Back in 2008 I starred opposite Clint Eastwood in “Gran Torino” playing the lead Hmong role in a tale of two people transcending their differences to form an unlikely human bond. It was a historic cinematic moment for Hmong people around the world, despite its copious anti-Asian slurs.At the time, there was a lot of…
Almost immediately after winter storms and extreme cold temperatures first swept through Texas last Thursday and left millions of residents without power, prominent conservative politicians and media personalities began to blame renewable energy.And while frozen wind turbines have contributed to the state’s energy crisis, that type of energy has only slightly underperformed against published expectations…
After a nine-month-long standoff, the satellite images from the banks of Pangong Tso show India and China are pulling back troops. The area has been one of the flashpoints for a long time. In late January, the Chinese military had built multiple camps, along with the deployment of soldiers and placement of military equipment.…
Indian government has approved one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Canada. The development comes days after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to each other. During the talks, PM Modi assured the Canadian PM of COVID vaccine supplies. A readout from Indian PM’s office said during the talks Prime Minister Trudeau informed…
India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on Wednesday announced 200,000 doses of COVID vaccines for UN Peacekeeper while speaking at United Nations Security Council meeting on covid crisis and vaccines. He said, “Under the initiative of Vaccine Maitri, which translates into Vaccine Friendship, India provides vaccines to the world…Keeping in mind the UN Peacekeepers who…
India’s post-Ladakh strategy must focus on the post-pandemic world order. Along with its borders, India must also secure its alliances, its economy, and the future of one of the world’s youngest population. India’s strategy must be pillared on strategic autonomy and strategic alliances. Can the do be achieved together? Strategic alliances are partnerships that go…
Iran has requested India to provide COVID-19 vaccines to the country. Local media in Iran on Wednesday reported that authorities in the country have given approval for use of AstraZeneca-oxford and Bharat Biotech vaccines. Now, Iran joins over 20 countries to request India for vaccines. India has so far supplied over 229.7 lakh doses of covid vaccines…
Microsoft has finally optimized its Office app for the iPad and its tablet UI. Up until now iPads got iPhone app that ran windowed, not making use of its enhanced multitasking features, such as split screen. Interestingly Microsoft has the Office app, which encapsulates Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as independent Word, Excel and…
A processing unit (CPU, GPU or whatever) and RAM are typically separate things built on separate chips. But what if they were part of the same chip, all mixed together? That’s exactly what Samsung did to create the world’s first High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) with built-in AI processing hardware called HBM-PIM (for processing-in-memory). It took…
The ongoing Epic Games – Apple saga is going international yet again as Epic has filed an antitrust complaint against Cupertino with the European Commission. Previously, the Fortnite publisher filed cases seeking damages from Apple in the US, Australia and the UK though the new complaint focuses on fair access and competition for consumers and…
