In 1992, a saree weaver’s aging mother told him, ‘I can’t weave anymore’; 7 years later, the man with no engineering degree invented an award-winning machine that replaced the 9,000 hand movements needed to prepare a Pochampally saree

Chintakindi Mallesham invented the Laxmi Asu machine for Pochampally saree weavers It all started when Chintakindi Mallesham’s mother said “I can’t weave anymore. My hands have worn out.” A saree may take pride of place in a wardrobe, but for the woman who helps make it, the beauty of the finished six-yard fabric can come…

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Would-be Trump killer practiced 100-yard shot day before Pennsylvania assassination attempt, FBI documents show

Thomas Matthew Crooks became increasingly obsessed with guns and long-range shooting before he tried to assassinate Donald Trump on the campaign trail in July 2024, according to newly unclassified documents released by the FBI. Crooks, a 20-year-old engineering student, spent the day before he fired at Trump at the Clairton Sportsmen’s Club in Clairton, Pennsylvania,…

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18 years later, Sabyasachi returns to NYFW with Christy Turlington and a dazzling MET jewellery debut

Christy Turlington was the face Sabyasachi Mukherjee chose to open his much-awaited return to New York Fashion Week. And it wasn’t just any runway appearance. The supermodel walked out in a striking denim look, wearing pieces from Sabyasachi’s new fine jewellery collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art.The show, titled ‘Bengal Byzantine Broadway’, took place…

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OpenAI, Google, Anthropic discussing collaboration on AI safety issues

OpenAI has been engaging with other artificial intelligence companies, including Anthropic and Google, about how they can work together to address safety concerns, a spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday. Discussions have been ongoing since Demis Hassabis, the chair of Google DeepMind, released a proposal in July calling for a U.S.-led “Standards Body,” the spokesperson…

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Pierce Brosnan: Quote of the day by Pierce Brosnan: “Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their backs, really. You have to have..”

Pierce Brosnan is a renowned actor, most popularly known across the globe for playing the character of James Bond in four films through the 1990s and early 2000s. But originally, the actor wanted to be a painter.After leaving school, he trained as a commercial artist and illustrator at a small studio in South London, having…

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