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Himachal Pradesh will make special efforts to increase the state's software exports from Rs 5 crore to Rs 100 crore, Cabinet minister Rajesh Dharmani said on Sunday. Today, India is exporting software worth billions of rupees and Himachal Pradesh's contribution in the country's software exports would increase and institutes like NIT should come forward, said Dharmani at the concluding day of the 31st State Level Children's Science Conference.

Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California's civil rights agency on behalf of women employed by the video game maker. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, resolves allegations that the maker of Call of Duty, Overwatch, World of Warcraft and other video games «discriminated against women at the company, including denying promotion opportunities and paying them less than men for doing substantially similar work,» the California Civil Rights Department announced late Friday.

artificial intelligence (AI) gains prominence among businesses, in the past week alone, at least two reports were published that focused on its impact on Indian enterprises, highlighting the significance of process automation and generative AI as key investment catalysts. The first Automation Now & Next report was by US-based software firm Automation Anywhere. Along with independent research and analysis firm Foundry, looked at actions, experiences, and projections of more than 1,000 decision-makers, C-level executives, business leaders, automation leaders and practitioners across industries and regions over two months. The report underscored three topics – AI, productivity improvements and scalability.

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A Tesla driver will pay more than $23,000 in restitution for the deaths of two people during a 2019 car crash in a Los Angeles suburb

Would you get blood work done at your gym? Longevity-focused treatments like IV vitamin drips, biological-age testing and peptide injections—questioned by many doctors but embraced by a growing group of health enthusiasts—are coming to mass-market fitness centers. Some fitness brands are adding or investing in clinics that offer access to weight-loss drugs, too. The push has the potential to bring once-fringe treatments purported to fight aging further into the mainstream.

monitor for work, there are several key factors to consider. Firstly, the screen size and resolution are paramount for clear and crisp visuals, ensuring that you can view multiple applications simultaneously without straining your eyes. A larger screen with a higher resolution offers more screen real estate, making it ideal for multitasking and detailed work.

Sandip Sabharwal, asksandipsabharwal.com, says “sudden, swift corrections lasting a couple of weeks can come up any time. Markets can never go up in a straight line. So the investment strategy has to be, at this point of time, if you are holding some good stocks, you can keep on holding. If you are holding zero cash, I would say that it is a good strategy to at least have 10-15% cash now so that you can re-deploy as opportunities come up again.” Is it getting too good to be true or perhaps we should not get carried away with the momentum? What is your understanding of the market right now? It depends on the time horizon of the investors. So if it is a very long term, then it is fine. It does not matter. But I think when markets move up so rapidly in such a short period, in every bullish phase, we have seen that markets can correct 4% to 7% at any point of time without any reason so any investor who is getting in today needs to be ready for that.

CERT-In has classified the risk as high, underscoring the possibility of attackers leveraging these vulnerabilities to bypass security protocols, gain access to confidential information, and execute unauthorized code on targeted systems. The recognized vulnerabilities present a potential threat to multiple components within the Samsung ecosystem.

This series, the Class of 2024, aims to simplify the way to navigate the world beyond the campus by talking about the sectors with opportunities, ways to use online platforms and preparing resumes, among other things. This is the third of the 10-part series, offering a look into how the job market is shaping up in the immediate future. It is no secret that the idea of going to college for most people is to find a job. But that is a vague goal. Your aim becomes sharper only when you narrow the search by using parameters such as skill sets, requirements, remuneration and growth prospects, among others. The first step is to look at which sector suits you the most. Let us start with technology as it has over the past few decades fuelled the dreams of millions of youngsters. This year, though, the talent demand in the sector has been muted when compared with previous years.

Bandhan Bank Ltd.(up 5.04 per cent), IDFC First Bank Ltd.(up 0.85 per cent), Federal Bank Ltd.(up 0.78 per cent), IndusInd Bank Ltd.(up 0.6 per cent) and Au Small Finance Bank Ltd.(up 0.38 per cent) were among the top gainers. Axis Bank Ltd.(down 0.66 per cent), Bank of Baroda(down 0.2 per cent), State Bank of India(down 0.13 per cent), ICICI Bank Ltd.(down 0.05 per cent) and HDFC Bank Ltd.(down 0.01 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

Brigade Enterprises Ltd.(up 4.02 per cent), Swan Energy Ltd.(up 2.86 per cent), Sobha Ltd.(up 1.57 per cent), Phoenix Mills Ltd.(up 0.45 per cent) and DLF Ltd.(up 0.18 per cent) were among the top gainers. Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.(down 2.7 per cent), Macrotech Developers Ltd.(down 1.15 per cent), Godrej Properties Ltd.(down 1.02 per cent) and Oberoi Realty Ltd.(down 0.32 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

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LTIMindtree Ltd. gained 3.07 per cent to Rs 6129.75 in Friday's session as of 10:35AM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 500.67 points higher at 71014.87. Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap down start to the session.

On the BSE, City Pulse Multiplex(down 14.92 per cent), SVS Ventures(down 8.04 per cent), Veerkrupa Jewellers(down 6.34 per cent), Kama Holdings(down 6.34 per cent) and Modipon Ltd(down 6.15 per cent) were among the stocks that plunged over 5 per cent during the session. In the Nifty pack, 41 stocks traded in the green, while 9 stocks traded in the red.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.47 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 1.44 per cent), Hero MotoCorp Ltd.(up 1.09 per cent), Bajaj Auto Ltd.(up 0.68 per cent) and Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd.(up 0.55 per cent) were among the top gainers. Tube Investments of India Ltd.(down 0.44 per cent), Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd.(down 0.3 per cent), TVS Motor Company Ltd.(down 0.18 per cent) and Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(down 0.08 per cent) were the top losers on the index.

BharOS, an indigenously developed mobile operating system, is considering providing its technology for routers, said Karthik Ayyar, the founder of JandK Operations, an IIT Madras incubated non-profit organisation that has built BharOS. “We are looking at different variants of our operating system for different purposes,” Ayyar told ET.

Hiring mandates put out by IT services companies – that had almost completely frozen recruitments in the last few quarters due to weak tech demand – are improving on a month-on-month basis, recruitment firms said.

Investing.com — The Dow closed at record highs Thursday for the second-straight day as the post-Fed rally continued to push stocks higher even as some express concern that the recent run higher has been too much, too fast.

Investing.com — Main U.S. indexes rose Thursday on optimism for future interest rate cuts following the Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year.

Envestnet Inc. is exploring the sale of Yodlee, a data aggregation firm that it bought in 2015, according to people with knowledge of the matter.