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Six minutes. That's all. Every weekday morning, Linu Conil — writer, technologist, and author of Fifty Rooms of Silence — opens a small door for you. Inside: the day's most important news from the world of AI and technology, told plainly. A little humour. Something from the kitchen — a recipe, a tip, a thing worth knowing. And at the end, always, a poem. It's a morning ritual for people who want to stay current without losing their breath. Six minutes of silence — broken gently, on purpose. New episodes Monday through Friday. Produced by The Bandrum Circuit. © 2026 The Bandrum Circuit.

  1. 1d ago

    056 — Trust. Tools. Taverna.

    A new survey finds young Americans deeply distrust the people building AI — 81% don't trust Palantir's CEO, and only Satya Nadella earns net positive trust. 45% think AI will hurt their careers; 60% want data-center buildout slowed. Meanwhile in India, Swiggy launches Guru, a 24/7 AI BusinessPartner helping restaurant owners make data-driven decisions and solve daily operational problems. The same week trust in AI's builders fell, one of India's most familiar brands quietly put AI to work solving real, small-businessproblems. Also in this episode: the All India Professionals' Congress haslaunched the Universal Layoff Insurance and Protection Framework, with a live survey for anyone affected by a layoff, in any industry. Link below — please fill it in and share it forward. Plus — AI Tool of the Day: Wan 3.0 by Alibaba, turningPowerPoint decks and PDFs into video. A proper Greek moussaka. And an original poem: "Trust. Tools. Taverna."  — LAYOFF INSURANCE SURVEY — All India Professionals' Congress — Universal Layoff Insurance and Protection Framework.If you or someone you know has faced a layoff, in any industry, please take a few minutes to be counted: https://forms.gle/TdfuejHUxmtrUi3m7  — TODAY'S RECIPE — Moussaka (Greek Eggplant Lasagna). Salt and roast eggplant. Layer with a beef or lamb tomato sauce spiced with cinnamon and oregano. Top with a rich Parmesan béchamel and breadcrumbs. Bake at 180°C / 350°F for 30–40 minutesuntil golden. Rest 10 minutes before slicing. — TODAY'S AI TOOL — Wan 3.0 (Alibaba) — a new AI video model in public beta that transforms an entire PowerPoint deck or PDF into a polished 30-second video, without manual editing. — TODAY'S POEM — "Trust. Tools. Taverna." — an original poem written by Linu Conil for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence.   📚 Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson,endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced byThe Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

  2. 5d ago

    055 — Models. Money. Momentum.

    Season 2's first week, in review. Monday: the AI price warsharpened as DeepSeek and Alibaba undercut premium models, while India's Yotta raised $150M for an 85,000-GPU cloud. Tuesday: Meta gave away a free, single-GPU 30B model, as Bengaluru's Kily raised $3.15M for AI commerce agents. Wednesday: Google restructured its AI leadership under Hassabis and Kavukcuoglu, while Info Edge's Shiksha saw billings fall 23% to AI search. Thursday: Gemini crossed 1 billion monthly users as Accel's India fund hit $1.2B in 18 months. The thesis: while the giants fought over models, users, and leadership, India's capital and builders just kept quietly compounding. Plus — AI Tool of the Day: Dreamina, turning photos into acinematic AI music video. A full Weber kettle smoked pork belly, oak and apple wood, four hours low and slow. And the poem that closes the week: "Models. Money. Momentum."  — TODAY'S RECIPE — Weber Kettle Smoked Pork Belly. Pat 4–5 lb skinless pork belly completely dry. Apply a thin binder of hot sauce or mustard, then coat generously with a coarse BBQ rub(salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika); let sweat 15 min. Set up a two-zone fire on the kettle; add 2–3 chunks of oak or apple wood to the hot coals; place a small foil water pan near the fire. Hold chamber temperature at 250–275°F. Place the pork belly fat-side down on the indirect side, lid closed,exhaust vent over the meat. Smoke uninterrupted for 2 hours, then monitor internal temp and spritz hourly with apple cider vinegar or water. Pull at 195–200°F internal (3–4 hours total) when it probes like butter. Rest loosely wrapped in foil for 30 minutes before slicing into thick slabs. — TODAY'S AI TOOL — Dreamina (by CapCut) — upload your photos and it generates a cinematic AI music video with a matching AI-composed soundtrack, powered by the new Seedance model. https://dreamina.capcut.com/ — TODAY'S POEM — "Models. Money. Momentum." — an original poemwritten by Linu Conil for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence, closing out Season 2's first week.   📚Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson,endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced byThe Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

  3. 6d ago

    054 — Billion. Backers. Böreği.

    Google's Gemini app crosses 1 billion monthly users, thefastest-growing product in Alphabet's history. Meanwhile, VC firm Accel raises a new $550 million fund dedicated to Indian startups, taking its India war chest to $1.2 billion in 18 months — real, patient capital betting on India's next decade of founders. The thesis: while the giants race for a billion userseach, the money backing India's next generation of builders keeps arriving, quietly, and at scale. Plus — AI Tool of the Day: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, Nvidia'sfirst open-source model since its strategic pivot. Sigara Böreği, crispy Turkish cigarette pastry with feta and parsley. And an original poem: "The Quiet Race."  — TODAY'S RECIPE — Sigara Böreği (Turkish Crispy Cheese Rolls). Mash 200g crumbled feta cheese; mix in ½ cup finely chopped parsley and 1 egg white (reserve the yolk). Cut filo pastry sheets into 8 equal triangles. Place a small spoonful of filling at the wide end of each triangle; fold the sides in slightly and roll tightly into a thin cigar shape. Brush the tip with the reserved egg yolk and press to seal. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat; fry until golden brown on all sides. Drain on paper towels and serve warm. — TODAY'S AI TOOL — Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (Nvidia) — Nvidia's first open-source AI model since its strategic pivot: a 30-billion-parameter model released free for anyone to download and build with. https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nemotron-lightning-switchyard-rtx-dgx/ — TODAY'S POEM — "The Quiet Race" — an original poem written by Linu Conil for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence.   📚Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson,endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced byThe Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

  4. Aug 12

    053 - Search. Shift. Survival.

    Google restructures its entire AI leadership, consolidatingoperations in Mountain View — Demis Hassabis steps back to become Chairman as Koray Kavukcuoglu takes over day-to-day operations, ending years of split London/California teams. Meanwhile in India, Info Edge's education platform Shiksha sees billings fall 23% this quarter as AI search and chatbots divert traffic that once went to its website — a real, current example of AI's economic disruption, not a future hypothetical. Plus — AI Tool of the Day: GPT-Live, OpenAI's new full-duplexvoice mode for ChatGPT. A Gujarati comfort classic, moong dal khichdi, with kadhi and papad. And an original poem: "The Search Between Us."  — TODAY'S RECIPE — Moong Dal Khichdi (Gujarati Comfort Food). Wash and soak 1 cup split yellow gram (peeli moong dal) and 1 cup rice (chawal) together for at least 30 min; drain. Pressure cook with ½ tsp turmeric powder (haldi), 10 black peppercorns (kalimirch), salt to taste, and 4½ cups water for 4 whistles. Let steam escapebefore opening. Just before serving, stir in 2½ tbsp ghee and mix well. Serve hot with kadhi (yogurt-based curry) and roasted papad. Variation: use green moong dal instead of yellow, and swap the peppercorns for 2 cloves (laung) anda small piece of cinnamon (dalchini). — TODAY'S AI TOOL — GPT-Live (OpenAI) — a newly launched full-duplex voice mode for ChatGPT that enables natural, low-latency conversation, along with the ability to see and control your computer while you talk. — TODAY'S POEM — "The Search Between Us" — an original poem written by Linu Conil for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence.   📚Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson,endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced byThe Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

  5. Aug 11

    052 — Models. Makers. Momentum.

    Meta releases Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter AImodel that runs free on a single consumer GPU — a direct challenge to DeepSeek and Alibaba's open-source push, and a bet against the closed, enterprise-first strategies of OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. In India, Bengaluru-based Kilyraises $3.15M to build AI agents for consumer brands, part of a $252M+ week for Indian startup funding. While the giants argue over open versus closed, India's builders are just getting on with building. Plus — AI Tool of the Day: AirJelly, a new privacy-first localAI organizer. A proper chicken parmesan casserole, crispy chicken and all. And an original poem: "When Intelligence Comes Home."  — TODAY'S RECIPE — Chicken Parmesan Casserole. Boil ¾ lb rigatoni 1 min less than al dente; drain and toss with 32 oz marinara, 2 tbsp Parmesan, and 1 cup mozzarella. Pat dry 2 small chicken breasts, cut into ½-inch strips. Bread in three stages: flour + 2 tsp seasoned salt + ¼ tsp pepper, then 2 whisked eggs, then 1½ cups Italianbreadcrumbs. Fry in ¼-inch oil + 2 tbsp butter, medium-high, ~4 min per side until golden; drain on paper towels, slice into bite-sized pieces. Preheat oven to 375°F. In a greased 9x13 dish, layer half the pasta, half the chicken, more Parmesan and mozzarella; repeat. Bake uncovered 25 min (or 425°F for 5 more minutes for a crisper top). Garnish with parsley; serve with garlic bread. — TODAY'S AI TOOL — AirJelly — a newly launched, privacy-first local AI app that organizes your work by remembering context across your apps and surfacing the right task when you need it. https://www.airjelly.ai/ —TODAY'S POEM — "When Intelligence Comes Home" — an originalpoem written by Linu Conil for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence.   📚Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson,endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced byThe Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

  6. Aug 10

    051 — Price Wars, Power Plays, Pound Cake

    Season 2 begins. AI got a lot cheaper and a lot more accountable in the same week — DeepSeek's V4 Flash undercuts premium coding models by roughly 99%, Alibabaanswers with Qwen3.8-Max, and Europe's new AI transparency rule now requires AI to identify itself to the humans it talks to. In India, Yotta Data Services raises $150 million to scale its AI cloud to 85,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs — a bet on India owning the compute underneath global AI, not just using it. Plus — AI Tool of the Day: Managed Deep Agents by LangChain, newly in public beta. A traditional Goan orange pound cake, adapted for the KitchenAid but true to the old family recipe, baked in a fluted pan. And the poem that opens Season 2: "The Price of Tomorrow."  — TODAY'S RECIPE — Traditional Goan Orange Pound Cake (adapted for KitchenAid). Preheat oven to 180°C, non-convection. Grease tin well, dust lightly with flour. Sift 3 cups (360g) TWF T45 cake flour or Elite maida with ½ tsp baking soda; set aside.Beat 1½ cups (340g) softened butter on speed 4 until creamy; add 2 cups (400g) sugar gradually, beat 4–5 min until light and fluffy. Add 6 room-temperature eggs one at a time, beating well after each, scraping the bowl occasionally.Mix 1 cup (240ml) milk with 2 tsp orange essence. On speed 1, add the flour mixture and milk mixture alternately, beginning and ending with flour — do not overmix. Fold in the grated rind of ½ an orange. Pour into the tin, bake at 180°C forabout 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean (cover loosely with foil after 40–45 min if browning too fast). Cool in the tin 15 min, then turn onto a wire rack. Optional glaze: mix icing sugar with a little milk and a few drops of vanilla until smooth; pour over the cooled cake. — TODAY'S AI TOOL — Managed Deep Agents (LangChain) — newly launched in public beta: deploy AI agents from prototype to production without managing the underlying infrastructure yourself. https://www.langchain.com/blog/managed-deep-agents-is-now-in-public-beta — TODAY'S POEM — "The Price of Tomorrow" — an original poem written by Linu Conil for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence, openingSeason 2.   📚Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson,endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced byThe Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

  7. Jul 31

    050 — The Frontier, The Indad, and Fifty Steps Forward

    SEASON 1 FINALE. Sarvam AI announces plans for atrillion-parameter foundation model — one of India's boldest AI bets yet, unveiled at the Enterprise Edition of the Sarvam Epoch conference in Bengaluru. Around the world, CuspAI applies generative AI to climate's hardest materials-science problems, and Linus Torvalds argues AI-assisted developmentis now essential engineering practice. This week in review: AI moved decisively from experimentation to real-world deployment — in India's sovereign AI push, in enterprise governance, in robotics and labs, and around the world in climate and industrial AI. Plus — AI Tool of the Day: OpenScience, a new open-source AIresearch workbench. Pork Indad, a two-hour open-fire family favourite that tastes better the next day. And a twenty-third original poem marking 50 episodes: "Fifty Steps Forward." Thank you for fifty mornings — Season 2 begins Monday, 10 August 2026.  — TODAY'S RECIPE — Pork Indad (serves 6). Blend ½ pod garlic + 1 onion + ¼ cup malt vinegar + 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder + ½ tsp chilli powder + ½ tsp turmeric + 1 tsp garam masala intoa smooth masala paste. Heat ¼ cup oil in a heavy pan; fry the masala until fragrant, stirring continuously. Add 1 kg pork (bite-sized pieces), coat well. Stir in 2 tbsp tamarind purée + 1 tbsp sugar + salt. Add remaining vinegar + 1 cup hot water. Cover, simmer gently until the pork is tender in a rich, darkgravy. Fold in 2 cooked, cubed potatoes + 1 tbsp brandy. Cool before serving — flavour improves after resting. Serve with chapatis, dal, and a tomato-cucumber-onion salad. — TODAY'S AI TOOL — OpenScience — a brand-new open-source AI research workbench that helps scientists organise literature, generate hypotheses, analyse papers, and accelerate discoverieswith domain-specific AI agents. — TODAY'S POEM — "Fifty Steps Forward" — an original poem written by Linu Conil for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence, marking theclose of Season 1.   📚Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson,endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced byThe Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. Season 2 begins Monday, 10 August 2026, 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

  8. Jul 30

    049 — The Summit, The Pesto, and The Quiet Recipe

    Two Indian cities make their case to be the country's next AIcapital. In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh unveils its AI powerhouse ambitions at the CII AI Tech Summit 2026. In Bengaluru, Sarvam AI opens its Epoch developer conference, expected to unveil new multilingual model updates and reinforceIndia's sovereign AI push. Globally, the industry keeps measuring AI success through reliability and governance rather than benchmark scores, while specialised chips and edge AI bring intelligent systems closer to real-world use. The thesis: India doesn't have one AI capital — it has several citiesracing to become one, each betting on a different strength. Plus — AI Tool of the Day: 1Password Watchtower AI, newlylaunched security risk assessment. A five-minute pesto mac 'n' cheese. And a twenty-second original poem: "The Quiet Recipe."  — TODAY'S RECIPE — Pesto Mac 'n' Cheese. Boil 225g short pasta (elbow macaroni) in salted water ~8 min until tender. Drain, return hot pasta to the warm pot. Add ¼ cup milk or cream, 1 cup shredded cheddar, and ⅓ cup prepared basil pesto. Stir until the cheesemelts into a smooth, creamy sauce. Season with salt and black pepper. Serve immediately while hot. — TODAY'S AI TOOL — 1Password Watchtower AI — a newly launched AI-enhanced security monitoring feature that assesses your overall security risk profile, rather than just flagging individual weak passwords. — TODAY'S POEM — "The Quiet Recipe" — an original poem written by Linu Conil for this episode of Six Minutes of Silence.   📚Linu's books: 📖 Fifty Rooms of Silence — published by Romanson,endorsed by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.https://www.amazon.in/Fifty-Rooms-Silence-Linu-Conil/dp/9348314556 📖 100 Best Prompts for Claude AI —https://www.amazon.in/100-BEST-PROMPTS-CLAUDE-Marketing-ebook/dp/B0H4HRKP3B 📖 AI & Automation Guide for Normal People —https://www.amazon.in/AUTOMATION-GUIDE-NORMAL-PEOPLE-Intelligence-ebook/dp/B0H6X9ZCPR   — Six Minutes of Silence is hosted by Linu Conil and produced byThe Bandrum Circuit in Trivandrum, Kerala. New episodes every weekday at 7 AM IST. Got a thought? Write to thebandrumcircuit@gmail.com

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Six minutes. That's all. Every weekday morning, Linu Conil — writer, technologist, and author of Fifty Rooms of Silence — opens a small door for you. Inside: the day's most important news from the world of AI and technology, told plainly. A little humour. Something from the kitchen — a recipe, a tip, a thing worth knowing. And at the end, always, a poem. It's a morning ritual for people who want to stay current without losing their breath. Six minutes of silence — broken gently, on purpose. New episodes Monday through Friday. Produced by The Bandrum Circuit. © 2026 The Bandrum Circuit.

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  • Creator
    Linu Conil
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    56
  • Rating
    Clean
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