TOI explains: Ringing in new series with new data points

The ministry of statistics and programme implementation released a new series of national accounts with 2022–23 as the base year, replacing the 2011–12 series. The revision incorporates fresh data sources such as GST, PFMS and e-Vahan, introduces double deflation in key sectors, and relies on annual surveys for improved household estimates.■ What is a base…

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Trump Anthropic: Anthropic to challenge Pentagon in court, hours after Trump orders ban on AI firm

Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic said on Friday (local time) that it will challenge Pentagon’s decision to classify the company as a supply-chain risk in court, according to a Reuters report. This comes hours after US President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to stop using the firm’s technology. Trump had ordered every federal department to “immediately”…

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Geopolitical tensions drag sensex 961 pts

MUMBAI: Across the board selling pulled the sensex down by 961 points (1.2%) on Friday, and the 30-share index closed at 81,287 points with banks leading the slide. Tariff uncertainty, foreign fund selling and no visible progress in Iran-US talks left investors jittery and pressing the sell button ahead of the weekend.Foreign funds led the…

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UAE makes history: Central Bank launches world’s first sovereign financial cloud with AI for secure digital finance

Game-Changer for Global Finance? UAE Unveils World’s First AI-Powered Sovereign Cloud to Guard Banks and Data In a bold leap that could redefine how modern financial systems operate, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) has announced the launch of what it calls the world’s first sovereign financial cloud services infrastructure, a secure…

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Immigrant engineer to Silicon Valley mentor: Indian American self-made millionaire reveals his ultimate success blueprint

How This Indian American Millionaire Broke Barriers And Is Now Teaching Others to Win At 80 years old, Kanwal Rekhi, a self-made Indian-American millionaire, Silicon Valley pioneer and mentor to thousands, has chronicled his remarkable rise and lifelong mission to empower others in a new book titled The Ground Breaker. The memoir, released on February…

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AI race: OpenAI raises $110 billion, valuation soars to $730 billion

OpenAI has secured a massive $110 billion funding round, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $730 billion, as the artificial intelligence company accelerates investments to meet rapidly expanding global demand for AI services.The investment — among the largest fundraising rounds in Silicon Valley history – includes $30 billion each from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and chipmaker Nvidia,…

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