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UK investment funds have received the green light for tokenization, marking a strategic move to harness blockchain technology within the asset management sector.

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semiconductors that covers cooperation in areas such as research and innovation, talent development, partnerships and exchange of market information, the external affairs ministry said. The MoU was signed ahead of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council that was held virtually on Friday.

semiconductors to build robust supply chains. The MoU — signed by Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and IT, and Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market — covers cooperation in areas like research and innovation, talent development, partnerships and exchange of information. This symbolises the strong commitment to work towards building robust semiconductor supply chains and work together on innovation, said the MEA.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday, adding that 'guardrails' have to be carefully developed without over-regulating innovation. The Minister of State for IT and Electronics said that while artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the biggest inventions of recent times, the government is committed to ensuring the safety of users on digital platforms, given that India is one of the largest connected nations in the world with almost 850 million Indians already using the internet and 1.2 billion estimated to do so by 2025-26.

Singapore-based Fintech BondEvalue Pte. Ltd. has added new investor Beacon Venture Capital, the corporate venture arm of Thailand’s Kasikornbank, to its cap table as part of a US$6m Series B round, according to official announcement. Beacon Venture Capital joins existing shareholders MassMutual Ventures and Citigroup who also participated in the round. 

RISC Zero, a Seattle-based pioneer in zero-knowledge (ZK) virtual machine technology, has announced a groundbreaking initiative. Through a series of tweets, the company revealed its plan to open source three major technological innovations: High-Speed Recursion, Proof Composition, and a STARK-to-SNARK Wrapper. These contributions, earmarked for release under the Apache2 licensing structure, represent a major commitment to transparency, agency, and integrity within the tech community.

FSID) within the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has announced the launch of the Centre of Data for Public Good (CDPG). The Centre is dedicated to advancing research, innovation, collaboration, and best practices in the realm of data science, analytics, and policy to address critical societal challenges, IISc said in a press release.

Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari on Friday said there was a need for IAF's training methodology to evolve and assimilate new technologies for enhancing training effectiveness. Addressing commanders of all the IAF training establishments under Training Command during the Training Command Commanders' Conference held at Headquarters Training Command here, he exhorted them to encourage innovative teaching methodology and stay abreast with best practices across the world.

BITS Pilani’s technology business incubator, Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society (PIEDS), has introduced the inaugural edition of its startup initiative, “Womenpreneur for Bharat 1.0". 

Droupadi Murmu on Friday said it is the duty of civil servants to respond promptly to the grievances of the people besides adopting innovative measures beneficial for citizens. Addressing a group of officer trainees who had called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here, the president said the feedback of the public on various government schemes and projects is now considered very important for an efficient and accountable administration. At a time when people can post their grievances instantly on social media, the need to use updated governance tools and advanced technology for service delivery to people has increased manifold, she said.

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Uber is rolling out a tiered rewards programme ‘Uber Pro’ for drivers in 12 cities. The programme will give drivers benefits such as area preference, discounted vehicle maintenance and motor insurance, as well as enhanced micro credit offerings. Drivers will be eligible for these benefits upon reaching certain milestones. This rewards programme will operate independently from Uber’s ride-based cash incentive programme, where drivers earn incentives based on the number of rides completed in a stipulated time period, and ratings received from riders.

BITS Pilani’s technology business incubator, Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society (PIEDS), is launching a startup programme that will support women entrepreneurs who are creating solutions for the smaller cities in the northeastern region, Rajasthan, Haryana and J&K, according to a statement from the institute. The programme, ‘Womenpreneur for Bharat 1.0’, will provide funding of up to Rs 10 lakh to the eligible startups, along with extended incubation support from PIEDS, including one-on-one mentoring, market access support, and opportunities to raise funds.

European Union’s $100-billion scientific research program, called Horizon Europe.Trudeau offered little detail about Canada’s participation in the pact this evening as he welcomed the top two heads of the EU to Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city of St. John’s for the 19th EU-Canada Summit.Trudeau also said during his opening speech that Canada has worked out a deal to build water bombers and ship them to the EU, after both regions faced devastating forest fires this past summer.European Council President Charles Michel says the two-day summit comes at a difficult geopolitical time, as war continues in Ukraine and Israel and Hamas fight in the Gaza Strip.He says the unrest underscores a need for Canada and the EU, two long-standing allies, to work together on issues from peace and security to fighting climate change.Trudeau is expected to hold formal meetings on Friday with Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.Ottawa and Brussels started negotiations a year ago on Canada joining the Horizon Europe scheme, with the initial goal of signing an agreement this past spring that would be in place this calendar year.The program has seen countries such as New Zealand and Israel sign up for research projects partially funded by the EU, involving themes like the digital industry, health care and climate innovation.Entrepreneurs from the St.

As the curtain rose on Lakmé Fashion Week 2023, the runway was not the only star of the show. Soulinaire took center stage, creating a harmonious fusion of taste and style that left attendees enchanted. In the words of Sudhir Barabari, the General Manager of Soulinaire, “We are honored to be affiliated with LFW and FDCI, upholding our legacy as the Preferred Hospitality Partner. Our commitment goes beyond providing catering services; we aim to craft an unforgettable experience, merging the worlds of fashion and food.”

The state government of Odisha as part of its vision to improve connectivity has launched the Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative (LAccMI) to connect Gram Panchayat to Block and Block to District Headquarter.

Times of India, the engineering services company sacked its staff partly because of the actions initiated as part of the performance cycle and to reduce overlapping of the roles. The layoffs have mainly happened in delivery and support functions due to the integration of automation in many functions.

Andrew Ng, the founding lead of the Google Brain team and former chief scientist at Baidu, juggles multiple roles as a teacher, entrepreneur, and investor. He is currently the founder of DeepLearning.AI--an edtech company, founder & CEO of Landing AI--a software provider for industrial automation and manufacturing, general partner at AI Fund, and chairman and co-founder of Coursera, besides being an adjunct professor at Stanford University’s Computer Science Department. In an interview, he shares his views on the OpenAI fracas, loss of jobs to generative artificial intelligence (AI), the heated debate around artificial general intelligence (AGI), and global regulation of AI, among other things.