Jesus chatbots & other religious tech-practices

Narayani Ganesh A 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 – popularly known as ‘God’s influencer’ and the ‘Patron Saint of the Internet’ – used digital media to promote Catholicism. A website he created documented Eucharistic miracles recognised by the church. With its finger on the pulse of the digital world, the Vatican,…

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Quote of the day by American psychologist Stanley Milgram: “There is a propensity for people to accept definitions of action provided by legitimate authority.” |

Stanley Milgram (Image source: Wikipedia) Most of us like to think we would never harm an innocent person just because someone told us to. We trust our own conscience to stop us. Stanley Milgram, a psychologist who studied this question, discovered something far more uncomfortable. Again and again, ordinary, decent people went along with orders…

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Contract Extension: Jalen Brunson’s $113M sacrifice sets stage for $418M blockbuster contract in 2029 | NBA News

New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) New York Knicks’ superstar, Jalen Brunson, surely turned some heads around when he sacrificed $113 million in 2024 by signing a four-year, $156.5 million contract extension. This was seen as a sign of loyalty by the All-NBA guard as Brunson, instead of taking a bigger chunk…

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Bigger play for corporates in debt & money markets

Mumbai: RBI has proposed sweeping changes to deepen debt markets, allowing corporate bodies to lend in the term money segment – long dominated by banks and primary dealers – while widening their access to govt securities market. It has also introduced total return swaps in credit derivatives, which transfer a bond’s entire return to the…

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Sandhu Ponnachan: Who is Sandhu Ponnachan? Indian national charged after seven injured in Derby car ramming

A 36-year-old Indian national, Sandhu Ponnachan, has been charged with multiple serious offences after a car rammed into pedestrians in Derby city centre, leaving seven people injured.Ponnachan faces charges including six counts of grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, one count of attempted GBH with intent, dangerous driving, and possession of a bladed article, the…

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