Microsoft and Meta’s fierce talent poaching war: What it means for AI professionals in 2025

In 2025, the race to attract top artificial intelligence talent has reached new heights, with culture and compensation emerging as decisive factors shaping career trajectories. The Wall Street Journal has spotlighted Microsoft’s strategic hiring spree, quietly recruiting key AI researchers and engineers from Google’s DeepMind by emphasising a startup-like work environment that fosters autonomy and…

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Trump’s new endowment tax hits elite US universities hard: Could it shut the door on lower-income applicants?

America’s most prestigious universities, including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, are bracing for an unprecedented hike in taxes on their multi-billion-dollar endowments. A new law, signed last month by President Donald Trump as part of his flagship spending bill, replaces the flat 1.4% levy with a tiered system charging the wealthiest schools up to 8% of…

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Donald Trump vs. JD Vance: Who was brighter as a student?

In the ever-evolving landscape of American politics, educational credentials often become a yardstick for leadership potential and intellectual capability. Two prominent figures who have risen to the national stage with strikingly different backgrounds are Donald Trump, the 45th, 47th President of the United States, and JD Vance, the 50th Vice President as of 2025. While…

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While Harvard and Columbia lose millions in federal cuts, this California university pockets $2 million from Trump: Here’s why

Image caption: www.pacific..edu Across the United States, colleges and universities are grappling with a deepening funding crisis. Shrinking federal and state budgets, rising operational costs, and the expiration of pandemic-era relief funds have left many institutions slashing programs, cutting staff, and tightening financial aid. Elite institutions like Harvard face potential losses nearing $1 billion annually…

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NIFT admission 2025 spot round seat allotment list released: Check direct link to download, verification deadline here

The National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) has officially announced the results of the 2025 Spot Round seat allotment. Candidates can now check their allotment status by logging in to the NIFT admissions portal and downloading their provisional admission letters after completing the mandatory online admission fee payment.This round offers one last opportunity for aspiring…

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UPPSC Staff Nurse result 2025 out at dgme.up.gov.in: Direct link to download scorecards here

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has officially released the Staff Nurse Result 2025. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now access their results on the official website dgme.up.gov.in. The result is available in PDF format and contains the roll numbers of candidates provisionally shortlisted for the Staff Nurse positions across various categories….

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The curious case of India’s teacher shortage and rising literacy: A crisis waiting to explode?

India is winning the wrong race. Literacy is creeping upward—from 64.8% in 2001 to 74% in 2011, and touching roughly 80.9% in 2023–24, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)—yet the country’s classrooms are haemorrhaging teachers at a rate that could turn this statistical victory into an educational farce. The National Education Policy (NEP)…

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NEET UG 2025 round 1 seat allotment results to be released tomorrow: Check steps to download and other important details

NEET UG Counselling round 1 result 2025: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will release results for Round 1 of the NEET UG 2025 counselling, tomorrow, August 9, 2025. This update follows the recent release of a revised schedule aimed at resolving the disruption caused by the unexpected suspension of the choice filling and locking process…

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