The nurse who transformed healthcare in Lakshadweep; India creates over 1B ChatGPT images

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Indian users have generated over 1 billion images using ChatGPT Images 2.0 since its launch, calling the engagement “awesome to see” in a post on X and highlighting strong AI adoption in the country.

Meanwhile, concerns about AI disrupting students’ career plans are growing across college campuses. Joseph Catrino, Director of Dartmouth’s Center for Career Design, said higher education must do more to prepare students for the workforce. 

To that end, the Ivy League college has raised $30 million to fund internships, offering students up to $6,500 per term to support unpaid or underpaid opportunities. Other universities are also expanding internships, externships, and hands-on training to improve employability in a rapidly changing labour market.

In other news, US President Donald Trump said he should have secured a larger stake in chipmaker Intel, nine months after a deal gave the US government 9.9% ownership. 

In an interview, Trump said he asked CEO Lip-Bu Tan for “10% ownership for free,” to which Tan reportedly agreed. Trump added, “I should have asked for more.” He also claimed Intel could be “the biggest company in the world” if tariffs had been used earlier to curb chip imports from China.

Meanwhile, Uber and South Korean tech giant Naver have formed a consortium to bid up to 8 trillion won ($5.34 billion) for Baedal Minjok, the country’s largest food delivery platform, according to a report. The group is targeting a full acquisition of Baemin from Germany’s Delivery Hero, the report said, citing investment banking sources.

In today’s newsletter, we will talk about 

• The nurse who transformed healthcare in Lakshadweep
• Urban women spend more time online than men: Report

Here’s your trivia for today: Which was the first-ever TV series produced specifically for Netflix?

Inspiration

The nurse who transformed healthcare in Lakshadweep

At 80, Hindumbi Kaurom Kakkada works as a contract nurse at Indira Gandhi Hospital in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep. Across a 53-year career defined by discipline and dedication, she has supported over 20,000 surgeries and emergency cases in one of India’s most remote regions. A 2023 Florence Nightingale Award recipient, she is also a top 10 finalist for the 2026 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award.

Key takeaways: 

• Born in Kavaratti to a father who took part in the Dandi March, she pursued nursing despite long, difficult journeys for education and limited connectivity, eventually training at Kozhikode Medical College and returning home to serve her island community.
• Even after retirement at 60, she returned to work and continues an early, disciplined schedule, reporting to duty at 8 am daily and responding to emergencies at any hour, including nights and Sundays.
• Throughout her career, she has handled surgeries and emergencies in resource-limited settings—assisting operations during power cuts, managing island-to-island medical evacuations by boat, and responding to outbreaks, disasters, and pandemics. 

Survey

Urban women spend more time online than men: Report

Women in urban India are spending more time than men across several high-engagement digital categories, including entertainment, messaging, ecommerce, and quick commerce, according to the India Digital Behaviour Report 2025-26 by VTION and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

Digital shift: 

• Based on data from more than 100,000 consented smartphones representing over 407 million urban Indians, the report found that women spend more time than men across most digital categories, especially on commerce platforms. 
• Women aged 25–34 show the highest engagement, spending 82.4 minutes daily on entertainment and 35.2 minutes on ecommerce and quick commerce, significantly higher than men, said the report.
• The report also highlights fast-growing AI app adoption (over 100% growth), strong social media use among 18–24-year-olds, and widespread, income-neutral usage of payment apps like UPI.

News & updates

• Layoffs: IKEA, which franchises the Swedish budget home furniture brand in 63 ‌countries, is laying off 850 workers in a cost-cutting drive as consumer demand falls and the blue big-box retailer works to become more efficient and bring down prices.
• Football: FIFA media rights officials are visiting India this week ahead of next month’s World Cup, as the governing body has yet to secure a broadcast deal in the country due to pricing disagreements, sources said. 

Which was the first-ever TV series produced specifically for Netflix?

Answer: House of Cards

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