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Superhuman AI has already gained traction by providing users with the ability to generate quick and detailed emails in a matter of seconds. The suite of AI features claims to save teams over 10 million hours annually, providing users with an extra four hours each week. The functionalities include drafting emails, summarizing documents, translating languages, and more, positioning Superhuman AI as a comprehensive email companion.

Sundar Pichai introduces Gemma: Google's State-of-the-Art open models for developers Addressing the recent controversy surrounding Gemini, Pichai wrote a memo to Google employees in which he called some of Gemini's responses "unacceptable" and admitted that the tech giant "got it wrong". Pichai wrote in the letter, quoted by The Verge, “I want to address the recent issues with problematic text and image responses in the Gemini app (formerly Bard). I know that some of its responses have offended our users and shown bias — to be clear, that’s completely unacceptable and we got it wrong." Our teams have been working around the clock to address these issues.

The first Indigenous-owned investment dealer in Canada, created in partnership with the Bank of Nova Scotia, two Indigenous corporations and a First Nation, will allow investors to support Indigenous advancement and reconciliation, its new CEO says.

Lilly expects to launch Mounjaro, its blockbuster diabetes drug and a wildly popular obesity treatment, in India as early as next year, CEO David Ricks told Reuters on Wednesday. The market opportunity is huge in the world's most populous country, which has high obesity rates, especially among women, and the second-highest number of people with type-2 diabetes globally. Indian drugmakers are making their own versions of such drugs, while illegal versions are also sold online. «We're open to any way to reach more patients as long as it makes sense for the company and we can supply the market,» Ricks said when asked if Lilly was open to authorised generic versions of drugs containing tirzepatide, the active ingredient in popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs.

Jesper Brodin, Global CEO of Ikea's franchisee holding company Ingka Group. Acknowledging that India is a "challenging market", Brodin in an interview with The Economic Times said it is tough "keeping up with the rapid development of digital and physical infrastructure in the country". “It has been interesting to see the speed of development over the last five to ten years.

Wendy’s is planning to roll out dynamic pricing for its fast-food offerings starting as early as next year.

Tata Group announced Wednesday that its new multibillion-pound UK factory to manufacture batteries will be located in Bridgwater, south west England. The £4 billion ($5 billion) plant in the county of Somerset, southwest England, will be Tata's first so-called gigafactory outside India. Agratas, Tata Group's global battery business, confirmed Wednesday that the 40 GWh factory would be built at Bridgwater's Gravity Smart Campus.

Bumble said on Tuesday it would cut about 350 roles, marking new CEO Lidiane Jones' first big move, after the online dating company forecast disappointing first-quarter revenue as it grapples with a slowdown in user spending. Shares of the Austin, Texas-based company, which offers dating apps such as Bumble, Badoo, and Fruitz, fell more than 7% in extended trading.

Circle, USDC’s issuer, has struck a partnership deal with Coincheck, one of Japan’s biggest crypto exchanges – with a view to securing the stablecoin’s first listing in the nation.

Wendy’s is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand, implementing a strategy that has already taken hold with ride-sharing companies and ticket sellers

Macy’s will close 150 unproductive namesake stores over the next three years, including 50 by year-end

The African nation of Congo has become the latest exporter of liquified natural gas as it launched production of the first cargo load a year after the Italian energy company ENI launched the Congo LNG project with local partners

Sony will cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, or about 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest company in the technology and gaming sector to announce layoffs

the two-year budget plans they passed last week. The Senate went beyond the House of Delegates in also applying it to business-to-business transactions.

DPL Financial Partners and Orion Advisor Solutions Tuesday announced a broadening of their partnership to give fee-based financial advisors using the Orion Advisor Technology platform increased access to DPL’s commission-free annuity marketplace. 

On February 25, renowned crypto attorney Steven Nerayoff expressed concerns that the legal challenges faced by former Binance CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao could cause trust issues in the crypto industry.

NEW DELHI : Skoda Auto is looking to double its sales in India by 2026 with the launch of its affordably priced compact SUV next year. As part of its broader plan for the country, the Czech automaker hopes to ship out as many as 100,000 cars in 2026, more than twice the number of vehicles it sold in 2023, a top company official said on Tuesday.

The blockbuster earnings report last week from chip maker Nvidia proved that companies are willing to spend big for artificial intelligence. In corporate settings, that money is often allocated directly from the top. Unlike previous waves of innovation that were funded by information-technology departments’ internal budgets, some companies are setting up allocations just for AI.

Mint was the first to report NewQuest’s interest in the company. The $100 million raised includes about $50 million in primary capital, $18 million in venture debt, and the balance in secondary investments. The company has so far raised nearly $120 million from investors such as Eight Roads Ventures, US investment firm NGP Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Mirae Asset Naver Fund, and Flipkart.

₹300 crore in a year would pay ₹18-30 crore to an operator for management services. These partnerships are often long-term, with most hotels signing contracts lasting 12-15 years. Many hotels are looking to largely brand hotels that are new developments or greenfield projects for their upcoming pipeline as opposed to brand conversions projects, which would account for just 20-30% of the pipeline.

With clouds looming over the commercial real estate market, sales of non-traded real estate investment trusts started 2024 with a downturn, as widely expected, with last month’s non-traded REIT fundraising and sales by financial advisors down 47% compared to January 2023, according to new research by Robert A. Stanger & Co. Inc., which tracks sales of illiquid alternative assets.