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Project Hertha will explore how network analytics could help identify financial crime patterns utilising a minimum set of data points.The project will map current and emerging financial crime typologies in real-time payment systems, drawing upon lessons from instant payment systems and digital asset networks. It will also build a synthetic dataset to test how the typologies could be identified accurately while reducing false positives.The project takes its name from the pioneering British scientist, prolific inventor, and suffragette Hertha Ayrton.

(Reuters) -Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation said on Wednesday it had cut 3% of its workforce as part of a reorganization exercise.

The Biden administration has proposed banning another type of bank “junk fee,” targeting fees that are typically charged by banks when a transaction is declined in real time

Startup India began on 16 January 2016, and by 2018, claimed itself as a huge success for having reached an arbitrary mark of 10,000 firms registered under it. But then, that was a public-relations byte. Eight years on, the jury is still out.

A new decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, Pandoshi (PAMBO), is creating quite a stir in the crypto community. This multi-faceted ecosystem has raised an impressive $2 million in its ongoing presale, showcasing its vast potential in the DeFi space.

HBR) piece deals with the rise of a new type of urban conglomeration, meta cities. It elaborates its features: Resurrected residentials During Covid, many predicted the death of global cities because many residents retreated to suburbs and small towns to work remotely.

Research-based incentives to develop innovative drugs can help the domestic pharmaceutical sector to be worth USD 200 billion by 2030, Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said on Wednesday. Terming the pharmaceutical sector as a great contributor in the country's economic growth, she noted that the industry has even greater potential to grow in the years to come. «India's pharma industry size is estimated at about USD 65 billion today.

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Jan. 24th, Panama – Gate.io, a leading crypto exchange and Web3 innovator, has released its January 2024 Proof of Reserves (PoR), verifiably demonstrating $4.3 billion in total held assets with a ratio of 115.47%, representing over $584 million retained in excess of user deposits. The latest report also demonstrates an increase of $1.1 billion in value since the previous report this past November and marks the fourth year Gate.io has produced user-verifiable PoR.

Following the unrivaled success of its record-breaking 2023 event, Hong Kong Web3 Festival is returning for its second edition on the 6-9 of April 2024 in the vibrant and dynamic hub of technology and innovations. Held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC), one of the world’s largest and most iconic venues in the heart of Hong Kong, the second edition of the event promises to set the stage for ground-breaking discussions and insights that are expected to shape the narrative around Web3 and blockchain.

Attention, tech aficionados and crypto wizards! Prepare to be dazzled as we delve into the nitty-gritty of CAGA Crypto’s latest whitepaper. This isn’t just another blockchain project; it’s a groundbreaking leap into the future of Web3, engineered with precision, innovation, and a touch of genius.

BlockDAG (BDAG) and its X-Series mining machines for crypto mining. It’s not inaccurate to view crypto mining as a digital gold rush, except instead of using pickaxes and pans, you get your device to solve complex math problems. When you solve the problem, new crypto coins are created.

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As the crypto industry witnesses increasing competition among emerging and established players, all eyes turn towards a rising star that promises to redefine decentralized finance—Retik Finance. With innovative solutions, explosive token growth, and predictions of 5000% gains, Retik signals its potential to dethrone leading Ethereum scaling platform Polygon (MATIC) this cycle to emerge as the dominant DeFi protocol.This is Retik’s opportunity to cement itself as not just the Polygon killer, but as one of most important blockchain projects as the crypto industry matures into an integrated part of global finance. As adoption reaches unprecedented heights, we look closer at how Retik rapidly accelerated into pole position to dominate the new era of digital economics.

Going to School, a not-for-profit education trust, brought together twenty-three women entrepreneurs from marginalised communities in Mumbai and Bengaluru to present startup ideas that can help address climate change.The initiative, named Pitch It, is akin to the popular show, Shark Tank which involved startups and entrepreneurs pitching their business models before industry veterans to onboard them as investors.With the guidance of the Youth Venture Fund, the project has J.P. Morgan offering support by creating a pipeline of skilled women entrepreneurs and Deutsche Bank providing access to startup grants.

Interim Budget have been robust, but in view of the current global headwinds the govt would need to continue its thrust on public capex, Ficci said in a note on January 24. There is a need for an «Indian Taxonomy» comparable and interoperable with global taxonomies, frameworks and principles, it said, adding that evaluating exposure to sustainable versus non-sustainable activities is difficult for banks and other financial institutions without a taxonomy. China plus one: Given the current global business dynamics and most advanced economies looking at China plus one strategy, India has a big manufacturing opportunity knocking at its doors. India must keep making efforts to become a global manufacturing hub by incentivising and attracting large investments from global manufacturing companies, Ficci said in its budget recommendations. PLI scheme: While the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes have worked well, the government could look at extending the concessional tax regime for manufacturing operations for at least five years, Ficci recommended. Given that many global investors are lookingn to put money to work in India, extending these concessions will boost investor confidence further, it said.

(Reuters) -German software firm SAP SE (ETR:SAPG) unveiled on Tuesday a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) restructuring programme for 2024 that will affect 8,000 roles, as it seeks to better focus on growth in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven business areas.

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Hitachi Energy India posted a multi-fold jump in its net profit at Rs 23 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 on higher revenues. «Profit after tax (net profit) was at Rs 23 crore (in October-December 2023), clocking a recovery of 400 per cent year-on-year on a low base,» a company statement said.

American component supplier BorgWarner is showcasing its latest electrification products at the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) 2024, held at the Pune International Exhibition and Convention Center, between January 23-25.

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has unveiled that its central bank digital currency (CBDC) is entering a new phase this year.