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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Cognizant to invest $183 million for new India campus, add 8,000 jobs
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Software services firm Cognizant Technology Solutions will invest 15.82 billion rupees ($182.76 million) to build a new campus in south Indian city of Vishakapatanam that will create about 8,000 jobs, the state government announced on Friday. Commercial operations will begin in March 2029, an Andhra Pradesh government press release said. Cognizant did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The announcement comes just months after India's top IT firm, Tata Consultancy Services, unveiled plans for 13.70 billion rupee campus in the same city, and is expected generate 12,000 jobs. The move aligns with Cognizant's strategy to optimise real estate costs. In May 2023, Chief Executive Ravi Kumar S said the company would relinquish 11 million square feet of office space globally, mainly in India's largest cities, while investing in tier-2 Indian cities. Globally, IT companies, including those in India's $283 billion sector, are taking cost-cutting measures such as monetising real estate assets and delaying wage increases amid demand uncertainty. Last month, the Teaneck, New Jersey-based company raised its annual revenue forecast and beat first-quarter results driven by increased demand for AI-powered IT services. Cognizant expects 2025 annual revenue between $20.5 billion and $21.0 billion, compared to previous outlook of the midpoint of $20.30 billion to $20.80 billion. ($1 = 86.5625 Indian rupees) Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Universities abandon Jewish students amid dangerous tide of social media disinformation
Disinformation isn't just an online nuisance anymore - it's a direct threat to truth, democracy, and safety on American University campuses. Today's students get most of their news from TikTok, Instagram, and other social media platforms. Spaces where accuracy often takes a backseat to clicks and engagement. Users are often rewarded the more provocative they are. Making matters worse, major platforms like Meta and X (formerly Twitter) are rolling back their fact-checking and content moderation policies. Since January 2025, Meta has scrapped its fact-checking system in favor of so-called "community framing." Similar to moves already seen on X. According to the Institute for National Security Studies, nearly 60% of people rely on social media for their information, and that number is even higher among students. Resulting in a generation increasingly unable to separate fact from fiction. And that's no accident. Bad actors - from hostile foreign governments to radical social activists - are flooding these platforms with propaganda, conspiracy theories, and hate. Nowhere is this more visible than in the spike of antisemitic disinformation circulating online and at universities. The consequences are deeply troubling: an increasing number of Jewish students feel unsafe on campus, while many others struggle with confusion and lack the tools to navigate an overwhelming flood of false information. Universities should be a beacon of open debate, but this is being twisted into a toxic environment where Jewish students are harassed, vilified, and made to feel unsafe. My own research demonstrated that more than half of students admit to believing something later proven false. Many could not tell the difference between a real news story and a fake one. More than half struggled to distinguish between legitimate news and deliberately fabricated stories when presented with fake social media posts during workshops. Leading to a staggering 87% to 94% of students across different groups expressing strong support for mandatory training to help them recognize and combat disinformation. In three separate U.K. surveys, students reported a dramatic surge in antisemitic disinformation following the October 7th attacks - at rates of 88%, 84%, and 72%, respectively. This problem does not stop at U.K. institutions. Similar scenes have erupted on U.S. campuses. That's a wake-up call. Universities can't afford to ignore this crisis any longer. While they can't control TikTok or Meta, they can ensure their own house is in order. It starts with preparing students with media literacy and disinformation. Not another lecture - real, practical courses taught by experts in tech, journalism, and cybersecurity. These programs should be non-negotiable. Because as today's students become tomorrow's professors this won't be enough. Universities will also need clear rules against knowingly spreading lies, especially when those lies are used to spread hate or incite hostility - and these rules should apply to Professors too. This isn't about stifling debate - it's about protecting students and upholding basic standards of truth. The United States is on the front line of this crisis. American universities, once champions of rigorous debate and intellectual freedom, are now grappling with a tidal wave of disinformation that is undermining both education and student safety. Antisemitic conspiracy theories, fake videos, and distorted narratives are spreading like wildfire across campuses, often with little to no pushback from administrators. Jewish students report being harassed, doxxed, and isolated for speaking out. In some cases, they're targeted by peers who have consumed so much disinformation online including narratives that paint Jewish people as global conspirators. These aren't just fringe opinions anymore; they're becoming normalized in lecture halls and student unions. The response from many institutions has been tepid at best. Some university leaders hide behind vague commitments to free expression while refusing to confront the coordinated spread of disinformation. This isn't a free speech issue. It's a failure of leadership. America's higher education system must wake up to the reality that unchecked disinformation is not just corrosive; it's dangerous and fragmenting cohesion on campus. Too many schools are failing to respond when Jewish students are targeted by disinformation-fueled hate. My research found in some cases; students rate their university's response to antisemitic incidents as low as 1.7 out of 5. That's shameful. The consequences won't stop at campus gates. Disinformation tears the fabric of democracy. It fuels division, extremism, and violence. And once it takes root in our education system, it's much harder to undo.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- General
- Washington Post
Miss Manners: Paging the public transit police
Dear Miss Manners: I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the local public bus also serves as the campus bus, and students get free fare. As a result, it is often very crowded, mostly with undergrads. At my advanced age of 30, I have learned (or at least thought I'd learned) that on a very crowded bus, it is accepted practice to get off the bus briefly to let other people off if you are blocking the door. It seems, however, that NO ONE does this. Undergrads stand there blocking the door while five to 10 people try to get off. They are dumbstruck, as if there is no solution to the predicament they find themselves in. This is exacerbated by the fact that everyone is wearing headphones (including me, to be fair). I've been putting up with this for years. Recently, in a fit of agitation, I yelled 'MOVE!' at people blocking the door, in a tone similar to a cow. This didn't feel great. Am I correct that getting off the bus briefly is the best practice here? If so, do you have any ideas on how I can politely impart this knowledge to these new-to-the-bus riders? To be fair to these poor kids, one time I found myself blocking the door, so I stepped off — and the bus tried to leave without me. I was forced to yell for the driver to wait (which he did). I think they're just afraid of this happening, and are too scared or inexperienced to communicate with the driver. It would indeed be easier if people stepped off the bus, but Miss Manners fears that no one is going to deputize you as the bus police, so you will have to concentrate on getting out yourself. Most people are embarrassed to raise their voices in public and therefore equate it with being rude. But one can speak loudly — shout, even — in a noisy environment without therefore having to resort to mooing or worse. 'COMING OUT, PLEASE!' works. You can also try to ease your way by warning the person in front of you that yours is the next stop — although you will then be stuck when they tell you that they are also getting off there. If you do step off to allow others to exit, hold the bus door open for those disembarking. Dear Miss Manners: An old friend got in touch after some years apart and said she would like to come visit. That's great with me, but I am wondering how best to entertain her since we haven't seen one another in years. Is it polite to inquire ahead what she would like to drink? I don't want to imply that I think she has to have alcohol, although in the 'old days,' the question 'Beer, wine or whiskey?' seemed perfectly normal. What's the best way to put it? Pick something more neutral from your shared past and ask if she still enjoys that. Miss Manners expects her to be charmed that you remember — even if you get it wrong. New Miss Manners columns are posted Monday through Saturday on You can send questions to Miss Manners at her website, You can also follow her @RealMissManners. © 2025 Judith Martin
The Review Geek
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
The Librarians: The Next Chapter – Season 1 Episode 5 Recap & Review
And the Memory Crystal Episode 5 of The Librarians: Next Chapter begins with Vikram and Lysa discussing science and the marvels of what its done for our world. Lysa also brings up an astrophysicist called Roslyn Kirch, and suggests they go and check out her work. Her papers on superclusters of stats (called Quasars) is well-known and she's a big name in the community. The pair show up to see Rosyln during her big speech… but there's a problem. She winds up having a neurocognitive issue and has to be taken off stage. While Lysa believes this is simple medical science, Vikram is convinced it's a spell. The 3D map whirs and comes to life back at the Annex when they look into this, with the pendulum pin-pointing the College of Science Observatory as the area most likely responsible. Eventually Lysa concedes, thanks to her AI software, and believes it could well have been magic. This memory loss appears to be spreading around campus, as during Vikram's rant about smartphones making us more stupid, students and the faculty are also experience memory loss too. The group split up, with Connor and Lysa go hunting for the magical artifact, with Lysa distracting the teaching assistant while Connor sneaks into the library and grabs some important documents called the Culpepper papers. Culpepper was a 17th Century collector and at one point was in possession of the Crystal of Doctor John Dee. This is a magical artifact that could well be their memory loss trinket. Unfortunately, these papers are written in Enochian, which is a language only a few people on Earth know how to translate. Thankfully, we have Vikram. Now, the crystal is harmless in necklace form but once its taken out, it has the power to offer a single desired glimpse in the future. The cost, however, is a memory from the past. The necklace was initially in the London Museum but its recently been stolen, so it must be somewhere inside this College. Unfortunately, Charlie begins to lose her memories while stopping the teaching assistant from crashing his car (which he's forgotten how to drive), and it makes their job that much harder. With Charlie cautious around Vikram and his involvement with the library, given her memories are gone, Lysa and Connor break into the vault downstairs. Whilst there, they realize that Doctor Stonaris is our culprit, and he's using the telescope with the crystal to consume people's memories. The more people who look through it, the more powerful it becomes. Dr Stonaris locks the group in the vault though and decides he's going to go down as one of the best brilliant minds ever. Unfortunately, he doesn't realize the danger he's put them all in. The crystal is becoming overcharged, and in doing so, the ripple effects in our reality will be so profound that it won't just cause memories to erase, but the entire timeline as we know it. With Stonaris pressing ahead with his plan involving the telescope, Vikram decides to sacrifice himself to try and stop him. He steps into the spectral bubble, using his trained brain to stave off the effects of memory loss to stop Stonaris before it's too late. Unfortunately, Stonaris disrupts Vikram's concentration by bringing up Anya, whose memory causes him to lose concentration. Vikram uses the necklace shielding Stonaris from the memory loss, ripping it from round his neck and throws it up to Connor, who's in the process of stopping the telescope. The group are successful and manage to stop Stonaris. Thankfully, Charlie hasn't faded out of existence either. With the world saved, the good doctor is thrown into psychiatric care and our team prepare for their next case! The Episode Review This episode sees a simple but effective mission diving into the world of memory loss and how important our memories actually are to our wellbeing. However, it does come with some silly scenes too, like Charlie somehow managing to ride a bicycle as fast as a car? I understand the car is still spinning in circles but it's pretty amusing that she was able to do this. We do get a little rant here about smartphones and how they're counter-productive to our memory, while the main plot has a decent conclusion. The doctor wanted to be famous and I guess now he's become infamous in a way, thrown into lock-up to make sure he doesn't hurt anybody else. The team do have a nice chemistry now, although it would be good to see them branch out a bit and be tested beyond their capabilities. The earlier arguments between Lysa and Connor seem to have disappeared now too, which is disappointing as it cuts out some of the initial friction within the team. All in all, this is a decent if unremarkable episode. Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
Forbes
5 days ago
- Forbes
How To Identity And Address Frequent Lying Among College Students
Some college students occasionally lie to their parents, peers, faculty/staff, and even their campus counselors. However, a frequent pattern of lying is often a sign of underlying emotional or mental health concerns. In a 2019 study in the journal of Psychiatric Quarterly, 18.1% of college students reported a pattern of lying every day. These students also reported lower academic performance, quality of life, and self-esteem, and stated that their daily lying negatively impacted their friends and living domains. Information about students who frequently lie is often focused on supportive ways to respond. For example, a 2021 report on provided suggestions for how parents can respond when they catch their young adult in a lie. However, it's beneficial for those who love and support college students to understand commonly reported ways that students can lie. Though the use of deceptive apps is generally associated with adolescents who live in the family home, the use of decoy and vault apps remains prevalent among college students and might indicate serious concerns. For example, a 2019 report on highlighted a college student who allegedly developed a decoy app to sell drugs. Many students present to campus counseling centers and talk about decoy and vault apps. Popular decoy apps include fake calculator apps. According to a 2022 report on a website offering reviews of security products, many fake calculator apps are working calculators until a passcode is entered while holding a certain key. Then, the app reveals other apps. It's not hard to imagine some students using fake calculator apps to hide apps related to gambling, eliciting sex, substance use, cyberbullying, etc. A 2024 report on provided a seemingly effective way to detect this decoy app. This report suggested that the size of calculator app be checked in the phone's settings. If the app is larger than 10MB, then it's likely a decoy. Vault apps store and hide sensitive information, such as private photos, messaging, and videos. According to the report on a sign that a vault app is being used is when common apps, such as Facebook Messenger, request a passcode. Other deceptive apps provide false information. For example, spoof locations apps allow students to change the GPS location of their phone. A 2024 report on also shared how to utilize mock locations on Android devices. There may be justifications for college students to use deceptive apps at times, but most smartphones have standard security features, and many students live away from home. Thus, the use of deceptive apps is a potential warning sign that students are intentionally hiding a serious issue. A 2021 report by Indian University Bloomington described falsifiability as a philosophical construct stating that it's easier to prove something false rather than to prove that it's true. Statements with high falsifiability are more likely to be true than statements with low falsifiability. For example, students are less likely to lie about grades if their parents have access to their transcripts, because these statements can easily be proven false. It's important to trust students, but it's also natural for truth-tellers to make statements that can be verified. Thus, a potential warning sign of lying is when students constantly make statements that cannot be proven false. In 2018, an online magazine for college women, posted a report in which students provided excuses that other students could give parents about not coming home during spring break. These excuses tended to have low falsifiability, such as the need to focus on academics. Parents often have no way to prove that excuses with low falsifiability are false. Thus, they must rely on trust. As stated, constantly relying on trust without verification is not natural. As outlined by a 2023 report on Psychology Today, many emerging adults are self-focused because of their stage in development. Thus, emerging adults tend to use first-person pronouns, inject themselves into various topics of discussion, and to talk about experiences from their point of view. Distancing language, such as using third-person pronouns and focusing on the point of view from others, might indicate a change from a student's natural way of speaking, which could indicate lying. As with low falsifiability, detecting distance language is a nuanced skill. A 2023 report on provided other possible ways to generally detect lying. In a 2004 seminal study by the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 82% of high school and college students reported lying to their parents on a major issue at least once in the past year. However, a frequent pattern of lying is not common and often reflects a serious underlying concern. Sometimes this underlying concern is not about the student. For example, some students use deceptive apps because their parents are excessively controlling. Regardless, finding ways to identify and address frequent lying among students is an important aspect of college mental health.
