Author: Rahul M

This holiday season, rather than searching on Google, more Americans will likely be turning to large language models to find gifts, deals, and sales. Retailers could see up to a 520 percent increase in traffic from chatbots and AI search engines this year compared to 2024, according to a recent shopping report from Adobe. OpenAI is already moving to capitalize on the trend: Last week, the ChatGPT maker announced a major partnership with Walmart that will allow users to buy goods directly within the chat window.As people start relying on chatbots to discover new products, retailers are having to rethink…

Listen, folks, if you’re glued to the markets like I am, you know those days when a stock just explodes out of nowhere? That’s exactly what’s happening right now with BranchOut Food (NASDAQ: BOF), a little engine that’s been chugging along in the world of dehydrated fruits and veggies. As of this writing, early in the trading session on October 21, 2025, shares are up a whopping 35%, trading around $2.84 after closing at about $2.10 yesterday. That’s the kind of move that turns heads and has traders whispering, “What just happened?” The spark? A blockbuster third-quarter update that dropped…

Hey folks, if you’re glued to the markets like I am, you know those days when a stock just explodes out of nowhere? Well, buckle up, because as of this writing on October 21, 2025, VSee Health (NASDAQ: VSEE) is lighting up the board with a jaw-dropping surge – we’re talking over 70% higher in early trading. Yeah, you read that right. This isn’t some random pump; it’s got real meat on the bones thanks to a fresh announcement that’s got the telehealth world buzzing. Let’s dive in and unpack why this could be a game-changer for a company that’s…

Folks, if you’re glued to the markets like I am, you’ve probably seen the fireworks today. Minerva Neurosciences (NERV), a biotech player laser-focused on brain health breakthroughs, just lit up the board with one of the wildest single-day surges we’ve had in ages. As of this writing, shares are rocketing up over 275% to around $10 a pop—talk about a wake-up call for anyone sleeping on the potential in mental health innovation! But hold on, this isn’t some random moonshot. It’s tied to a blockbuster announcement that’s got investors buzzing: a fresh infusion of up to $200 million to supercharge…

Most visitors to Bengaluru’s Lalbagh today know it for its trees—or perhaps unique pieces of architecture like the Glass House, or perhaps even the billion-year-old rock formation that holds one of the watchtowers of city founder Kempe Gowda. But a little over a century ago, Lalbagh was home to a great variety of captive birds and animals in an aviary and what seems to have been a small zoo.One of the best single resources on the history of zoos in Lalbagh was a 1999 write-up by Sally Walker, a zoologist and conservationist. She was long associated with the zoos of…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom With the Grand Alliance in Bihar failing to reach a consensus over seat-sharing, an analysis of the candidate lists reveals that direct contests are likely on 11 assembly seats within the bloc, underscoring the deepening discord among opposition partners. Despite a series of meetings and back-channel negotiations, coordination between the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and Left parties appears fractured. The overlapping nominations indicate internal rivalries that could weaken the alliance’s electoral prospects in key constituencies as the state prepares for the upcoming assembly elections. The RJD and the…

When Abby Fagerlin tried logging into Canvas, a popular educational technology platform, to check on her assignments Monday morning, she couldn’t get in.That meant the 19-year-old college sophomore, who is studying physics at Pasadena City College, was unable to access materials she needed for her three classes, which were hosted on or linked through the learning management system. After searching online, she realized the Amazon Web Services outage that crippled much of the internet Monday had also temporarily taken down Canvas.Fagerlin also couldn’t be sure if she’d missed a message from her professors—some of whom she said communicated exclusively with…

The rediscovery of this elusive reptile, which had vanished from scientific records since its description in 2008, confirms its continued survival in an island environment that has lost nearly all of its natural forest. For conservationists, the find is a key reminder that species presumed extinct may still endure in isolated habitats—if only someone looks closely enough. Barbados is home to several unique reptile species, but habitat loss and invasive animals have dramatically reduced native biodiversity. The threadsnake’s reappearance not only adds an entry back to local checklists—it also lends weight to protection efforts focused on microhabitats, such as shaded…

Can properties bought in Bengaluru be registered with the office of a sub-registrar in Delhi? Can the properties registered in Delhi then be registered in Bengaluru without an official communication from the Delhi registrar? Was the office of the Delhi sub-registrar open on a public holiday, such as May 1 in 1982, to register properties?Several such questions have surfaced in a dispute over 92 properties spread over nearly 100 acres of land at Varthur Narsipura in the Tavarekere region of south Bengaluru, claimed to have been purchased and registered in Delhi on May 1, 1982, by the realty firm DLF…

New Delhi: With the capital cloaked in toxic haze a day after Diwali, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa hit back at AAP criticism and accused former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of urging farmers to burn stubble in Punjab for worsening pollution in the region.Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Sirsa claimed the BJP govt in Delhi has started  “cleaning up” the “mess wrought by the Kejriwal government”. “They can’t digest this, so they are causing trouble across the state border in Punjab,” he said, displaying videos on a screen of purported stubble burning. Show Full Article Sirsa made the…