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Artificial intelligence was expected to heavily disrupt customer service and call center jobs, especially overseas support roles handled for American companies. But a Fortune report says the opposite is happening. Even as companies rapidly adopt AI tools and digital agents, offshore customer support employment in countries like the Philippines and India continues to grow. Economists…

A jury in Oakland, California, ruled on Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its leaders, dealing a major win to the company and its founders.After about 90 minutes of deliberation, the jury found that Musk’s lawsuit was barred by the statute of limitations.The case had threatened to disrupt OpenAI as…

Often hailed as one of Indian cinema’s finest actors, Raaj Kumar was known not only for his powerful screen presence but also for his eccentric personality. His dialogues continue to be remembered till date. In a recent interview, filmmaker KC Bokadia recently shared some memories of working with the legendary actor. He revealed that handling…

Iran has reportedly launched a plan to ease the ongoing global shipping crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iran’s state media, the country has launched a digital insurance platform, called “Hormuz Safe”, that will allow international commercial ships to pass through the blocked waterway after paying a premium settled entirely in cryptocurrency like…

NEW DELHI: The roar inside Chepauk reached another level on Monday night as MS Dhoni made his way onto the field during Chennai Super Kings’ final home game of IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Even though the former CSK captain did not feature in the playing XI because of injury concerns, his brief appearance during…

The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate political allies who believe they were unfairly prosecuted under the Biden administration, as part of a deal to drop President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns.The “Anti-Weaponization Fund” was announced by the Justice…

As shipping in the Strait of Hormuz continues to be disrupted due to the Middle East crisis, defence companies and marine contractors are planning to deploy uncrewed mine-clearing systems in and around the narrow waterway.According to a report by the Financial Times, the United Kingdom will send autonomous minehunting vessels built by Canada’s Kraken Robotics…

For decades, Taiwan has been one of the world’s most dangerous fault lines, a small island sitting at the centre of a growing rivalry between the world’s rising superpower and its reigning one.Now, tension has returned sharply to the global spotlight after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to invoke the idea of the “Thucydides Trap”…

TOI correspondent from Washington: For a country whose Constitution famously avoids mentioning Jesus Christ even once, America is suddenly looking suspiciously like it is auditioning for a biblical reboot.Thousands of cheering conservatives gathered on the Capital’s National Mall on Sunday for “Rededicate 250,” an eight-hour, White House-backed prayer jamboree critics described as a giant Big…

For several years, the world’s biggest tech companies have relied on a simple, highly effective security strategy: pay friendly, independent hackers millions of dollars to find and report flaws in their software before cybercriminals can exploit them. As AI becomes sophisticated, that entire ecosystem is facing a massive crisis. According to a report, Generative AI…