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Text-to-video generator Sora, unveiled by OpenAI on Thursday, has been variously described as “jaw-droppingly impressive” and a “remarkable technology leap” by users. A large language multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) tool, Sora can generate videos up to 60 seconds based on descriptive text prompts, and even capture the mood and lighting of the user’s imagination.

NEW DELHI : Swiss watch imports swelled 16% to cross a record ₹2,000 crore in 2023 as more aspirational Indians snapped up luxury timepieces, led by a sharp rise in December. Imports touched ₹2,093 crore during the year, up from the previous year’s ₹1,500 crore, data from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Association showed. With this, India has become the world’s 22nd largest Swiss watch importer, moving up one place from last year’s position.

If you’re a financial advisor seeking experienced legal help, then Uncle Sam wants you – to hire a military spouse!

January is usually a pretty quiet month for homebuying. Not so this year as sales have surged well ahead of the spring home hunting season.

Donald Trump and his real estate company suffered a major defeat in New York’s civil fraud suit over his inflated asset valuations, after a judge barred the former president from running any business in the state for three years and ordered the return of $364 million in illegal profits. 

NFRA) will initiate the first annual inspection of key audit firms-including the Big Five-latest by April, focussed on their processes and standards adopted, people aware of the regulator's thinking told ET. The regulator will also gauge the Big Five's compliance with the suggestions made in its December 2023 reports in which it had flagged deficiencies in their work processes, including on non-audit services that they provide to the same companies of which they are the statutory auditors, one of the persons said. It will select some other auditors as well for the inspections, based on certain «risk-based parameters» that it's finalising by using data analytics, ET has learnt.

sugary foods and beverages, and consumer resistance was boosted by a World Health Organization (WHO) report last year which said sweeteners such as aspartame could be «possibly carcinogenic, can increase risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and do not help in weight loss». Sugar Free sweetener maker Zydus Wellness reported a 3% year-on-year sales decline to ₹400.10 crore in the December 2023 quarter. The company's food and nutrition segment declined 5% year-on-year due to continued external headwinds in the artificial sweetener portfolio and the WHO report on non-nutritive sweeteners, ICICI Securities wrote in a report last week. Executives said safety concerns about artificial sweeteners, especially aspartame, persist across categories.

FusionIQ has partnered with Anchorage Digital to provide financial advisors and institutions with more streamlined access to regulated cryptocurrency assets through.

National Association of Home Builders CEO Jim Tobin provides professional analysis of the U.S. housing market following a tumble in demand as rates tick higher. 

General Motors is adding about 350,000 miles, or about 563,000 kilometers, of roadways in the U

Eni says drilling to appraise a third natural gas discovery in waters off Cyprus shows the commitment of the Italian energy company and its French partner TotalEnergies to swiftly develop the deposit and bolster energy supply to Europe

The Biden administration is easing its restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals

The European Union is expanding its strict digital rulebook to almost all online platforms in the bloc

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week to its highest level in 10 weeks, a setback for prospective homebuyers ahead of the spring homebuying season

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday discussed bilateral cooperation as well as global and regional issues with his British counterpart David Cameron on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference here in Germany. Jaishankar is here to attend the 60th edition of the prestigious Munich Security Conference, which calls itself the world's leading forum for debate on international security. The Indian minister is to participate in a panel discussion on 'Growing the Pie: Seizing Shared Opportunities,' which is also to be addressed by German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday. «Started my engagements at #MunichSecurityConference by meeting UK Foreign Secretary @David_Cameron. A good discussion on our bilateral cooperation as well as global and regional issues,» Jaishankar posted on his official X handle along with a photo of the meeting.

Roku , Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU) reported its fourth-quarter earnings, slightly surpassing analyst expectations for revenue but still posting a loss per share.

Navalny died in prison inside the Arctic Circle. The prison service in the Yamalo-Nenets district said he had "felt unwell" after a walk on Friday. The report cited Federal Penitentiary Service as saying, "After a walk on February 16 the convict did not feel well and fainted almost instantly.

RBI) signed terms of reference (ToR) with Nepal Rastra Bank on Integration of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of India with National Payments Interface (NPI) of Nepal for cross-border remittances. The banking regulators of India and Nepal signed and exchanged Terms of Reference for integration of cross border payment between the two countries. The integration is aimed at facilitating cross-border remittances between India and Nepal by enabling users of the two systems to make instant, low-cost fund transfers.

labour-strained Taipei seeks to expand its foreign workforce beyond its traditional source countries of Southeast Asia, Reuters reported. Meanwhile, local media reports said Taiwan seeks to hire more Indian workers to address labour shortages in the manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and fishery industries. Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer but with an ageing society.

Natco Pharma gained more than 18% during intraday trades to scale 52- week highs on Friday. The stock closed with gains of around 15.8% by end of the trading session. The strong beat in Q3 performance has lifted investor sentiments.