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Strait talking: A look at critical waterways around the world
Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz amid a face-off with Israel. With 90 percent of globally traded goods being shipped by sea, we take a look at critical commercial waterways around the world
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Rain Watch: IMD forecasts rainfall to be 106 percent above long-period average in July
The monsoon pattern in July and August is critical for sowing. The country got surplus showers in June, resulting in water reservoir levels rising
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What's next for Trump's July tariff deadline?
The tariffs taking effect July 9 are part of a package Trump imposed in April, citing a lack of "reciprocity" in trading ties
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Wall Street pulls back after Tesla drops on Musk-Trump clash
Trump warned of retribution against Tesla and other Musk ventures after the billionaire railed against his sweeping tax cut bill
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AI models learn to lie and threaten, raising safety and ethics concerns
This deceptive behaviour appears linked to the emergence of "reasoning" models -AI systems that work through problems step-by-step rather than generating instant responses
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AI Arms Race: Meta spending big, but can it deliver results?
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg is reported to have sounded the charge himself due to worries Meta is lagging behind rivals in the generative AI race
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From Cred's Kunal Shah unpacking harsh truth about entrepreneurship to India's corporate hiring pivot, our top stories of the week
In this week's newsletter, also read about whether Indian startups can go global, Meta and Amazon Prime Video's new revenue streams, speculation about who will be India's next premium cricket band—Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, or an unexpected contender; and how Labubu dolls feature in China's soft power play
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From Zohran Mamdani to Ro Khanna, seven Indian-Americans who have won election battles in the US
Mamdani recently won the Democratic Party's New York primary for the November mayoral election. In this context, let's take a look at Indian-Americans who were elected to the House of Representatives in the elections that put Donald Trump in the White House for a second term
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Rare Earth Diplomacy: US and China reach tentative understanding
After talks in Geneva in May, Washington and Beijing had agreed to lower steep tit-for-tat tariffs on each other's products temporarily
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US Fed chair Jerome Powell deflects Trump pressure, says no hurry on interest rate cuts
The Fed has a duty to prevent a one-time spike in prices from becoming an "ongoing inflation problem," Powell said before the House Committee on Financial Services
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Tesla's robotaxi service goes live after years of hype
The kickoff-which comes as Musk refocuses on his business ventures following a contentious stint in Donald Trump's administration-will employ the Model Y sport utility vehicle rather than Tesla's much-touted Cybercab