Consumer sentiment rises in the US as the year ends with inflation falling quicker than expected

Consumer sentiment rises in the US as the year ends with inflation falling quicker than expected

Washington, Dec 25 - Consumer sentiment has risen in the US with increased spending by them during the festive season of Xmas and eve of New Year as the fall of inflation faster than expected is vastly changing the mood to one of

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Patent dispute: Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 unavailable at its retail stores in US

Patent dispute: Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 unavailable at its retail stores in US

San Francisco, Dec 25 - Apple has halted sale of its Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales at its retail stores in the US and when Apple Stores reopen after Christmas, these two Watches will not be available for purchase.

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Indian student stranded in US after Lyft driver flees with luggage, CEO reacts

Indian student stranded in US after Lyft driver flees with luggage, CEO reacts

New Delhi, Dec 24 - An Indian woman was left stranded in Boston, US, after a Lyft driver took her luggage and other belongings during a trip to the airport.

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Undisclosed global client terminates $1.5bn AI deal with Infosys

Undisclosed global client terminates $1.5bn AI deal with Infosys

New Delhi, Dec 23 - IT major Infosys on Saturday announced that a global client has decided to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a $1.5 billion deal focused on artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.

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FPIs big buyers in financial services

FPIs big buyers in financial services

New Delhi, Dec 23 - FPI inflows, which were negative in the previous three months, have sharply turned positive in December, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.

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Solar PV module manufacturing projects of 48.3 GW capacity okayed under Centre’s PLI scheme

Solar PV module manufacturing projects of 48.3 GW capacity okayed under Centre’s PLI scheme

New Delhi, Dec 23 - The central government has given the go-ahead to big GW scale projects for setting up around 48.3 GW of integrated high efficiency Solar PV module manufacturing capacity in the country under its Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme as

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India may see 1 cr EV sales per year by 2030, says govt

India may see 1 cr EV sales per year by 2030, says govt

New Delhi, Dec 23 - The country may see 1 crore electric vehicle (EV) sales annually by 2030, generating nearly 5 crore jobs, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has said.

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Hyundai Motor Group startup to showcase AI mobility software at CES

Hyundai Motor Group startup to showcase AI mobility software at CES

Seoul, Dec 23 - 42dot, Hyundai Motor Group's global software research startup, plans to showcase its vision of software-defined vehicles (SDV) and related technologies at next month's CES 2024, the company said.

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DIIs invested $ 20.2 bn in 2023

DIIs invested $ 20.2 bn in 2023

New Delhi, Dec 23 - While DII flows have been robust for the past few years, rising global interest rates have kept FPI flows under check, as per Quantum Mutual Fund.

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Apple seeks $50 mn deals with news publishers to train its GenAI models: Report

Apple seeks $50 mn deals with news publishers to train its GenAI models: Report

San Francisco, Dec 23 - Apple is in touch with some top news publishers to use their articles to help train its generative AI systems, the media reported.

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Enabling fans to experience sports like never before: Tech Mahindra

Enabling fans to experience sports like never before: Tech Mahindra

Las Vegas, Nov 29 - As sports become more immersive, Tech Mahindra is leveraging new-age technologies to deploy its sports cloud offering and enhance the digital capabilities of sports leagues, franchises and organisations, Jagdish Mitra, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Growth at

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Cut in customs duty on edible oil imports extended by a year

Cut in customs duty on edible oil imports extended by a year

New Delhi, Dec 22 - The Central government has extended the reduced customs duty applicable to edible oil imports by a year in order to keep prices in check.

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Litmus test for humans as GenAI starts taking away entry-level jobs

Litmus test for humans as GenAI starts taking away entry-level jobs

New Delhi, Dec 22 - When IBM CEO Arvind Krishna predicted a few months ago that he could easily see 30 per cent of jobs getting replaced by AI and automation over a five-year period, his statement raised several eyebrows. As the year

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Expect a deepfakes boom as hackers master use of AI, Machine Learning

Expect a deepfakes boom as hackers master use of AI, Machine Learning

New Delhi, Dec 22 - With the growth of Large Language Models (LLMs) like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence (AI) exploded in the public arena in 2023. According to experts, this trend is expected to continue beyond 2024, as both hackers and cybersecurity professionals

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Banks in Punjab told to speed up disbursal of self-employment loans

Banks in Punjab told to speed up disbursal of self-employment loans

Chandigarh, Dec 22 - Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema and Member of Parliament Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Friday reviewed the progress of sanctioning and disbursement of loans under various schemes for self-employment with state heads of 40 banks here.

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Polycab India shares plunge as taxmen raid company

Polycab India shares plunge as taxmen raid company

Mumbai, Dec 22 - Polycab India shares plunged by close to 5 per cent on Friday amid reports of the Income Tax Department carrying out raids at 50 premises of the company nationwide.

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Indian AI startups fuel innovation amid record funding, govt push

Indian AI startups fuel innovation amid record funding, govt push

New Delhi, Dec 23 - As funding becomes scarce for the Indian startup ecosystem in general, the explosion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has given a new lease of life to entrepreneurs and founders in the country, as the Centre extends support to the

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Centre releases additional Rs 72,961 crore from tax kitty to states

Centre releases additional Rs 72,961 crore from tax kitty to states

New Delhi, Dec 22 - The Central government has authorised the release of an additional installment of tax devolution amounting to Rs 72,961.21 crore to strengthen the hands of state governments for financing various social welfare measures and infrastructure development schemes, the Finance

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‘Allowing LIC time period of 10 years is a welcome step’

‘Allowing LIC time period of 10 years is a welcome step’

New Delhi, Dec 22 - Founder MMJC & Associates Makarand M Joshi on Friday said that the decision of allowing LIC time period of 10 years to achieve minimum public shareholding is a welcome step looking at the current situation of the global

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Global credit rating agencies must be transparent, fair to developing nations: CEA

Global credit rating agencies must be transparent, fair to developing nations: CEA

New Delhi, Dec 22 - Credit rating agencies such as Fitch, Moody’s and S&P, need to reform their sovereign rating process which is heavily loaded against developing countries like India resulting in additional funding costs running into billions of dollars, the government’s Chief

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