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A major tech event named 'Buildathon' in Dallas failed, drawing flak for organizer Ravi Raj Reddy, who said someone disconnected the Wi-Fi. A major tech event in Dallas, touted to be a pathbreaking hackathon, is at the centre of a major controversy as participants took to social media claiming that there was no Wi-Fi at what was supposed to be a 32-hour AI execution event. They said the event was so mismanaged that it had to be stopped in the middle and the organizers said the event would continue from home. But eventually, the event got canceled and in the wake of major controversy as participants paid for executive tickets, the organizers said there would be a full refund, and it was not a scam.AI Buildathom was promised as an event bringing together 1000+ developers, engineers, founders, recruiters and AI companies to build protection-ready applications. Unlike a traditional hackathon, it said it would do away with resume collecting, pitch decks, demo etc.Ravi Raj Reddy, o..

Usha Vance and JD Vance US vice president JD Vance has shared a personal story about his family's first reaction to learning that his future wife, Usha Vance, was of Indian origin.Speaking on British entrepreneur Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast, Vance recalled that his mother asked a surprising question after learning about Usha's Indian heritage: “Which tribe?”Vance said that it was just a mere cultural misunderstanding rather than ill intent.Usha Vance, born Usha Bala Chilukuri, is the daughter of Indian immigrants who moved to US from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Her family has deep roots in the Telugu-speaking community and includes several academics and educators. She was born and raised in California and later graduated from Yale University and Yale Law School.It was at Yale Law School that she met JD Vance. The two married in 2014 in an interfaith ceremony that included both Christian and Hindu traditions. Today, they have three children a..

For much of the 20th century, many were accustomed to thinking of people as an ever-expanding resource. As the number of people grew, so did labour markets, consumer markets, scientific communities, production systems and armies. In 1950, the world’s population was about 2.5 billion. In 2026, it is reaching 8.3 billion. In just 75 years, the population has increased more than 3.3 times.
In this sense, the current human population may turn out not to be a permanent norm, but a historical anomaly…

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision between two trains north of London on Friday afternoon that killed at least one person.
A passenger reported that he was thrown forward by the impact then saw fellow travellers with broken bones and bloody injuries.
Both trains were travelling south to London St Pancras station when they collided outside the town of Bedford around 5.15pm, according to information on rail tracking websites.
Emergency services deployed a number of resources to…

Abraham Alvarez is one of five co-conspirators in a drone attack plot targeting the UFC event at the White House A Mexican national who entered US as a child and later received protection under a programme introduced during Barack Obama's presidency has been identified by authorities as the alleged ringleader of a foiled attack plot targeting a UFC event at the White House.31-year-old Abraham Alvarez was arrested in Nebraska, where investigators say he had established a base inside a former church building that was intended to serve as a “safe zone” for himself and other members of the plot.According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Alvarez entered US as a child but remained in the country after his B2 visa expired in 2001. He later received deportation relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme, commonly known as the Dreamers programme, which was introduced by the Obama administration.Alvarez played a central role in organising a planned..

New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen Romanch Mahajan's death. The death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, an Indian teen, falling from a Central Park horse carriage, strengthened calls to end the horse carriage industry as there have been eight horse-related incidents in Central Park over the past 13 months but this was the first human fatality involving a horse carriage since they were introduced in Central Park more than 150 years ago. There have already been calls to suspend horse carriages as they are a public safety hazard in crowded areas and have already been suspended in other US cities like Chicago and San Antonia.Romanch Mahajan was on a family trip celebrating his high school graduation and he jumped out of the carriage after his mother fell — and hit his head on the ground. The mother, father and the younger son escaped with minor injuries while Romanch Mahajan died. Their carriage clipped another horse-drawn vehicle and..

Cuba on Thursday unveiled nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a US oil blockade.
In a landmark speech to the National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero detailed 176 measures aimed at rolling back the state’s role in the economy and attracting investment in everything from banking to tourism and agriculture.
These huge changes also come as the United States exerts strong pressure on Cuba aside from the oil…

A top US trade official took a veiled swipe at China on Thursday for a range of unfair trade practices, but also criticised the United States for being asleep at the wheel for far too long.
“They subsidised, they dumped, they erected regulatory barriers, they supported state-owned enterprises, they used every tool available to build their industries and capture a greater share of the American market,” said William Kimmitt, the US under secretary of commerce for international trade, without…

ExtraEmily (Image Via Getty) ExtraEmily pushed back against criticism from online users after a clip of her showing her resume went viral, arguing that many people judging her behavior were ignoring her academic and professional achievements. The Twitch streamer addressed the reaction during a June 16 livestream, saying she was surprised that a video about her resume received positive attention while still drawing comments from people who called her a “toddler.”ExtraEmily responds after resume clip sparks debate among viewersSpeaking on stream, ExtraEmily said she expected criticism but was caught off guard by how much discussion her resume created online. “I finally had an okay Twitter thread about me, where I was showing off my resume. Oh my gosh, guys. But half the comments are like, ‘Still acting like a toddler.’ Yeah, but I’m like, ‘I’m more accomplished than you …’ Sorry, but I was like, wait, I’m surprised that this clip of me showing my resume actually got likes.”While some use..

Image/Instagram Twitch streamer Nina Lin appears to have lost access to her Twitch channel only a few days after she was arrested during the New York Knicks' championship celebrations. People who visit her channel now see a message saying that the account is unavailable because of violations of Twitch's Community Guidelines or Terms of Service. While Twitch has not shared the exact reason for the action, the notice is the same one usually shown for indefinite or permanent suspensions.The timing has brought even more attention to the streamer, who has been involved in several controversies over the past year. The latest development comes shortly after videos showed Lin climbing onto the roof of an Amazon delivery van during the Knicks celebrations in New York City. The clips quickly spread online and became one of the most talked-about moments from the event.Nina Lin's Twitch channel goes offline after arrest during Knicks celebrationsLin was arrested on June 13 near Madi..