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These companies produce annual sustainability reports that include water use at their data centers. (Pexel)
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AI Data Centers Use Far More Water Than Most Tech Giants Report

Microsoft, Google and Amazon are among the tech companies spending an estimated $1 trillion on AI infrastructure this year and last. In some regions, they…

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South Korea’s Kospi benefited from the booming AI trade in the first half of 2026.
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AI Split Asia Into Winners and Losers. The Balance Looks Unsustainable.

Asian stock markets were locked in a tug of war in the first half of the year, caught between Middle East tensions and the artificial-intelligence…

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Gold and silver prices increase as international market volatility and weak US jobs data reduce chances of interest rate spike (Representational/ Unsplash)
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Weak US job data, oil price, interest rates: Why are gold, silver prices rising?

Gold prices advanced for a third consecutive day despite an ease in Indian demand following a modest pick-up earlier in the week. The development comes…

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The first UN first Global Dialogue on AI Governance starts in Geneva from July 6. (Official image)
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Innovation exists everywhere, opportunity does not: UN pushes for AI governance

Even as the conversation towards regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) gathers pace, the United Nations believes a global dialogue is crucial, building on the momentum…

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HCL Technologies (Representational Photo/REUTERS)
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HCLTech signs massive $1.14 billion deal with Europe-based Fortune Global 50 firm to develop AI model

Indian tech firm HCLTech has signed a major deal with a Europe-based Fortune Global 50 firm to establish an artificial intelligence model for the latter….

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India's economy remains on a strong growth path based on macroeconomic fundamentals, as per government officials (Representational/ Unsplash)
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India’s economy on sustained growth path: Government officials on financial resilience

India’s economy remains on a sustained growth path supported by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, government officials said. Ebbing external pressures from the West Asia conflict have…

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Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive in November as a digital download. (Sony PlayStation Store)
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Tech Tonic | We live in a disc-less world, intent on erasing history

The end is near. I remember a time when disc collections were a thing of pride (as are vinyls, but that finesse is beyond the…

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The company, commonly known as ShareChat, has become operationally profitable in the first quarter of the year that began April 2026, said Chief Financial Officer Manohar Charan. (File Photo/ Mint)
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ShareChat, Indian rival of Meta, plans $400 million IPO next year: Report

Mohalla Tech Pvt., which operates social network ShareChat, short-video platform Moj and subscription-based micro-drama app QuickTV, is seeking to raise as much as $400 million…

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Wired Wisdom: Xiaomi’s Nurburgring record, Apple hikes prices & Urbn’s impressive charging hub

Opening thoughts. The iconic Nürburgring racetrack is where motoring worlds blend. Located in the Eifel mountains in Germany, it is the longest, most demanding, and…

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GST collections rise 14% to ₹1.95 lakh crore in June on strong domestic demand

The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue in June rose nearly 14% year-on-year to about ₹1.95 lakh crore from ₹1.71 lakh crore in the…

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