Author: Rahul M

In the heart of Yellowstone National Park, scientists have just drawn the clearest underground map to date of one of the most watched supervolcanoes on Earth — and it’s revealing some surprises. A recent Nature study, led by USGS researchers in collaboration with Oregon State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, used electromagnetic imaging to scan Yellowstone’s subsurface like never before. The technique, called magnetotellurics, captures shifts in the Earth’s natural electromagnetic field — usually triggered by lightning or solar storms — to detect how well rocks conduct electricity. Since molten rock is more conductive than solid, the resulting image…

New DelhiSeptember 22, 2025 04:34 PM IST First published on: Sep 22, 2025 at 04:34 PM IST In what could be seen as a boost to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Opposition INDIA bloc ahead of the Assembly polls, the Samajwadi Party (SP) has decided to appoint a state president and office-bearers for its Bihar unit after an eight-year hiatus. Sources said the decision was taken after SP leaders from Bihar met party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow and requested him to appoint a state president and office-bearers to ensure better coordination among INDIA bloc allies in the…

The agreement sets out hiring timelines that the company must also hit to receive these tax incentives: Meta can receive the highest property tax exemption as long as it hires the equivalent of 300 “full-time” jobs by 2030, 450 by 2032, 475 by 2033 and 500 by December 31, 2034.Louisiana’s agreements ask for more than some other states’ tax subsidies. According to Good Jobs First, nearly half of state tax subsidies for data centers don’t require any new jobs to be created. But Miller has concerns that the tax breaks were not necessary at all to entice a company as…

 Patna (Bihar) [India], September 22 (ANI): The Congress party is set to hold its working committee meeting in poll-bound Bihar on September 24 (Wednesday).The party will hold the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting at Sadaqat Ashram, their state party headquarters in Patna. Multiple leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi, state party president Rajesh Ram, party’s Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, state’s Legislative Party leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan among others are likely to attend the meeting. The party’s state in-charge, Krishna Allavaru informed of the CWC meet in a press…

Team India continued their impressive run in the Asia Cup 2025 Super-4 stage with a convincing victory over Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium. Pakistan, led by Salman Ali Agha, set a competitive target of 171 runs in their 20 overs. However, India, under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, chased it down with seven balls to spare, sealing their second win over Pakistan in the same tournament.Also read: India-Pakistan clash set for Asia Cup showdown, Pakistan’s move sparks curiosityThe result has dealt a double blow to Pakistan, who have now lost twice to their arch-rivals. With this win, India has…

When the suit didn’t produce instant results, Musk went jingoistic. A few months earlier, in February 2014, Russia had invaded Ukraine, illegally annexing the Crimean Peninsula and triggering a global wave of condemnation against Moscow. Musk rode that wave in his successful push to get Congress and the Obama administration to wind down use of the United Launch Alliance’s signature rocket, the Atlas V, because it relied on Russian RD-180 engines. (The suit was eventually settled out of court.) The combination helped break ULA’s grip on government space launches.Another big leap came in 2017. SpaceX started reusing its rocket cores,…

Of course, Silicon Valley was never all flowers and psychedelics. “For all that it might flatter itself with counterculture roots, making money and accumulating power has always been in the mainstream,” says Kapor. And of course, the Valley’s politics always accommodated a strong libertarian strain.But even venture capitalists seemed to vibe with the feeling of revolution—as if the Weathermen switched from making bombs to doing IPO road shows. When the internet arrived like a thunderclap, the ideological soundtrack became ear-splitting. In his celebrated 1996 “Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace,” my friend John Perry Barlow argued that the internet transcended…

Palantir bros are not hard to encounter online: There are several Palantir-focused subreddits, the largest of which has 109,000 members. Some people on X have been able to amass huge followings by posting exclusively about the company throughout the day.Palantir fans can obsessively focus on the company’s stock price. They can behave like American football fans when it goes up, celebrating as if their team scored a touchdown. When it gets a big contract, it’s as if their team got a new star player. In this context, it makes sense that people would want to purchase merch—it’s like buying a…

Here at WIRED, we tend to stick to journalism. We talk about our work to anyone who will listen—during podcasts, on social media, over dinner with our politely listening friends—but we tend to confine our bragging to the scoops we get, the stories we write. For our new politics issue, though, we decided to do something different and bring WIRED’s work to outside, to you, directly.Over the next few days we’re going to be posting the cover of our latest issue in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, and Washington, DC. It’ll be presented as wheatpasted posters, digital billboards,…

Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka, is resplendent in festive grandeur as the world-renowned 2025 Nadahabba Dasara celebrations commence. Adding to the traditional splendour, the royal private darbar of the Mysuru royal family has begun at the historic Amba Vilas Palace.Also read: Banu Mushtaq inaugurates Mysuru Dasara, remarks ‘offering prayers at Chamundi Temple was deeply emotional’On Monday, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodeyar, adorned in pink royal attire, ascended the throne and conducted rituals steeped in centuries-old tradition. The day began between 5:30 and 6:45 a.m. with the ceremonial installation of the lion emblem on the jewel-studded throne. Later, accompanied by his…