Ankush Banerjee
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Ankush Banerjee is an award-winning (read: his editor has occasionally attached “well written!” to his articles) writer and journalist for Business Insider India, covering a variety of beats that stretches from science and sustainability and all the way to politics. His degrees in engineering and journalism help quite a bit with day-to-day writing. When he isn’t rabbit-holing himself into unnecessarily extensive research for a random topic he has just learned of, he spends his time annoying his friends with weaponised bits of trivia from the aforementioned topic. Do also stay wary if you find him in the middle of a rant about the state of tea, momos, infrastructure and politics in our country. Reach out to @ankushinscience on X/Twitter or ankush.banerjee964@gmail.com for any inquiries or pitches!
Latest Stories from Ankush Banerjee
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Mumbai job frenzy: 25,000 applicants show up for job interview with Rs 20,000 salary, cause stampede-like situation
Chaos erupts as 25,000 job seekers swarm Mumbai for 2,216 handyman positions, showcasing fierce com…
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Time for a govt job? Karnataka announces impressive 27% pay hike for state employees
Karnataka cabinet approves 27.5% salary hike for seven lakh state employees, surpassing India Inc.'…
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Microsoft has created an AI that they think is "too dangerous" for public release
Microsoft unveils groundbreaking AI speech generator, VALL-E 2, achieving human-like speech accurac…
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People are already becoming romantically and sexually involved with AI — here’s the problem with that
AI romantic companions are revolutionising relationships, blurring lines between human and AI conne…
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Is intermittent fasting safe? Here are 4 common myths debunked by scientists
Intermittent fasting has surged in popularity as a trendy method to shed pounds without the hassle …
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When a boss is successful, employees are less likely to realise they are also abusive, study finds
Employees who were subjected to abuse by high-performing bosses endured it out of hope for better c…
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10 common Indian food items high in sodium that you must have in moderation!
The average salt consumption of Indians is significantly higher than the recommended daily intake o…
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Here are 7 future unicorn startups that are founded by women!
Here are 7 remarkable women-led founders whose startups are set to revolutionise various industries…
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MODERATO smart signals could cut Bengaluru traffic congestion by 30%! What are they?
To address the ongoing traffic woes as lakhs of vehicles get added to the city every year, the sta…
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How much has the cost of milk gone up in the past ten years?
The soaring cost of milk has made paneer a luxury item for the common man and unreachable for the u…
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New criminals laws will allow citizens to lodge police complaints online, file FIR from any jurisdiction
Zero FIR, registration of police complaints online, summons through electronic modes and mandatory …
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Unicorns, Gazelles, Cheetahs: What do these startup animal terms even mean?
Since the early 2010s, animal buzzwords have begun to become somewhat of a norm when describing a s…
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Here’s what ChatGPT said about why it discriminated against CVs with disability mentions
A study found that ChatGPT consistently ranked resumes with disability-related honours and credenti…
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Scientists find speech-to-text AI randomly adding violent language such as “terror,” “knife” and “killed” to audio transcription
Despite boasting 680,000 hours of audio data training, Whisper sometimes "hallucinates," or invents…
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From politics to beauty pageants, here are 5 unexpected areas AI is already taking over!
From AI influencers to AI beauty pageants, here are five unexpected professions artificial intellig…
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The UK might see an “AI candidate” this general election — here’s how that will work
AI Steve is an artificial intelligence candidate created by entrepreneur Steve Endacott to run for …
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First frame of Kalki 2898 AD trailer is stolen art, alleges Korean artist; Third Prabhas movie accused of plagiarism
While the film has already received flak from some critics for not delivering a trailer worthy of i…
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A living computer? This AI made from interconnected "mini-brains" requires a million times less power than ChatGPT!
To put this into perspective, training a single large language model like GPT-3, a precursor to the…
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Trends indicate INDIA maintaining 200+ seats, defying all exit poll predictions; how accurate have these surveys been since 2014?
If the scorecard settles at the current mark, this will end up becoming the poorest performance for…
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What will happen after the election commission finishes counting all Lok Sabha votes?
If no group is able to achieve a clear majority, political parties may form coalitions to reach the…
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How did Payal Kapadia’s historic win at Cannes lead to a showdown between Shashi Tharoor and PM Modi? Here’s the complete timeline
Mumbai filmmaker Payal Kapadia has recently graced our news after winning the ‘Grand Prix’ — the se…
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Here’s how much top Indian artists earned in 2023 as Anish Kapoor becomes most successful at Rs 80 crore
27-year-old Raghav Babbar became the eighth highest-selling Indian artist after totalling 12.1 cror…
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Mumbai’s Catastrophic Dust Storm Explained | Science with Business Insider India
Mad Max or Mumbai? A devastating dust storm wreaked havoc on our beloved city of dreams a few days …
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New Pirates of the Caribbean movies unlikely to feature Johnny Depp as lead
Depp’s portrayal of Jack in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies has helped the franchise reportedly…
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Bread, butter, milk-based health drinks, cooking oils classified as ultra-processed food, ICMR advises restriction
These ultra-processed foods also tend to be excessively high in fats and unusually low in fibres an…