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Climate activism has intensified in the past few years as the planet warms to dangerous levels, igniting more extreme heat, floods, storms and wildfires around the world

Fortescue Metals executive chairman Andrew Forrest says he will accept the first generation of clean energy projects having lower rates of return than alternative growth options in the iron ore division, as mining boss Fiona Hick added to the extraordinary turnover of executives at the company.

Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI said on Monday it is releasing a version of ChatGPT targeted to large businesses, increasing the overlap in what OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft offer to customers. ChatGPT Enterprise offers more security, privacy and higher-speed access to OpenAI's technology, the company said. Early customers include Block, Carlyle and Estee Lauder Companies. When OpenAI released the consumer-focused ChatGPT in November, it set off frenzied use of generative AI in daily tasks from writing to coding, and reached 100 million monthly active users in January. Many people in the U.S.

China have agreed to launch an export control enforcement information dialogue and a new formal working group on commercial issues, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday, giving Beijing a potential forum to express concerns. After meetings between U.S.

(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has suspended its challenge of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN)'s $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HZNP), allowing the FTC to consider whether the agency should settle the case, a filing late on Friday showed.

Content creators, data producers and businesses are pushing back against generative AI by erecting legal and technical barriers to machine learning (ML). AI training on large language models, such as ChatGPT, is facing copyright infringement lawsuits. More are in the offing.

By Anna Tong

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), stated in the 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023 that the establishment of a giga factory for batteries by 2026 is a concurrent priority for them. In order to create a fully integrated ecosystem, the giga battery will produce battery chemicals, cells, and packs, all the way up to containerised energy storage systems.

BEIJING (Reuters) — The United States and China agreed to launch an export control enforcement information exchange and a new working group on commercial issues, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday, giving Beijing a potential forum to express concerns.

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has refused to say whether more competition from Qatar Airways would lower international airfares, conceding only that prices were “coming down anyway”.

Vishnu Prakash R Punglia continued to see a robust response from investors across categories on the third and final day of the book-building process on Monday. The issue was subscribed 33.46 times so far. The non-institutional portion was subscribed the most at 72.4 times, followed by retail investors at Rs 24.69 times and qualified institutional buyers at 20.67 times. According to market sources, the company's shares are commanding a premium of Rs 54 in the unlisted market. Analysts recommended investors to subscribe to the issue as the company has a healthy order book and industry tailwinds are expected to benefit in profitability in the coming years. Vishnu Prakash R Punglia is a construction company that is primarily engaged in infrastructure projects for the central and state governments.

«I think institutions have been selling the stocks since a while. Like if you see in cash market, there are sellers and derivatives also,» says Aditya Arora, Adlytick.Is it just a matter of time that we fall below that level or will it not be as easy as bears are thinking to pull the market towards 18900 or there about?I think institutions have been selling the stocks since a while. Like if you see in cash market, there are sellers and derivatives also.

covid-19 pandemic and legal complexities raised by various stakeholders. In October 2020, the Murari Lal Jalan-Kalrock Capital consortium emerged victorious in the bid, earning approval from the Committee of Creditors (CoC) and the NCLT. Their revival plan involves injecting ₹475 crore within the first two years and raising ₹125 crore through the sale of non-core assets by the end of the first year.

Zomato share price rallied over 5% in early morning trade on Monday amid reports of a block deal in the shares. Zomato shares jumped as much as 5.56% to a high of ₹96.00 apiece on the BSE. As per CNBC-TV18 report, around 3.2 crore Zomato shares worth ₹288 crore changed hands in the block deal window at ₹90.10 per share.

By David Shepardson

Reliance IndustriesShares of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will be in focus today ahead of the company's AGM.

Australia’s investment banking scene is about to get a sugar hit.

Half of the world’s biggest lithium mines put on the market since 2018 were bought by Chinese companies, underscoring the tightening grip of the world’s second-largest economy over the global battery metal supply chain.

Editors Guild of India on Sunday voiced concerns over the decision of the Karnataka government to set up a fact-checking unit to monitor "fake news" on social media platforms. The Guild insisted that efforts to check such content have to be by independent bodies that are not under the sole purview of the government lest they become tools to clamp down on voices of dissent. Any such monitoring framework should follow principles of natural justice, including giving prior notice, right to appeal and judicial oversight, the Guild said in a statement here. It said such fact-checking units should also be set up with due consultation and involvement of all stakeholders, including journalists and media bodies, so that press freedom is not tampered with. The Guild has already filed a petition in the Bombay High Court, challenging the amendments to the IT Rules 2023 that allow the setting up of a 'fact-checking unit' under which the executive will have the sole authority to determine what is fake and the powers to order content take-down.

Muslim student, who was slapped by his classmates following the orders of a school teacher in Muzaffarnagar, will be admitted to a government primary school provided his family agrees to it, officials of the education department said on Sunday. The department will also facilitate for the transfer of other students studying in Neha Public School in Khabbupur village where the incident took place on Friday, they said. «The father of the boy who was slapped does not want his son to continue his studies there (Neha Public School). The block education officer spoke to the boy, and he expressed his willingness to study in the government primary school in the village. On Monday, his enrolment will be done in the government school, provided his family is willing to do so,» Muzaffarnagar Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Shubham Shukla told PTI. Shukla said that the private school in Khabbupur village will not be closed and normal teaching activities will continue. «The school has been asked to give in a month its clarification to the department regarding its affiliation. It has three teachers and runs classes from one to five,» the BSA said.

By David Shepardson