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The black elephants

One example of a black elephant was the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The destructive power of the atom bomb stunned Japan into surrender

The world of permanent interests

This phenomenon of shifting allegiances is common even in the 21st century, says the author

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The World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk is featuring its usual mix of crazy errors and upsets

What makes the A13 Bionic chip the most powerful and smartest to date

Creating a handheld device with the capacity to splice and edit like a TV studio could revolutionise vblogging

Chandrayaan 2: Partial success, ISRO should be proud of what it's achieved

It's important to note that the odds were against anybody pulling off a soft landing at the first attempt

A glimmer of hope, finally

For the first time, a combination of an effective vaccine and two drugs that seem effective offers hope to Ebola victims

Long haul for investors

Every indicator suggests the growth recession could continue for several quarters

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The Champions Showdown at St Louis, Missouri consisted of four C960 matches at rapid and blitz controls with delays

Today's picks: From Infosys to Tata Motors, hot stocks to watch on Friday

For Infosys, keep a stop at 828 and go long. Add to the position between 842-845. Book profits at 846.

A rupee strategy

Having hard-currency assets overseas can be fruitful if the rupee falls

Going beyond the central bank "put"

In essence, we are seeing the rollback of three decades of globalization-a period when goods and, to a lesser extent, people, moved with increasing freedom across the world

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The Sinquefield Cup ended in a tiebreak

Creating a set of random numbers to secure communication isn't easy

Computers are brilliant at doing repetitive tasks, which makes it hard for them to create random numbers

Today's picks: From Asian Paints to YES Bank, hot stocks to watch on Friday

For Asian Paints, keep a stop at 1,600 and go long. Add to the position between 1,632-1,638. Book profits at 1,40

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The St Louis time control, with 30 seconds delay per move rather than increment, imposes odd constraints

Today's picks: From TCS to Tata Motors, hot stocks to watch on Friday

For TCS, keep a stop at Rs 2195 and go long

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The St Louis Grand Chess Tour concluded with Levon Aronian winning with 22/28, ahead of Yu Yangyi, Ding Liren and Maxime Vachier Lagrave

Investing in quantum computing

Research has led to new understanding about exotic materials and the nature of quantum entanglement. But commercial viability will take time

Breakthrough in sensitivity conjecture

Hao Huang's argument could finally help in the understanding of Boolean Functions

Hedge with gold or currency

But whatever you do, be prepared to hold on to your positions and keep your nerve