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Geoffrey Hinton helped create modern AI. Now the ‘Godfather of AI’ carries Einstein’s fears

Team TFP September 15, 2026

Geoffrey Hinton helped create modern AI. Now the ‘Godfather of AI’ carries Einstein’s fears

13 min read

• Burning Issues
• Deep Dives

Geoffrey Hinton helped lay the foundations of modern AI. Like Einstein after the atomic age, he now...

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Crime Solved | The drop of blood that waited 14 years for a name

Team TFP September 15, 2026

Crime Solved | The drop of blood that waited 14 years for a name

6 min read

• Crime Solved

A drop of blood went unidentified for 14 years. Then DNA genealogy found a suspect

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Crime Solved | A stolen phone rang for 3 seconds. What police heard helped crack the crime

Team TFP September 6, 2026

Crime Solved | A stolen phone rang for 3 seconds. What police heard helped crack the crime

6 min read

• Crime Solved

There was no CCTV camera at the crime scene and the attackers were unidentified. Then one of...

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Manusmriti also has a reading problem

Team TFP September 5, 2026

Manusmriti also has a reading problem

6 min read

• Books & Ideas
• Burning Issues

The Manusmriti does not need to be defended from every criticism. Nor does it need to be...

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Wombat poop, blue sunsets and a 2,000-year-old computer: 9 facts that sound made up but are true

Team TFP September 5, 2026

Wombat poop, blue sunsets and a 2,000-year-old computer: 9 facts that sound made up but are true

• Fact Drop

       

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What exactly India is doing to end Russia-Ukraine war?

Team TFP September 5, 2026

What exactly India is doing to end Russia-Ukraine war?

3 min read

• Explainers

India says it is working with both sides to end war. But what exactly is it doing?...

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India’s 7.8% GDP growth is strong. So what could still go wrong?

Team TFP September 4, 2026

India’s 7.8% GDP growth is strong. So what could still go wrong?

4 min read

• Burning Issues

India’s 7.8% GDP growth is strong. So what could still go wrong? India has started 2026-27 with...

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What are the world’s most important chokepoints?

Sachin R August 23, 2026

What are the world’s most important chokepoints?

14 min read

• Burning Issues
• Explainers

From Hormuz and Malacca to Suez, Panama and Taiwan, discover the world's most important maritime chokepoints and...

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US tightens pressure on Iran as India moves to protect LPG supplies: Top news

Team TFP August 16, 2026

US tightens pressure on Iran as India moves to protect LPG supplies: Top news

4 min read

• News

The conflict involving Iran and the wider disruption around the Strait of Hormuz remain the dominant global...

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AI is no longer a tech tale: It has become a capital story

Sachin R August 16, 2026

AI is no longer a tech tale: It has become a capital story

9 min read

• Burning Issues
• Explainers

You may not realise but it is for the first time that thinking costs money, big enough...

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