Crowds thronged Kathmandu's Pashupatinath Temple on Sunday for Shivaratri, a Hindu festival marked by worship, music, and a rare legal tolerance of marijuana, according to Euronews. Meanwhile, across the globe, the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to take down elite figures in Europe, while a similar reckoning remained muted in the United States, as reported by NPR Politics. In other news, India has become one of OpenAI's largest markets, with 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users, as stated by TechCrunch.
Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Pashupatinath Temple to pray, sing, and dance in honor of Shiva, as detailed by Euronews. Although marijuana is typically banned, police allowed limited use during the festival, reflecting Shiva's long association with cannabis. Across the Bagmati river, ash-covered holy men and young devotees openly smoked, the outlet noted.
In India, OpenAI is looking to capitalize on the country's young population and its over a billion internet users to fuel global expansion, as reported by TechCrunch. OpenAI opened a New Delhi office in August 2025 and is formally participating in the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attended the event alongside senior executives from other leading AI companies.
The Epstein files continue to have repercussions. According to NPR Politics, European royals, government officials, and politicians are losing jobs and titles over their connections to the late convicted sex offender. Peter Mandelson was fired last year from his position as Britain's ambassador to the U.S. and resigned from the UK Labour Party earlier this month over his ties to Epstein, the outlet reported.
In other news, a film titled "Possession" is recommended viewing, according to The Verge. The outlet described the film as featuring "three of the most unhinged performances in cinema history."
Finally, according to Wired, the concept of "nothing" in quantum mechanics is still filled with energy, known as ground-state energy, or zero-point energy. This unavoidable residue comes in two basic forms, one associated with fields, such as the electromagnetic field, and the other associated with particles.
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