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US Vice President Kamala Harris's defeat to US President- elect Donald Trump in the recent US Presidential elections; numerous factors are being analyzed to understand the loss. According to CNN, several supporters are eventually grappling with the implications of Donald Trump's victory, specifically given that he won less than half of the popular vote but secured all swing states. CNN reported that prominent figures like Rev. William J. Barber II placed an argument that both racism and sexism played significant roles in the US Presidential election outcome alongside economic concerns that resonate with the working-class voters. Also Read: Billboard ranks Taylor Swift as the No. 2 greatest pop star of the 21st century, who will be No. 1? This singer's name is doing the rounds

Moana Live-Action movie featuring Dwayne Johnson will be released at theatres. Johnson acted as Maui. John Tui will play the role of Chief Tui, Frankie Adams will play Sina, and Rena Owen plays the pivotal role of Gramma Tala, as per a report The Direct. While, Moana Live-Action movie's production has been concluded in November, the film's post-production will take around 1.5 years, The Direct reported.

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Ozonetel, an industry-leading provider of unified customer experience intelligence platform (oneCXi), announced the launch of CXi Switch, a first-of-its-kind internet communication product that powers instant voice and digital conversations across all touchpoints, as an alternative to telecom channels. Customers expect instant communication when interest is highest, yet enterprises struggle to deliver effective real-time engagement despite the surge in digital adoption through apps and websites. 75% of these engagements still rely on telecom, often through delayed and out-of-context calls. This causes customers to lose interest, resulting in missed business opportunities. Tighter regulations and rising spam complaints further add to the friction in customer journeys. CXi Switch, the core routing engine of the oneCXi platform, drives instant one-click conversations between customers and businesses. A plug-and-play widget seamlessly integrates with apps, websites, online ads, newsletters, in-store displays, digital kiosks, and other touchpoints to power hassle-free voice and digital conversations. It works across devices and form factors.

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Meesho on Tuesday announced the launch of its GenAI-powered voice bot to improve user experience and ensure round-the-clock customer support. The voice bot, which started operating about a month back, is currently available in English and Hindi, and is likely to expand to six additional regional languages — Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu, and Tamil. Designed to autonomously handle a wide range of customer interactions, the voice bot currently handles about 60,000 calls daily, providing fast and efficient resolutions. With an impressive 95% resolution rate, it significantly reduces the need for human intervention, streamlining support and minimising escalations. «This efficiency has also contributed to a nearly 50% improvement in Average Handle Time (AHT), resulting in quicker and more effective customer service,» a company statement said.

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Stocks declined, giving back some of the robust gains of the previous session, when they were buoyed by the nomination of fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary, considered by investors as a voice for Wall Street in Washington.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The CoP-29 climate summit at Baku closed with a measly deal that has deeply disappointed the developing world and civil society in developed countries. So much so that the spokesperson for the Indian delegation to the annual series of UN-mandated climate talks called the final agreement an “optical illusion." India’s voice matters at such forums our delegates make sure it is heard loud and clear.

National Consumer Helpline (NCH) is set to introduce artificial intelligence-based features including speech recognition and multilingual chatbots as part of a major upgrade to its consumer grievance system. The helpline has also announced partnerships with over 1,000 companies to expedite complaint resolution. The new AI capabilities, dubbed NCH 2.0, will allow consumers to file complaints through voice input in their local languages, marking a significant technological transformation of the consumer protection platform that currently operates in 17 languages. The helpline has seen dramatic growth in usage, with monthly calls surging to 141,817 in January 2024 from 14,795 in January 2015. Monthly complaint registrations have tripled to 112,468 in 2024 from 37,062 in 2017.

Google divest its Chrome browser, according to Bloomberg. The department may also propose additional measures targeting artificial intelligence and Google’s Android operating system.

climate agreement on Sunday, at the Cop29 conference in Baku, though developing countries criticised the $300 billion annual commitment from affluent historic emitters as inadequate.

For 15 years, former Texas schoolteacher Kayla Morris put every dollar she could save into a home for her growing family.

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Wipro Executive Chairman Rishad Premji has voiced optimism about the potential impact of Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency on India’s IT services sector. Speaking at an event in Bengaluru on November 19, Premji stated that Trump’s policies, which he described as «pro-business and pro-growth,» would benefit the technology services industry both in India and globally. «The government is very pro-business and pro-growth, which helps all of our customers, ultimately benefiting partners here in India and worldwide,» Premji said, highlighting the potential for tax cuts and deregulation to positively influence business activities. This optimistic outlook follows a period of uncertainty for India’s IT companies, many of which have faced challenges as clients reduced spending on discretionary projects due to ongoing macroeconomic issues and inflationary pressures. Premji suggested that Trump's focus on corporate tax reductions and easing business regulations could help stimulate customer spending and contribute to growth in the sector.

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Wednesday slammed the BJP for dragging him in its allegations of Bitcoins misappropriation to influence the state polls and said he would take the legal route to fight the «fake» charges against him. Talking to reporters after casting his vote in Bhandara district, Patole said he is a farmer and has nothing to do with Bitcoins. The BJP on Tuesday played purported voice notes of Patole and NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule to allege attempts to encash Bitcoins to influence the state assembly elections, claiming it poses a serious question on the conduct of polls in a free and fair manner. Sharing the audios in which the voices and signal chats purportedly belonging to the two opposition leaders stress the Bitcoin transactions for allegedly funding their poll campaign, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said it is clear that the MVA has seen the writing on the wall that it is facing defeat in the polls.

Supriya Sule and Nana Patole for their alleged involvement in using Bitcoins illegally to fund elections, and claimed their roles will surface during the probe. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also targeted Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and asked the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha to hold a press conference on the issue. In a press conference, Patra rejected the opposition's claim that the BJP was behind the «conspiracy» to target them amid the Maharashtra polls as he claimed that the suspected crypto currency fraud occurred years back and the opposition alliance used the money in previous elections as well. It appears that the money involved so far in this scam is Rs 235 crore, he claimed.

Federal Apex Committee of the National Action Plan on Tuesday approved a comprehensive military operation, said a statement. The target of the blitz would be the leading terrorist organisations operating in Balochistan including the Majeed Brigade, Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), and Balochistan Raaji Anjou-R-Sanger (BRAS) who targeted innocent civilians and foreign nationals to scuttle Pakistan's economic progress by creating insecurity at the behest of hostile external powers. It was decided during a meeting headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and attended by senior civil and military officials, including Army Chief General Asim Munir.

Supriya Sule and Congress' Nana Patole had used Bitcoin scam tainted cash to fund polls has blown out into an all-out political war on polling day. Supriya Sule on Wednesday refuted all allegation levelled against her saying all the allegations are completely false. Speaking to ANI, Sule said, «I have filed a defamation case and a criminal case. I am ready to answer his (Sudhanshu Trivedi) 5 questions wherever he wants. Time of his choice, place of his choice and platform of his choice. I am ready to answer him because all the allegations are completely false. All lies»

In a stock exchange notice on Monday (18 November), the board of MINI said that following the level of redemption requests received for the current year, it has engaged with shareholders about the future of the vehicle. Although shareholders voiced support for the trust and its investment manager, the fund has been through a «challenging period of performance» and, following this year's redemptions, the board noted MINI is now «at a size which some investors consider to be too small from a liquidity perspective». Premier Miton European Opps manager Russell Champion exits for boutique ...