Study showing when LLM acceleration helps, and when it backfires, wins Best Paper at INCECT 2026

AI study reveals when LLM acceleration works—and when it can make performance worse PUNE: A study investigating why the same artificial-intelligence acceleration technique can more than double performance on one workload while slowing another has received the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Emerging in Computing Technologies (INCECT 2026), hosted by Jain College…

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What is the scholarship that awards students for playing games? Roehampton’s esports scheme puts gaming on the university balance sheet

University pays students to play video games: How Roehampton’s esports scholarship is rewriting the rules of student funding What if there could be a scholarship for playing games? Ta-da! Wish granted. The University of Roehampton in the UK is offering esports scholarships to students who can demonstrate excellence in competitive gaming while keeping their academic…

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Meet India’s AI Kid: Kerala teenager builds AI tools while studying Commerce

Kerala Commerce student becomes AI innovator without taking the traditional engineering route. (Photo: LinkedIn) At an age when most Class 12 students are focused on board examinations and choosing a college, Raul John Aju was already building AI tools, running an education platform and teaching students and professionals how to use artificial intelligence.Known online as…

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Balance and harmony are key words in life: Sonal Mansingh

DYPIU welcomes new batch as experts highlight AI, innovation and changing job opportunities PUNE: D Y Patil International University (DYPIU), Pune, welcomed its new batch of students with Diksharambh – Induction Programme 2026–27, aimed at introducing students to the university’s academic environment, values and vision for higher education, said a statement issued by the university.The…

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Dhruv Global School receives Best School Award at Mimamsa conference

Dhruv Global School, principal Sangeeta Rautji win top honours for innovative education PUNE: Dhruv Global School has marked a significant achievement at the Mimamsa Education Conference held in Pune, which recognises excellence, innovative initiatives and visionary leadership in schools and pre-primary educational institutions.The prestigious conference honoured Dhruv Global School with two distinguished awards.The Mimansa Education…

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IIT Madras develops AI platform with 185,000 alloy records for sustainable materials discovery

IIT Madras researchers build massive open alloy database using AI to speed up materials innovation Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have developed an Artificial Intelligence platform to accelerate the discovery of sustainable, high-performance metallic alloys for applications including electric vehicles, aerospace, renewable energy and marine infrastructure.The researchers have built one…

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He once earned Rs 300 a day as a coolie, cracked GATE with AIR 809 and got Rs 15 LPA PSU offers: How Ramthulla Shaik transformed his journey through education

From coolie to NUS scholar: Ramthulla Shaik’s remarkable journey through GATE and IISc. (Photo: LinkedIn) For Ramthulla Shaik, the journey from a lower-middle-class family in Andhra Pradesh to the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru and now the National University of Singapore (NUS) has reportedly been shaped by one thing: the determination to change his…

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At 13, this UAE student built an AI education platform that won gold and an open-source tool for AI developers

UAE student Adam Ahmed wins gold for AI education platform and builds open-source coding tool. Why do some students avoid homework but spend hours playing video games?That question led 13-year-old Adam Ahmed, a Year 10 student from Sharjah in the UAE, to build an AI-powered education platform that would go on to receive international recognition….

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ISB&M Alumni Reunite After 25 Years, Pledge Continued Support to Build a Knowledge-Driven Generation

ISB&M alumni reunite after nearly 25 years, call college their “first startup” PUNE: Alumni of the International School of Business & Media (ISB&M), Nande, from the 2001–2003 academic batch, came together for an enthusiastic alumni reunion, nearly 25 years after completing their studies, a statement issued by the college said.The alumni reminisced about their college…

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