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Buddy Games, hosted by actor Josh Duhamel, is set to debut on CBS at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, September 14, 2023. The show features six teams of four participants, competing in physical and mental challenges for a chance to win $200,000. Duhamel drew inspiration from his own annual tradition with friends to create this unique series.

Melbourne-headquartered renewables player Tetris Energy is looking to offload 100 per cent of its 3.4 gigawatts early-stage development platform, telling potential buyers its platform is the kind that would rarely come up for sale in future after the recent year’s deal-making frenzy.

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON—Titans of Silicon Valley are descending on Washington Wednesday to brief U.S. senators on artificial intelligence, in a meeting aimed at advancing nascent efforts to regulate the new technology. The closed-door all-senators’ session, organized by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), will feature Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and more than a dozen other executives and civil-society leaders.

Consulting firm EY said it recently completed a $1.4 billion investment into artificial intelligence, the latest among a series of peers to make a billion-dollar announcement regarding the rapidly developing technology. In addition to the $1.4 billion investment, announced Wednesday, the professional-services company said it has created its own large language model, EY.ai EYQ, and that it would train its 400,000 employee workforce on AI. EY declined to comment on the exact amount it would spend on AI going forward, but said that the amount is more per year than it has spent over the past five years.

Samvidhan Sabha on the first day of the five-day session of Parliament beginning September 18. During the session, the government has also listed the bill on the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners to be taken up for consideration and passage.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is planning to float a consultation paper on some regulatory issues pertaining to over-the-top (OTT) video platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, and JioCinema, people privy to the development told ET. While regulation of OTT content comes under the ambit of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), the carriage part comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

NEW DELHI : The union cabinet on Wednesday cleared the third phase of the eCourts project with an outlay of ₹7,210 crore and allocated ₹1,650 crore for providing 7.5 million additional free cooking gas connections. In another meeting the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs cleared a proposal for foreign direct investment of up to ₹9,589 crore by Cyprus-based Berhyanda Ltd in Suven Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

MUMBAI : Several individuals across India are unable to access their bank accounts online for reasons ranging from defunct user credentials to account turning dormant, with the system of resuscitating it an arduous process, a survey has found. Community social media platform LocalCircles said after issues were reported by banking consumers over 18 months, it conducted a survey to understand the type and magnitude of difficulties faced by consumers.

New Delhi: Meta Platforms-owned instant messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of WhatsApp Channels in India and over 150 countries that will deliver private updates from organizations, sports teams, artists, and thought leaders that people can follow. WhatsApp Channels are a one-way broadcast tool within the app, the company said in a statement. “Excited to introduce you all to WhatsApp Channels, a new private way for you to get updates from people and organizations you follow.

Skill India Digital, a digital public infrastructure (DPI), that will bring together all government initiatives related to skilling, education, employment and entrepreneurship in the country on one platform. “The state-of-the- art platform will be a breakthrough in accelerating skilled talent hiring, facilitating lifelong learning and career advancement,” the ministry said in a statement. “It is also a comprehensive information gateway for all government skilling and entrepreneurship initiatives and aligns perfectly with the vision articulated in the G20 framework for building DPI and the digital economy to promote digital skills and digital literacy,” MSDE added. “MSDE has created an open-source platform to address the skilling needs of India’s diverse demography. Skill India Digital is one more step towards harnessing our demographic dividend and establishing India as a global skills hub,” Dharmendra Pradhan, minister for skills development and entrepreneurship, said. According to MSDE, the Skill India Digital aims to remove existing obstacles by offering an easy-to-use interface which is adaptable to various devices. “It will ensure that eople from diverse backgrounds can access the platform effortlessly, regardless of the technology as it will support multiple Indian Languages,” it added. As per the statement, one of the key strengths of Skill India Digital is its comprehensive approach to training and skill development.

Renewable Energy Applications (IECRE), affirms the highest quality and safety standards of 5.2 MW wind turbine generator manufactured by the Adani Wind. The certification not only affirms the highest quality and safety standards, but also acknowledges Adani WTG’s conformity with the globally recognized IEC 61400 series standards and regulations for design, testing and manufacturing. The WindGuard carried out the testing of the WTG prototype, installed at Mundra in Gujarat.

Here's more proof of how fast legal sports betting is spreading in the U.S. A company that most of the industry uses to verify that its customers are where they say they are reports a record number of transactions over the first weekend of the NFL season

Attorneys say a former executive and two operations managers for the classified site Backpage

The National 4-H Council is growing in a new direction – online – by launching its e-learning platform Clover with a collaboration with Netflix and its new movie “Spy Kids: Armageddon.”

The CEO of Binance’s U.S. affiliate is leaving the crypto trading platform amid another round of job cuts

Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to global value chains, as highlighted at G20 meetings and through our Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, is undeniably a step in the right direction. The MSME sector is one of our largest employers, accounting for 29.2% of GDP and 36.2% of manufacturing output in 2021-22. However, the share of MSMEs in our exports has declined from 49.4% in 2020-21 to 43.6% in 2022-23.

Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that integrating advanced technology will make our judicial system more accessible and transparent. «With the Cabinet approval of eCourts Project Phase III, we are ushering in a new era of justice delivery in India. Integrating advanced technology will make our judicial system more accessible and transparent,» PM Modi posted on X (Formerly Twitter). Earlier today, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in its weekly meeting approved the eCourts Project Phase III. The project will have a financial outlay of Rs 7,210 crore.

Himanta Biswa Sarma stated his wife and the company she is associated with have not taken or received any subsidies from the Government of India following the Congress party,s alleging that a company run by chief minister's wife has received Rs 10 crore subsidy from ministry of food processing. A social media war of words has broken out between the chief minister and Congress leaders. Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi stated in X, “Adarnya Pradhan Mantri Modi, your government has given Rs 10 crore subsidy to a private company run by the wife of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa’s wife.

Fyn on Wednesday said it has formed a strategic partnership with Euler Motors to procure 2,000 fast charging 3-wheeler EVs. The order will fuel the company's plans to expand to new geographies within the domestic market, including Mumbai, Delhi, and Coimbatore. Fyn also said it has secured funding from Malaysian energy group Petronas-backed Gentari for the entire order from Euler. Euler Motors is all set to deliver 2,000 units of its flagship electric three-wheeler HiLoad over the next 18 months, the company said in a statement. Gentari aims to establish a Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) fleet in India, Malaysia and APAC to drive sustainable mobility switch and adoption, and is looking to have a 10 per cent market share of charging points and EVaaS across key markets in APAC, including India, Fyn said.

Pennsylvania State Police have confirmed that Danelo Cavalcante, the escaped inmate convicted of a heinous crime, has been captured after an intense two-week manhunt. Here, we provide a timeline of the events leading to his capture.