Tuesday January 28 2025

DeepSeek drama: The great panic over Chinese AI

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Good Reads

An excellent list of deep dives, features, and profiles from around the web.

A list of good reads

The Quiz

Say hello to splainer’s weekly quiz. Nope, it isn’t boring!

Say hello to splainer’s weekly quiz. Nope, it isn’t boring!

Smart and Curious

Bridget Jones is in fashion, the AI test of a lifetime is here, and Sweden’s locking down its name!

A list of curious facts

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Big edition: Invisible India

August 18 2025

The declining number of foreign tourists has caused panic. The boa constrictor in the room? Smog.

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Big edition: Whose Hero Is It Anyway?

August 11 2025

We cut through mythmaking around the man who presided over the not-so ‘golden age of Tamils’.

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Big edition: Russian Bear in the Room

August 4 2025

We can’t afford to give up Russian oil or weapons without enduring some serious self-harm.

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Big edition: My Man, Rajendra

July 28 2025

Modi-ji visited Tamil Nadu this weekend, but the spotlight was on Rajendra Chola, Hindu pride’s new poster king.

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