Long before ‘artificial intelligence’ became a regular part of the everyday lexicon, Amazon came up with the concept of “artificial artificial intelligence,” or, in other words, work that appeared to be automated but, in reality, was completed by humans.Amazon brought this type of work to the masses via its crowdsourcing marketplace called Mechanical Turk. Launched…
Impact threw bikers off their motorcycles Chennai: Two youths were killed and two others injured after two motorcycles collided on the Chennai-Tirupati National Highway near Tiruttani in the early hours of Saturday.The deceased were identified as Tharun, 21, of Tiruttani and Sanjeevi Raman, 31 of Chromepet. Tharun was riding with his friend Kumar, 24, of…
NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s much-anticipated Duleep Trophy campaign got off to a disappointing start on Sunday as the teenage batting sensation was dismissed for just eight against North East Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru.Opening the innings for East Zone alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sooryavanshi began brightly, smashing back-to-back boundaries before…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) carried out an eviction drive on Valluvar Kottam High Road and surrounding areas on Saturday, removing nearly 30 encroachments choking pedestrian footpaths. This follows a TOI report on Aug 19 highlighting the issue.GCC zonal officer (zone 9) Senthilkumaran said, “10 vegetable shops operating on pavements, two fruit stalls, seven bunks,…
Australia square the series 1-1 (X-Cricbuzz) Mitchell Starc produced another devastating spell in Mackay to finish with a 10-wicket match haul as Australia crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test, levelling the two-match series 1-1 inside two days.Starc returned figures of 10-51, adding four wickets on Sunday to his remarkable…
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) on Saturday launched a 40-day door-to-door campaign across five south Chennai zones to encourage households to segregate waste at the source, with field workers using stickers on houses to track compliance. The civic body said it will enforce penalties under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 for violations from next…
Saransh Jain (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Saransh Jain’s long wait for India recognition ended on Sunday when the 33-year-old allrounder made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in the second match of the series.Jain was presented his India cap by veteran allrounder Ravindra Jadeja during the team’s huddle, marking the culmination of a domestic career…
Chennai: A 37-year-old contract worker was buried alive when one side of a 10ft-deep pit caved in during sewage work at Gramam Street in Thiruvottiyur early Saturday.The deceased, Bhoominathan of Tiruvannamalai district, was among four workers digging a sewage tank meant for four houses in the locality.Around 4am, Bhoominathan was inside the pit, removing soil…
Bangladesh pacer Shoriful Islam etched his name in the record books on the second day of the second Test against Australia in Mackay, becoming the first bowler from his country to claim a seven-wicket haul against Australia. He also became the first Bangladesh bowler to take seven wickets in a Test innings, with his sensational…
Left parties asked Vijay to make a choice between running the government with the support of the Left parties and allowing officials to dictate its course. CHENNAI: The Left parties have put Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay in a political bind over controversial govt circulars directing officials to monitor students linked to Left…
