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Green skills in the U.S. aren’t growing as fast as green jobs, pressuring companies to get creative to find the workers they need to carry out the energy transition and take advantage of the historic amount of money pouring into climate technology. Generous incentives in last year’s U.S.

building materials has launched an AI-powered assistant tailored specifically for interior home building professionals in the country. The tool — Buildi — aims to revolutionize the work processes and streamline daily activities with a simplified and efficient experience for over 1.5 lakh home building professionals, it said.

Boston University, and University of California, Berkeley, have claimed that humility goes a long way when it comes to physical and mental well-being. While the popular sentiment is that humble people have a good psychological adjustment, a section of people still believe that lack of this virtue doesn't make a difference.CRED founder Kunal Shah took to Twitter on Thursday to share his understanding of the quality, especially in successful people. In his post, the avid Twitter user said that Eastern cultures emphasise on the importance of humility in comparison to Western societies.

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) launched Threads, a direct competitor to Twitter, on Wednesday. The new service attracted millions of users in a matter of hours. META CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the app attracted 10 million sign-ups in seven hours.

Investing.com — Minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting fuel expectations that the central bank will likely hike interest rates at its July gathering. Elsewhere, Meta launches its new social media platform Threads as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg takes aim at Elon Musk's Twitter, while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heads to China in a bid to ease tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Instagram’s much-hyped new text-based Twitter-killer app, Threads, was finally unveiled on Thursday and it looks a lot like its competitor, Twitter! In the ever-evolving landscape of social networking platforms, the emergence of Instagram's Threads app poses a significant challenge to Twitter's long-standing dominance. The app is the latest in line of competitors, such as Bluesky and Donald Trump's Truth Social that have aimed to provide an alternative digital space for conversation besides Twitter. While Twitter revolutionised real-time updates and concise communication, Threads aims to create a more intimate messaging experience, allowing users to share personal moments exclusively with close friends. Let's delve into the key features, advantages, and limitations of both platforms.

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South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has mandated that all crypto exchanges register and obtain operational licenses by the end of 2023. 

Indian diplomats have also surfaced in Canada, allegedly circulated by Sikh extremists. These posters specifically mention Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma and Apoorva Srivastava, the Consulate General of India in Toronto.

Income Tax Return (ITR-2) filing online for AY 2023-24: Users of the popular ITR filing platform Cleartax will now be able to complete automated filing of ITR-2. In a statement, Cleartax said it has one-click integrations with over 20 brokers that cover over 85% of the addressable market of brokers. 

A poster promoting a Khalistan ‘Kill India’ rally outside the Indian high commission in London on July 8 has surfaced on social media. The announcement of this rally comes just a few days after the Indian consulate in San Francisco, US, was set on fire by Khalistani supporters.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has officially unveiled Threads, a text-based app developed by the team at Instagram. Considered the most formidable threat to Twitter, Threads aims to provide users with an open and friendly public space for conversation. The app allows individuals to share posts of up to 500 characters, fostering a new experience for text-based interactions.

Tata Group is considering an offer to buy back a stake in its entertainment content distribution platform from Temasek Holdings Pte as the Indian conglomerate weighs postponing Tata Play Ltd.’s initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Tata Group is contemplating whether to delay the planned Tata Play listing because of market conditions, the people said. Instead, Tata Group has started discussions with Temasek around a deal that would give the Singaporean state investor an opportunity for a long-awaited exit from its investment in the platform, formerly known as Tata Sky, the people said.

Sex Education,' is set to conclude with its upcoming fourth season. The highly anticipated final installment of the show is scheduled to stream on the popular OTT platform starting on September 21. Lead writer, series creator, and executive producer Laurie Nunn expressed her gratitude towards the dedicated team behind the production in a heartfelt letter addressed to the show's devoted fanbase.

Let the battle begin. Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched Threads, a stand-alone microblogging app that takes direct aim at Twitter as user unrest on that platform has grown since Elon Musk took the company over in October.

GST Council on July 11. Also, the Council, chaired by the Union Finance Minister and comprising state counterparts, has to decide on whether these three activities fall under the category of actionable claim of betting and gambling, sources added. The Group of Ministers, convened by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, has members from eight states-- West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

Narendra Modi is all set to inaugurate the ground-breaking ceremony for the highly-anticipated redevelopment project for the Gorakhpur Railway Station. The project costs nearly Rs 498 crores and the goal of the redevelopment is to transform the station into a world-class facility. The redevelopment will epitomizes the city's cultural heritage and offers a breathtaking view of the revered Gorakhnath temple.

The Night Manager," featuring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, and Olivia Coleman, captivated audiences worldwide. Recently, the Indian adaptation of the show, led by Anil Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Tillotama Shome, and Shobhita Dhulipala, proved to be an equally triumphant venture. Exciting news has emerged that the original show, based on John Le Carré's eponymous novel, is set to receive a sequel, scheduled to commence filming later this year.

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its U.S. affiliate have shrank this year, as they battle an onslaught of regulatory crackdowns. Last month, Binance was hit by a lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly breaching the regulator's rules, pushing its global market share to 52% from 60% at the start of the year, according to data firm Kaiko. Binance had begun to cede market share in March after its move to end zero-fees transactions for some trading pairs, said Dessislava Aubert, an analyst at Kaiko. «Binance's market share has gone to a variety of exchanges with Bybit and OKX faring best,» Aubert said.

Tech giant Meta has announced a new text-based conversation app.

crypto lending unit Genesis after its largest creditor Gemini — the crypto company founded by the Winklevoss twins — set Thursday afternoon as the final deadline before the company pursues litigation. The lending unit of crypto firm Genesis filed for bankruptcy in January after the collapse of key counterparties including FTX caused it to freeze customer redemptions in November. Genesis is owned by venture capital firm Digital Currency Group (DCG). Although Genesis' lending unit had initially outlined a plan to exit bankruptcy by May, it has yet to reach an agreement on a restructuring plan with creditors, to whom it owes more than $3 billion, according to court filings. Its largest creditor is Gemini, founded by billionaire identical twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss who are also former U.S. Olympic rowers. Gemini is seeking to recoup more than $1.1 billion.