How record auctions are fuelling India’s art boom

[ad_1] Anahita SachdevBBC News, DelhiSaffronartVS Gaitonde's Untitled fetched $40.2m at a recent record-breaking auction in DelhiA radiant golden canvas layered with subtle textures and faint shapes, exuding both energy and tranquillity.This untitled 1971 painting by…

CMRL work leaves stretches of Arcot Road in…

[ad_1] A CMRL official says the construction work is nearing completion and the road-laying work is being handed over to the GCC and Highways Department. | Photo Credit: M. SRINATH For 45-year-old A. Balaji, a…

Killer cough syrup – The Hindu

[ad_1] The last words Afsana Khan heard from her son, Usaid, were the lines of a nursery rhyme — “Anaar ka meetha daana (The sweet seed of the pomegranate).” A drowsy and weak Usaid had…

RRI technique yields certified randomness with one qubit

[ad_1] A wafer of quantum computers. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Steve Jurvetson Randomness is essential today. From encrypting sensitive information to simulating biological systems, unpredictable numbers are indispensable. Yet most everyday random numbers aren’t…

A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble…

[ad_1] Lily JamaliTechnology correspondent, San FranciscoGetty ImagesSilicon Valley is home to many major tech firms, including Apple's circular headquartersAt OpenAI's DevDay this week, OpenAI boss Sam Altman did what American tech bosses rarely do these…

Paul Biya, young voters and his AI-campaign video…

[ad_1] Paul Njie BBC Africa, YaoundéAFP/Getty ImagesThe world's oldest head of state - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has promised Cameroon's electorate "the best is still to come" as he seeks his eighth consecutive presidential term…