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Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the government has decided to double the 'defect liability period' to 10 years for contractors of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects. Currently, under EPC projects, the responsibility for maintenance of national highways lies with the government after the defect liability period (5 years) is over. «The quality of roads built under EPC mode is not good. The defect liability period under EPC mode is 5 years… and within 3 years, there are lots of problems on roads,» Gadkari said at an event here. The road transport and highways minister noted that the roads built under BOT (build-operate-transfer) or HAM (Hybrid Annuity Model) mode are in good condition because the responsibility of maintenance of roads lies with the contractor and he has to pay the price.

BEIJING — Chinese smartphone companies are rolling out artificial intelligence features for local users, adding pressure onApple.

Mirae Asset Mutual Fund has revised the exit load period of its five fund of funds (FoFs). The changes in exit load will be effective from October 30. The fund house stated these changes on a notice cum addendum. The exit load of four FoFs has been reduced to 15 days from the existing three months whereas for one fund, the exit load period has been increased from 5 calendar days to 15 days.

Paytm, operated by One 97 Communications, received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to onboard new UPI users, lifting a regulatory freeze imposed on it earlier this year. This approval marks a significant development for the digital payments platform, which has been under scrutiny by regulators. Why was Paytm barred? In February 2024, NPCI restricted Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL), an associate entity of Paytm, from offering basic banking services citing compliance issues. This resulted in PPBL being barred from adding new users onto its UPI service. Eventually UPI payments moved from PPBL to Paytm where the latter became a third-party payment app. But the new user addition embargo was not lifted, and the application had been pending with the NPCI.

correct answer is six. The question has divided viewers online, with opinions split on the correct answer. Some agree with the woman's response, but others believe the man’s answer is equally reasonable. The confusion seems to stem from whether «half» applies to the entire equation or just the number four.

CEO of Google highlighted how casual conversations in the company's cafes often led to the exchange of creative ideas. "I can remember many occasions when, over a meal, I would meet someone, and we would start talking, sparking excitement around new concepts," he recalled.

West Bengal has immense growth potential in the carbon black industry as the sector is expected to witness increasing demand from the electric vehicle (EV) market and battery manufacturing, an official said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Asia Pacific Carbon Black Conference, state Chief Secretary Manoj Pant highlighted the projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8 per cent for the sector over the next decade and invited industrialists to invest in the state's emerging industrial landscape. «There is tremendous potential for growth in this industry, particularly as EV demand rises and carbon black becomes integral to both tyres and battery components,» Pant said. He reaffirmed the government's commitment to fostering industrial growth and attracting investments while emphasising ongoing efforts to improve infrastructure and streamline policies to create a business-friendly environment.

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Google techie rejected from job for being ’too good’, recruiter says ‘qualifications are…’When the feature was leaked behind an experimental flag in June this year, it had very limited use cases with the audio turning off as soon as the user closed Chrome or turned off their phone display, akin to how YouTube Music works. However, according to a latest report by 9to5Google, the Listen to this page feature is getting a major upgrade and can now continue playing the music even when exiting the Chrom app and open other applications.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Artificial intelligence is our economy’s next productivity power pack. It better be—OpenAI just raised $6.6 billion, the largest venture-capital funding of all time, at a $157 billion valuation.

Google's request to temporarily pause his order directing the Alphabet unit to overhaul its Android app store Play by Nov. 1 to give consumers more choice over how they download software. San Francisco-based US District Judge James Donato made the decision on Friday as part of an antitrust lawsuit against Google brought by «Fortnite» maker Epic Games. Google argued that Donato's October 7 injunction would harm the company and introduce «serious safety, security and privacy risks into the Android ecosystem.» Donato delayed the injunction to allow the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to consider Google's separate request to pause the judge's order.

A federal judge has delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition

One of the largest solar projects in the U.S. opened in Texas on Friday backed by what Google said is the largest solar electricity purchase it has ever made

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LONDON — Cybersecurity firm Wiz is seeking to hit $1 billion of annual recurring revenues next year, the company's billionaire co-founder Roy Reznik told CNBC, adding that the firm will go public «when the stars align.»

Google said on Thursday it will move the team behind the Gemini app to its artificial intelligence research lab DeepMind as the search giant looks to streamline its structure and better position itself in the generative AI race. The shift «will improve feedback loops, enable fast deployment of our new models in the Gemini app,» CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post. Gemini is Google's most advanced AI technology, developed by DeepMind. The Gemini app is the direct consumer interface to the latest Gemini models.

Nuclear power is garnering renewed attention amid growing demand for power and cleaner energy

Galaxy S24 Ultra is now priced at ₹97,699, down from its launch price of ₹1,29,999 – a significant drop of over ₹30,000 (via Gixbot). However, this offer is limited to the Titanium Gray and Titanium Black models.As per the publication, the price of the other colour options, Titanium Yellow and Titanium Violet, starts at ₹1,21,999 and ₹1,01,699, respectively. If you are looking to upgrade to a higher storage option, the 12GB/512GB variant can be purchased for ₹1,08,689, while the top-end 12GB/1TB model is available at ₹1,34,990.

As companies including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google rapidly expand their global data center capabilities, they are actively seeking new electricity sources. Amazon has signed three agreements to support the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), which are more compact and potentially easier to deploy than traditional reactors.