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Studio Ghibli aesthetic flooding the internet, concerns are growing over the future of hand-drawn animation. Could AI one day take over the painstaking artistry that brought us “Spirited Away” and “My Neighbor Totoro”? Perhaps. But there’s one thing technology will never replicate: the irreplaceable genius of Hayao Miyazaki.

image generator, OpenAI has revealed plans to launch a new open language model—its first since GPT-2. To shape its development, the company is seeking input from developers, researchers, and the wider AI community through a feedback form. Open-source language models (OS LLMs) are designed to understand, generate, and manipulate human language, leveraging large datasets and sophisticated algorithms to perform a variety of language-based tasks. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the news, stating, “We are planning to release our first open-weight language model since GPT-2. We've been thinking about this for a long time, but other priorities took precedence. Now it feels important to do.” Altman added that before the model is released, OpenAI plans to evaluate it using its preparedness framework, the same process applied to all its models. “And we will do extra work given that we know this model will be modified post-release,” he stated in the post.

“The element of uncertainty regarding reciprocal tariffs is expected to decrease with the tariff declaration today. However, considering Trump’s flip-flops on tariffs in the past, the uncertainty is likely to persist beyond today,” says Dr. VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Investments.

«Both the daily and weekly RMI momentum indicator that we use are giving bullish signals. So, there is no doubt right now that the markets are going to weaken further,» says Rohit Srivastava, Founder, Strike Money Analytics & Indiacharts. With this new series, a lot of volatility already kicking in. There are big events lined up, Trump announcements as well as RBI monetary policy. But overall, how is the trend shaping up for you when it comes to benchmark indices? Rohit Srivastava: So, if you are just looking at the Indian indices and try to discount it without letting too much of the news flow affect you, then the trend is pretty much positive.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Maharashtra government has increased ready reckoner (RR) rates for FY26 after a gap of two years. RR rates, also known as circle rates, are the state government's estimates of the minimum property prices in an area.

Quant Mutual Fund informs that their overall portfolio remains tilted toward large and mega-large caps, and the overall liquidity of the portfolio is good. The high cash levels in most of the fund house's schemes will be used to selectively deploy small caps in falling markets. The fund believes that the market is currently waiting for clarity from Trump. The fund house is participating in both large and mega-large caps, while selectively increasing small-cap exposures in most of their equity schemes. The fund house's 'predictive analytics' endorsed that a trading bottom was around the corner by the end of February. Since then, the benchmark index—Nifty 50—has rallied around 8%.

ChatGPT’s image generation has taken a new turn. Netizens are engaging in witty banter with the chatbot after it refused to create Studio Ghibli-style images for a user. This has sparked a surge in user-generated content, with memes spreading rapidly across social media platforms, adding to the growing online buzz. ChatGPT, a cheater?

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Shares of FMCG major Nestle India fell 4% to their day’s low of Rs 2,148 on the NSE in Wednesday's early trade after global brokerage firm BofA Securities downgraded the stock’s rating to an ‘underperform’ and also lowered its target price to Rs 2,140 from an earlier Rs 2,315.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The once-booming initial public offerings (IPO) market, fueled by frenzied retail participation, has hit a speed bump. The recent sell-off in Indian equities has forced companies to defer listings, with March seeing no mainboard public listing, the first monthly lull since May 2023.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. • Chalet Hotels: Buy above ₹850 | Stop loss ₹825 | Target ₹915-940 After a phase of consolidation, the trends show the inability of the stock to move higher with prices facing headwinds again. The last Q3 numbers were not encouraging.

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Tata Motors shares will be in focus on Wednesday after the company reported flat domestic sales of 90,500 units in March 2025, compared to 90,822 units in March 2024. While passenger vehicle (PV) sales, including electric vehicles (EVs), rose 3% to 51,872 units, commercial vehicle (CV) sales declined 3% to 41,122 units.

Ghibli-inspired AI images, OpenAI's Sam Altman has issued an important update for the users, saying that the new releases from the company are likely to be delayed, stuff to break, and for service to sometimes be slow as it deals with capacity challenges. «We are getting things under control, but you should expect new releases from openai to be delayed, stuff to break, and for service to sometimes be slow as we deal with capacity challenges. Working as fast we can to really get stuff humming; if anyone has GPU capacity in 100k chunks we can get asap please call!» said Altman in a post on X.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian benchmark indices ended lower on 1 April, with the Sensex falling 1.80% and the Nifty 50 dropping 1.50% ahead of the tariff deadline. Major losers were HCL Technologies, Bajaj Finserv, and HDFC Bank, while IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Auto saw gains.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Global cues continue to dictate the trends in the Indian stock market as we begin the new financial year. While trends remain uncertain, certain stocks are able to handle this scenario efficiently.

— Should one write off this rally as just a dead-cat bounce, or see it as a serious rebound?

finished steel imports during the first 11 months of the financial year, which began in April, stood at 8.98 million metric tons, marking a 15.8% year-on-year increase, according to provisional government data reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday. India, the world's second-biggest crude steel producer, became a net importer in 2023/24, a trend that has continued with rising shipments from China, South Korea and Japan. Last month, India recommended a 12% temporary tax on certain steel products for 200 days, known as a safeguard duty, in an attempt to curb imports. South Korea was the biggest exporter of the alloy to India during April-February, with shipments reaching 2.6 million metric tons, up 7.1% year-on-year, the data showed. Finished steel imports from China totalled 2.4 million metric tons, down 5.3% year-on-year, while imports from Japan reached 1.9 million metric tons, marking a nearly 70% year-on-year increase, the data showed.

Ghibli’s signature look—soft colors, whimsical characters, and magical landscapes. While tools like ChatGPT and Grok have helped popularize the trend, several free alternatives are available for those looking to create Ghibli-style visuals without a subscription.

LPG prices are revised regularly, influenced by fluctuations in global crude oil rates and other economic factors. While commercial LPG rates have seen frequent adjustments, domestic LPG prices—used for household cooking—remain unchanged in this revision, providing stability for residential consumers.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Here are three energy sector stocks to buy for your portfolio: Buy at: ₹216.40 | Target: ₹230-235 | Stop loss: ₹208 The MACD line stands at 1.32, currently above the signal line, indicating a bullish crossover and suggesting potential upward momentum. The recent trading volume exceeds the 30-day average, reflecting heightened trading interest and supporting the ongoing trend momentum.