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Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near «human level robustness and accuracy.» But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences, according to interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers and academic researchers. Those experts said some of the invented text — known in the industry as hallucinations — can include racial commentary, violent rhetoric and even imagined medical treatments. Experts said that such fabrications are problematic because Whisper is being used in a slew of industries worldwide to translate and transcribe interviews, generate text in popular consumer technologies and create subtitles for videos.

Air Quality Index (AQI) in the capital recorded a reading of 237 early Saturday, down from 283 the previous day. Despite this minor drop, areas such as ITI Jahangirpuri continue to experience high pollution levels, with AQI readings reaching 265. Authorities warn that pollution levels may worsen as the festival approaches, potentially reaching hazardous levels within the next few days. A layer of smog engulfed certain parts of the national capital. The AQI recorded on Friday was 283 AQI today in ITI Jahangirpuri read 265 while AQI around India gate area was recorded at 237 which fell in the 'poor' category. The AQI at India Gate improved slightly, being recorded at 276 on Friday.

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social security schemes recording a fall in new subscribers, data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday showed. New subscriptions to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) scheme and the National Pension Scheme (NPS) hit their lowest since the start of the fiscal year, according to MoSPI report, 'Payroll Reporting in India: An Employment Perspective — August 2024'. The number of new EPF subscriptions fell 15% month on month to about 930,000 in August while new subscriptions to Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) dropped by 11% to 1.5 million and those to NPS declined 13% to 54,869.

Mel Gibson expresses support for Donald Trump and claims that Kamala Harris has the IQ of a fence post, as quoted in a report by Variety. With recent campaign rally appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Julia Roberts, and Spike Lee, Kamala Harris has unquestionably emerged as the more popular presidential candidate among entertainment industry talent this election. Mel Gibson, however, is now another well-known figure from Hollywood who supports Donald Trump. Gibson gave a quick interview to a cameraman as he made his way to TSA at an airport in a new video released by TMZ on Thursday night.

The Rich Dad Company co-founder Robert Kiyosaki discusses support for Bitcoin and explains his concern with the bond market on Cavuto: Coast to Coast. 

Bank of Baroda (BOB) on Friday reported a 23.2% jump in its standalone net profit to Rs 5,238 crore for the quarter ended September 2024 as against a profit of Rs 4,253 crore in Q2FY24. The net interest income (NII) grew by 7.3% YoY to Rs 11,622 crore in Q2FY25.

Shriram Finance on Friday reported a profit after tax (PAT) growth of 18.3% at Rs 2,071.26 crores as against Rs 1,750.84 crores recorded in the same period of the previous year. The Net Interest Income (NII) for the second quarter ended September, 30 2024 increased by 16.37% and stood at Rs 5,606.74 crores as against Rs. 4,818.18 crores in the same period of the previous year. The company's board declared an interim dividend of Rs 22 per share and has set the record date on November 7, 2024.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott details the states stock exchange venture to rival Wall Street, the impact of the immigration crisis on jobs and his vow to eliminate Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in the state.

Indian rupee ended nearly unchanged on Friday, managing to hold its ground in the face of weakness in Asian peers and a fall in local stocks, on account of likely dollar sales by the Reserve Bank of India. The rupee closed at 84.08 against the U.S. dollar, close to its record low and nearly unchanged from its close of 84.0775 in the previous session. The currency was little changed week-on-week.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday announced that the Delhi government will monitor hotspots across Delhi through drones, adding that his government is working day and night to control the pollution. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai visited the Wazirpur industrial area on Friday, which is one of the 13 hotspots in the city. Speaking to mediapersons, Rai said, «As we had announced a winter action plan to control winter pollution, in that winter action plan, different measures are being taken to control pollution, to control vehicle pollution, to control biomass burning. The Aam Aadmi Party government is working day and night. But as you all know in our 13 hotspots, the level of pollution is higher than the normal AQI level in Delhi. Therefore, this time we decided that we would monitor hotspots through drones and under that, today Wazirpur is one of our 13 hot spots. Here today the drone has been piloted by the panel agency.»

The GfK Consumer Confidence index fell to -21 this month, down from -20 in September, and eight points lower than the levels recorded in August (-13). The largest decline came from concerns regarding the general economic situation over the last year, which depreciated by five points to -42 in October. UK consumer confidence falls sharply ahead of Autumn Budget But despite the fall, consumer perceptions of the UK's economic performance over the past year have significantly improved since October last year, when this figure was -54. In addition, people's expectations about the gen...

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North Carolina state legislators are returning to work to consider further relief for recovery from Hurricane Helene

A jury in Nevada has delivered a $5.2 billion award in the latest large-sum civil lawsuit against a former Las Vegas-based bottled water company found responsible for causing liver damage in customers in 2021

In September 2024, engineering exports increased to US$9.82 billion from US$8.89 billion in the same month last fiscal year, securing 10.55 percent year-on-year growth, according to the industry body Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPC). Cumulative engineering exports during April-September 2024-25 were recorded at US$ 56.23 billion as against US$ 53.42 billion during the same period of the last fiscal, registering an increase of 5.25 percent.

Pushpa 2: The Rule, has reached a new high with the announcement of its release date. Originally slated for December 6, 2024, the film will now hit theaters a day earlier on December 5, 2024. This thrilling update was shared by the producers during a press conference in Hyderabad and subsequently on social media.

At record index levels and indeed across market cycles, most investors tend to focus entirely on the returns that an investment could generate. The underlying risk in achieving a specific return is often ignored.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When you pick your favourite business daily or switch to your preferred channel for market updates, more often than not, you will find India's corporate giants all over it. And nothing wrong with that, but in that noise, one usually loses sight of other strong opportunities that do not make the headlines.