Eeg: San Diego student Sharvi Mahajan, 14, designed an EEG-based AI system to predict driver fatigue and microsleep; she is now competing for a $25,000 science prize

Fourteen-year-old Sharvi Mahajan has developed NeuroDrive Alert (Picture: Young Scientist Lab) Sharvi Mahajan, a 14-year-old Indian-American student from California, has been named among the 10 finalists of the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Mahajan has developed a system to predict driver fatigue before it leads to accidents.Sharvi, an eighth-grade student at Bernardo Heights Middle School,…

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‘Inappropriate humour, poor judgement’: UK information commissioner John Edwards quits after workplace probe

John Edwards has resigned as the UK’s Information Commissioner after an independent workplace investigation found there was a “case to answer” regarding allegations about his conduct.In a statement announcing his departure, Edwards admitted that some of his attempts at humour were “inappropriate and caused offence”, adding that he had exercised “poor judgement” on certain occasions….

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IIT Roorkee alumna Vinita Gupta became first Indian-origin woman to take a Silicon Valley company public

IIT Roorkee alumna Vinita Gupta became first Indian-origin woman to take a Silicon Valley company public (Photo: X post) For generations of engineering students, success has often been measured by innovation, leadership, and the ability to solve real-world problems. Few stories embody these qualities as powerfully as that of Vinita Gupta, an IIT Roorkee alumna…

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos launch $200 million project to save 100 of world’s most threatened species, from salamanders and pangolins to rare pigs | World News

Wildlife conservation often depends on projects that begin with strong local knowledge but struggle to secure funding beyond a few years. Around the world, many endangered animals survive because of small organisations working with limited staff, modest budgets and long-term commitment rather than high-profile attention. While those efforts have prevented extinctions in some places, they…

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Innocent Canadian man spent 18 months in prison after police missed underscore in username | World News

Canadian man spent 18 months in prison, all because of one missing underscore/Image: Representative Image A Canadian man who spent 18 months in prison has been fully acquitted after an appeals court found that a minor error in a police request led investigators to wrongly identify him in a child exploitation case, CTV News reported.The…

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‘Gutter mouth, witch’: Rakhi Sawant slams Kangana Ranaut over Gen Z protest remarks | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Actress Rakhi Sawant has hit back at actor-politician Kangana Ranaut over her remarks on Gen Z student protesters at Jantar Mantar, criticising the latter for speaking against those participating in the agitation.In a video shared on Instagram, Sawant slammed Ranaut and called out her comments on the protesters. She used strong words against Kangana…

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JoSAA round 2 seat allotment result 2026 released: Check allotment status, reporting schedule here

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has announced the Round 2 seat allotment result for JoSAA Counselling 2026. Candidates who participated in the counselling process can now check their seat allotment status by visiting the official website, josaa.nic.in.To access the allotment result, candidates need to log in using their Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main application…

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‘Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma don’t deserve guaranteed spots’: Mohammad Kaif questions India’s leadership calls | Cricket News

Tilak Varma & Shreyas Iyer Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has expressed his disappointment with the team selectors for appointing Shreyas Iyer as captain and Tilak Varma as vice-captain.Speaking on his YouTube channel, Kaif said the two batters did not deserve a guaranteed place in the playing XI but were still handed leadership roles. Calling…

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