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A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech has brought to light potential geographic biases in ChatGPT, an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tool. The study, which focused on environmental justice issues, revealed significant variations in ChatGPT's ability to provide location-specific information across different counties. This finding underscores a critical challenge in the development of AI tools: ensuring equitable access to information regardless of geographic location.

JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) was awarded 1 billion yuan (~$140M) in damages on Friday, after the company won an antimonopoly lawsuit against Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), according to JD's WeChat statement.

Shikhar Dhawan’s emotional post on his son Zoravar’s ninth birthday left the Internet teary-eyed. In the post, the captain of the IPL franchise Punjab Kings mourned how he was not able to meet his son for over a year. Moved by the heartbreaking post, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar took to Instagram Stories on Thursday and penned a post to show solidarity with the cricketer. In the post, the ‘OMG 2’ star urged Dhawan to have faith as several people were praying that he be united with his son. He also admitted that as a father, he is aware of how painful and frustrating it can be for a parent to be separated from their child. “Really moved to see this post. As a father, I know that nothing is more painful than not being able to see or meet your child. Hausla rakh Shikhar (Have faith)…millions of us are praying for you to meet your son soon. God bless,” wrote Bollywood’s ‘Khiladi’.

How the interest rate of RBI Floating Rate Savings Bonds 2020 (Taxable) is calculated The interest rate of RBI Floating Rate Savings Bonds 2020 (Taxable) is not fixed. It is linked to the interest rate of the National Savings Scheme (NSC), a small savings scheme offered by the Union government. RBI Floating Rate Savings Bonds will pay 0.35% higher than what NSC offers.

diesel buses, more than a third of the total on roads, with electric ones over the next seven years. Apart from lowering vehicular emissions, this is also expected to catalyse investments in the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem in the country. The replacement plan includes 200,000 electric buses for state transport undertakings (STUs), 550,000 for private operators, and 50,000 for schools and employee transportation by 2030, top government sources told ET. Designed to electrify the country's public transport systems, the plan is likely to replace the third leg of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing Electric Vehicles (FAME) incentive programme and pitch India as a global manufacturing hub for EVs. To put the plan in context, about 138,000 electric buses were sold in China and 4,000 in Europe in 2022. «Replacing diesel buses with electric ones will not only address environmental concerns but also help create an ecosystem for electric vehicles,» said one of the persons cited above.

NEW DELHI : The government is considering a 50% duty on the export of molasses. The idea is to ensure enough supplies to meet the target for cleaner and more efficient ethanol-blended petrol, two officials aware of the matter said on the condition of anonymity. India is the world’s largest molasses exporter, contributing about 25% to global trade.

New York court issued a pivotal directive against Alibaba, compelling the Chinese ecommerce giant to confront a lawsuit initiated by a U.S. toymaker. The lawsuit alleges that Alibaba's digital platforms played a role in facilitating the trade of counterfeit Squishmallows, the cherished plush toys manufactured by Kelly Toys Holdings. Judge Jesse Furman, overseeing proceedings at the Southern District Court of New York, rejected Alibaba's motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Kelly Toys Holdings, an affiliate of Jazwares, operating under the umbrella of Alleghany Corp., a part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate.

NEW DELHI : India is expected to sign a much-awaited deal on two more pillars of the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework—clean economy and fair economy—early next year, two officials aware of the matter said. India’s law ministry is currently vetting proposals for IPEF’s clean economy and fair economy pillars, following which the commerce ministry will move for cabinet approval, the officials said. “Both the pillars are very important for the country.

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NEW DELHI : India and South Korea are discussing joint development projects in neighbouring countries such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, according to persons aware of the matter. While talks are still in early stages, the development is significant as it reflects a renewed focus on bilateral relations between India and South Korea, with Seoul seen expanding its strategic interests beyond East Asia. Mint had earlier reported that South Korean president Yoon Suk-Yeol is eyeing a visit to India to push key projects and discuss strategic technologies, the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative and China-related matters.

Exploring ways to build a good CIBIL scoreAs we conclude, it's crucial to highlight the significance of building a good CIBIL Score. Responsible credit management, timely payments, and prudent credit utilization are important aspects of a positive credit profile.

They say that the rising tide lifts all boats. Amid the ongoing bull run, equity mutual funds jumped in their valuations, so much so that the industry’s overall asset size went higher by nearly 23 percent this calendar year until Nov 30.

personal loans. Unravelling the destination of these trillions in personal loans poses a captivating and pivotal question. Discerning where this capital is directed enables us to assess the influence of credit expansion on the Indian economy and pinpoint potential areas of concern.

Bengaluru police on Wednesday arrested individuals associated with Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), a pro-Kannada activist group, while conducting a protest. As reported by ANI, the protest called for all businesses and establishments in the state to display nameplates in Kannada, by the government mandate stipulating that 60 per cent of the nameplates should be in the Kannada language. The demonstration to raise public awareness was organized under the guidance of T A Narayan Gowda, the State President of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike.

Vedanta Group. “Our respective businesses are continuing to build on health awareness alongside communicating with employees in town halls as we see upward numbers of covid cases. Adhering to basic precautions like ‘mask must’, and sanitisation are key." During the nearly two years of the pandemic, companies had applied the WFH protocol, but over the past year, they are making it essential for employees to return to office.

ChrysCapital is in final discussions to acquire a significant minority stake in New Delhi's Centre For Sight, valuing the eye hospitals chain at Rs 1,600 crore, said people aware of the development. Delhi-based ChrysCapital's proposed investment of Rs 800-1,000 crore (about $100 million) will give an exit to Mahindra Partners, the PE arm of Mahindra & Mahindra, which owns about 32% stake in the chain, they said.

Air India is in the final stages of forming a joint venture (JV) with European aerospace major Airbus to form a facility for pilot training services that will be the largest in the South Asian region. People aware of the development said the total investment into the facility will be around ₹3,500 crore with both Air India and Airbus holding 50% stakes in the company. While the facility will initially start with six simulators for the Airbus A320 family and A350 aircraft types, it will have a capacity of expanding up to 20 simulators, making it one of the largest in the region, they said. It will cater to the needs of Air India but will also be open for other Airbus customers, sources said. The company will rival CSTPL, a JV between IndiGo's parent company InterGlobe and CAE Inc, which currently has the largest share of the flight simulation business in India. CSTPL — which currently has 8 simulators — is looking to add another five simulators in the next two years, people aware of the matter told ET. Air India is also finalising another JV with US-based L3 Harris for pilot training for Boeing aircraft such as the 737, 777 and 787. Former AirAsia CEO Sunil Bhaskaran is overseeing the setting up of the JV. «We understand the importance of developing self-reliance of human resources and have invested to build a pilot training facility as the airline caters for a huge need due to expansion of fleet and network,» an official said.

According to officials aware of the move, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas had requested a general exception from provisions of the Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel Products (DMI&SP) policy. The relaxation was to help speed up awarding of tenders floated by public sector undertakings such as Engineers India Ltd (EIL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil India Ltd (OIL) and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL). «More evidence is required to say that steel items could not be domestically manufactured. There will be no general exception under DMI&SP to the companies,» a senior government official told ET. Under the DMI&SP policy, the Centre gives preference to domestically manufactured iron and steel products in procurement tenders floated by public sector undertakings.

3 Circles and ghostly 4th Conventionally, leadership development involves three concentric circles: Leading self. Leading people. Leading business. These are like Russian matryoshka dolls, each important and neatly fitting into the next. For long, these have been the universal standard in a field famous for practitioners having their own. Yet, from beyond the mist, the silhouette of a fourth circle seems to be upon us like a ghost ship nearing visibility: leading the world. At first glance, this notion seems laughable — 'Leading the world? Seriously?' The hesitation to embrace this fourth dimension stems from the arduous journey through the initial trio, rendering the fourth seemingly unreachable.

Moneyview has just revealed findings from its latest survey, offering insights into the changing dynamics of credit score awareness and financial preferences. The 2023 Consumer Credit Survey gathered responses from a diverse range of individuals, offering valuable perspectives on credit behaviours, loan aspirations, and the pivotal factors shaping financial decision-making.

Sharekhan said the inability to determine the market movement and lack of trading know-how among newbie futures and options traders are the main reasons for losses. The firm, which conducted the study with analytics firm Kantar, said 32% of such traders couldn’t judge the market movement, while 13% claimed a lack of enough trading knowledge. More than half of the survey participants of traders surveyed claimed they buy more to average out their losses in trades, said Sharekhan, terming the findings of its ‘Serious About The Markets’ pan-India study a ‘worrying’ trend. “While we were happy to find out that newcomers are quite aware of the risks and their own lack of knowledge we are concerned about the survey’s findings on the approaches taken to decide where to trade in F&O and the lack of required discipline when it comes to trading,” said Jean-Christophe Gougeon, Chief Marketing Officer, Sharekhan, in a release. The study said 40% of newbie traders claim that their main reason for entering the Futures & Options segment is because of a chance of making quick and easy money, while 48% of them believe that 30% to 50% of people are consistently making ‘good returns’ from the F&O segment. According to the study, 35% of these traders do not use or apply any specific trading strategy, which can often lead to risky trading decisions.