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Suchir Balaji, a former researcher at OpenAI and a whistleblower who raised concerns about copyright breaches in the development of generative AI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on November 26. According to the San Francisco police and Medical Examiner's Office, the 26-year-old’s death has been ruled a suicide, with no evidence of foul play. Balaji’s passing has added urgency to the ongoing debates over the ethical and legal implications of AI development.

Analogue wristwatches are making a comeback with a growing number of people opting for their simplicity and classic elegance, leaving behind the digital distractions of smartwatches. Tech entrepreneur Madhav Sheth, who introduced Chinese smartphone brands Realme and Honor in the Indian market, has stopped using his smartwatch and returned to an analogue timepiece. The smartwatch would worsen anxiety levels with regular email notifications, which meant taking immediate action, besides constant tracking of health vitals such as pulse rate, according to Sheth. Abhishek Ganguly, former managing director of Puma India, who is building his own sportswear company Agilitas, is giving up on his smartwatch to return to analogue-he uses a fitness band for his workouts only. «Analogue watch adds to my wardrobe,» he said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Businesses need to step up their research and development spending, and the industry expects the government to sustain the growth in budget allocation for capital expenditure as these two would help the Indian industry to become more competitive in global markets, Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), and vice-chairman and managing director of Emami Ltd, said. In an interview to Mint, Agarwal also downplayed the government’s concerns that private sector salaries were not keeping pace with their multi-year-high profitability, saying that the need to retain talent ensures salary increments in the private sector.

LinkedIn Technology Information, the India arm of Microsoft Corporation-owned LinkedIn, has reported a 1.7% decrease in net profit to ₹172 crore for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, according to the company's financial details accessed by Tofler. The company recorded a total revenue of ₹1,869 crore, slightly lower than the previous year's ₹1,873 crore, reflecting a 0.21% decrease. Operating expenses rose marginally to ₹1,643 crore, up from ₹1,633 crore, indicating a 0.61% increase. LinkedIn India's marketing services contributed significantly to the revenue, accounting for 54.06% of the total turnover. Contract research and development services and customer support services complemented the revenue streams, contributing 41.43% and 4.51%, respectively.

blue zones" famous for having a high proportion of people over 100, according to one researcher. The desire to live as long as possible has driven a booming lifestyle industry selling supplements, books, tech and tips to those wanting to learn the secrets of the world's oldest people. But Saul Justin Newman, a researcher at University College London's Centre for Longitudinal Studies, told AFP that most extreme old age data «is junk to a really shocking degree».

Meanwhile, a shocking revelation has come up o the basis of a lawsuit by Elon Musk, where it has been alleged that OpenAI overpays those in the AI field, in order to keep employees within their fold. This is seen by many as anticompetitive practice, which may harm other companies in the similar field. Also Read: Will Taylor Swift perform at Donald Trump's inauguration? Fans react to anchor's speculation

Dozens of environmental nonprofits issued a manifesto Thursday condemning new laws in Brazilian states that threaten to dismantle the Amazon soy moratorium

Benchmark NSE Nifty index fell 311.0 points to 24237.7 amid selling in frontline bluechip stocks.

Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. traded 0.23 per cent in Friday's trade at 10:30AM (IST). Around 10,434 shares changed hands on the counter. The stock opened at Rs 406.50 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 409.35 and Rs 404.15, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 483.65 and a 52-week low of Rs 262.10.

DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.(up 2.01%) and EID Parry(India)Ltd.(up 0.99%) were among the top gainers.

were among the top gainers.

ADF Foods Ltd.(up 1.36%), LT Foods Ltd.(up 1.19%), Dangee Dums Ltd.(up 0.57%), Colgate-Palmolive(India)Ltd.(up 0.51%), JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Ltd.(up 0.40%), Nakoda Group Of Industries Ltd.(up 0.31%) and Euro India Fresh Foods Ltd.(up 0.17%) were among the top gainers.

Havells India Ltd. traded 0.25 per cent in Friday's session at 10:14AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 1757.10 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 1782.75 and Rs 1757.10, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 2104.95 and a 52-week low of 1280.20. About 7,742 shares changed hands on the counter so far.

Domestic benchmark index NSE Nifty fell 177.05 points to 24371.65, while the BSE Sensex traded 575.95 points down at 80714.01.

«We expect markets to trade in a range with a positive bias, on the back of easing retail inflation and favourable global cues,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Research, Wealth Management, Motilal Oswal.

Tata Motors, RIL, HAL, Zomato, Jk Tyre, JSW Energy among others will be in focus due to various news developments. Tata Motors Tata Motors will increase prices on its trucks and buses by up to 2% starting January 1, 2025, the automobile giant said citing rising input costs.

Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast has fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram at auction, as officials try to keep the struggling industry alive

Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly,” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health

You might have thought the Bank of Canada‘s latest interest rate cut — a second consecutive 50-basis-point whopper — would have sent the loonie plunging, but you were wrong if you did.

Top industry executives have decried the government's modest ₹1,100 crore FY25 budgetary allocation, amounting to 0.03% of the GDP, for telecom-related R&D, including allocations towards the IndiaAI Mission and design-linked incentive scheme. They termed it an unrealistic and feeble attempt to aspire for leadership on the global 6G stage. More so, since the actual FY25 budgetary allocation to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for R&D is just Rs 400 crore.

Indian Light Tank (ILT) has been developed to boost the Army's combat capabilities along the frontier with China. The latest trial of the tank followed the phase-one trial in the desert environment in September. «The Indian Light Tank has achieved a major milestone by firing a number of rounds at different ranges at an altitude of more than 4200 m, at a high altitude location with consistently accurate results,» the ministry said.