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Spanish Telco company Telefonica has announced a partnership with Chainlink to provide secure connections for web3 smart contracts.

unicorn companies in the country, according to a report published by Tracxn, a data intelligence platform. The Tracxn Geo Annual report stated that Karnataka's tech startup ecosystem received a total funding of $3.4 billion in 2023, which is a 72% plunge from the $12.2 billion raised in 2021, and an 83% decline from the $20.4 billion raised in 2021.

Mamata Banerjee slammed Border Security Force (BSF) and held them responsible for the death of four children who died in Uttar Dinajpur district’s Chopra on Thursday. She demanded stringent action by the Centre on the issue. “BSF's responsibility is to guard the borders. When four innocent children died in Chopra, did their lives have any value? Our delegation met the Governor today. I want punishment of those BSF officers, who are responsible for the death of these innocent children,” Banerjee demanded at the floor of the assembly on Thursday. “The Central government must take stringent action,” she said adding, “I know what the BSF is doing. One of the MLAs in Murshidabad complained to me that BSF dragged an Imam out of a mosque in his constituency and assaulted him.”

If credit and deposit growth rates remain steady, a period of deposit competition looms, squeezing bank margins to 2.9% from 3%, it said. “ Private-sector banks are likely to bear the brunt of the situation, as they are already operating at much higher LDRs," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Deepali V Seth Chhabria. «Adding to the stresses on the private-sector banks, the lenders are growing at a much faster pace than the public-sector banks.» Indian banks' credit deposit ratio reached a two-decade high of 80% in December 2023. While the credit growth is 1.5 times the nominal GDP, deposits are rising only in line with the nominal GDP.

The NSE Nifty 50 index settled 0.32% higher at 21,911, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.32% to 72,050. Both the benchmarks struggled for direction earlier in the day, before consolidating gains in the final two hours.

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General AI is great. Everyday people can load up ChatGPT and get fairly good results. But when a business requires a model to perform specific tasks custom to that business at a near-perfect rate, then firms encounter issues. As a result, the biggest companies in the world are specializing in AI models, applications, infrastructure, and other systems, to suit their needs.

(Reuters) — Canadian miner Nouveau Monde Graphite said on Thursday it has agreed to sign a multi-year supply agreement with a unit of General Motors (NYSE:GM) and would receive $150 million in equity investment from the automaker.

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1. Integration of Cloud Gaming: C++ plays a role in the development of cloud gaming platforms ensuring game streaming and responsiveness. 2. AI and Machine Learning Integration: The utilization of C++ is growing to incorporate AI and machine learning algorithms into games resulting in adaptive gaming experiences.

Nifty on Thursday ended 71 points higher above the 21,900-level to form a Doji-type candlestick on the daily chart. Both price and momentum indicators suggest a continuation of the up move. Nifty is currently placed at the edge of moving above the minor down- trend line resistance around 21,900-21,950 levels. A decisive break above this hurdle could open the doors for new all-time highs around 22,150 levels. Immediate support is at 21,800, said Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities.

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023–24 Series IV schedule for the fiscal year 2023-2024. The SGB Series 2023-24 Series IV opened for subscription on February 12, 2024. The current SGB tranche will close for subscriptions on February 16, 2024.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Cochin Shipbuilders, Mazagaon Docks, Bharat Dynamics, ZEN Technlogies ltd, Astra Microwave products, Mishra Dhatu Nigam and others have seen sharp rise in share prices, of up to 250% during past one year. On an average12 defence companies have given returns of 105 % during last one year as per Bloomberg.

The explosion of artificial-intelligence technology makes it easier than ever to deceive people on the internet, and is turning the 2024 U.S. presidential election into an unprecedented test on how to police deceptive content. An early salvo was fired last month in New Hampshire.

Longtime money-losing ride-share companies Uber Technologies and Lyft have surprised naysayers by doing what many thought was impossible: racing toward steady profits. 2023 marked Uber’s first year of being profitable as a public company. Uber put more gas in its tank Wednesday after it outlined better long-term financial goals during its investor day.

Goldman Sachs strategists have adjusted their market outlook for Europe, setting a new 12-month target for the Stoxx Europe 600 Index at 510, up from their previous forecast of 500.

Kerala-based startups witness 40% surge in seed-stage funding in 2023: Report Tamil Nadu startups also saw a crunch in funding, with an 85% plunge last year. Tamil Nadu-based tech startups secured a total funding of $255 million in 2023 as against $1.7 billion raised in 2022. Karnataka's tech startups attracted late-stage investments worth $2.3 billion in 2023, a 74% decline compared with $8.9 billion in 2022.

Cash-strapped Dunzo promises to pay former staff by March-end Overall, the Kerala-based startups raised $33.2 million in 2023, an uptick of 15% increase from $28.9 million raised in 2022. However, the early-stage funding dropped 32% to $7 million in 2023 from $10.3 million in 2022. The Kerala startup ecosystem has not recorded any late-stage funding in the last five years.

BRUSSELS—With a war raging nearby and the threat that a second Trump administration could pull the U.S. out of NATO, Europe has ratcheted up military spending. Arms manufacturers are working around-the clock, and new factories are going up to meet demand.