Posts by Kevin Harson
X may evade EU tech rules obligations due to non-gatekeeper status: Report
Representative Photo of X: Shutterstock 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 11:22 PM IST Elon Musk’s X will not be designated as a gatekeeper under landmark EU tech rules known as the Digital Markets Act which would have subjected it to an onerous list of obligations, people with direct knowledge…
Read MoreIsraeli forces fire on UN peacekeeper positions in south Lebanon: UNIFIL
Representative image. Photographer: Chris McGrath/Getty Images 5 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 11:15 PM IST Israeli forces fired on positions used by U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon on Wednesday and Thursday, the U.N. force said, as Israel warned Lebanese civilians not to return to homes in the south and pursued a…
Read MoreBernstein quants downgrade Indian stocks, predict further upside for China
Indian equities remain among the most expensive in the world. | Photo: Bloomberg 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 11:09 PM IST By Winnie Hsu and Abhishek Vishnoi Bernstein Societe Generale Group’s Asia quant strategists have downgraded Indian stocks due to valuations, while predicting further upside for Chinese equities on a…
Read MorePHD Chambers seeks revision of Trai satcom paper for level playing field
The decision on spectrum price and allocation methodology will pave the way for satellite-based broadband services from companies like Elon Musk-owned Starlink, Bharti Group-backed OneWeb, and Jio Satellite Communications across India. 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 10:14 PM IST After Reliance Jio, the industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce…
Read MoreNCGTC to pay Bandhan Bank extra Rs 315 cr for claims under CGFMU scheme
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 9:20 PM IST Bandhan Bank on Thursday said the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company (NCGTC), after conducting a forensic audit of the claims made by the bank regarding its loan portfolio under the Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units (CGFMU), has stated that the…
Read More‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal bids farewell after illustrious tennis career
5 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 8:05 PM IST Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal, at 38 years old, has announced his retirement from professional tennis on October 10, 2024. The 22-time Grand Slam champion will compete in his final tournament at the end of the season, representing Spain in the…
Read MoreRBI asks CIs to give borrower information until loan lifecycle or shutdown
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 7:03 PM IST The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday asked credit institutions (CIs) to provide credit information of the borrowers on-boarded by them to the credit information companies (CICs) until their licence cancellation, shutdown of operations, or the completion of the borrower’s…
Read MoreIndia’s manufacturing output may rise 9% with more female workers: WB
3 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 6:06 PM IST The World Bank, in its latest South Asia Development Update, said if more women were to access manufacturing jobs, output would rise by 9 per cent in India. The World Bank has maintained a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection of…
Read MoreClimate Change: India’s sustainable eating habits could save the planet, says WWF report
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 5:06 PM IST The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has released its Living Planet Report, highlighting India’s food consumption patterns as the most sustainable among the major economies (G20 countries). The report indicates that if all nations were to adopt India’s food consumption approach, it…
Read MoreEquity mutual fund inflow marks 10% decline to Rs 34,419 cr in Sep
Additionally, large-cap funds saw drop in inflows to Rs 1,769 crore. 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 4:01 PM IST Equity mutual funds attracted Rs 34,419 crore in September, marking a decline of 10 per cent from the preceding month, on a sharp slump in inflow in thematic funds and…
Read MoreGoogle’s Nobel prize winners stir debate over company’s AI research
profits derived from its leading position have allowed Google and other Big Tech companies to outpace traditional academia in publishing groundbreaking AI research (Photo: Shutterstock) 4 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 3:03 PM IST The award this week of Nobel prizes in chemistry and physics to a small number of…
Read MoreIndia dominates AI app market, capturing 21% of global downloads in 2024: Technology news
3 min read Last Updated : Oct 10 2024 | 2:05 PM IST India has emerged as the leading market for AI mobile application adoption, accounting for 21 per cent of the global downloads, which exceeded 2.2 billion in the first eight months of 2024, according to data from Sensor Tower, as reported by…
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