
Can chatbots be therapists? Only if you want them to be
A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had “a quite emotional, personal conversation” with her firm’s viral chatbot ChatGPT. “Never tried therapy…
Zelensky in Europe
Volodymyr Zelensky’s ‘surprise’ visit to three European capitals – London, Paris and Brussels – has been an immensely successful trip despite the fact that he could not get any clear-cut…
Imran’s art of losing
Saturday, April 9, was not meant to be an ordinary day. And it was not, with the National Assembly in session to vote on the no-confidence move against Imran Khan…
