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Elon Musk's Tesla seeks tariff concession to enter Indian market, but Minister says, 'We do not tailor policy for any…' Informing about the new feature via an X post, Musk wrote, “In the coming weeks, posts that you add to your Highlights tab will receive a slight boost in reach, provided this function is not overused. Highlights are meant to be what you think are your most interesting posts" Meanwhile, this is not the first time that Musk has promoted the Highlights tabs feature. The billionaire had also promised enhanced reach for Highlighted posts last year.

xAI CEO Elon Musk is making ChatGPT competitor Grok open-source. His decision comes after Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, a company he co-founded, for allegedly abandoning its original non-profit mission.

Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs is in the works, offering a glimpse into what fans can anticipate from the upcoming film. Watch Dogs Fanbase

Last week was exceptional, marked by record highs in the US, German, and French stock markets. Alongside these indexes, gold and Bitcoin surged as well, making new highs in the process.

Credit Suisse bankers have been showing up everywhere you could image, from ING to SMBC to Deutsche Bank. Now there’s a new place that’s hiring Credit Suisse people – BBVA.

Navigating the treacherous waters of French Banks' neo-favoritism can be akin to a dicey game of Monopoly played in a dimly lit alley. Picture this: nestled in the heart of London's financial hub, there existed a manager by the name of Brunon «The Terrible.» Oh, Brunon was quite the character, notorious for his formidable presence on the trading floor and his uncanny ability to dodge the bill at the local pub after a long day's work.

Banks aren’t the most environmentally friendly employers in the world. Not all are equally as bad each other, however.

ALSO READ: Wall Street week ahead: Stock market investors to keenly watch for Feb inflation data Shares of Microsoft fell 0.8 per cent, Amazon shed 1.0 per cent, Nvidia lost 0.7 per cent, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom slid close to 2 per cent each, and Boeing dropped 2.2 per cent. Cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies, including Coinbase Global, Riot Platforms and Marathon Digital, climbed between 2.7 per cent and 2.9 per cent, as Bitcoin struck a fresh record high at $72,234 on Monday. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.09 per cent from 4.08 per cent late on Friday.

Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would open-source its ChatGPT challenger "Grok" this week, days after he sued OpenAI for abandoning its original mission in favor of a for-profit model. The billionaire has warned on several occasions against the use of technology for profit by big technology companies such as Google.

@xAI will open source Grok," potentially providing the public with free access to the underlying code for experimentation. This strategic move aligns xAI with other companies like Meta and France's Mistral, both of which have embraced open-source AI models.

Investing.com — European stock markets fell Monday, continuing the losses seen in Asia overnight after Friday's weakness on Wall Street, ahead of the release of key U.S. inflation data.

NEW DELHI : India and Italy are set to sign an extradition treaty as the two countries seek to repair their bilateral relations that were waylaid by the 2012 killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines. The extradition treaty will make it easier for both countries to counter crime and improve cooperation between their law enforcement agencies, said people aware of the developments. The final text of the extradition treaty has been approved by the MEA and the ministry of home affairs, with the law ministry examining it for the Union cabinet’s approval, these people said.

Leena Nair. Reflecting on her journey, she said, «Over the past decade, residing in London, I've been increasingly exposed to luxury brands. My first exquisite Chanel bag remains one of my most cherished possessions. Now, my life has transformed, attending numerous fashion shows across the world.»

French Open badminton crown for the second time with a dominating straight game win over Chinese Taipei's Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in the men's doubles final here on Sunday. The world No. 1 Indian pair had finished runners-up in the French Open in 2019 before winning the title in 2022. On Sunday, the Asian Games champions outwitted Lee and Yang 21-11 21-17 in 37 minutes to regain the Super 750 tournament title and also win their first crown of the season after reaching the summit clash for the third time in 2023. The Indian duo had finished second best at Malaysia Super 1000, India Super 750 this year, while signing off as runners-up at China Masters Super 750 as well last year.

GPS signals that deceive on-board plane systems and complicate the work of airline pilots are surging near conflict zones, industry employees and officials told AFP. A ground collision alert sounds in the cockpit, for instance, even though the plane is flying at high altitude — a phenomenon affecting several regions and apparently of military origin. This includes the vicinity of Ukraine following the Russian invasion two years ago, the eastern Mediterranean and the air corridor running above Iraq, according to pilots and officials interviewed by AFP.

Reuters. On March 9, CENTCOM informed that the military was responding to a large-scale attack on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden between 4 am and 6:30 am (as per GMT).

Blue Eye Samurai is set to return to Netflix with Season 2, following its impressive debut in November 2023. Created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, the animated series has captivated audiences with its stylish depiction of a half-French, half-Japanese warrior seeking vengeance in Edo-period Japan. Release Date and Production

Pullela Gopichand is to be believed, they are India’s best bet for a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. “If they play one notch below their best, even then they should win the gold. They are that good,” the badminton national head coach said about the Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who are in red hot form and have yet again proved it at the French Open Super 750 in Paris. The duo talks with BORIA MAJUMDAR about the importance of the ongoing tournament, how it will help them prepare for the Olympics, their chances and more. Excerpts: How much does it help that the ongoing tournament is at the venue that will be used for the Olympics? Chirag: It will help a lot. You get yourself familiar with things and given that we haven’t played in this venue, it is of serious help because we will now know what to expect come the Olympics. It is always about preparation and to be well prepared we need to know as much of what we might encounter as possible. Playing this tournament in the same venue is the kind of perfect preparation we need. The more you win, the more pressure it will bring during the Olympics. You have started the year in a stellar fashion. Multiple semi-finals and finals already.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to balance its close relations with both Ukraine and Russia, offered during a visit Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit between the two countries. Erdogan, who has repeatedly discussed brokering a peace deal, said at a news conference in Istanbul following his meeting with Zelenskyy that he hoped Russia would be on board with Turkey’s offer.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

During his state visit to India in January 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron made a significant announcement regarding the launch of Classes Internationales, a ground-breaking program for Indian students seeking higher education in France. The initiative, detailed in a joint statement signed by President Macron and Prime Minister Modi on 26th January 2024, aims to facilitate Indian students' immersion in the French language and academic methodology at prestigious French universities before embarking on their chosen academic degree path. It reaffirms France's commitment to widening opportunities for Indian students and joins other major developments such as the introduction of the 5-year short-stay Schengen visa for Indian graduates, India's emergence as the largest recipient of academic scholarships from the French government, the signing of the MoU on the mutual recognition of academic diplomas between France and India in 2018, and the setting of a target to welcome 30,000 Indian students to France by 2030.