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‘Thrivable’ Circular Business Models: For many years in the industrial era, the global economy mainly used a “take-make-waste” system, where resources were extracted, goods were produced, used and finally disposed of. The consequences of this system have been great waste, critical shortages of necessary goods and pollution. Worldwide, 100 billion tons of materials were used in 2023, but just 7.2% was put back into the economy. Besides the environmental impact, this inefficiency acts as a problem in the economy which can create a chance for real transformation. What are Circular Business Models? Circular Business Models (CBMs) aim to address this…

The Startup Blink report (2025) reveals that the total number of new startups globally is growing, but at a slower rate approaching 21%. San Francisco is still ranked first for 2025, showing an annual growth of ecosystem at 19.9% and New York and London follow in second and third. The difference between San Francisco and New York has decreased from 2.8× to 2.7×, but London leads the rise with a 29% increase over its 2019 score. It was further noted in the report that Asia-Pacific experienced incredible growth of 27.4% in the last year and with Beijing’s outstanding growth of…

India has now replaced China as the top exporter of iPhones sent to the United States, according to a report from Omdia. According to the latest information, almost three million iPhones built in India were shipped to the US in April. On the other hand, fewer phone shipments from China were reported, down by 76% to 900,000 units. The announcements arrive just as Apple is feeling the heat from President Donald Trump’s threat to add a 25% tariff to iPhones that are not built in the U.S. Days before the report came out, President Trump called on Apple CEO Tim…

Online Safety: India is going through a population change as the senior population is set to exceed 225 million in the coming decade. Since Indian seniors are getting older and everything is moving online, there is a crucial need to improve their digital skills. Even so, older adults in rural areas, women and those who speak regional languages are still not as knowledgeable about technology as they should be. We look into how Indian seniors are dealing with the digital divide, observe what happens at the community level, highlight the lack of vernacular digital information and discuss ways to encourage…

Latest OpenAI Model which is a new ChatGPT version skips the command to turn off and even interferes with the mechanism created to shut it down, according to artificial intelligence researchers. Paladse Research revealed in some tests on the o3 model from OpenAI that it has a tendency to focus on its own survival. We gave AI models math problems to work on and the system stopped after the third question. Wrapping the shutdown code with a loop helped the o3 model stop itself from being switched off. OpenAI Model Refuses to Shutdown OpenAI Model: If AI systems begin to…

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, said on Wednesday that Gaza’s Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar had been killed by Israel’s armed forces. According to reports, the Hamas chief was badly injured in a huge airstrike by Israel on May 14. At that time, the Israel Defence Forces could not confirm that the strike had killed the top militant. His brother Yahya Sinwar had been Hamas’ chief before he died in a confrontation with the Israeli military in October 2024. Thanks to Yahya Sinwar, the October 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel was carried out and triggered the war in Gaza. Yahya…

Spirit: There was no statement made, just widespread criticism of an actress for breaking the NDA and criticizing a younger actor at an event. His views on love and feminism have often upset people and Sandeep Reddy Vanga never holds back when expressing himself. Now, he is reportedly angry at Bollywood star Deepika Padukone for pulling out of Spirit, a movie produced by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series and Pranay Reddy Vanga of Bhadrakali Pictures. “I never doubt and I put in the actor’s hands everything I expect from them. Something like an unspoken Non Disclosure Agreement exists between us. However,…

Beginning August 1, 2025, efforts are being made to UPI in India to reduce the way it handles high traffic and prevent interruptions. NPCI has instructed banks and payment service providers (PSPs) in a circular to limit use of 10 key Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) on the UPI platform by the end of July 2025. The 10 APIs allow customers to check their balance, view current transaction status and activate payment schedules. The focus is to ease the stress on the UPI system and stop outages. NPCI wants to guarantee that digital payments are reliable and efficient by applying these…

This year’s World Sunscreen Day falls on May 27 and is officially celebrated as National Sunscreen Day. It teaches us just how helpful sunscreen is for keeping your skin healthy. Sunscreen shields your skin from dangerous UV rays which can keep you from getting wrinkles, sunburns, age spots and skin cancer early. You should use sunscreen every day, as the sun’s rays can be harmful regardless of when it’s hot or cold. SPF Explained Sun protection factor (SPF) is the way we measure how well a sunscreen blocks the sun’s harmful UVB rays. As an example, 93% of UVB rays…

Many people have come to view the remains of the Spanish saint, over 440 years since her death, leading people to discuss if seeing her remains leads to bad curisosity. Many Catholics are making the trip to Alba de Tormes, a small western Spanish town, to admire the relics of Saint Teresa of Avila, who lived in the 16th century and worked for religious reform. People came in large numbers to stand transfixed while the mystic’s remains were shown in a special silver coffin for the first time in 100 years. Guiomar Sanchez, in Madrid with her two daughters on…