'Even for those of us who are not driven or hardworking, life will be much more interesting and vastly different from the way life is today,' says Aakar Patel.Illustration: Dominic......
In the next 25 years or so, we will have intelligence in computers that will exceed man's in every way.The speculation is that artificial intelligence will not be malevolent, meaning deliberately......
The change of government in Goa changed THiNK’s character. Literary or intellectual luminaries were replaced by big-ticket celebrities, says Sunil Sethi In the furore over Tarun......
Vladimir Putin's chosen successor Dmitry Medvedev is the new President of post-Communist Russia. Results after counting of90 per cent of the votes showed Medvedev had polled 70.03 per cent,......
Russia's opposition coalition on Sunday elected former world chess champion Garry Kasparov as its presidential candidate. Kasparov, who got 379 of 498 votes at a national congress of the Other......
Prime Minister Modi inaugurates the Wadhwani Centre for Artificial Intelligence at IIT-Bombay today.'One problem with machine learning is that extensive human inputs are required.''This is both an......
The game involves players taking turns to place black or white stones on a board, trying to capture the opponent's stones or surround empty space to make points of territory. For the first time, a......
As one year of sluggish growth spills into the next, there is growing debate about what to expect over the coming decades. Was the global financial crisis a harsh but transitory setback to......
IMAGE: Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh outclassed H Stefansson of Iceland in the second round of the 45th Chess Olympiad. Photograph: Lennart Ootes/FIDE The Indian men's team got off to another 3-0......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIDE/X India's efforts to secure a home World Championships match for D Gukesh came to nought with Singapore pipping Delhi and Chennai to claim hosting rights for the......
Photograph: Kind Courtesy Grand Chess Tour/X After missing out on opportunities to win, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finally broke through and scored a hard-earned victory over Dutchman Anish......
Photograph: FIDE India has submitted its bid to host the much-anticipated World Chess Championship clash between teen sensation D Gukesh and defending champion Ding Liren of China in......
'I very much hope my little joke does not pass for advocacy or expertise in Indian politics!' IMAGE: Garry Kasparov was the youngest-ever undisputed World champion at the age of 22 in 1985 and is......