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Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC) dropped more than 7% Friday after news broke that a preliminary majority of the company's shareholders have voted in favor of merging with Trump Media And Technology Group.

By Helen Coster and Svea Herbst-Bayliss

BlockDAG (BDAG) emerges as a beacon of innovation, drawing significant attention and investment. With its presale recording an impressive $5.82 million, BlockDAG stands out for its high performance and potential. This new technology aims to surpass traditional blockchain frameworks, offering enhanced scalability, security, and efficiency—features that could potentially reshape the future of digital transactions and blockchain applications.

Indian Hotels Co , Lemon Tree Hotels , EIH Ltd, Chalet Hotels share prices have seen gains of 73-127 % over last one year. Even for Juniper Hotels the gains stand at around 26.5% even since its listing in February. The hospitality industry received a lot of attention during recent past and was for the correct reasons.

Jeffrey Keefer lay on an operating table in the oldest hospital in America surrounded by a surgical team, a group of engineers and a gaggle of spectators hoping to witness the early stages of a healthcare revolution. Keefer was undergoing brain surgery to relieve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease—but since his skull would be open for around four hours anyway, he had also agreed to have an experimental device called a brain-computer interface temporarily implanted. The unit, developed by Precision Neuroscience, sat on the surface of Keefer’s brain for 25 minutes, reading his mind.

Bondex, the crowdsourced recruitment app, is initiating a community sale of its native cryptocurrency, $BDXN, on CoinList, the premiere token launch platform. Since its 2021 debut, Bondex has dramatically surpassed its goals, rocketing past 3 million app downloads and engaging over 700,000 monthly users on its beta app, marking a groundbreaking success in the digital landscape.

The meme coin frenzy continues to electrify the Solana blockchain, demonstrating a fast growing market where meme coins on Solana are not just thriving but soaring, raising millions in a matter of hours. This surge in interest and investment can be attributed to the inherent advantages of the Solana blockchain, notably its high throughput and minimal transaction fees, making it an ideal platform for meme coin launches.

Cryptocurrencies are no longer on the fringe of finance, and some parents are exploring them as an investment to build their children’s future nest egg.

Star Sports Network, the official broadcaster of Tata IPL 2024, has brought in a range of innovative features to enrich the fan experience this time. Star Sports is leveraging technology, with the launch of 4K enabled Value Added Services (VAS) which will be available for subscription to Tata Play and Airtel Digital TV subscribers. Through Star Sports R.E.D. (Relive, Engage, Decode) features, Tata Play viewers can access a range of features designed to enrich their engagement with the matches at the click of a button. This year, the special features will be available throughout the day and not just during the match. Viewers will be able to ‘relive’ the action through 'Key Moments' and 'Highlights' while the match is going on and get to view concise highlights later. A Star Cam will follow the captain or the star player live on the field, allowing fans to ‘Engage’ with the sport and also get to hear the player’s views after the match.

Investors, once eager to pump in billions of dollars in promising Indian tech ventures, are now going slow and cutting smaller cheques. They've been burnt by ignominious falls from grace — and valuations — for once-marquee young firms or market debutants of recent years such as digital payments company Paytm.

Mahindra & Mahindra: The Indian automaker has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with Adani Total Energies E-Mobility to establish an electric vehicle charging network throughout India. This collaboration will also enable the automaker to introduce e-mobility solutions, ensuring consumer access to the charging infrastructure. Veejay Nakra, President of the Automotive Division at M&M Ltd, said this collaboration is crucial in improving the EV charging infrastructure and providing customers with seamless access to the charging network and digital integration for an unmatched EV experience.

US, the Justice Department and 16 attorneys general are suing the iPhone maker for violating antitrust laws. And in Europe, the company is said to be facing probes about whether it’s complying with the region’s Digital Markets Act. Shares of the company slid 4.1% Thursday, erasing about $113 billion in market value and taking their year-to-date loss back to 11%.

Japanese telecoms companies are moving into the web3 space, with a subsidiary of the communications giant NTT set to launch a crypto wallet.

Infosys, Wipro, Prestige Estates, Tata Chemicals, Tata Communications among others will be in focus due to various news developments. Infosys, Wipro The American Depository Receipts of Indian IT companies Infosys and Wipro declined sharply in trade on Thursday as peer Accenture Plc slashed its annual guidance.

Mint in the week gone by. The Election Commission of India has released a new set of data based on political declarations on electoral bonds. Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy has gifted his four-month-old grandson Ekagrah Rohan Murthy shares of the company worth ₹240 crore.

Samuel L. Jackson stars in "Damaged," a gripping thriller about Detective Daniel Lawson, who reopens a haunting serial killer case in Scotland. The film promises a fresh take on the detective genre, with twists that set it apart from the rest. Plot

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh

We humans are a sceptical bunch. When new technologies emerge, we view them with apprehension, worrying about their potential negative impact on our lives and future. However, as they reveal their wonders, we often embrace them without question, placing our trust in their ‘capabilities’ without fully considering the consequences.

₹12.5 lakh per 10 seconds on SD and ₹5.3 lakh in HD on Star Sports. For Jio Cinema, pre and post-match ceremonies will be ₹200 cost per mile or 1,000 impressions. On connected TV, a spot will cost ₹6.5 lakh.

Supreme Court stayed GoI's notification establishing PIB's Fact Checking Unit (FCU) to act as a 'deterrent' against creation and dissemination of fake news or misinformation regarding GoI's 'business'. Being 'involved' in a piece of (mis)information makes gov bear a conflict of interest, thereby making it not the most neutral of umpires in disputes. The top court's stay order will be in place until the Bombay High Court decides on the challenges to Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules 2023.

Apple says a Justice Department antitrust lawsuit accusing it of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones in the U_S_ is “wrong on the facts and the law.”