February 2020

A climate activist swam under the Antarctic ice sheet to prove how quickly glaciers are melting Fifty-year-old Lewis Pugh says he was terrified when he plunged into the water of East Antarctica in nothing but swim briefs, a swim cap and goggles. He was even more terrified when he swam below the Antarctic ice sheet, through melting tunnels — though he said it was the most beautiful swim he’s ever done. Pugh is known for swimming in Arctic water to raise awareness for climate change, but on January 23, he became the first person to swim in a supraglacial lake — a...

Sourav Ganguly to deliver Jagmohan Dalmiya lecture on March 17 BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will deliver a lecture at the third edition of the Jagmohan Dalmiya annual conclave on March 17, on the eve of India’s third and final ODI against South Africa at the Eden Gardens. “Sourav Ganguly has agreed to deliver the Jagmohan Dalmiya memorial lecture which will be held ahead of the third ODI. He will be the first BCCI president to do the honours,” Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya told reporters on Wednesday. Source: Hindustan Times

Manchester United players respond to Paul Pogba transfer decision Pogba’s future at United has looked in doubt for some time now, and the 26-year-old has barely played this season, perhaps giving the Red Devils an idea of how they could cope without him. The new signing of Bruno Fernandes in midfield should help Man Utd move on from Pogba, with the Portugal international impressing in his debut against Wolves over the weekend. Source: Caughtoffside

‘Running behind excellence, money running behind him’: Shoaib Akhtar all praise for young Indian star After the Indian bowlers bundled out Pakistan for a paltry 172, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Divyansh Saxena combined to polish off the target without being separated and finished off the mopping job in less than 36 overs. This was India’s fourth successive win over Pakistan in U19 World Cups. Pakistan lost their last 6 wickets for 26 runs and their bowling and fielding did not inspire much confidence and this did not sit down too well with Shoaib Akhtar, who lashed out at the PCB for not putting into...

Donald Trump Snubs Nancy Pelosi’s Handshake. Moments Later, She Tears up His State of the Union Speech Washington: As US President Donald Trump ended his State of the Union speech without a single mention of impeachment, a dramatic scene was witnessed when House speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up the paper copy of his speech. Asked why she tore up US President’s speech, Pelosi said it was the “courteous thing to do considering the alternative”. A report in Guardian quoted longtime congressional reporters as saying that the top Democrat’s move underscored what an unprecedented State of the Union it was, from the president’s rejection...

Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook Second-in-Command, Announces Engagement to Tom Bernthal San Francisco: Facebook’s number two executive Sheryl Sandberg put out word Monday that she is engaged to marry, nearly five years after being widowed. In a post on her page at the leading online social network, Sandberg proclaimed herself engaged to marketing executive Tom Bernthal. “Engaged!!! Tom Bernthal, you are my everything. I could not love you more,” wrote the Facebook chief operating officer. Author of the feminist bestseller Lean In, Sandberg drew attention in 2015 after the sudden death of her husband David Goldberg at age 47. Goldberg was the chief executive...

Teaching in India should move beyond reading, writing and counting: Tata Sons Chairman Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Monday said Indian teaching system should move beyond just reading, writing and counting. “This is what our parents taught; our teachers taught… going on for generations. And actually thinking, collaboration, digital, using software is far easier to teach than reading, writing and counting. We must be teaching that,” said Chandrasekaran. The Tata Sons Chairman reflected upon multiple topics during the launch of his book “Bridgital Nation”, written in collaboration with Roopa Purushothaman. Source: The News Minute

Wipro culture could potentially destroy young startups: Rishad Premji Wipro has not had the courage to acquire startups in their infancy as the IT major could potentially destroy them due to its process oriented culture, Chairman Rishad Premji said, on the company’s strategy to take small stakes in startups and harness their disruptive work. “Very honestly, I worry as a large company we’re quite structured and process oriented, I am worried that we would destroy what makes a young company tick,” Premji said at an interaction at IIT Bombay on Sunday. “The speed and efficiency with which a young startup can pivot and...

I would not start a new company in Silicon Valley today: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview that the tech behemoth wouldn’t be based in Silicon Valley if it were launching today. Zuckerberg made these comments at the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Utah on Friday. Zuckerberg said when first moved to Silicon Valley, he was 19-years old and “didn’t know anything about building a company,” and that “at the time a lot of tools for building a company weren’t as built out as they are now.” “Back then it was a lot...

Safest place to hide a dead body is the second page of Google search results, says Elon Musk Tesla CEO Elon Musk has slammed Twitter and Google for the rise in trolling networks and scams via fake bots on both the platforms. In a series of tweets, Musk said that desperate times call for desperate measures. “The crypto scam level on Twitter is reaching new levels. This is not cool,”Musk reacted to a follower’s tweet. Source: Gadgets Now