Smaller cities beating many congested state capitals in GCC race

India’s tier-II towns are emerging as credible global technology and innovation hubs, driven less by cost arbitrage and more by the promise of talent retention, specialised ecosystems, and quality of life beyond the industry's traditional metro bailiwicks. From Karnataka’s coastal belt to West Bengal’s rust belt, founders and technology leaders say smaller cities are increasingly outcompeting congested state capitals for deep-tech, AI and R&D work.

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As universities face political scrutiny, Yale professors’ donations skew heavily Democratic

An analysis of 2025 federal campaign finance data reveals nearly all political donations from Yale professors went to Democratic candidates and groups. This pattern, mirroring previous years, aligns with conservative criticism of ideological imbalance in academia. Professors cited policy differences on issues like research funding and endowment taxes as reasons for their support.

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EU will carefully assess X's promised changes to Grok, spokesperson says

The European Commission will review changes Elon Musk’s platform X plans for its Grok chatbot. The updates aim to stop Grok from producing sexualised images of women and children. If the measures prove insufficient, the Commission warned it could take full action under the Digital Services Act.

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US-born unemployment rate rose after Trump reduced immigration, data shows

Contrary to claims that reducing foreign-born workers would boost US employment, 2025 data reveals a sharp decline in immigrant labour led to increased unemployment and lower participation for US-born workers. Economists explain this outcome by highlighting immigrants' contributions to demand and job creation, refuting the 'lump of labour fallacy' and suggesting immigration restrictions hinder economic growth.

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Meta mulls doubling output of Ray-Ban glasses by year end: Report

Meta and EssilorLuxottica are considering doubling the production capacity ‍of their artificial intelligence-powered ​smart glasses to 20 million units annually by ⁠the end of this year, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Meta is also cutting more than 1,000 jobs from the company's Reality Labs division.

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Newsom proposes overhaul of California’s school leadership, shifts power to state board

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing for a significant overhaul of the state's K-12 education system. The plan aims to streamline governance by shifting power from the elected Superintendent to the appointed State Board of Education. This move seeks to enhance accountability and efficiency in addressing student needs and long-standing inequities across the state.

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Tier-II GCCs grapple with longer senior hiring cycles

Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are shifting senior technology roles back to metro hubs from Tier-II cities and adopting hybrid hiring models to cope with a severe talent crunch. Smaller cities are currently taking more than 75 days to fill leadership positions, compared with 42-56 days in the metros, staffing firms told ET.

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