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India’s growth to 6.9% in 2024 from 6.2% projected earlier, the United Nations said in its latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report’s mid-year update. “India’s economy is forecast to expand by 6.9 per cent in 2024 and 6.6 per cent in 2025,29 mainly driven by strong public investment and resilient private consumption,” the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said. It noted that even as the government brings down its fiscal deficit, it will continue to increase capital investment.

microblogging site Twitter's name would be rebranded to 'X', all core systems of the company have now been moved to x.com, its head Elon Musk said on Friday. Gone are the days when people referred to the short messages on the microblogging platform as tweets, with a blue and white bird logo. Inputs by users on the website are now called 'posts' and the logo is a simple white X against a black background.

cardiac arrest after taking part in a social media challenge daring people to eat a single extremely hot tortilla chip, an autopsy revealed Thursday. Harris Wolobah, a 14-year-old from Massachusetts, died in September after taking part in the so-called "One Chip Challenge" — which involved a single chip produced by Paqui, dusted with Carolina Reaper and Naga Viper peppers.

GameStop and AMC fell for a second straight session on Thursday, as excitement over the social media return of "Roaring Kitty," who was the central figure in 2021 meme-stock rally, fizzles out. Shares of the videogame retailer GameStop tumbled 30% to close at $27.67 after jumping as high as $64.83 on Tuesday. Theater chain AMC closed 15.3% lower at $4.64.

Bitcoin is trading just above $65,000, experiencing a 1.25% correction after a recent surge. This upward movement was driven by weaker US CPI data, dovish FOMC sentiment, and a break from a symmetrical triangle pattern.

Thursday, May 16, 2024 – Sponge ($SPONGE), a popular new meme coin that has brought early supporters returns of 10,000%, has launched a social media poll asking the community for direction on how to distribute the project’s lucrative staking rewards.

Gen V, a spin-off from The Boys universe, has started production for its second season. The cast has shared updates on social media, and significant changes have been announced for the new season.

An autopsy of a Massachusetts teen who died after participating in a spicy tortilla chip challenge says his death was caused by eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract

The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill making climate change a lesser priority under state law and banning offshore wind turbines near the state's long coastline

Android 15, with the latest beta version offering robust enhancements available exclusively to beta testers. One notable feature showcased during a Google I/O developer session is the introduction of Private Space, a security and privacy-oriented addition to smartphones running Android 15. Private Space empowers users to conceal specific applications, such as those pertaining to finance, dating, or social media, in a secure enclave on their device.

assault incident, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal has given a statement to the Delhi Police. Maliwal expressed hope for appropriate action to be taken following her statement. The incident, which reportedly took place at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has caused Maliwal to describe the past few days as «very difficult.» Following her statement to the police, Maliwal took to social media to address the issue further. In a post on X, Maliwal wrote, «What happened to me was very bad. I have given my statement to the police on the incident that happened to me. I hope that appropriate action will be taken.» She also thanked those who supported her during this challenging time. Maliwal also addressed attempts to tarnish her character, stating that she hopes even those individuals find happiness. Additionally, Maliwal emphasized the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, highlighting the importance of national issues over individual incidents. She made a special request to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to refrain from politicizing the assault incident. «Important elections are going on in the country, Swati Maliwal is not important, the issues of the country are important. There is a special request to BJP people not to do politics on this incident,» she said in her post.

Amma’, as she was popularly known, hadn’t actually uttered the words. She couldn’t have, given that she had passed away in December 2016. The clip had been created by cloning her voice.

Bolvin Wealth Management Group President Gina Bolvin discusses the move in commodities, expected inflation data, the housing industry and her outlook for consumers.

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Her." That was the single tweet that OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman posted as his lieutenants demonstrated a new ChatGPT with the same alluring vocal flourishes Scarlett Johansson used in the movie by that name about a man who falls in love with his AI bot. The most impressive thing about the new GPT-4o (the ‘o’ stands for omni) is that it can discuss what it ‘sees’ through your phone camera in real time, a skill that Google faked in a demo for its AI model last December. More startling was that it didn’t just sound human but strangely seductive.

Rs 23 lakh in a cyber fraud case in Delhi. According to a report of PTI, the woman got lured after coming across a website on social media that promised high profits by trading in stock market. On contacting the number on the website, the accused influenced her to invest in the share market to earn huge returns and convinced her to start trading by investing Rs 1,000 in the beginning. She got a return of Rs 1,300 after her first trading

Tech Mahindra, has passed away at 85. Former Tech Mahindra MD and CEO CP Gurnani shared the news via the social media site X (formerly known as Twitter). “Heartbreaking news..

French prison guards were shot dead and three others seriously injured on Tuesday after heavily armed men ambushed a prison van to free an inmate, French police said, triggering a major manhunt.The orchestrated attack, which comes amid rising drug-linked violence across Europe, took place Tuesday morning at a toll booth in Incarville in northern France. The inmate and the attackers escaped, police said.Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said a major manhunt had been launched.“All means are being used to find these criminals.

Kyiv drew criticism from netizens since the video went viral on social media platforms. Many X users called the top US diplomat's performance ‘inappropriate’, particularly in light of Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia. Some even went as far as to reprimand him for what they perceived as poor judgment, especially considering Russia's recent incursion into northwestern Ukraine.

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