John Collison who grow up in rural Republic of Ireland, and a drop out of the university, is the co-founder of a US-based software business called Stripe, which is not widely known because it does not sell anything that consumers can buy instead its software enable companies around the world to accept more easily…
A vivid tale of slavery, innocence, love, despair and freedom is narrated in an unforgettable language, as Jane Harris’s third novel based on true story, drills deep into the past. It is a story of slavery masked by a boisterous adventure. The year is 1765, and the voice of Lucien a “mulatto” slave who is…
A new US Geological Survey map shows the country with the most croplands in the world and it is neither US nor China but India. Global cropland totals 1.87 billion hectares (4.62 billion acres), more than 15 per cent higher than earlier estimates according the map released by the US Geological survey. India has the…
The 48th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2017) was inaugurated by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the closing ceremony will be done by another Bollywood superstar Salman Khan at the Dr Shayama Prasad Mukherjee stadium in Bambolim, near Panji, Goa, India. The 48th edition of the International Film Festival of India…
Potholes frustrate motorists all over the world, who pay their road taxes but could not make local council’s account for eradication of potholes and other local council all around the world should learn from the solution below. To tackle potholes the PWD plans to use citizen participation with the help of modern Information technology. The…
Twenty-year-old medical student Maanushi Chhillar from Haryana, India has won the Miss World competition for 2017 at a grand event in Sanya, China. The last Miss World from India was Priyanka Chopra in 2000. She edged out top pageant contestants from England, Kenya, France and Mexico. Chhillar was presented the coveted crown by Stephanie…
A Leonardo da Vinci painting which depicts Jesus Christ which had been long-lost was sold at an auction for over $450 million on November 15, 2017 and thereby created a world record for the most expensive work of art at auction, according to Christie’s Auction House. Christie’s –presented this painting depicting Jesus Christ holding up…
A 163-carat diamond necklace the largest of its kind to be auctioned has fetched £25.6m ($33.7 m) at a Christie’s event in Geneva. The colourless diamond was cut from a 404-carat stone found in Angola and the finished piece is made from white gold, diamond and emeralds. The necklace was designed by Swiss jewellery maker…
Tom O’Reilly, in his latest provocative book explores the dangers of rogue artificial intelligence bullying our future survival. Our financial markets are already running Artificial intelligence bullying corporate bosses to do bad things and destroy society, The “master Algorithm” of shareholder capitalism persuades companies to pursue short term profit by slashing cost, creating stock…
