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How to Cut Your Electricity Bill This Indian Summer Without Giving Up Your AC

The 24°C Rule That the Bureau of Energy Efficiency Has Been Saying for YearsEvery degree below 24°C on your AC thermostat adds roughly 6% to your electricity consumption, according to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), which operates under India's Ministry of Power. Most people set their AC to 18°C…

Times Life · Sep 16

Is a Costco Membership Actually Worth It for a Single Guy? Let’s Do the Math

For a single guy, a Costco membership can look a little ridiculous at first. Why pay an annual fee to buy enough toilet paper to outfit a small office when there is only one person in the household? But Costco can make financial sense for a solo shopper when the…

Clever Dude · Sep 15

No, AI systems don’t have a drive to survive – a developmental psychologist explains why it only looks that way

In controlled safety tests described earlier this year, researchers asked AI models to solve a series of simple math problems. Partway through the exercise, the instructors warned the bots that if they tried to solve the next problem, the computer environment they were operating in would be shut down. In…

The Conversation · Sep 15

Is It Better to Have $50,000 Invested and $10,000 in Debt — Or No Debt and $40,000 Invested?

The choice between having $50,000 invested and $10,000 in debt or $40,000 invested with no debt looks like a simple math problem. It really isn’t, because the right answer depends heavily on the interest rate on the debt, the type of investment, your cash reserves, and how much risk you…

The Free Financial Advisor · Sep 13

Home Loan Prepayment: Should You Cut the EMI or the Tenure to Save More Interest?

Why the choice matters more than the prepayment itselfMaking a lump-sum prepayment on a home loan is one of the highest-return financial moves available to a salaried Indian borrower. On a ₹50 lakh loan at 8.5% over 20 years, the total interest outgo is roughly ₹58 lakh, more than the…

Times Life · Sep 13

A $10 Monthly Charge Costs More Than You Think When You Keep It for Years

A $10 monthly charge barely feels like spending money anymore, especially when it automatically disappears from a checking account or credit card. But the math becomes harder to ignore when that small payment continues for years alongside streaming services, apps, memberships, cloud storage, and other recurring expenses. Ten dollars every…

Budget and the Bees · Sep 12

American schools weren’t broken until Silicon Valley used a lie to convince them they were—now reading and math scores are plummeting

Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath warns the U.S.’s $30 billion bet on laptops in schools has made Gen Zers less cognitively capable than their parents.

Fortune · Sep 12

Mathematicians vs AI war erupts: Why top maths medal winners are revolting against OpenAI and other AI companies

Twenty-five Fields Medal winners, including Terence Tao, have warned that the AI industry's race to solve major mathematical problems could harm the field by prioritising speed and headline-making breakthroughs over human understanding, collaboration and rigorous verification.

The Economic Times · Sep 12

Psychology says your willpower beliefs determine if you choose hard tasks: 2026 study shows nonlimited mindsets drive people to embrace tough challenges

Perspectives on willpower play a crucial role in tackling difficult tasks. While some consider it a scarce resource, others find it invigorating. Research indicates that those with a limited view are prone to selecting easier challenges, whereas fostering a belief in limitless willpower encourages the pursuit of tougher goals. Such…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

The Credit Card Minimum Payment Trap: How Debt and Interest Quietly Double Your Balance

Chanakya Knew About This Trap, He Just Called It a Different NameChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that a debt left unresolved does not stay still. It grows. The minimum payment button on your credit card app is the modern version of that warning. It looks like relief. It is the…

Times Life · Sep 12