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Grok kicks off liability debate
Grok, the foundational AI model by Elon Musk, has kicked off a storm in India as users complained about its 'spicy mode' being used to morph photos into sexually explicit images.
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January 03, 2026
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The man who invented the world wide web
Heading to a mentor’s funeral in Greece in August 2001, Tim Berners-Lee found himself and a colleague flying right over the Parthenon, “the two of us peering out of the window to the Agora steps where Socrates conducted his dialogues.”
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January 03, 2026
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The real diary is the black box of your life
Unlike social media, which holds curated snippets of the life you want others to think you lead, a good, old paper diary, to be opened by others after you are gone, records the mundane moments that give life meaning
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January 03, 2026
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New milestone awaits India's data centre bet
Investments in data centres in India, which are said to be the factories and storage houses of digital data and artificial intelligence (AI) models, are set to grow by up to 20% next year, following a record 2025.
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January 03, 2026
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LEG PIECE
Suri went away, borrowing Mukund Mama's money and leg, leaving his devoted wife in the care of her parents, until he returned to repay his debt. But life had other plans
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January 03, 2026
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Big questions and hard truths at Mumbai Gallery Weekend 2026
In its 14th year, the annual Mumbai Gallery Weekend finally steps out of South Mumbai and discovers new spaces
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January 03, 2026
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Enterprise tech, deeptech to lead pvt equity's next wave
Several late-stage startups opting to go public drove deal volume at the PE level last year
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January 03, 2026
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India Post to boost e-comm exports
The Centre has expanded India Post's global footprint by adding 50 new nations across Africa, Europe, Central Asia and West Asia to boost e-commerce exports, as it looks to diversify overseas markets for domestic goods hit by steep US tariffs, according to two people aware of the matter.
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January 03, 2026
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Centre may extend 5% concessional duty on lithium-ion cells
The Centre is considering extending the 5% concessional basic customs duty (BCD) on lithium ion cells used in battery packs for electric vehicles (EVs) for another two years in the upcoming Union budget, according to two people familiar with the matter, as domestic manufacturing has failed to gain momentum.
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January 03, 2026
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In a first, MCX steals a march over NSE on silver, gold rally
Transient surge? Analysts believe that the bullion turnover could moderate, in line with returns, from the highs seen in 2025.
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January 03, 2026
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LUCKY'S
Lucky Dhamija, cocky in bell bottoms and shiny shirt, couldn't stop honking his brand new Maruti 800 a
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January 03, 2026
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Scuba diving is as wide open as the waters
There's no age limit or particular fitness training needed to get scuba diving certification
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January 03, 2026
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Mumbai's working life in watercolour
Zainab Tambawalla’s vibrant watercolours capture everyday life, work and exhaustion in Mumbai
4 min |
January 03, 2026
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Why bans won't work
Legal restrictions cannot realistically protect a generation that has been born into an always-online world
2 min |
January 03, 2026
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Grand Theft automatons
STREAM OF STORIES
4 min |
January 03, 2026
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Foxconn, Motherson, Tata lead mobile parts push
According to Meity, Foxconn’s project is expected to create 16,210 new jobs, while Tata's plant will create 1,500 jobs.
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January 03, 2026
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Policies tear auto sector apart
The industry remains deeply divided over key government proposals to improve fuel efficiency and cut vehicular emissions
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January 03, 2026
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Everyday objects and their stories
For the past ten days, the imaginative Nithya Subramanian—who is a regular artist for Lounge—has been turning her toddler's plates into colourful circles of art.
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January 03, 2026
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MARUTI
Chest exposed, gold chain nestling among manly hairs, at the neighbours—until he met his match in Nani
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January 03, 2026
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'Ikkis' is a war film on a peace mission
Sriram Raghavan's film about an eager young soldier in the 1971 war argues for shared values and humanity
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January 03, 2026
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Russia oil discount doubles for Indian refiners in two months
The lower price of Urals crude will help India’s import bill as oil prices have tumbled about 20% in the past year to around $60 a barrel.
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January 03, 2026
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Grok kicks off safe harbour protection debate
morph photographs of people into sexually explicit content, Grok’s public usage policy allows for such content generation as long as it is strictly based on user prompts—and not hallucinated by the platform itself.
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January 03, 2026
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Dec manufacturing growth falls on slower output, sales
PMI falls to 55, but stays above long-term trend; export orders growth slowest in 14 months
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January 03, 2026
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'Tuver' on the menu in Gujarat
Kitchens mark the season with the green pigeon pea by preparing 'farsan', 'shaak' and 'undhiyo'
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January 03, 2026
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Arya.ag gets ₹725 cr from GEF; eyes IPO in 20 months
Indian grain commerce platform Arya.ag has raised ₹725 crore through an equity funding round led by clean tech investor GEF Capital Partners.
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January 03, 2026
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New milestone awaits data centre bet as investments surge
performance computing chips, such as the graphic processing units (GPUs) that Nvidia, currently the world’s most valuable company, builds.
2 min |
January 03, 2026
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Add a punch of flavour with 'sarson'
My gardening hobby has its ebbs and flows.
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January 03, 2026
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Banks craving for deposits, end up giving more loans
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January 03, 2026
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Russia oil discount doubles for Indian refiners since Oct
Russian crude suppliers are now offering Indian refiners a higher discount of up to $8 a barrel, doubling since October after sanctions were announced on Rosneft and Lukoil, according to three people aware of the development.
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January 03, 2026
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Tata, Motherson, Foxconn anchor mobile parts push
To invest more than half of ₹41,863 cr committed under components scheme
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