Google CEO Sundar Pichai emphasises in-person interviews: How AI is failing to pick the right talent

As AI continues to reshape recruitment, the limitations of algorithmic assessments are becoming increasingly apparent. Efficiency and speed, once hailed as the primary advantages of virtual interviews, now clash with the pressing need for authenticity and competence evaluation. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, acknowledged this growing concern, stating on the Lex Fridman podcast in June:…

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NCERT says Jinnah, Congress and Mountbatten were behind India’s partition: Here’s what students must know

NCERT’s newly released special modules for the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day have stirred controversy by directly naming Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Congress, and Viceroy Lord Mountbatten as responsible for India’s 1947 Partition. The module states: “The Partition of India and the creation of Pakistan were by no means inevitable. Jinnah demanded it; the Congress accepted…

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“Education is not an event, you can learn forever,” says Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas: Lessons every student can learn from him

Aravind Srinivas, the 30-year-old CEO of Perplexity AI, has vaulted into the center of the global technology conversation with a move as audacious as it is historic. His company, scarcely three years old, has stunned Silicon Valley and Wall Street alike by tabling a $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google Chrome, a browser with more…

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Cambridge vs. Trump: Inside the battle to safeguard immigrants, homeless services, and Harvard

Cambridge, Massachusetts, a city known for its progressive politics and home to Harvard University and MIT, has emerged as a key battleground in legal disputes with the Trump administration. Beyond Harvard’s high-profile lawsuits challenging federal restrictions on international students and research funding, the city itself has joined multiple federal cases to defend its immigrant communities,…

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Parag Agrawal educational qualification: How IIT gave him tools, Stanford bestowed him the stage

Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition(Now X) set a lot of tongues wagging! While many expressed their disappointment, others became highly curious about the Tesla CEO’s interest in the micro-blogging platform. Silicon Valley has a familiar name back in the spotlight. Nearly three years after being abruptly dismissed from Twitter by Elon Musk, former CEO Parag Agrawal…

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Who is Brian O’Kelley? The Computer Science engineer from Princeton who sold a $1.6 billion company for ‘social good’

In 2018, Brian O’Kelley achieved what many tech entrepreneurs dream of: the sale of AppNexus, the ad-tech company he co-founded in 2007, to AT&T for $1.6 billion. But unlike the typical billionaire narrative of yachts, private jets, and sprawling mansions, O’Kelley made a strikingly different choice. He kept less than $100 million for himself and…

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Calicut University result 2025 declared for various courses at results.uoc.ac.in: Direct link to download scorecards here

Calicut University result 2025: The University of Calicut has released the Calicut University Result 2025 for the B.Ed second semester and M.Sc Chemistry third semester examinations today, on August 16, 2025. Candidates can now access the scrutiny result for the second semester B.Ed Exam (4/2025) and the revaluation result for the third semester M.Sc Chemistry…

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LIC AAO, AE registration window 2025 opens at licindia.in for over 800 posts: Direct link to apply here

The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has released the notification for Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) and Assistant Engineer (AE) Recruitment 2025, opening up 841 vacancies across the organisation. The application process will commence on August 16, 2025, and candidates will be able to submit their forms until September 8, 2025, through the official website…

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UPPSC opens recruitment for 1,471 lecturer posts in government inter colleges: Check details here

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has released the notification for the Lecturer Government Inter College Examination 2025, inviting applications for a total of 1,471 posts. The online registration process is already underway at uppsc.up.nic.in and will remain open until September 12, 2025.The commission has earmarked vacancies separately for male and female candidates: Male…

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