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Schoolchildren and their parents in east Bengaluru face increasingly longer commutes, now averaging 112 minutes. Recent studies show the average bus travel time has risen dramatically due to congestion on state highways. Initiatives are being taken to address traffic issues, including restrictions on heavy vehicles during school hours. Although infrastructure projects have been planned, delays have hindered their completion.

The roots of modern hacking and open-source culture can be traced to MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club and its students' experiments with the TX-0 computer in the late 1950s. Steven Levy's Hackers documented the community's emphasis on access, experimentation, merit and sharing. From Spacewar! and Silicon Valley hobbyists to Richard Stallman's GNU Project, these ideas helped shape collaborative software development and the free software movement that underpin much of today's technology industry.

Google has unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful AI model yet, topping 13 of 18 benchmarks against OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra and Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5. The model targets coding, legal, finance and cybersecurity work, with a 1 million token output limit. It is rolling out first to cyber defenders via the Fairwind Program, with paid API users and Google AI Ultra subscribers next in line.

Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs’ star player's investment in the Kansas City Royals leads to funding in homelessness program.

Jyothi Surekha and Ganesh Mani Ratnam clinch gold in compound archery; woman cricketer Sree Charani brings gold; Satwiksairaj and Srikanth are in men’s badminton squad that wins bronze

Travis Kelce’s $200 million Six Flags investment faces a fresh setback as Jana Partners urges the theme park operator to explore a potential sale. The company reported a $203 million second-quarter loss, while attendance fell 7% year over year. Six Flags shares have also dropped sharply from their annual high. The operator is also facing lawsuits involving its X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

South Korea is making waves with a monumental commitment of $200 billion toward US energy endeavors. This ambitious plan encompasses a critical liquefied natural gas project in Alaska and a gas-fired power facility in Texas. Moreover, investments in eight nuclear reactors across the nation are also underway. These strategic ventures stem from a $350 billion trade agreement signed in November 2025, reinforcing economic cooperation between South Korea and the US.

Bengal had opposed bail to Milan Pradhan

Announces 'save democracy' march from Oct 2 seeking CEC resignation