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• Opposition parties, including the Congress, DMK, and AAP, staged a symbolic walkout during an all-party meeting held ahead of the upcoming Indian Parliament session. • Congress MP Jairam Ramesh confirmed that the DMK and AAP participated in the protest, despite their recent absence from other INDIA bloc meetings. • The walkout serves as a coordinated display of dissent by the opposition alliance against the current government's policies and legislative approach.

• The 2026 World Cup is introducing a new format featuring 48 competing nations, marking the largest expansion in the tournament's history. • For the first time, the competition will include a "round of 32" as the initial stage of the knockout phase. • This structural change significantly alters the path to the final, allowing more teams to advance beyond the group stages.

• AI startup funding has surged by 2026, with seed rounds reaching $6B and late-stage rounds exceeding $65B. • Prometheus, a lab co-founded by Jeff Bezos and Google X veteran Vik Bajaj, raised billions just four months after launch without a working product. • Investors are prioritizing the founding team and "data scarcity," as Prometheus focuses on expensive, real-world physics and robotics data for aerospace and drug discovery.

Survey shows 44% increase on RSPB reserves of bird that almost became extinct in England in the 60sMore than half a century after the Dartford warbler almost vanished from the English countryside, the charismatic heathland bird appears to be staging a comeback.A survey has revealed the highest number of Dartford warblers ever recorded on reserves run by the bird conservation charity RSPB, with 264 pairs counted in 2025, a 44% increase in five years. Continue reading...