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Infosys co-founder and chairman Nandan Nilekani on Wednesday said startups powered by India's digital public infrastructure are valued at $100 billion. Speaking at the annual Global Fintech Fest here, Nilekani said the very idea while building an Aadhar or unified payments interface (UPI) was to build the rails that could be used by the private sector or entrepreneurs to come out with innovative offerings. «The estimate is that the market value of startups on top of India's DPI is about $100 billion,» he added. He also said the future of finance will be a concept he and some people call "Finternet".

Disney's ESPN network is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to help personalize its news and recap show "SportsCenter" as younger audiences embrace streaming TV, ESPN Chairperson Jimmy Pitaro said on Wednesday. As audiences shift away from cable TV, Disney is crafting a plan to offer its flagship ESPN network as a standalone app for the first time starting next year. Disney aims to make the app the preeminent digital destination for sports fans, with a tailored version of «SportsCenter» based on users' interests, Pitaro told reporters at the company's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.

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"digital ANC." This indicates that Apple might focus on software enhancements and sophisticated audio processing to elevate the earbuds' performance, rather than altering their physical design. The AirPods Pro 2, which debuted nearly two years ago, already boasts "up to twice as much" ANC compared to its predecessor, making the forthcoming model highly anticipated for further advancements.Although Kosutami's previous leaks have been largely accurate, the exact release date of the AirPods Pro 3 remains uncertain.

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France’s arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov over the weekend has made the Russian-born entrepreneur a cause célèbre for free speech, but is his detention or exaltation warranted? Hard to know, which speaks to the problem with Europe’s censorship regime. Conservatives in the U.S. are rallying around Mr.

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digital real estate advertising company REA group, which is launching its first India global capability centre (GCC) in October, plans to increase its India headcount to 10% of its global workforce in the next two years, said Steve Maidment, chief technology officer at the firm. REA group, which also owns prop tech firms like Housing.com, Makaan.com and PropTiger.com in India though REA India, is setting up the new innovation centre in Gurugram cyber city. «Our aim is to unlock the extensive Indian talent in data, cloud, AI and product development to build products for our users in Australia. REA cyber city teams will work directly with Australian teams on the group's leading products and platforms to shape and deliver experiences for millions of consumers every day across all stages of the property journey», Maidment told ET.

Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has achieved a milestone of a total of 53.13 crores PMJDY accounts out of which 55.6 per cent (29.56 crores) Jan-Dhan account holders are women and 66.6 per cent (35.37 crores) Jan Dhan accounts are in rural and semi-urban areas, the Ministry of Finance said in statement on Wednesday. Deposit balances under PMJDY Accounts stand at Rs. 2,31,236 crore. Deposits have increased about 15 times with an increase in accounts 3.6 times, as of 14 August 2024. The average deposit per account, according to the finance ministry stood at Rs. 4,352, as of 14 August 2024. The deposit per account has increased 4 times over August 15.

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New Delhi: The government plans to launch a dedicated portal for land acquisition for coal mining, said two people aware of the development, citing the biggest pain point in India’s push for the fossil fuel. The coal ministry portal will digitize records in the land acquisition process, including approvals for acquisitions and disbursal of compensation to the displaced. "The land acquisition process will be completely digitized now with the 'Coal Land Acquisition and Management Portal, CLAMP'.

Elon Musk and other industry CEOs in the wake of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France. Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who is well-known for his involvement in the former president Donald Trump impeachment proceedings, has expressed concern for Musk. Following a preliminary police investigation, Durov was taken into custody in Paris on suspicion of not being able to regulate illegal actions on the Telegram network. The arrest has generated a lot of discussion over its implications for free speech, according to reports from French media outlets including TF1 TV and BFM TV.

Mint. Heph, which offers services ranging from front-end customer interfaces to back-end systems, goes live with its website on Monday, 26 August. Ankit Agrawal, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of InsuranceDekho, said the new affiliate company has been bootstrapped.

French broadcast media reports say the founder and CEO of the popular messaging service Telegram has been detained at a Paris airport

From artificial intelligence (AI) and electric vehicles to blockchain and composites, we are in a golden age of innovation. To unlock value from these technologies, though, businesses must transform themselves, and, according to a McKinsey and Company study, over 70% of such efforts fall short. Obviously, businesses adopting a new technology need the right key performance indicators (KPIs) and internal alignment of their operations to ensure they get what they want out of it.

Money laundering has been one of the most plaguing issues in the crypto industry for over a decade now. In 2023 alone, a staggering $22.2 billion was laundered across the globe through cryptocurrencies. These funds are constantly funneled into illegal activities like drug trade, human trafficking, weapons trade, and more. This is a key reason why regulators around the globe heavily scrutinize crypto.