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Grab this 10-port gigabit PoE+ switch with up to 60W of power for under $38, a new record low — Ugreen switch upgrades your home network with eight power-delivery ports for cameras and Wi-Fi extenders Unlock super-fast speeds for your network with up to 60W of power delivery If y

The weighted average rate on fresh rupee term deposits fell 18 basis points to 5.67% in August from 5.85% in July. The weighted average lending rate on fresh rupee loans rose nine basis points to 8.61% from 8.52%. Both public and private sector banks paid less for new deposits. T

Even as the capital markets regulator has taken a slew of measures to curb retail losses in options trading, small investors trading up to ₹1 lakh remained the only category to have increased participation after its introduction of the closing auction session (CAS) on 3 August. T

The total buyback amount will not exceed Rs 150 crore, excluding taxes, brokerage, filing fees and other transaction-related expenses, according to the company’s exchange filing. The proposed buyback represents up to 2.03% of TCI’s paid-up equity share capital as of March 31, 202

Shah made the case for public markets during the third edition of Kotak Private’s 'Take and Counter Take', where he debated the post-bubble investment approach with Renuka Ramnath, Founder, MD and CEO of Multiples Alternate Asset Management. “Post asset bubble, it makes sense to

Florida attorney general asks judge to bar OpenAI from developing new AI models without third-party approval — OpenAI says it already paused training its most capable models last week Florida's motion uses OpenAI's own safety warnings as evidence Florida Attorney General (AG) Jam

The Indian stock market will remain closed for a couple of days in October owing to a mix of national and regional holidays, potentially resulting in thinner trading activity on the exchanges. As per the NSE's holiday calendar, trading in equities will remain shut on Friday, Octo

Listen to this article in summarized format Trent shares ended at Rs 2,622.50 on the NSE on Wednesday, down 0.47% from the previous close of Rs 2,635. The stock has traded in a range of Rs 2,619.30–Rs 2,669.90 during the session. Aditya Mathur and Pritesh Sonar, research analysts

Interested in hiring a camel in Saudi Arabia, but worried about what it might entail? Fear not, as the country has finally introduced a rulebook for leasing grumpy, humpy dromedaries. For camel rentals, owners must be registered with the authorities, contracts must be documented

The appointment was approved by the bank’s board at its meeting on Wednesday based on recommendations from the Audit Committee and the Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Srivatsan’s three-year term will begin from his date of joining, HDFC Bank said. Also read: HD

Ace investors portfolio stocks: Yasho Industries Limited, Aeroflex Industries, Fineotex Chemicals, and ASM Technologies are among key stocks from ace investors Ashish Kacholia and Mukul Agrawal portfolio that have delivered strong returns. Most of these stocks have delivered near

When Nvidia announced on Monday a new consortium of more than 100 companies dedicated to solving rogue AI agents, there was one name notably missing: OpenAI. While OpenAI wasn’t the only Big Tech player that didn’t sign on — Amazon, Google, and Apple haven’t joined either — it wa

OpenAI popularized the modern generative AI chatbot, but as its 2026 DevDay event approaches, it’s fallen behind in one of the industry’s hottest categories: continuously running, consumer-facing AI agents. On Tuesday, it will likely try to capture the lead in that race. Rumors a

Robinhood is broadening its offerings in a bid for more active traders who may be seeking trading access beyond traditional U.S. stock market hours. The brokerage is expanding trading hours, adding crypto perpetuals and AI-powered automated trading tools to appeal to more active

Data Agent Kit is now GA: Bring Google Data Cloud to any coding agent Arun Nair Product Manager, Google Jeff Nelson Developer Advocate, Google Today, Google Cloud Data Agent Kit is generally available. Data Agent Kit is a free set of Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools and agent s

Concerns are rising in Africa about the potential water use by data centers. A recent petition by a collection of civil society groups to the South African Human Rights Commission highlighted concerns over the lack of awareness of water consumption in a country that already hosts

Western aid cuts offer African nations a “major opportunity” to regain their independence after years of overreliance on overseas assistance to fund public health services, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention told Semafor. Governments across the cont

Trump tells federal agencies to use the term 'Super Intelligence ' instead of artificial intelligence — President insists that AI is only suffering from a branding problem Will changing what we call the technology address the underlying issues? President Donald Trump signed a dir

Sussexes condemn 'reckless intrusion' after photographer spotted near Archie and Lilibet's school - Published The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accused an international photographer of "extraordinary recklessness" for looking into the grounds of the school attended by their chi

South Africa summoned US ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III again, deepening a diplomatic rift with Washington in the same week that one of the country’s biggest companies lost ground in a US terrorism lawsuit. Bozell — first summoned in March over his remarks on the “Kill the Boer”

Burkina Faso opened a refinery to process the country’s gold reserves domestically, a demonstration of the junta-led government’s resolve to prevent raw mineral exports. The nation is among Africa’s largest gold producers, but has struggled to regulate its informal mining sector.

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote formally kicked off construction of a $16 billion oil refinery in Kenya on Wednesday, aiming to replicate the success of his plant in Nigeria which has turned the country into a fuel-producing powerhouse amidst a global energy crisis. The new re

Market benchmark Nifty 50 concluded the first half of the financial year 2026-27 (H1FY27) with a nominal gain of 1.3%. The index finished at 22,620.45, down 0.42%, on Wednesday, 30 September. Such has been the Nifty’s performance over the last two years that even the meagre 1% ga

Dividend income stocks: High dividend-paying stocks often attract investors seeking regular income. However, inconsistent or volatile dividend payouts over the years can be a disappointment. Companies such as Indian Oil Corporation, Sanofi India and UTI AMC have witnessed signifi

The price of AI is crashing faster than the rate of Moore's Law, report suggests — intelligence costs are in freefall, outpacing comparative technologies like compute, DNA sequencing, and lithium batteries Vendor loyalty and subscription schemes have limited appeal when prices ca

The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of “artificial intelligence.” Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only to “Super Intelligence,” thanks to a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

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The online brokerage's push is part of a fundamental shiftthat could allow US markets access to a broader base of global capital while offering investors greater flexibility. "Our focus this year is making Robinhood the best place for active traders by giving them the tools that

Robinhood is broadening its offerings in a bid for more active traders who may be seeking trading access beyond traditional U.S. stock market hours. The brokerage is expanding trading hours, adding crypto perpetuals and AI-powered automated trading tools to appeal to more active

This is the first project by the newly set-up Vera Vita Living LLP, founded by Arudradev Rao, Dhruv Badruka and Tanay Saboo. The project, located at Outer Ring Road near the Kandlakoya reserve forest, will have preventive healthcare, recreation, dining and concierge services for

Hajj, the once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage required by every able Muslim, is among the world’s largest annual gatherings. Moving those bodies has long involved layers of middlemen. Saudi Arabia is now squeezing some of them out. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has bundled the four se

A flydubai flight from the UAE to Israel made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after an altercation between the pilots led to the plane plunging more than 14,000 feet before climbing sharply. The Dubai-based budget carrier, sister airline of Emirates, said the a

The biggest breakthrough yet in the Saudi-UAE rift came in a bland statement about “brotherly bilateral relations and regional developments.” UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed’s meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh is the most prominent effort t

Smartworks provides managed office spaces to mid-to-large enterprises. In a regulatory filing, the company said it signed "new leasing engagements with large corporate clients across multiple cities, adding Rs 305 crore in incremental contracted rental revenue." The expected reve

We now have the full details of the “morally binding” AI safety deal announced by President Trump yesterday, in which top executives agreed to self-regulate their artificial intelligence technology. The accord, officially titled the Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities,

Global bonds were headed for their worst month in years, hurt by deteriorating government finances, heavy issuance and rising inflation as the seven-month-old US-Israeli war with Iran kept energy costs high. The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield closed at 7.1879%, up 24 basis point

The state of agentic AI in chip design tools in 2026 — Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens all pitch autonomous engineers With different ideas of “autonomous,” the new AI agents all answer to older tools. Three companies, Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA, dominate chip design softwa