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(Reuters) -Google-parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)'s second-quarter profit exceeded Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, helped by steady demand for its cloud services and a rebound in advertising, sending shares higher by 4% in extended trading

strategic sourcing unit (SSU) to ensure faster supplies of parts to its automobile and tractor businesses with a heightened focus on electrical, electronic components and software, the company said in an internal circular to its employees. «The re-organisation will help the firm streamline the sourcing function and service each of the business units better,» said a person privy to the restructuring declining to be identified.

Star Sports and streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar have released rate cards for advertisers for the upcoming Asia Cup and ICC Cricket World Cup. Star Sports is asking for Rs 120 crore for co-presenting sponsorship and Rs 90 crore for associate sponsorship opportunities for the World Cup. The broadcaster is asking spot buyers to pay a premium rate of Rs 31 lakh per 10-seconds for India and knockout matches. The sports broadcaster aims to secure Rs 26 crore for co-presenting sponsorship and Rs 20 crore for associate sponsorship for the Asia Cup while seeking spot buy rates of Rs 25 lakh per 10 seconds for India vs. Pakistan as well as the final match. "Disney Star will make every effort to capitalise on both events. It is counting on a variety of factors, including the festive season, India vs. Pakistan matches, and the ICC World Cup taking place in India after 12 years, to work in its favour," said a top ad sales executive. Industry watchers said that a lack of ad spending by startups coupled with the levy of 28% GST on gaming companies might upset the media company's ad revenue targets. Gaming has become one of the key advertising categories with annual ad spends by gaming companies estimated at $1 billion.

Investing.com — Stocks were rising amid a flurry of corporate earnings, as investors waited on the Federal Reserve's next decision on interest rates, due out Wednesday.

₹155.65 crore. According to the agreement, the Indian airline has the right to continue using the AirAsia brand name for one year following the transaction.“We expect the branding transition to complete in 1-2 months. The regulator has been informed of the same," a third official said.

social media presence are trying to fight the plague of influencers with fake follower numbers. There's been a steep surge of influencers on platforms such as Instagram as well as those who blog and stream videos in India. Brands need them but with the number of Indian social influencers pegged at 80 million, it's hard to figure out who's genuine.

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Investing.com — The stars seem aligned for oil bulls’ wish to have a barrel priced at no less than $80.

DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing" is set to hit the gaming scene in 2023. This action-packed title will be available on various platforms, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam).

TikTok , Chinese short-video app, is launching text-only posts, with a 1,000-character limit, as the company seeks to capitalise on Twitter's turmoil, news agency Reuters reported. The short-video app is allowing users to create text-only posts, in the latest attempt by a social media firm to capitalize on the turmoil at Twitter since its buyout by Elon Musk last yea, the report said The move, announced on Monday, would allow TikTok users to choose from a variety of backgrounds for their text posts that can feature hashtags and allow people to tag other users.

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Fintech billing and payment platform AdvicePay has filled its chief executive vacancy with Alex Sauickie, a fintech veteran and New Jersey state assemblyman.

Atlanta in the US. The game promises to be a thrilling showdown between two formidable teams vying for victory.

(Reuters) — ChatGPT is now available for Android users in the United States, India, Bangladesh and Brazil, the viral chatbot's owner OpenAI said on Tuesday, as it looks to take advantage of the popularity of the artificial intelligence tool.

I suppose you could say changing the Twitter bird logo to an ‘X’ makes complete sense. As the recognized icon for ‘make it go away,’ X just about sums up the achievements of Elon Musk’s social network so far. Gone are many of Twitter’s users, half of its advertisers, about 80% of its employees and its operational stability.

Tata Motors announced its April-June quarter results for fiscal 2023-24 (Q1FY24) on July 25, reporting a consolidated net profit of ₹3,202 crore. The company's revenue from operations surged 42 per cent to ₹102,236.08 crore in the June quarter - surpassing the ₹1 lakh crore-mark in line with Street estimates. The net auto debt reduced by ₹417,000 crore on margin improvement driven by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and commercial vehicles (CV) segments.

OpenAI has triggered a race among technology companies toward the most sophisticated AI platform. Almost all big tech firms are currently working on their AI modes like Google Bard, Meta's Llama, etc.

enless you have been living under a rock for the past year or so, you, by now, have not only heard of the many wonders of generative AI, it is more than likely that you have already experimented with its many manifestations. Few technologies in human memory have, over such a short span of time, demonstrated their potential to so radically transform the way we live and work.

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's securities regulator said on Tuesday it will further deepen the reform and opening up of capital markets in the second half of this year.

Talk to Me is already generating excitement among horror enthusiasts.

Elon Musk didn't take proper permissions before undertaking the rebranding work which required construction equipment on the street, but the police later clarified that it was a misunderstanding and team of Elon Musk has proper work orders. A report by The San Francisco Standard said that the police stopped the workers and talked with them about the appropriate permissions.