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Alibaba Group said on Sunday that Daniel Zhang will step down as chairman and chief executive officer of its cloud business. Zhang had previously been concurrently serving in three roles, heading the group as well as its cloud unit.

Railway Board chairperson Jaya Verma Sinha has asked all employees to work on five key priorities — safety, integrity, capacity augmentation, revenue generation, and customer amenities and experience. Calling these five priorities as "Indian Railways' Panch Pran", Sinha, in her first written communication to employees after taking charge as Chairperson and CEO of the Railway Board on September 1, said that the national transporter has a rich and enduring legacy spanning more than 150 years. «In recent years, we have embarked on a transformative journey marked by unprecedented investments in tracks, rolling stock, stations and terminals,» Sinha wrote. Noting that safety is paramount, she said, «We must recognise that every accident can be prevented, and it is incumbent upon us to ensure strict adherence to established safety protocols.

AP Skill Development Corruption Case: Sridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho Corporation has extended his support for Chandrababu Naidu who was arrested in an alleged ₹371 crore scam in the AP Skill Development Corporation during 2014-2019. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vembu wrote, “I was shocked to read that Shri Chandrababu Naidu-ji was arrested yesterday. I know him and he worked so hard to bring so many companies, including Zoho, to Andhra Pradesh.

Today, era-defining technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and Web3 are upon us. Adoption of AI could add $500 billion to national GDP in the next two years, while Web3 could contribute as much as $1 trillion over the next decade, NASSCOM noted.

President Joe Biden heads to a Vietnam that’s looking to dramatically ramp up trade with the United States

From Qantas’ descent to the prime minister’s diminished Yes campaign and what Cristiano Ronaldo’s $313m contract shows about oil. Here are the 10 best opinion reads from the week.

G20 meeting, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met and interacted with students at the British Council in the Indian capital of New Delhi. In an X post, he wrote, “Before meeting the world leaders of today I’ve been meeting with the world leaders of tomorrow. It’s been fantastic to visit students and staff here at @inBritish — a reflection of the living bridge that exists between the UK and India.” In the photo accompanied with the post, Sunka was quickly spotted wearing headphones of an Indian brand, boAt. Sharing an Instagram post of Rishi Sunak, Aman Gupta, the CEO and co-founder of boAt, claimed that the UK prime minister used a pair of boAt headphones. He also shared a picture of Rishi Sunak interacting with Indian students. In one of the pictures shared on Instagram, the British PM is seen wearing boAt headphones. Aman Gupta noticed it and reshared the image. He wrote on Instagram, «Bharat mein aapka boAt boAt Swaagat.» This post has gone viral and more than 90,000 people liked it within a few hours. This is the first India visit of Rishi Sunak as the UK prime minister. Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwini Choubey received him at the airport. Rishi Sunak said that the G20 has been a huge success for India and it is the «right country at the right time to be hosting this».

Alliance and the Bharat 6G Alliance announced on September 9 they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration opportunities on 6G wireless technologies. The work will encompass aligning research and development priorities that support a common 6G vision and creating secure and trusted telecommunications as well as resilient supply chains, according to the statement. Launched by the ATIS, the Next G Alliance is an initiative to advance North American wireless technology leadership over the next decade through private sector-led efforts with the initial focus on 6G.

Alliance (ISA). India has been making efforts to boost the domestic green hydrogen economy and also is looking at becoming an export hub for green hydrogen.

G20 declaration is a welcome call for comprehensive and diverse actions for the global community in the context of several complex challenges facing the world, Mahindra Group Managing Director and CEO Anish Shah said on Saturday. The declaration «marks a fitting culmination of not just India's energetic presidency but also its enhanced standing on the global stage that deftly steered the G20 presidency towards consensus within its diverse membership», he said in a statement.

self-employed people have to carefully plan various aspects of their work and life. One of these is choosing a suitable health insurance plan. Yogesh Agarwal, Founder and CEO of employee healthcare platform Onsurity, says, “As of 2023, there are an estimated 73.3 million freelancers in the United States. According to an Everly Survey, 42% freelancers in the US don’t have any form of health insurance due to high costs. Now, if we talk about India, it has over 15 million freelancers. However, there is no data on the public domain as to what percentage of freelancers in India have health insurance coverage. Of the 10,00,000 individuals served by Onsurity through its employee healthcare plans, 43% are gig and contractual workers.” But why should self-employed individuals invest in health insurance? This coverage is needed to meet financial responsibilities and unexpected expenses related to the health of the individual and family. As freelancers do not have a guaranteed steady income or corporate healthcare coverage, health insurance is especially necessary for them. Agarwal says the cashless claim feature in health insurance policies can be invaluable for the self-employed. Pankaj Goenka, Assistant Vice-President & Head-B2B Business, InsuranceDekho, says that investing in a comprehensive health insurance plan isn’t just a smart financial move, but also a proactive step towards safeguarding ourselves from the unexpected burden of medical costs. The other benefits include financial security, peace of mind, quality healthcare, preventive care and tax deductions.

We're talking about September 9, which is more famously now conceived as the 'World EV Day'. The global automotive space celebrates the growing momentum of the EV industry, highlighting the need for sustainable mobility, free of tailpipe emissions. The whispers of the segment have started to transition into choruses, yet, remain restrained by marked challenges. However, it's no secret that EVs in India, is a rapidly growing segment. Things actually started to pace up with the rollout of schemes such as the PLI (Production Linked Incentive) and the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles in India) subsidies, which are aimed at making EVs affordable to the masses. The segment has started to shape up yet there are several factors posing as a roadblock in mass EV adoption such as a lack of charging infra, high upfront costs of EVs as compared to ICE vehicles, to state the obvious.

Hut 8 Mining Corp. (Nasdaq: HUT) (TSX: HUT), one of North America's leading digital asset and bitcoin mining pioneers, has announced further developments regarding its proposed all-stock merger with U.S. Data Mining Group, Inc., also known as US Bitcoin Corp (USBTC). The resulting entity from this merger will be christened «Hut 8 Corp.» and will be based in the U.S.

Changpeng Zhao, widely recognized as CZ, the CEO of Binance, has recently brought to light a concerning issue on his Twitter platform. Users of notable cryptocurrency exchanges FTX, BlockFi, and Genesis are reportedly under the threat of new phishing attacks. This surge in malicious activities is believed to be directly linked to the Kroll data leak. Intriguingly, this leak seems to have its roots in a SIM swap conducted on an employee.

Anglo-Eastern Shipping's CEO Bjorn Hojgaard on Saturday said that a coherent maritime strategy among the G20 nations can have huge economic significance. He also stressed on the need for streamlining collectively the visa procedures for bonafide seafarers by the G20 member countries.India is currently hosting the G20 leaders' Summit in New Delhi. G20 nations account for around 45 per cent of the world's coastline and 21 per cent of the world's Exclusive Economic Zones, according to Hojgaard.

Israeli drama series 'Fauda' can rejoice as it's been officially confirmed that the show will be returning for a fifth season.

Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) has brought to light a complex web of deceit surrounding former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. The CID alleges his pivotal role in a staggering Rs 370-crore skill development scam. Let's dive into the intricate series of events that led to these startling accusations.Deceptive MOU The tale begins with the approval of a seemingly innocent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the Skill Development Department.

OpenAI, Andrew Hopkins of Exscientia, Nancy Xu of Moonhub, Kate Kallot of Amini, Pelonomi Moiloa of Lelapa AI, Jack Clark of Anthropic, Raquel Urtasan of Waabi, Aidan Gomez of Cohere and more are among in the list. Moreover, the list also features 41 women and nonbinary individuals, which includes CEO & co-founder of Humane Intelligence Rumman Chowdhury; cognitive scientist Abeba Birhane; COO of Google DeepMind Lila Ibrahim; General Manager of the Data Center and AI Group at Intel Sandra Rivera; chief AI ethics scientist at Hugging Face Margaret Mitchell; Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li; artist Linda Dounia Rebeiz; artist Kelly McKernan; Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President, European Commission; Anna Eshoo, Representative, US Congress; Sneha Revanur, Founder and President, Encode Justice; Verity Harding, Director of the AI & Geopolitics Project, Cambridge University; Sarah Chander, Senior Policy Advisor, European Digital Rights; Nina Jankowicz, Vice President, Centre for Information Resilience; Elham Tabassi, Associate Director of Emerging Technologies, NIST among others.

The choice between a personal loan and a loan against securities depends on your financial situation and  funding needs. Each type of loan has its own advantages and disadvantages, and the choice should be made based on careful consideration of your requirements.

Indians love buying property as it gives them a sense of financial safety and security. It is also an asset they can rely in their tough times. A house essentially is bought for self-use, but some buy multiple pieces of property for rental income as well.

China as a money spinner. They gushed about its hundreds of millions of consumers, called it «one of the biggest opportunities» and made predictions that this would be «China's century.» Now, those executives have come away from recent visits to the country with a more sober view. Western companies doing business in China are facing pressures that were unimaginable several years ago.