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Consensys, a leading blockchain and web3 software company, announces the launch of the first iteration of MetaMask Snaps to the public. MetaMask Snaps is set to revolutionize the way users interact with MetaMask, the world’s leading self-custody web3 platform, offering them unprecedented control and customization.

Investing.com — U.S. futures traded marginally lower Wednesday, as investors cautiously awaited the release of consumer inflation data which could provide clues as to future Federal Reserve monetary policy.

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Investing.com — U.S. stock futures slipped lower Wednesday, with investors cautiously awaiting the release of the latest U.S. inflation data for more insights into future Federal Reserve monetary policy.

Deutsche Bank AG is testing out artificial intelligence tools that aim to detect possible signs of misconduct from the tone of traders’ phone conversations.

A philanthropic group whose funders include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and MacKenzie Scott is giving $124 million to historically Black colleges and universities, aiming to shore up—and ultimately expand—the financially strapped schools. The money, from Blue Meridian Partners, will go to the HBCU Transformation Project, which launched last year and currently provides grants to 40 public and private schools for projects focused on improving enrollment, retention and graduation rates.

Meta Platforms in San Francisco federal court on Tuesday, accusing the tech giant of misusing their works to train its Llama artificial-intelligence software. Chabon, Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang and authors Matthew Klam, Rachel Louise Snyder and Ayelet Waldman in a lawsuit said Meta taught the Llama large-language model to respond to human text prompts with datasets that included pirated versions of their writings.

According to data from ANSR, while the absolute GCC hiring numbers are still smaller than the IT services hiring numbers, GCCs in India are expected to create 3.64 lakh jobs in 2023 in the country. Of the varied sectors, Xpheno data says 25% of the net additions will come from the banking and financial services sector. And the skills in demand will include software developers, engineers, data scientists, AI/ML scientists, cloud experts and cybersecurity professionals.GCCs have been operating in India for years. The key question for many today is what’s new about the current wave of GCC hiring? Vikram Ahuja, MD of ANSR and CEO & Co-Founder of Talent500, says while there are already 1,600 GCCs employing 1.5 million professionals, growing at 12% year on year, the last 2 years have been transformational. The GCCs are seeing the strongest pipeline ever for their work. He pins the reasons on some specific factors: “The pandemic normalised the idea of remote work. GCCs gained more mainstream acceptability. GCCs, in many cases, outperformed standard organisations on important metrics such as business continuity and information security, which are critical for large global companies. In a way, it served as a litmus test.”

Solidus Labs, a leading entity in crypto-native trade surveillance and risk monitoring, has recently unveiled that a minimum of $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency has been wash-traded on Ethereum-based decentralized exchanges (DEXs) since 2020. This revelation is part of Solidus Labs' latest Crypto Market Manipulation Report.

Apple's iOS 17 is set to take the iPhone experience to the next level, offering an array of new features and enhancements for both the newly launched iPhone 15 series and older models. This free software update, officially available from September 18, promises to redefine how users interact with their iPhones.

Sunil Singhania, Founder, Abakkus Asset Manager LLP, says “the only theme we follow is whether the company can double profits in four to five years and a lot of these themes are interesting and exciting. But the valuation at which the IPOs are coming and the stocks are getting listed is something which at least conservative investors like us cannot comprehend.”You have followed a template of 15-15-15, return ratio of 15%, growth 15%, and PE multiple of less than 15. Is that template still at play or the market conditions are forcing you to change that template?No, it is becoming difficult for sure.

iPhone. Many people believe that once a message is deleted, it's gone for good. However, iCloud can hold a backlog of these deleted messages, providing a clever workaround for those who need to retrieve them.

Apple is using the emerging technology to improve basic functions in its new gadgets. Without using the words 'artificial intelligence' to describe the emerging technology, Apple showcased a new line of iPhones and a new watch that included improved semiconductor designs that power the new AI features. The features largely improve basic functions like taking a call or snapping better images. Artificial intelligence didn't come up at its June developer conference either but has for months been quietly reshaping Apple's core software products behind the scenes. In contrast, Microsoft and Alphabet's Google set ambitious goals for the level of transformation with their AI efforts. Industry leaders have warned about the potential harms of the unchecked development of new tools such as generative AI. Apple built the Series 9 Watch with a new chip that includes improved data crunching capabilities, notably adding a four-core «Neural Engine» that can process machine learning tasks up to twice as quickly. The Neural Engine is what Apple calls the building blocks for its chips that accelerate AI functions.

Reuters. The features largely improve basic functions like taking a call or snapping better images. AI didn't come up at its June developer conference either but has for months been quietly reshaping Apple's core software products behind the scenes.

Brand and automation software start-up Sesimi is looking for a strategic investor to join its shareholder register, telling potential backers to think of gross margins higher than 90 per cent from serving clients like Toyota, American Express and Cricket Australia.

IBM. Speaking at the flagship IBM Think conference in Mumbai, on Tuesday, Paul Burton, general manager, IBM Asia Pacific, and Sandip Patel, managing director, IBM India and South Asia, said that skill gaps and talent scarcity are also driving larger investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation.

Endeavour Energy is on the cusp of deploying a “self-healing” function that will allow its technicians to restore power to most customers within 70 seconds without having to visit the site physically.

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes Tuesday: WestRock, Exxon Mobil and GoDaddy rise;

HCL Technologies is seeing a steady rise in enterprise demand for generative AI (artificial intelligence), as well as cloud deployment and expansion of 5G. In an interview, Kalyan Kumar, global chief technology officer and head of ecosystems at the software services provider, underlined how businesses are finding early use cases for generative AI, what the metaverse hype cycle has transformed into, and why consumer technology markets are ahead of the enterprise tech adoption curve. Edited excerpts: The evolution of cloud deployment models continues to happen.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.

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