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India pledges fresh billion for startups

India announced a new $1.15 billion Fund of Funds for startups on Saturday while unveiling sweeping regulatory reforms and an

RELIGION

Letter to new US Administration

Religious freedom worldwide at 16-year low: New strategy needed Yesterday, I sent U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio a letter. In it

RELIGION

Members should care for the needy ‘regardless of immigration status’

(RNS) — In a rare comment on current political affairs, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a

TECH

Custom feed builder Graze is building a business on Bluesky, and investors are paying attention

A startup called Graze, which lets you build your own feeds for the Bluesky social network, has caught investors’ attention.

LIFESTYLE

DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app

DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to

RELIGION

In ‘Aflame,’ Pico Iyer finds a new language in silence

(RNS)  — Pico Iyer is no stranger to the disaster now visiting residents of Los Angeles. In 1990, a wildfire

TECH

OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest ‘reasoning’ model

OpenAI on Friday launched a new AI “reasoning” model, o3-mini, the newest in the company’s o family of reasoning models.

LIFESTYLE

Sam Altman’s ousting from OpenAI has entered the cultural zeitgeist

The lights dimmed as five actors took their places around a table on a makeshift stage in a New York

MUSIC

Grammys 2025: Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars and Shaboozey Announced as Performers

Shaboozey, Lady Gaga, and Bruno Mars have joined the slate of performers for the 2025 Grammy Awards, which air this

RELIGION

Jewish Reform seminary sells New York City building as contraction accelerates

(RNS) — The Reform movement, the largest Jewish denomination in the United States, has sold its seminary building in New