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Yashobhoomi — at Dwarka here in the next two years, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The focus sectors of these events would be digital innovation, hospitality, entertainment, healthcare, automobile, infrastructure, travel and tourism, and smart manufacturing.Kinexin Convention Management Pvt Ltd, a consortium of Korea International Exhibition Centre (KINTEX) and eSang Networks Company Ltd, are holding marketing initiatives all over the world to attract events at the centre, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17. KINTEX has been appointed as the operator for exhibition and convention centre for managing the venue for 20 years. Modi unveiled the Rs 5,400-crore Phase 1 of the IICC on Sunday. He also inaugurated the extension of the Delhi Metro's Airport Line which now terminates at YashoBhoomi Dwarka Sector 25 station.

FMCG), automotive and e-commerce sectors are expected to significantly increase their spending during the festive season, with an estimated growth of 12-14% over last year. Notably, some flagship programmes such as Kaun Banega Crorepati, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Khatron Ki Khiladi are already on the air, and once shows such as The Kapil Sharma Show and MasterChef India commence, they are expected to generate even more excitement. “This year’s sentiments are more positive compared to last year, when in the aftermath of the pandemic advertising revenues were severely impacted.

Capital continued to flow out of crypto-backed investment funds last week, with total outflows for the past nine weeks now nearing $500 million.

Instacart opened for trading Tuesday at $42, up 40% from their initial public offering price of $30. The performance signaled that investors are eager to take a chance on young tech companies — but only at the right price. Instacart's market capitalization, including all outstanding shares, totaled $13.9 billion. But even with the stock price pop, the company's valuation remained a far cry from the $39 billion that investors assigned it in the private market in 2021. It was a painful loss to investors who had bought in at that peak, sending a harsh reality check to other start-ups that raised money at inflated valuations.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy venture plans to build a computing system powered by artificial intelligence for life sciences research to study human cells and diseases. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, created by Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, will use the computing system to run openly available AI models, the philanthropy venture said on Tuesday.

artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations are at risk of falling behind, as the emerging technology has the potential to accelerate 20% of worker tasks without compromising quality, Bain and Company said in a survey report on Tuesday. The Global Technology report, which surveyed over 570 executives, found that 89% of software companies are already employing AI to distinguish their products. Also, early adopters of AI are reaping rewards in terms of productivity gains as companies continue to explore novel ways to integrate AI into their business operations.

cyber security threats and zero day attacks as leading western countries due to its geopolitical importance, said cybersecurity executives. Speaking to ET, on the sidelines of the m-WISE Mandiant Security conference, cybersecurity experts said that in general, the threats across the Japan and APAC region have been on the rise.

India Global Capability Centres (GCCs) of New York-headquartered telecommunications conglomerate Verizon grew 15% last year, Sowmyanarayan Sampath, CEO of Verizon Consumer Group said on Tuesday at a press briefing. Verizon Consumer Group in 2022 contributed $105 billion in revenue to the company’s overall revenue of $136 billion. As per Investopedia, Verizon is the second largest provider of cellular service in the US that provides communications, information, and entertainment products and services worldwide to consumers, businesses, and government organizations through its consumer and business segments.

Huawei can produce smartphones with advanced chips in large volume. Huawei recently started selling a phone called the Mate 60 Pro containing a chip that analysts believe was made with a technology breakthrough by SMIC.

One97 Communications Limited (OCL), the parent company of Paytm, has partnered with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to drive technology for its loyalty programme — DriveTrack (DT) Plus loyalty programme and payment solution.

reliance on these systems of legal ordering. As our world becomes more digital, the greater is our need to try and embed the regulations to which we are subject directly into the digital systems that enable our interactions. We can already begin to see early signs of what this might look like in the ways our stock markets and digital payments ecosystems operate, given that their digital workflows already implement underlying regulatory architectures designed to ensure the safety of participants and the certainty of their transactions.

Britain has invited China to its global artificial intelligence (AI) summit in November, with foreign minister James Cleverly saying the risks of the technology could not be contained if one of its leading players was absent. «We cannot keep the UK public safe from the risks of AI if we exclude one of the leading nations in AI tech,» Cleverly said in a statement on Tuesday.

Leading digital money project eCash (XEC) has exploded +18% over the last 48-hours, as excitement for On-Chain staking upgrade grows amongst the eCash army - but is it too late to buy eCash?

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has unveiled its $100 million weekly crypto liquidation plan in its Chapter 11 proceedings. Meanwhile, Borroe.Finance ($ROE) is making waves in the Web3 sector, offering AI-powered funding and NFT-backed liquidity. With its deflationary token and impressive ROI potential, $ROE is a good crypto to buy today. 

In his opening statement, Woolard highlighted that while the cryptocurrency world had been dominated by private activity, the launch of Libra shifted focus and central banks are now coming to the party. Whether they are welcome or not is another question.

Tata Motors has recently unveiled the 2023 edition of its popular Nexon EV, priced at Rs 14.74 lakh. This updated Nexon EV boasts significant enhancements while retaining its familiar design, putting it in direct competition with the Mahindra XUV 400 electric. Let's compare these two electric vehicles (EVs) across key aspects:1. Range:Tata Nexon EV:

FTX on Monday sued the parents of founder Sam Bankman-Fried, saying that Stanford professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried used the company to enrich themselves at the expense of FTX's customers. FTX, now being led by turnaround specialist John Ray, said that company founder Sam Bankman-Fried ran FTX as a «family business» and misappropriated billions in customer funds for the benefit of a small circle of insiders, including his parents. Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to charges that he defrauded FTX customers by using their funds to prop up his own risky investments. He is currently jailed ahead of a trial scheduled to begin October 3. Other former FTX executives have pleaded guilty to criminal charges.

S4 Capital Plc, the digital advertising agency run by industry veteran Martin Sorrell, fell as much as 30% on Monday to a record low after reporting disappointing sales figures and cutting its full-year guidance for the second time in two months.

The interim judicial managers of embattled crypto lender Hodlnaut have opposed the takeover terms from OPNX, a digital asset exchange associated with the founders of failed hedge fund Three Arrows Capital.

Homeowners in search of relief from rising insurance bills are offering to pay more out of pocket in the event of fire, theft or other damage to their property. In practice, consumers are doing this by raising their deductible. A deductible is the amount paid by a policyholder before insurance kicks in.

Citigroup Inc. debuted a token service that’s part of a broader push to offer digital assets to institutional clients.