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Web3 data firm Treehouse has announced its acquisition of Origins Analytics, with the goal of expanding into NFT analytics.

FTX exchange, following a month-long trial that pitted the testimony of the former crypto king against that of some of his closest friends. Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy after jurors in Manhattan deliberated for less than five hours Thursday. He faces as much as 20 years in prison on each of the most serious charges.

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday it had accepted commitments from tech companies Meta and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) to help protect fair competition on their retail platforms.

air quality index (AQI) breaching hazardous levels in and around the National Capital Region, corporate India is stepping up measures to shield employees from the perils of toxic air. The AQI crossed 700 (a value above 150 is considered unhealthy) in many parts of the NCR on Thursday, forcing the shutting down of primary schools. Over a dozen companies including Deloitte, KPMG, Panasonic, BigBasket, BluSmart, Zepto and CIEL HR Services that ET spoke with said they are taking initiatives include offering work-from-home options to employees, providing masks at offices and to frontline staff, installing air purifiers and indoor plants as well having a doctor on call.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) inside the Banaras Hindu University campus from the rest of the varsity, following a female student's molestation was criticised by a section of BHU students. Massive protests had broken out on Thursday at IIT-BHU after a student complained that she was molested by three unidentified men on a motorcycle late on Wednesday night when she was taking a walk in the campus with a male friend. According to her complaint, the accused kissed her forcibly, stripped and made videos of her.

Marvel Studios project “Echo” is scheduled to debut on Hulu and Disney+ on January 10, 2024. The adventure of Maya Lopez, played by Alaqua Cox, as she is hunted by Wilson Fisk, played by Vincent D'Onofrio, and his criminal empire will be the main subject of this five-episode series. On both platforms, all five episodes will be available for streaming on January 10. Hulu will be the only place to get them until April 9. With this distribution approach, Marvel Studios will release all of its episodes at once for the first time, giving audiences a binge-worthy experience. Marvel said in September 2023 that, as a result of the AMPTP's inability to obtain a reasonable and non-exploitative deal with the WGA or SAG-AFTRA, they were rearranging the release schedule for a large portion of their end of 2023 slate. The SAG-AFTRA strike is still running strong, despite the writers' strike ending on September 27, 2023. However, it seems that the powers that be are hoping for a quick conclusion because Marvel and Disney+ have just released a trailer for their next show, "Echo."

An NFT trading card based on NBA rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama sold for over $110,000 on Thursday, far surpassing the $67,333 that an individual paid for his physical trading card back in August.

₹36 crore for the three months ended 30 September from a loss of ₹251 crore in the year-ago period. Zomato reported a ₹2 crore profit for the first time in the June quarter. Revenue from operations grew 71% to touch ₹2,848 crore, driven by a order volume surge across its food ordering and quick commerce businesses.

Meta has introduced a new "Facebook Stories API" (Application Programming Interface), which will allow developers, creators, and brands to create and share a Facebook Story directly from a third-party desktop or web app. «Starting this week, we are releasing the Facebook Stories API that allows developers, creators, and brands to use the desktop or web-based application of their choice to create and publish their Stories to publicly available Facebook Pages,» Meta said in a blogpost.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday appreciated the State Bank of India (SBI) for becoming the first foreign bank in Sri Lanka to successfully launch a pathbreaking direct Sri Lankan Rupee-Indian Rupee trade. Sitharaman, who is on a three-day official visit to the crisis-hit island nation, along with P.S.M. Charles, the Governor of Northern Province, inaugurated the second SBI branch in Jaffna.

On October 22, 2023, the decision was made by Magic Eden, a multi-chain NFT marketplace, to temporarily prohibit the trading of BRC-20 tokens in order to guarantee the maximum degree of safety possible for its consumers.

Microsoft's Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella, recently penned his annual letter, unveiling the technology behemoth's vision to drive a new era dominated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The detailed discourse, shared on October 20, 2023, via LinkedIn, articulates the company's strategy to intertwine AI across all its customer-centric products and the layers of its technology stacks. This narrative underscores the monumental role AI is anticipated to play in reshaping the software landscape and business operations, not just within Microsoft but across the globe.

Amazon.com founder and former Chief Executive Jeff Bezos plans to relocate to Miami after almost three decades in Seattle, where the online retailer grew into one of the world’s largest companies. Thursday evening, Bezos posted on Instagram that his parents recently moved back to Miami, where he graduated from high school in 1982. He praised his time in Seattle but said it was an emotional decision.

(Reuters) -Pipeline operator Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) on Friday beat third-quarter profit estimates, benefiting from transporting higher volumes of oil and other liquids.

With just two months left to go in 2023, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite has been the top performer of the major U.S. indexes by a wide margin thus far, soaring 27% year-to-date.

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AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB), the largest small finance bank in India, has partnered with ixigo, one of the leading travel platforms, to introduce a premium co-branded credit card tailored for contemporary travellers. This collaboration leverages the financial acumen of AU SFB and ixigo’s extensive presence in Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets to provide customers with a seamless fusion of exclusive financial incentives and unmatched travel advantages, said AU Small Finance Bank.

Catch LIVE updates on Israel-Hamas war here Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, who has “vowed to eliminate Hamas" and “not to stop unless he sees victory" has ordered a complete seize of the Gaza Strip blocking their fuel, food, and water. This led to a severe shortage of fuel in the Palestinian city, causing 16 hospitals to shut down.

Follow Delhi, NCR Air Pollution LIVE Updates here In what he said is not his "own creation", Tharoor posted images of signboard on the social media platform, with a caption saying, "This is going around WhatsApp as exasperated Delhiites choke and splutter under an AQI of 462, nearly 19 times the WHO safe limit of 25." In an apparent refence to the "Kartvya Path" in Delhi, Tharoor went to quote another remark, "...no wonder the government has renamed the main road the Martavya Path!" Thick smog and haze choked Delhi on Friday as the air quality in the city plummeted to the "severe plus" category in the morning. The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) skyrocketed from 351 at 10 am on Thursday to 471 at 9 am on Friday.

Amazon and Meta settled separate UK antitrust investigations by agreeing to stop practices that give them an unfair advantage over merchants and customers using their platforms, the watchdog said Friday. The Competition and Markets Authority said it accepted the committments from the US tech companies to close the investigations into their online marketplaces.

Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of a massive fraud that led to the collapse of his FTX exchange, following a month-long trial that pitted the testimony of the former crypto king against that of some of his closest friends.