Zoomcar appoints Adarsh Menon as President to lead its business
Bengaluru, Jan 11 - Car sharing platform Zoomcar on Thursday announced the appointment of Adarsh Menon as its President to lead its business.
US approves 1st-ever Bitcoin exchange-traded product shares
San Francisco, Jan 11 - The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally approved a number of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) shares and with the decision, the world's largest cryptocurrency has joined the global financial system.
Global PC market down again in 2023, unparalleled in industry’s history
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Global PC shipments declined 13.9 per cent in 2023 compared to 2022, experiencing unprecedented consecutive declines and marking a stark departure from historical trends tracked since 1995.
Re-appointment of three Directors approved in AGM: SpiceJet in BSE intimation
New Delhi, Jan 11 - In its stock exchange intimation on Thursday, the SpiceJet said that during the annual general meeting, issue and allotment of 31,83,00,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 50 per share on preferential basis,
Meta lays off technical programme managers at Instagram
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Meta has started the New Year with laying off some technical programme managers (TPMs) at Instagram and reports said that at least 60 such jobs are either being consolidated or eliminated.
Google laying off hundreds of AR employees, Fitbit leaders move on
San Francisco, Jan 11 - Google is laying off hundreds of hardware employees, especially in the augmented reality (AR) division while Fitbit co-founders James Park, Eric Friedman and other Fitbit leaders are reportedly leaving the company.
YouTube lets creators upload podcast episodes via RSS feed
San Francisco, Jan 10 - Google-owned YouTube now let audio-first podcast creators upload episodes via RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed instead of making them manually create a video.
EET Hydrogen’s plans for UK’s largest hydrogen production hub given green light
New Delhi, Jan 11 - Cheshire West & Chester Council has approved groundbreaking plans by EET Hydrogen for the first large-scale, low carbon hydrogen production plant (HPP1) in the UK located at the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
Adani Group unveils first indigenously-manufactured Drishti 10 UAV for Navy
Hyderabad, Jan 10 - Indian Navy chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar on Wednesday unveiled the first indigenously-manufactured Drishti 10 'Starliner' unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for his force, manufactured by Adani Defence and Aerospace.
PM Modi attends Global FinTech meeting in GIFT city
Gandhinagar, Jan 10 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attended the Global FinTech Forum at the GIFT city here.
India, UAE aim to take bilateral trade to $100 billion: Piyush Goyal
Gandhinagar, Jan 10 - Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that India and UAE aspire to expand their bilateral trade to $100 billion.
DGCA approves VFR operations to & from Gondia airport
New Delhi, Jan 10 - As a step forward towards addressing the issue of flight delays, diversions and cancellations due to low visibility at small airports, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved the commencement of special VFR (visual flight rules)
AI helps Indian-origin scientist led team discover new battery material
New Delhi, Jan 10 - An Indian-origin scientist, Vijay Murugesan-led team has discovered a new battery material using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and supercomputing that could reduce lithium use in batteries.
AI-driven misinformation biggest short-term threat to global economy: WEF
London, Jan 10 - World Economic Forum (WEF) has said that a wave of artificial intelligence-driven disinformation can influence key looming elections and it poses the biggest short-term threat to the global economy, media reports said.
Rupee rises for 6th day in a row
Mumbai, Jan 10 - The Indian rupee recovered early losses to end higher for a sixth straight day on Wednesday as expectations rose about more foreign funds flowing in.
S.Korea’s air traffic at over 80% of pre-Covid levels in 2023
Seoul, Jan 11 - South Korea's air traffic recovered to over 80 per cent of pre- pandemic levels last year on unleashed pent-up demand for travel following years of Covid-19 virus curbs, the Transport Ministry said on Thursday.
World Bank forecasts Sri Lankan economy to grow 1.7% in 2024
Colombo, Jan 10 -The World Bank forecasts the Sri Lankan economy to grow by 1.7 per cent in 2024 and by 2.4 per cent in 2025, according to its report on global economic prospects issued on Wednesday.
Samsung’s Lee visits 6G mobile research lab in year’s first public schedule
Seoul, Jan 10 - Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Wednesday visited a research laboratory for sixth-generation mobile technology, marking his first public schedule this year, the company said.
Malaysia’s Nov 2023 unemployment rate returns to pre-Covid level
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 10 - Malaysia's unemployment rate in November 2023 fell to 3.3 per cent and returned to the pre-Covid pandemic level, registering 569,200 unemployed people, official data showed on Wednesday.
BEL to provide equipment to armed forces in integrated manner: Defence Secretary
New Delhi, Jan 10 - Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane on Wednesday said that efforts are being made that Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) should play an important role in ensuring that the equipment is provided to armed forces and Indian Coast Guard in an