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Software AG has invited competitors and investors to submit bids for two software platforms and is looking at options for a third one, the Handelsblatt daily reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the talks. Software AG, which is majority-owned by private equity firm Silver Lake, is looking for interested parties for its Trend Miner and Cumulocity platforms, according to Handelsblatt.

IT sector, which has seen a contraction in hiring amid global economic slowdown and funding winter, is likely to witness a positive turnaround with 8-10% increase in hiring in 2024, suggests a new report rom talent solution company NLB Services. Overall, the hiring in the IT sector is expected to surge by 12-15% in CY 2024, especially due to the surge in global capabilities centres (GCCs) and global economy settling down comparatively, according to the report.

BEIJING — Excitement over artificial intelligence isn't yet fueling a boom in cloud services spending in mainland China.

Apple's popular Apple Watches into the United States has gone into effect. Here is a look at what the ban means for consumers and what is next for Apple. The US International Trade Commission in October ordered Apple to stop importing and selling Apple Watches based on a complaint from medical-monitoring technology company Masimo.

AI pioneer Blake Lemoine has warned that Artificial Intelligence may start a war and it could be used in assassination. He is the software engineer who was sacked by the company after he claimed that Google's LaMDA system was capable of having feelings. Google rejected this and fired the software engineer. He has expressed apprehension that the tools other AI makers are creating may be used wrongfully in warfare. Talking to 'The Washington Times', he said, «Using the AI to solve political problems by sending a bullet into the opposition will become seductive, especially if it’s accurate.» He also said, «If you can kill one revolutionary thought leader and prevent a civil war while your hands are clean, you prevented a war. But that leads to ‘Minority Report’ and we don’t want to live in that world.»

The real estate business has always been viewed as conservative and resistant to change, but technological advancements profoundly transform its environment. Proptech – the merger of property and technology – is a developing sector that is changing how we purchase, sell, rent, and manage properties worldwide. At its core, it uses technological advances to streamline procedures, improve efficiency, and enhance user experiences in real estate. Proptech is fueling an unparalleled surge of innovation, from virtual property viewings and digital transactions to data analytics and smart home technology.

In the complex world of finance, keeping an eye on the ever-evolving landscape is essential for making successful investment decisions. As we step into 2024, it’s crucial to identify and understand the investment themes that are likely to shape the Indian stock market in the year ahead.

Scientists have alarmed Android device owners as a new version of the malware that poses a serious threat to the security of Android devices has been discovered, named ‘Chameleon Trojan’. This malware has the ability to disable biometric authentication methods, such as fingerprint and face unlock, in order to steal the phone’s PIN.

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Samsung has expanded its Galaxy A-series lineup in India with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy A25 5G and Galaxy A15 5G smartphones. Priced at Rs. 26,999 and Rs. 19,499 respectively, these devices offer a blend of latest features.

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The stock market is poised to end the year on a bullish note.

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current account deficit narrowed in the July-September quarter largely due to a lower merchandise trade deficit while services exports also grew, the Reserve Bank of India said on Tuesday. The current account deficit stood at $8.3 billion, or 1% of GDP, in the second quarter of fiscal 2023-24 as compared to $9.2 billion or 1.1% of GDP in the preceding quarter. The CAD stood at $30.9 billion or 3.8% in the same quarter a year ago. «Underlying the lower current account deficit on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis in Q2:2023-24 was the narrowing of merchandise trade deficit to USD 61.0 billion from USD 78.3 billion in Q2:2022-23,» said the data on Developments in India's Balance of Payments during the second quarter (July-September) of 2023-24. Net invisible receipts were higher in H1 2023-24 on a y-o-y basis primarily on account of higher net services receipts. Services exports grew by 4.2 per cent on a y-o-y basis on the back of rising exports of software, business and travel services.

artificial intelligence (AI)-driven system was autonomously able to learn about some Nobel Prize-winning chemical reactions and design a successful laboratory procedure to make them, new research published in the journal Nature describes. One of the most complex reactions that their creation, named 'Coscientist' by the researchers, was able to pull off pertains to organic chemistry and is known as palladium-catalysed cross couplings, which in 2010 earned its human inventors the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in recognition of the role of these reactions in pharmaceutical development process. «This is the first time that a non-organic intelligence planned, designed and executed this complex reaction that was invented by humans,» said Gabe Gomes, a Carnegie Mellon University (US) chemist and chemical engineer, who led the research team that assembled and tested Coscientist.

Bharat Electronics, a Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, jumped 5.5% to hit a new all-time high of ₹184.50 apiece in today's trade after the company received orders worth ₹678 crore. In today's exchange filing, the company said it had signed a contract for a value of ₹445 crore with the UP government for the next-generation UP Dial 112 project.

MphasiS Ltd. traded at Rs 2708.25 on BSE at 02:10PM (IST) on Tuesday, down 1.15 per cent. The stock quoted a 52-week low price of Rs 1660.65 and a high of Rs 2763.25.

ChatGPT and Bard stiff competition in the realm of AI. Perhaps the first launch of the year for Apple will be the Vision Pro mixed reality headsets which could be made available to the public around January or February of 2024. Hinting at the imminent launch, Apple recently sent an email to software developers asking them to "get ready" for the mixed reality headset by testing their apps and sending the software to Apple for feedback.

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Japanese home projector app designed by Aladdin X, has become a sensational viral hit, capturing the hearts of gaming enthusiasts. The game's simple yet addictive mechanics propelled it to the top of Nintendo Switch downloads, creating a cultural buzz and unexpected success. Here's a closer look at the story behind Suika Game's meteoric rise.

Elon Musk's Grok AI, Microsoft's Bing Chat and Google's Gemini language model. We take a look at the top 5 AI launches of 2023. Probably a little taken aback by the sudden rise of generative AI technology, Google rushed to launch its own chatbot, named Bard, as an 'early experiment'.