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Baidu on Tuesday announced modest year-on-year revenue growth of 6% in the third quarter of 2023, beating analyst expectations. Facing increased domestic competition and a sluggish economy, the company — which operates a major search engine and map service — has sought to diversify into cloud computing, autonomous driving, artificial intelligence (AI) and other sectors.

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NAHB CEO Jim Tobin discusses the state of the housing market, American homeownership, and using family money for home down payment.

Spotify pays Google a zero percent commission when users buy its subscription on Android if the payment is made using Spotify's own payment system, and only a 4% commission if the payment is processed by Google, The Verge reported, citing a senior Google executive. The California-based company usually charges a 15% commission for in-app subscriptions, while the fee is reduced by 4% when app makers use the User Choice Billing programme, where they don't use Google to process the payment.

Discord, Snap and X (formerly Twitter) - to compel them to testify at a hearing on 6 December on the sexual exploitation of children online. The committee is chaired by Democratic Senator Dick Durbin and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.

OpenAI on November 17 announced that co-founder and CEO Sam Altman has been dismissed for inconsistencies in communication with the company's board. In a statement on its website, the board said it "no longer has confidence" in Altman's ability to lead OpenAI. OpenAI is the start-up that has produced the generative artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT.

₹9,000 crore, as per a CNBC-TV18 report citing sources. The notice reportedly encompasses Byju Raveendran, the founder of Byju's, and Think and Learn Pvt Ltd. The ED's move comes after an inquiry into potential FEMA violations by the ed-tech unicorn, it added.

On 19 November, the world celebrated the 10th Women's Entrepreneurship Day, an annual effort to bring to the fore the issues faced by women business leaders. In the last official economic census a decade ago, just 14% of all establishments in India were led by women. The share is estimated to have improved since then to over 20%, but the likes of Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Vandana Luthra and Falguni Nayar remain rare examples in an arena flooded with male leaders.

News18. ALSO READ: India hopeful of ‘positive outcome’: MEA on appeal to free ex-navy men in Qatar The report added that the missile may have a range of 500 kilometres which is greater than the range of 350-400 kilometres offered by the supersonic Indo-Russian cruise missile BrahMos.

₹3,401 per share, hitting a new record of all-time high on BSE on Tuesday’s trading session. The market capitalization of Titan company also crossed ₹3 lakh crore mark on November 21. Titan shares have consistently contributed ₹1 lakh crore to its market capitalization every two years.

Major global central banks, spanning Europe, North America, and other regions, have revealed a significant investment in crypto, with XRP emerging as a preferred digital asset.

China’s law enforcement agency in Wuhan arrested 27 individuals involved in a sophisticated crypto money laundering and crime operation involving 1 billion yuan, approximately $140 million.

Reskilling and upskilling are not only turning out to be effective talent retention tools but also helping companies boost revenue, according to a joint report by EY and iMocha. According to the report, more than 50% of the enterprises which participated in the global survey are undergoing “skills-first transformation” (SFT) and clocking two times growth in revenue compared with their peers. The report was released on Tuesday. Companies adopting SFT saw 61% of human resources department leaders reporting better outcomes for talent retention in 2023 and 58% reporting a boost in employee performance. The report is based on primary research via interviews and surveys with 560 HR leaders and employees across BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance), information technology, telecom and other industries across the US, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa), India, Southeast Asia and the Australia-New Zealand region. More than half of the companies that participated in the survey are embracing SFT, as per the report.

Bharat Electronics Ltd. traded 0.69 per cent lower in Tuesday's session at 01:03PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 144.85 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 144.85 and Rs 142.75, respectively, during the session so far.

Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Ltd. traded 1.57 per cent down in Tuesday's trade at 12:58PM (IST). Around 26,439 shares changed hands on the counter.

Indian Hotels Company Ltd. slipped 0.27 per cent to Rs 418.4 in Tuesday's trade as of 12:48PM (IST). The stock hit a high price of Rs 424.7 and low of Rs 418.0 during the session.

wages increase by 7.2% on average in 2022 compared with 7% for women, according to a new report. Globally, the paycheque increase was 6.7% on average for men compared with 6% for women, says the ‘ADP Research Institute's People at Work 2023: A Global Workforce View’ report. The report, based on a survey of more than 32,000 workers across 17 countries, shows that the gender pay gap in India was lower than the global average. It says male and female workers in India expect their pay cheques to increase at the same rate-- 8%--over the next 12 months. Some 63% of the Indian survey participants expressed confidence in their company's advancement toward achieving gender pay equality over the last three years. This surpasses countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with Australia at 34%, China at 51% and Singapore at 31%. While men received slightly higher pay raises last year, they are still more inclined than women to express dissatisfaction with their compensation.

UK government may be planning to enforce a rule which would require foreign workers to be paid a salary exceeding £30,000 to come to Britain. The reform plans, currently under consideration, are expected to be officially outlined this week as part of the ongoing efforts to reduce net migration levels, according to a report in The Telegraph. Currently, workers outside shortage occupations require a minimum salary of £26,200 to take up jobs in the UK—a figure notably below the median wage of £33,000.

GAIL (India) Ltd. traded 0.2 per cent higher in Tuesday's session at 12:27PM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 124.75 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 125.4 and Rs 124.2, respectively, during the session so far.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said that the manifesto released by the party on Tuesday for Rajasthan Assembly elections is «really good» as all the sections of the society of the state have been taken care of. Speaking to the reporters after the launch of the manifesto, the Congress leader said that the people of Rajasthan trust the promises made by the grand old party that will pave the way for it to form the government. «This is a really good manifesto. All categories have been taken care of.

According to the business solutions provider Quess Corp, about 65 per cent of the aggregate demand emerged from Development, ERP, Automotive Design, Testing, and Administration skills.