Wednesday, May 31, 2023

ISMC's India chip plan stalls after Tower-Intel deal in setback to Modi

India's ambitions to become a chip-making hub have been dealt a blow by the stalling of two multi-billion dollar investments from leading players in the global semiconductor industry. The Vedanta-Foxconn JV as well as a global consortium ISMC are struggling to find partners to advance their planned $3bn and $19.5bn investments respectively.

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RBSE 5th Result 2023: When & Where to check Class 5 results

RBSE will announce the Class 5 exam results today at around 1:30 PM. Students can check their results on the official website rajeduboard.rajasthan.gov.in or on the Raj Shala Darpan portal. The announcement will be made by Dr Bulaki Das Kalla, Rajasthan cabinet minister, at Bharat Nirman Rajiv Gandhi Sewa Kendra, Bikaner.

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Apple India stores post record sales; PharmEasy breaches loan covenant; and Amazon’s ten-year India ride

We are already in June, the year is racing past. Hope you have an interesting summer planned ahead. In April, Apple opened two company-owned retail stores across Mumbai and Delhi, those have racked up record sales in their first month of operations.

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Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies to invest $3 million in Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure

Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies will make the investment over two years through non-profit Co-Develop. The CDPI is currently engaged with five countries: the Philippines, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia.

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Amazon workers stage walkout over company’s climate impact, return-to-office mandate

The lunchtime protest comes a week after Amazon's annual shareholder meeting and a month after a policy took effect requiring workers to return to the office three days per week.

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US FTC settles privacy lawsuit with Amazon.com's Ring

As part of the FTC agreement with Ring, which is good for 20 years, Ring is required to disclose to customers how much access to their data the company and its contractors have.

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Twitter is now worth just 33% of Elon Musk's purchase price, Fidelity says

Musk has acknowledged he overpaid for Twitter, which he bought for $44 billion, including $33.5 billion in equity.

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WhatsApp’s new pricing to hurt small businesses; Byju’s, Meesho hit by valuation cuts

Small and medium enterprises, which are heavily reliant on WhatsApp business messaging to push their products, are worried ahead of a change in the feature’s pricing.

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Stock broking startups Groww, Upstox eye lending, payments to expand revenue base

Want customers who start with investments use same app for epay, credit

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Gopinathan steps down as TCS CEO today, Krithivasan to take over on June 1

“I wish Krithi the very best as he takes over the TCS baton and charts the way forward to our $50 billion aspirations,” Gopinathan wrote in a note to employees on Monday.

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GSEB HSC 12th Results 2023: How to Check Class 12 Gujarat Commerce & Arts result at gseb.org?

The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB), also known as GSEB, is set to release the Class 12th Commerce and Arts results for 2023 today at 8 AM. These results will be made available on the official website, gseb.org. Students can access their individual results by simply entering their respective seat numbers once they are announced.

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Former Coinbase manager Ishan Wahi, brother to settle SEC insider trading charges

Ishan Wahi was sentenced to two years in prison earlier this month after pleading guilty to related criminal charges. In January, Nikhil Wahi was sentenced to 10 months in prison.

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Elizabeth Holmes in prison custody to begin 11-year sentence for notorious blood-testing hoax

As she begins her sentence, Holmes will be leaving behind two young children - a son born in July 2021 and a 3-month old daughter.

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Monday, May 29, 2023

Assam CEE 2023: Objection window for answer key closes today

Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) is closing the objection window for Assam CEE 2023 answer key today. Candidates can raise objections on astu.ac.in by paying a refundable fee. Subject experts will review challenges, and the final answer key will be displayed. ASTU will declare results within 10 days.

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UP sees 33% increase in Samagra Shiksha grant, to spend Rs 11,500 cr on improving elementary education

Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (UP) receives a 33% increase in funding for the academic year 2023-24, as confirmed by the Project Approval Board. The total grant of Rs 12,744.4 crore is divided among elementary education (Rs 11,525.3 crore), secondary education (Rs 996.27 crore), and teacher education (Rs 222.76 crore).

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US fund cuts edtech Eruditus’ valuation by 9% to $2.9 billion

The markdown has translated to a valuation of about $2.9 billion as of March 31, 2023, a drop from $3.2 billion in August 2021, a price at which the Mumbai-based startup had last raised equity-based capital from investors.

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Exclusive: Silicon Valley’s Tribe Capital plans to raise $250 million India-dedicated fund: Arjun Sethi

Tribe partner says the firm is active in India, acquiring more ownership in current portfolio by transacting secondaries at discounts.

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Apple: Need solid reason to take down betting apps

While the iPhone maker has not outright refused to comply with the February order by the ministry of electronics and information technology, Apple has made it clear that it cannot “arbitrarily” remove the betting apps.

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A bunch of startups buck trend to offer double-digit hikes

CashKaro, Clevertap, Physics Wallah, CLXNS Technologies and DaveAI are among those offering their staff satisfactory pay increases that are sometimes even better than those given last year.

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Used car startups take a U-turn as sales remain sluggish

With profitability still a far cry for venture-backed companies like Spinny, Cars24 and CarDekho, these platforms are either putting the brakes on business expansion or exiting the segment completely.

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Sunday, May 28, 2023

Bihar DElEd Admit Card 2023 now available for download, direct link

Bihar DElEd Admit Card 2023 has been released by the Bihar School Examination Board. The entrance exam will take place from June 5 to June 15, 2023. Admit card and ID are required for entry. The exam will have 120 questions, and candidates will have 150 minutes to complete it.

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World’s most valuable chipmaker Nvidia unveils more AI products after $184-billion rally

The wide-ranging new lineup includes an AI supercomputer platform called DGX GH200, which will help tech companies create successors to ChatGPT.

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OSHEC Recruitment 2023: Applications invited for seed funding, research fellowship

The Odisha State Higher Education Council (OSHEC) is seeking applications from faculty members below the age of 45, working in various colleges and universities, to conduct research projects with seed funding provided by the state government. Additionally, the council is also inviting applications from students below the age of 35 for research fellowships.

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Singapore's Temasek cuts compensation for staff responsible for FTX investment

Temasek had said its cost of investment in FTX was 0.09% of its net portfolio value of S$403 billion ($304 billion) as of March 31, 2022, and that it currently had no direct exposure in cryptocurrencies.

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IIT Guwahati releases admit card for JEE Advanced 2023 examination today

The Admit Card for the JEE Advanced Examination 2023 will be released today by the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. Candidates can download the admit card from the official website of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced, jeeadv.ac.in. To download the admit card, candidates need to enter their registration number and date of birth. It is essential to carry the admit card to the examination as it is a mandatory document for appearing in the JEE Advanced exam.

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Exclusive: Sebi may review compliance for VC, PE funds; Cred‘s rejigging its lending strategy

Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has sought suggestions from venture capital and private equity funds to potentially simplify regulations for the sector.

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Bhavish Aggarwal announces Ola ‘Prime Plus’ service in Bengaluru

Aggarwal took to Twitter to announce the new service ‘Prime Plus’ which will offer “best drivers and top cars” for users.

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Uber partners with GeM portal to offer taxi services to govt offices, agencies, PSUs at fixed price

The company has registered at the portal of government e-marketplace (GeM), which was launched in 2016 by the commerce ministry for buying goods and services by central ministries and departments with a view to bringing transparency in government procurement.

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Saturday, May 27, 2023

Zypp Electric to deploy two lakh vehicles in its fleet, invest $300 million for expansion

​​The company, which is planning to enter new cities like Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad is targeting a revenue of Rs 500 crore this year, up from Rs 125 crore last year.

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Odisha govt withholds salary of college principals, clerks for negligence in discharging duty

The higher education department has halted the salaries of 233 principals and clerk heads/clerks at non-government-assisted colleges in Orissa. Despite reminders, the colleges failed to provide information on their teaching and non-teaching staff to the department. Officials have warned the colleges' lack of compliance with instructions shows "gross negligence in discharging government duty." The college salaries will now be withheld until the information is provided, impacting those in all 30 Orissa districts with Cuttack in the lead with 24 colleges on the defaulting list.

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JEE Advanced 2023 Admit Card releasing tomorrow at jeeadv.ac.in; important dates, direct link here

IIT Guwahati will release the JEE Advanced 2023 Admit Card on May 29, which can be downloaded from the official website. The Advanced examination will be conducted on June 04 in two shifts. The JEE Advanced Admit Card will be available online till June 04, and the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2023 registration will begin from June 18. The candidates can download the admit card by visiting the official website and entering their registration number, date of birth and mobile number.

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Here's what happens when your lawyer uses ChatGPT

As AI sweeps the online world, it has conjured dystopian visions of computers replacing not only human interaction but also human labor. The fear has been especially intense for knowledge workers, many of whom worry that their daily activities may not be as rarefied as the world thinks - but for which the world pays billable hours.

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Netflix starts to crack down on password sharing

The streaming giant sent out an email Tuesday to US members who are sharing their account with people living outside their household that made clear it would begin kicking people off the service if they were using someone's account for more than 30 days while at a different location.

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Friday, May 26, 2023

UPSC Recruitment 2023: Applications invited for Assistant Engineer & other posts on upsc.gov.in

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued a notification inviting eligible candidates to apply online for Assistant Engineer and other posts. Interested candidates can apply through the official website - upsc.gov.in by June 15, 2023. The recruitment drive aims to fill a total of 20 various posts in the organisation.

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Twitter cannot hide from EU rules after exit from code, EU's Breton says

Companies which signed up to the code are required to provide regular progress reports with data on how much advertising revenue they had averted from disinformation actors.

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AP ICET Answer Key 2023 released on cets.apsche.ap.gov.in, last date to raise objections May 28

Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has released the AP ICET Answer Key 2023 for the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test 2023. The exam was held on May 24 in two shifts. Candidates can access the provisional answer key on the official website and have until May 28 to raise objections if necessary.

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India's leading business and tech schools explore coexistence with artificial intelligence

While some institutes are jittery about students using artificial intelligence-driven language programmes to put together assignments and projects, most look at it as the next innovation frontier that is impossible to ignore, top officials told ET.

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Punjab PSEB 10th Result 2023 announced @ pseb.ac.in; Direct link here

The Punjab School Education Board has announced the PSEB 10th Result 2023, in which 2,81,327 students appeared. The overall pass percentage of this year's exams is 97.54%, with girls outperforming boys at 98.46% and 96.73% respectively. Students can download their results via the official website.

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With Big Tech ousted, what’s next for internet grouping IAMAI

Earlier this week, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) elected a new 24-member governing council – and from that, a four-member executive council . Dream11 cofounder and CEO Harsh Jain was elected the chairperson with Makemytrip cofounder Rajesh Magow becoming the vice-chairperson and Times Internet vice chairman Satyan Gajwani taking over as the treasurer.

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

G7 officials to hold first meeting on AI regulation next week

Leaders of the G7, which includes the United States, European Union and Japan, last week agreed to create an intergovernmental forum called the "Hiroshima AI process" to debate issues around fast-growing AI tools.

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Maharashtra HSC Result 2023: Thane students score well in HSC

City limits saw an impressive 90.1% passing rate in HSC exams. Of 21,064 students, 18,920 cleared the exams on their first attempt, outperforming Navi Mumbai and Kalyan Dombivli. Murbad achieved the highest pass percentage of over 96%. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde praised successful students for their bright futures.

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OpenAI offers $100,000 grants for ideas on AI governance

The $100,000 grants will go to recipients who present compelling frameworks for answering such questions as whether AI ought to criticize public figures and what it should consider the "median individual" in the world, according to a blog post announcing the fund.

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PSEB 10th Result 2023: Punjab Board Class 10 results today at 11:30 AM @ pseb.ac.in

The Punjab School Education Board will declare the PSEB 10th Result 2023 today, May 26, 2023, at 11:30 AM. Around 3 lakh students appeared for the Punjab Class 10th exams this year. Students can check their results by visiting pseb.ac.in, entering their login ID, and downloading their scorecards.

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TS Polycet Result 2023 releasing today at 11 AM on polycet.sbtet.telangana.gov.in

Today at 11 AM, the TS Polycet Result 2023 will be published by the State Board of Technical Education and Training, Telangana. The examination for seat allocation in the Polytechnic and Diploma programs was held on May 17, 2023. To access their results, candidates can visit polycet.sbtet.telangana.gov.in.

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Fintech startups push for decentralised KYC regime

Technology is available, but the enormous size of India’s banking ecosystem raises challenges

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Facebook owner Meta slashes business teams in final round of layoffs

Dozens of employees working in teams such as marketing, site security, enterprise engineering, program management, content strategy and corporate communications took to LinkedIn to announce that they were laid off.

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TS EAMCET Results 2023 to be released today @ eamcet.tsche.ac.in; Check details here

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad will declare TS EAMCET 2023 result on May 25 at 9:30 AM. The Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture, Medical Common Entrance Test was conducted from May 10 to 14, 2023. The result will be available on eamcet.tsche.ac.in. Last year, the pass percentage for the Engineering stream was 80.41% and for Agriculture and Medicine, it was 88.34%.

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Kidswear D2C brand Hopscotch raises $20 million led by Amazon

The round also included participation from Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook, as well as other existing investors, including Lionrock, IIFL Seed Venture Fund, RPG Ventures, and Techpro Ventures.

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New FDI policy for space likely to be out in three months: IN-SPACe chairman Pawan Goenka

Policy may allow FDI under automatic route in satellites, launch vehicles, sub-systems

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GSEB 10th Result 2023: How to Check Gujarat Board SSC Results at gseb.org?

The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar, will declare the GSEB 10th Result 2023 on May 25, 2023, at 8 am. Students can view and download their results from the official site or via WhatsApp. To download the results, candidates need to enter their login credentials on the official site.

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