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Microsoft is planning to start selling a new version of Databricks software that helps customers make AI apps for their businesses, The Information reported on Thursday, citing people with direct knowledge of the plan. Databricks — a data analytics platform that uses artificial intelligence, which Microsoft would sell through its Azure cloud-server unit — helps companies make AI models from scratch or repurpose open-source models as an alternative to licensing OpenAI's proprietary ones, the report added.

The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel, the CDC said in a post on messaging platform X.

Commonwealth Bank will launch a new payments service known as Powerboard next month, as it ramps up its competitive response to US fintechs Stripe and Block, and protects its grip on retail transaction data from Silicon Valley disruptors.

BEIJING — Corporate earnings releases are picking up on a few bright spots for China's consumer in a competitive market where people are less willing to open their wallets.

jobless benefits fell in the last week. It suggests that the labor market remains tight despite the Fed's efforts to cool the economy and inflation. Shares of Meta Platforms sank 3.1% and Tesla 2.8%.

India has been recognised as the «pharmacy of the world» and it is now time for India to become the leader in the manufacturing of affordable, innovative and quality medical devices, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday. Mandaviya, during his inaugural address at 'India MedTech Expo 2023', underlined that India is the fastest-growing medical devices market among the emerging markets.

Ayana Renewable Power plan to offload a part of their stake to raise as much as $800 million ('6,650 crore), with a portion of it to be used for funding the expansion plans of the renewable energy platform, people aware of the development said. The investors are in discussions to hire an investment bank to run the sale process, they said. The National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) owns a 51% stake in Ayana, while British International Investment (formerly CDC Group) holds 32% and Eversource Capital-managed Green Growth Equity Fund has the remaining 17% stake.

Murmu launched INS Vindhyagiri at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE) in Kolkata. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were also present at the programme. President Droupadi Murmu said that India is poised to become the third largest economy in the world and the launch of INS 'Vindhyagiri' will strengthen Indian navy and help India become «Atmanirbhar Bharat» through indigenous ship-building.

The boss of one of Australia’s biggest mortgage brokers, Lendi Group, has unleashed an extraordinary broadside at Domain after the real estate platform said it was “actively pursuing an exit” from their joint venture, Domain Home Loans.

Jasprit Bumrah will be cynosure of all eyes when he leads India against Ireland as the fast bowler's fitness and rhythm will be tested in the three-match T20 International series, starting Friday. The team is packed with India's Gen-Next IPL performers like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma but stakeholders in Indian cricket will keenly observe Bumrah, who will be key to home team's plans during the ODI World Cup starting in less than two months.

Power Rangers is coming to Netflix in September 2023. The Dino Fury Rangers becomes the Cosmic Fury Rangers on Netflix, as a familiar face returns to the cast. Yes, David Yost is all set to reprise his role as the original ‘Blue Power Ranger’, Billy Cranston.Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury will release on Netflix exclusively in September 2023. Until 2021, it was the television channel Nickelodeon that held the rights to new episodes of Power Rangers, which then streamed on Netflix. WhatsonNetflix reports that in 2023, Netflix will become the sole distributor for Dino Fury Season 2 (or Season 29 of Power Rangers). Dino Fury Season 2 released on Netflix, also exclusively, in two parts in 2022. In April 2023, a 30th-anniversary special of Power Rangers was also released on Netflix. Now, Netflix will be releasing Power Rangers: Cosmic Fury in 2023.

Rakesh Kapoor, former global chief executive of consumer health and hygiene products major Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (RB), has set up an India-focused fund with a corpus of $100 million (₹830 crore). The new fund, 12 Flags India Consumer Fund, will invest the corpus over the next three years in consumer-focused businesses in their early growth stages, Kapoor told ET.

₹200," the executive, who declined to be named, said. That concierge service was the earliest version of Dunzo Digital Pvt. Ltd, now a popular quick commerce company, that almost became a unicorn, or a company with a valuation of over a billion dollars, last year.

Homeworkify is an AI-powered educational platform that has revolutionized the way students approach learning, homework and  academic needs . This article delves into the various aspects of Homeworkify, including its features, impact on education, and more.

Tammy Sytch, renowned in the 1990s as the WWE 'Diva' Sunny, has taken a significant legal step by entering a plea of «nolo contendere» in response to charges related to a fatal car accident. The incident, which occurred on March 22, 2022, in Ormond Beach, Florida, led to the tragic death of a 75-year-old man.

Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that there are security concerns involved in the decision to restrict import of laptops. The minister said that there will be no disruption in the availability or the price and the government will be ready to engage with industry and look at other options also. «Here is an issue, which is a serious security matter.

₹48 per equity share at the face value of ₹10 each. Bids can be made for a minimum of 3,000 equity shares and in multiples of 3,000 equity shares thereafter. Shoora Designs IPO is a fresh issue comprising 4,23,000 equity shares of the face value of ₹10, aggregating upto ₹2.03 crore.The company intends to utilise the net proceeds from the issue towards working capital requirements and general corporate purposes.

Open-source crowdfunding platform Gitcoin has announced a green-focused partnership with oil and gas giant Shell – and crypto pundits are no fans of the move.

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that WhatsApp users can now send photos in HD quality. To ensure sharing photos over WhatsApp remains fast and reliable, Standard Quality will continue to be the default option photos are sent in. «Sharing photos on WhatsApp just got an upgrade — now you can send in HD,» Zuckerberg posted.

Microsoft said on Thursday it would pull the plug on Xbox 360's online store and marketplace next year, as it focuses on its latest consoles and subscription service Game Pass.Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace will be shut on July 29, 2024, and gamers using the old console will not be able to purchase and download new games, according to a post on Xbox's website. Microsoft is, however, allowing users to play with their already purchased Xbox 360 games and older titles that are compatible with the console.

Auschwitz Memorial on Thursday criticised social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, for failing to remove an antisemitic post on the site. X's owner Elon Musk has described himself as a free speech absolutist, but some critics have said his approach is irresponsible. Researchers have found an increase in hate speech and antisemitic content on the platform since he took over, and some governments have accused the company of not doing enough to moderate its content.