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Nvidia overtook Google-parent Alphabet's stock market capitalisation to become the third biggest US company on Wednesday, days before the poster child of AI boom is due to report fourth-quarter results. Strong demand for the Silicon Valley company's chips used in artificial intelligence computing has powered the stock 231% in the past 12 months to record highs, taking its market value to $1.812 trillion.

Kraken, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, has recently introduced a new requirement for its users in the United Kingdom.

European cinema landscape experienced a prosperous year in 2023, with significant contributions from blockbuster films such as Barbie, Oppenheimer, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and Wonka. According to preliminary estimates from the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the year saw a remarkable 21 percent increase in European admissions, reaching a total box office of approximately €7.1 billion ($7.6 billion). This marked a substantial gain of 24 percent in Europe and 25 percent in the European Union compared to 2022. While final data for 2023 will be released later in the spring, UNIC reported that several territories, including the Netherlands, Croatia, Albania, Serbia, and Montenegro, exceeded their box office revenues from the 2017-2019 period. Additionally, Austria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, and Slovakia matched pre-pandemic box office results.

country music albums from prominent singers. These albums will include Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, Lana Del Rey and others, as per a USA Today report. On February 16, Blackberry Smoke will release «Be Right Here», and Drake Milligan's «Jukebox Songs» will premier.

BPCL ESPS Trust on Wednesday sold a 0.3% stake in Bharat Petroleum Corporation through the open market for around Rs 400 crore. The trust sold 68,36,948 shares at Rs 584 apiece, block deals data showed. Shares of the state-owned oil refiner ended 7.3% higher on the National Stock Exchange at Rs 626.95.

Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday said Singhu border on NH-44 is inaccessible for traffic and issued advisory regarding the same due to the farmers' protest. Long traffic jams hit the Delhi-Ghaziabad border during the day and security checks were put in place by the authorities. Rapid Action Force personnel, Police personnel and Riot Control Vehicles are deployed at the Singhu Border in Delhi in view of the farmers' protest. The morning visuals showed that security arrangements have been intensified at the Shambhu border in Ambala, Haryana, as farmers who marched towards Delhi on Tuesday clashed with the police.

Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force have shown interest in the indigenously designed and developed Tapas medium altitude long endurance drone. The Indian Navy and Air Force have held discussions and communicated with the Defence Research and Development Organisation regarding the capabilities of the drone and the roles it can perform in the services, defence officials told ANI. The Tapas drone capabilities were discussed in detail during a DRDO interaction with the forces. The Indian Air Force has also written to the DRDO in this regard, they said.

Bank of Nova Scotia said Jake Lawrence is leaving his role as chief executive of the lender’s capital-markets business to take a senior role at the Desmarais family’s holding company.

Vedanta's Sterlite Copper plant in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. This comes in response to Vedanta's appeal against the closure of the plant by the Tamil Nadu government. The three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice D.Y.

The College of Financial Planning has just shared a valuable snapshot of the landscape of employment and compensation for financial professionals across the US.

Kiabi which is present in about 25 countries, on Wednesday announced that it has forayed into Asia, through its association with Myntra in India. ET had last year reported that the brand was in talks to enter the Indian market. The brand has its presence across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and now, Asia.

Both stock and bond markets experienced declines, as the US dollar saw an uptick on Tuesday, following the release of a less-than-favorable US consumer price index (CPI).

Shivakumar on Wednesday said the Congress party was carrying out another round of surveys to finalise the Congress candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. «We reviewed the reports submitted by the party observers, district in charge ministers and party workers. We have suggested another round of surveys to further evaluate potential candidates. The list of candidates is not finalised yet and we will hold a meeting in Delhi very soon,» Shivakumar, who heads the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), told the media. This time, the committee met in Bengaluru in view of the ongoing budget session. «The list needs to be finalised at the earliest. We need to ask at least 50% of candidates to start election related activities,» he said, in response to a query.

By Nivedita Balu and Niket Nishant

Burglars who steal valuables can sometimes develop remorse and even return them! A group of burglars who ransacked Tamil director Manikandan’s house has returned an amount of the loot and even apologised for the nuisance they created! The burglars broke into Manikandan’s house in Usilampatti and stole cash, gold jewellery, as well as medals. However, later, the burglars seemed to have had a change of heart!

By Bianca Flowers and Aatreyee Dasgupta

Tuesday’s much-anticipated U.S. January CPI report was not what the bulls wanted to see.

Fat Brands chairman and founder Andy Wiederhorn details the economic impact of California raising the minimum wage to $20 an hour.

GTA 6. The report speculates that the revised forecast might push the release date of GTA 6 into the next fiscal year, FY26, which begins in April 2025.

India, Mumbai, 14th February 2024: Metropolis Healthcare Limited, India’s leading diagnostic service provider, today announces its collaboration with QritiveTM, a leading provider of AI solutions for pathology labs globally. This partnership is set to augment Metropolis' cancer diagnosis capabilities through the integration of state-of-the-art AI technology.

Tata Motors, the recently launched Nexon facelift has earned a five-star safety rating in the Global New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) crash test. The sub-4 metre compact SUV demonstrated exceptional safety performance, scoring 32.22 out of 34 points in adult protection and 44.52 out of 49 points in child protection.