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Bali jails Swiss tourist for insulting sacred Day of Silence - Published A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison for insulting a sacred religious event on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali. In a now-removed video, Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, had filmed himself w

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Can Microdramas Turn Minutes Into Money? India’s microdrama space is turning into a serious battlefield. Short vertical stories are winning audiences across languages and smaller cities, while emerging and established players are battling rising acquisition costs. So, what exactl

Japan's historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving some investors a better opportunity to double down on carry trade. Japanese investors net bought more than 5 trillion yen of foreign equities and long-term bonds over the two weeks ended Aug

The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are likely to open on a muted note on Friday, 21 August, amid mixed global market cues. Gift Nifty trends also pointed to a flat start for domestic equities. The Gift Nifty was trading around 24,343.5, a premium of 5

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Japan's headline inflation rate hit 1.9% in July, the highest level this year, as energy costs increase amid the Iran war. Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%. Energy prices rose for the fir

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Credit: DIGITIMES A shift to 800VDC power architectures in next-generation AI data centers is gathering pace, with implications for GPU planning, power semiconductor demand, and rack design... Keep me signed in Some subscribers prefer to save their log-in information so they do n

BEIJING — The big challenge for humanoid robots is still getting the technology to work well, according to industry leaders speaking alongside the World Robot Conference in Beijing this week. Robots are not yet as efficient as humans, and take time to learn new skills, creating a

The Indian stock market benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open flat on Friday, 21 August, amid mixed global cues. The Gift Nifty trends also indicated a muted start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading at around 24,343.5, an 50.5-point

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Bitcoin demand has turned positive across both spot and perpetual futures markets for the first time since its last bull cycle in October 2025, according to CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju on Thursday. The shift comes as Bitcoin rebounded past $70,000 on Thursday, reaching its hi

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India’s copper outlook is strong over the next decade, supported by rapid electrification, renewable-energy expansion, EV adoption, power-grid modernisation, and rising infrastructure spending. Copper demand was about 1.88 million tonnes in FY25, up 9.3% from the previous year. I

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Stock market today: After a seven-session losing streak, bulls finally staged a comeback on Dalal Street on Thursday, August 20, with the benchmark indices recording healthy gains and reviving optimism in the market. Despite the continuing standoff between the US and Iran over co

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Buy or sell stocks: Stock market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 posted strong gains on Thursday, August 20, supported by largely positive global cues. The 30-share Sensex surged 628 points, or 0.82%, to close at 77,537.72, while the Nifty 50 advanced 154 points, or 0.64%, to sett

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting convened on Thursday to discuss the latest in prediction markets regulation, including growing concerns on "mention markets" found on the platforms. The CFTC's Chairman Michael Selig, who is th

Gold was on track for a third weekly gain after the US Treasury’s unexpected ramp-up in buybacks of long-dated government debt underscored concerns about its burden. Bullion was trading around $4,530 an ounce, and was poised to end the week more than 3% higher. The US Treasury’s

El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office - Published The El Niño event that is developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest in living memory, the Met Office has warned. The powerful natural climate phenomenon pushes up global temperatures

Stock market recap: Benchmark equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, clocked healthy gains on Thursday, 20 August, amid largely positive global cues. The 30-share pack Sensex closed 628 points, or 0.82%, higher at 77,537.72, while the Nifty ended 154 points, or 0.64%, up at

Stock market recap: Benchmark equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, clocked healthy gains on Thursday, 20 August, amid largely positive global cues. The 30-share pack Sensex closed 628 points, or 0.82%, higher at 77,537.72, while the Nifty ended 154 points, or 0.64%, up at

Brandon Flowers: Is fame worth it? I'm not sure anymore - Published Brandon Flowers has a confession. For the last 25 years, he's been the frontman of The Killers, channelling his love of stadium rock and British new wave on songs like Mr Brightside, When You Were Young and Human

Wellness habits you can start now - at no (or little) cost - Published Wellness has become a bit of a buzzword - and one that often comes with a hefty price tag. Luxury spa days, floating sound baths in five-star hotels, retreats costing thousands of pounds; these are all wonderf

Nevada, get ready for the robotaxis. The Nevada Transportation Authority unanimously approved three permits Thursday that will allow Tesla, Uber, and Waymo to operate commercial robotaxi services in Clark County, home to Las Vegas. Together, these permits would deploy up to 8,000

AI - DEVOPS Go updates may delight diehard gophers but displease AI overlordsv 1.27 expands generics to support methods - EDGE AND IOT Waymo has designed a robocar chip to

Rain to stop in time for weekend as sun returns - Published High pressure is set to build across the UK over the next few days bringing drier weather for the weekend. Heavy downpours have brought rain to parts in need this week - albeit with some flash flooding - but these are se

The near-bottomless demand for unique AI training data from top labs and corporations is driving a massive boom for a cohort of data-labeling startups. One of these fast-growing businesses is Micro1, a four-year-old startup that expanded its gross annual run rate from $100 millio

My student day out in London turned to terror - now survivors like me won't be forgotten - Published Travis Frain was texting his mates a photo he had just taken of Big Ben on a university trip to London when his day turned from normal to anything but. "One of the guys in my grou

(Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market currencies were mixed on Thursday as the US Treasury’s announcement of increased bond buybacks was seen by many as a “temporary” measure, allowing the dollar to rebound.The greenback index remained in positive territory even after Treasury Secretary

Hang Seng Indexes Co. may add chipmaker Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor Ltd., AI-related firm Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. and miner Zijin Gold International Co. to Hong Kong’s equity benchmark, according to analysts.The index compiler will release the results of its quarterly