Long before ‘artificial intelligence’ became a regular part of the everyday lexicon, Amazon came up with the concept of “artificial artificial intelligence,” or, in other words, work that appeared to be automated but, in reality, was completed by humans.Amazon brought this type of work to the masses via its crowdsourcing marketplace called Mechanical Turk. Launched…
BWF World Championships 2026 Live Updates: The French contingent produced one of the biggest stories of semifinal day at the BWF World Championships 2026 in New Delhi, securing two historic final berths on Saturday. Fifth seeds Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue made history by becoming the first French mixed doubles pair to reach a World…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando clash. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando were involved in a heated exchange during the first session of the second Test in Colombo on Sunday, with the India opener confronting the bowler after receiving an animated send-off.Jaiswal had been well set on 45 when…
India’s players during the FIH World Cup. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s hopes of reaching the semifinals of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2026 are hanging by a thread after their second-round defeat to the Netherlands, but Argentina’s 3-1 win over England has kept Craig Fulton’s side mathematically alive.India suffered a 1-3 loss to…
Australia square the series 1-1 (X-Cricbuzz) Mitchell Starc produced another devastating spell in Mackay to finish with a 10-wicket match haul as Australia crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test, levelling the two-match series 1-1 inside two days.Starc returned figures of 10-51, adding four wickets on Sunday to his remarkable…
Ravindra Jadeja hands over the Test cap to Saransh Jain (BCCI | X) NEW DELHI: Subodh Jain still can’t speak properly because of the mouth cancer he was diagnosed with in 2014. But one can understand the barrage of emotions he was going through as his son, Saransh Jain, was handed a Test cap by…
Bhubaneswar: Abinaya Rajarajan’s comeback from injury had been a gradual one, with the 19-year-old Tamil Nadu sprinter steadily improving with every competition.On Saturday, she produced the breakthrough she had been waiting for, clocking a stunning 11.34s to win the women’s 100m title and break the U20 national record at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver…
India face Australia with semis in sight “Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”Those famous closing words from ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ could well be the Indian women’s hockey team’s mantra as they chase a place in the World Cup semifinals against all odds.After going…
Hull City stun Man United 2-0. (Pic credit: Hull City’s X Post) Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur’s new-season optimism was punctured in emphatic fashion as both clubs suffered shock defeats in their Premier League openers on Saturday.United, under permanent manager Michael Carrick and with a revamped midfield, were beaten 0-2 by promoted Hull City, while…
India’s KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal When Cheteshwar Pujara watches India and Sri Lanka walk out at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Sunday, one of his first memories of the venue is likely to be his unbeaten 145 in 2015.Pujara carried his bat through India’s first innings on a surprisingly seaming track, helping…