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Kainchi Dham ashram in Uttarakhand, associated with Neem Karoli Baba and the spiritual journeys of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg

Why Mark Zuckerberg Visited Kainchi Dham: The Neem Karoli Baba Connection Behind a Silicon Valley Story

When Mark Zuckerberg spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Facebook headquarters in September 2015, he revealed a little-known episode from Facebook’s early years: during a difficult period for the … Read More

Kainchi Dham ashram in Uttarakhand surrounded by Himalayan hills, with Neem Karoli Baba and pilgrims represented in a feature illustration.

Kainchi Dham: How a Himalayan Ashram Became a Global Spiritual Landmark

On a mountain road between Bhowali and Almora, a small Himalayan ashram has acquired an influence far larger than its physical size. Kainchi Dham is associated with Neem Karoli Baba, … Read More

Archaeological ruins of ancient cities illustrating the gradual decline and abandonment of Angkor, Cahokia and other urban civilizations.

Why Some Ancient Cities Disappeared Without a Single Catastrophic Event

A city can die without being destroyed. Archaeology increasingly shows that some of history’s most famous abandoned urban centers did not vanish because of one decisive invasion, earthquake, epidemic, or … Read More

Young professional learning alongside an experienced mentor in a modern workplace, representing the return of apprenticeship-based learning.

The Return of Apprenticeship Thinking in a World Obsessed With Degrees

For decades, the conventional route into a professional career has been remarkably simple: study, earn a degree, then look for work. But employers are increasingly confronting a problem that a … Read More

News

Are We Outsourcing Our Thinking? The Hidden Cognitive Cost of Everyday AI Use

A subtle shift is taking place in the way people solve problems, make decisions, and process information. It is not happening in research labs or corporate boardrooms alone. It is … Read More

When AI Starts Remembering: The New Era of Persistent Digital Assistants

A subtle shift is changing the relationship between people and artificial intelligence. For years, AI assistants have been remarkably capable yet strangely forgetful. Every conversation often began from scratch, requiring … Read More

Golden-hour contemplation by the lake

Why More People Are Choosing a Slower Life Over Achievement Culture

Success once followed a familiar script: work harder, achieve more, stay productive, and keep moving toward the next milestone. For decades, that formula shaped careers, education, and even personal identity. … Read More

Walt Disney Co.

Disney Plans Job Cuts Amid Marketing Restructuring

Walt Disney Co. is reportedly preparing for another round of job reductions, with up to 1,000 roles potentially affected in the coming weeks. The anticipated cuts, which are expected to … Read More

Artificial Intelligence

Human professional reviewing AI-generated work on a computer while deliberately pausing to verify and question the output

The Strange New Value of Human Friction in an AI-Accelerated World

AI is making many forms of knowledge work easier to start, faster to execute and cheaper to scale. Drafts appear in seconds. Code can be generated before a developer has … Read More

A conceptual illustration showing an artificial intelligence model connected to data systems, security layers, monitoring tools, and governance infrastructure.

Why AI Safety Is Becoming an Infrastructure Problem, Not Just a Model Problem

Artificial intelligence safety was once discussed mainly as a question of whether an AI model could produce harmful, biased, inaccurate, or unpredictable outputs. But as AI systems move from research … Read More

Human reviewing an AI-generated decision while checking evidence on a second screen

AI Is Getting Better at Acting Human. The Risk Is Our Growing Willingness to Trust It

AI systems are becoming better at more than producing fluent answers. They can now sustain conversations, imitate social behavior, use computer interfaces, carry out multi-step tasks and adapt their responses … Read More

Professional worker directing multiple AI-assisted tasks on a digital workspace while retaining human oversight

The New AI Divide May Be Between People Who Delegate and People Who Still Do Everything Themselves

The next workplace divide created by artificial intelligence may be less about who has access to AI and more about who knows how to distribute work between themselves and machines. … Read More

Technology

Conceptual illustration showing AI, robotics, semiconductor chips, clean energy, biotechnology and quantum technology converging into one interconnected system

The Technologies Defining a New Era of Converging Innovation

The most important technology story of 2026 is not the arrival of one breakthrough. It is the growing convergence of several technologies that were once developed largely in separate worlds. … Read More

Conceptual illustration of technology infrastructure connecting AI, energy, digital networks, workers and future cities

Building Tomorrow Through Technology: The Infrastructure, Skills and Choices That Will Shape the Future

Technology is often described through the products people can see: AI assistants, smartphones, autonomous systems, cloud platforms and increasingly intelligent software. But the more consequential technology story is happening underneath … Read More

AI, robotics and connected digital technologies converging to represent the new age of technological possibility

Technology and the New Age of Possibility: Why Convergence Matters More Than Invention

Technology is entering a different phase of innovation. The most important advances are increasingly coming not from a single breakthrough, but from technologies being connected in ways that make previously … Read More

Spirituality

Kainchi Dham ashram in Uttarakhand, associated with Neem Karoli Baba and the spiritual journeys of Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg

Why Mark Zuckerberg Visited Kainchi Dham: The Neem Karoli Baba Connection Behind a Silicon Valley Story

When Mark Zuckerberg spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Facebook headquarters in September 2015, he revealed a little-known episode from Facebook’s early years: during a difficult period for the … Read More

Kainchi Dham ashram in Uttarakhand surrounded by Himalayan hills, with Neem Karoli Baba and pilgrims represented in a feature illustration.

Kainchi Dham: How a Himalayan Ashram Became a Global Spiritual Landmark

On a mountain road between Bhowali and Almora, a small Himalayan ashram has acquired an influence far larger than its physical size. Kainchi Dham is associated with Neem Karoli Baba, … Read More

Visitors experiencing the vast interior, light and architectural details of a historic religious building

How Religious Architecture Continues to Shape Human Emotions Long After Belief Fades

A person can stop believing in the theology associated with a cathedral, temple, mosque, synagogue, or monastery and still feel something when entering one. The reaction may be difficult to … Read More

Person sitting alone in a quiet natural landscape during a contemplative meditation practice

The New Search for Silence and Why It Is Becoming a Spiritual Movement

Silence is becoming harder to find and increasingly, people are treating it as something worth deliberately seeking. The search is not simply about escaping traffic, notifications or noisy workplaces. Quiet … Read More