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Swords drawn: New realities in the world of videogames

India, Dec. 28 -- The best that can be said of gaming in 2025 is that things weren't as bad as in 2024. The year saw some dark patterns continue. Layoffs, estimated at about 5,300 as of November 30, w... Read More


Swords drawn: K Narayanan on 2025 and the world of videogames

India, Dec. 27 -- The best that can be said of gaming in 2025 is that things weren't as bad as in 2024. The year saw some dark patterns continue. Layoffs, estimated at about 5,300 as of November 30, ... Read More


Frankenstein, Skynet, Ultron: Tall-tale signs of machines with minds

India, Oct. 26 -- Joseph-Marie Jacquard was in his fifties when he invented the Jacquard machine. The son of a master weaver, he apprenticed as a weaver, served as a bookbinder, hatmaker, type-founder... Read More


Frankenstein, Skynet, Ultron: Sentient machines in pop culture

India, Oct. 24 -- Joseph-Marie Jacquard was in his fifties when he invented the Jacquard machine. The son of a master weaver, he apprenticed as a weaver, served as a bookbinder, hatmaker, type-founde... Read More


Welcome to the party: This Diwali, a look at the ancient history of celebration

India, Oct. 17 -- The oldest recorded festival was celebrated in Ancient Mesopotamia, on the fourth day of the month of Nisan, the first month of the Babylonian year, around 3000 BCE. Called Akitu, i... Read More