Author: Rahul M

Warner Bros./DC Studios Contains spoilers for “Superman” and potential spoilers for 2026’s “Supergirl” “Superman” is the first movie in the newly established DC Universe. It sets the tone going forward and establishes a world that’s already filled with heroes, villains, and monsters. But unlike 2008’s “Iron Man,” which kicked off the Marvel Cinematic Universe, no figure emerges from the shadows to tease a Justice League team-up at the end. However, the film’s finale does offer a glimpse of what’s to come in “Supergirl,” one of many movies we’re confident is…

Bengaluru: Will the Shakti scheme, which facilitates free bus travel for women, be extended to male passengers?An announcement made by deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has sparked speculation over the possibility of free bus travel for boys. On Friday, the DCM took to social media to announce that kids studying in Karnataka Public Schools (KPS), from LKG to pre-university level, would be provided free bus travel. He stated the move is aimed at empowering govt schools and offering financial support to students from poor families. However, transport minister Ramalinga Reddy maintained it is just a proposal, and free bus travel…

Contains spoilers for “Superman” Even as “Superman” delivers on a hopeful new version of the last son of Krypton and builds out a new DC universe, the movie still hews pretty close to Superman’s comic book story and aesthetics. But writer-director James Gunn made one massive canon change that’s bound to be controversial for comic fans. Early in the movie Superman (David Corenswet) watches a recording that his birth parents, Jor-El (Bradley Cooper) and Lara (Angela Sarafyan), sent with him to Earth. In their message, Superman’s parents express their love for him and tell…

Warner Bros./DC Studios “It begins.” This imposing tagline on the “Superman” posters doesn’t just refer to the kick-off of a new era of Superman movies. It’s also referencing how “Superman” is the inaugural motion picture in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DC Universe. The saga’s first Chapter, “Gods and Monsters,” technically includes the 2024 Max program “Creature Commandos,” but this big-screen epic is the first massive project in Gunn and Safran’s vision for a new era of DC Comics characters. As a standalone film, “Superman” works well as a thrilling adventure…

Bengaluru: Arguing that Bengaluru’s Mahadevapura alone has more than 25,000 undocumented immigrants from Bangladesh who are stealing employment opportunities of the local youth, the area’s BJP unit has announced the launch of a survey from Sunday to identify and send illegal immigrants back to their home country.The drive is led by Mahadevapura Task Force, a volunteer-driven group headlined by former minister Aravind Limbavali, whose wife Manjula is BJP MLA from the constituency.Aravind, in a video message, has appealed to Mahadevapura residents to join the campaign against the infiltrators. “Our war room is actively receiving information about several such individuals (illegal…

A group of Microsoft investors is pressuring the company to assess how effectively it identifies customers who misuse its artificial intelligence tools, a push that follows reports detailing the Israeli military’s use of Microsoft software during its war in Gaza.  The shareholder resolution, which could be voted on at the company’s annual meeting in December, asks the board to commission a public report disclosing more on how Microsoft prevents its products from being used in ways that violate human rights or international humanitarian law.  Microsoft employees have been protesting software sales to the Israel Defense Forces and other government entities,…

Bengaluru: A deputy commissioner of police (DCP) has alleged that a bank sold him a mortgaged flat without disclosing a loan against it raised by its previous owner from another financial institution.The flat at Kaggalipura was sold to him by Jana Small Finance Bank two years ago, but Swarna Bharathi Sahakara Bank seized it, citing its mortgage status.DCP (City Armed Reserve-west) VC Gopala Reddy, said in his complaint to Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on July 7 that he purchased flat on the fourth floor of Sri Shankara Meadows through an e-auction by Jana Bank on July 24, 2023, by…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization says.“About 2 billion tons of dust are emitted yearly, equivalent to 300 Great Pyramids of Giza” in Egypt, the organization’s U.N. representative, Laura Paterson, told the General Assembly.More than 80% of the world’s dust comes from the deserts in North Africa and the Middle East, she said, but it has a global impact because the particles can travel hundreds and even thousands of kilometers (miles) across…

Bengaluru: Noted mathematician and Fields Medal recipient Manjul Bhargava Friday said within the next year or two, artificial intelligence (AI) systems will likely be capable of accurately solving undergraduate-level science problems.Speaking at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) convocation in Bengaluru, Bhargava acknowledged the current limitations of AI in mathematics and science, pointing out how large language models often produce incorrect yet confidently worded answers. “However, AI is getting better every day,” Bhargava said. Having tested some of the latest versions of language models not yet released to public, he said he was confident that future AI tools would be…

A new study utilizes compact neural networks to uncover the underlying mechanisms behind human decision-making. Scientists have long studied how people and animals make decisions, often looking at how recent experiences and trial-and-error shape behavior. But traditional models may miss key aspects of how decisions are made, largely because they assume individuals always try to […]