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Flexible workspace provider WeWork India on Thursday opened its first Chennai co-working space in Olympia Cyberspace in Guindy, making this the 55th building for the company in the country. The facility spans over 130,000 sq. ft. and has 2,000 seats available across two floors. It has also already signed on members like Wheelocity Fresh, Molex India, Dr. Wamser + Batra India and H2O LLC.

acquisition of Penna Cement will be funded through internal accruals. In its edition dated June 13, ET reported that the Adani Group is in talks to acquire Penna Cement. The Group is also evaluating other cement companies for acquisition including Gujarat-headquartered Saurashtra Cement and the cement business of Jaiprakash Associates as well as ABG Shipyard-owned Vadraj Cement.

CNBC Make It, Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel highlighted a critical issue he often observes in employees: an unwavering belief in their own knowledge. Buechel views this attitude as detrimental not only to individual growth but also to the progress of the organization. Buechel emphasized the need for adaptability in today's rapidly changing world, acknowledging his own past struggles with inflexibility. He stressed the importance of considering different perspectives, noting that failure to do so can hinder personal and professional growth.

Northern Trust Asset Management has appointed a new head of global ETFs and funds, part of its business that has around $230 billion in assets under administration.

In a company memo obtained by Bloomberg, Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla says that the layoffs “allows us to best execute on the massive opportunity ahead in tokenization and stablecoin" and the company is in a "very strong financial position to succeed". The pink slips have been handed out to 65 staff members. The company, which reached a $2.4 billion valuation on a $300 million Series D at the height of the fintech boom in April 2021, recently annonced plans to exit the Canadian market. The Bloomberg report says that Paxos intends to gradually discontinue its settlement services in commodities and securities to concentrate more on asset tokenization and stablecoins. Paxos is the digital assets partner of PayPal's stablecoin PYUSD.

OTTAWA — The chief executives ofCanada’s five biggest banks are set to testify before a parliamentary committee later today about the impacts of the financial sector on climate and the environment.

Artificial intelligence is pushing chief information officers closer to the corner office than ever before. More CIOs are reporting directly to their chief executives, rather than chief financial officers, a reflection of the role’s increased importance in helping set corporate AI strategies to keep up with the competition. CIOs have traditionally managed information-technology systems like data centers, cloud computing and business software, but must also now modernize IT and data systems to take advantage of generative AI—or even set the AI game plan.

GoKwik network of D2C brands. The partnered integration has been rolled out to over 90 brands in the GoKwik network, including Snitch, Adilqadri, Bacca Bucci, Neemans, and Sanfe among others. This will unlock a wider universe of discounts and loyalty points for brands to offer their shoppers, while contributing to the brand's revenue growth.

₹9,440.90. It has now soared 155 percent from its 52-week low of ₹3,708.50, hit on June 26, 2023.

Japan has launched a new ETF on Nifty50, which will be an addition to the four passive funds that track the headline index, NSE CEO Ashish Chauhan said on Thursday. “Happy to share that Blackrock Japan has launched an ETF on Nifty 50 in the month of June 2024. In the current Financial year, already four new passive funds tracking Nifty indices launched in international markets (3 in Japan and 1 in South Korea),” Chauhan said. In 2023, seven passive funds were launched in Japan and South Korea which tracked Nifty indices. Six of these seven passive funds tracked Nifty 50, while one tracked the Nifty50 2x leverage index.

AMSTERDAM — The financial technology industry is embracing a new normal — with some industry executives and investors believing the sector has reached a «bottom.»

AMCs have launched 34 thematic/sectoral funds since May 2023, which turns out to be an average of three schemes per month. From 128 such funds in May 2023, the tally went up to 162 in May 2022. During this period, the assets under management (AUM) shot up by 81% to Rs 3,37,280 crore in May 2024 from Rs 1,86,685 crore in the corresponding month of the last financial year. Meanwhile, the number of folios has increased 56% to 2,05,67,662 from 1,32,09,299 in May 2023.

Elon Musk recently responded to widespread reports claiming that a remote Amazon tribe became addicted to pornography following the introduction of Starlink internet. The claims originated from a New York Times article by journalist Jack Nicas, which depicted how the Starlink service impacted the Marubo tribe in Brazil. The article suggested that some young members of the 2,000-strong tribe started sharing explicit content via private chat groups. Following the article's publication, multiple news outlets worldwide ran headlines suggesting that the tribe had developed a porn addiction due to their new internet access. This led to significant controversy and misinformation. Also Read: Roger Federer shares key life lessons for graduates: Tennis legend's secrets to succeed on and off court revealed

NTA) has been cancelled. Affected students will be given the option to retake the exam. The Supreme Court was addressing multiple petitions concerning the NEET-UG 2024 examination, which determines admissions for MBBS, BDS, and other medical courses.

Supreme Court that the decision to give grace marks to 1,563 candidates of NEET-UG 2024 by the National Testing Agency (NTA) has been cancelled. These 1,563 students will also be given an option to apply for a re-test. The top court was hearing petitions concerning the dispute over the NEET-UG, 2024 exam for entrance into MBBS, BDS, and similar programs.

Mondelez has partnered Belgian biscuit maker Lotus Bakeries to make, sell and market the latter's flagship brand Biscoff in India.

Tesla shareholders are voting to approve a $56 billion pay package for Elon Musk and to move the electric vehicle maker's legal home to Texas, Musk said on social media platform X on Wednesday, adding that passage was by wide margins. A yes vote gives the electric carmaker more ammunition in a Delaware court, where a judge voided the 2018 pay package plan, which at the time was the largest in U.S. corporate history, saying the board was «beholden» to CEO Musk.

The CEO of Southwest Airlines says he is not resigning in the face of pressure from a hedge fund that wants him fired

Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI just ahead of a scheduled Wednesday hearing on the case

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