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Brad Smith, president of Microsoft Corp., during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. The hearing is expected to cover tech companies' efforts to combat disinformation and misinformation spread online about the upcoming November 5 election.(Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg)
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Microsoft president warns of increased US election meddling risk in final 48 hours

Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith warned the danger of foreign interference in the US election will surge in the final two days of the presidential…

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People walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, (Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters)
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Top 5 reasons why the Indian stock market fell continuously for three days

The Indian stock market extended its losing streak for the third straight session on Friday, with the Nifty 50 opening down at 25,093 and touching…

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Byju's owner Byju Raveendran's photo is seen on his company web page in this illustration. (Reuters)
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Byju’s US lenders removed from creditor panel by court-appointed Indian official

US lenders to Byju’s were removed from an influential creditors committee by a court-appointed arbitrator in India, a potential boon for the struggling online-education company…

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Gopichand Hinduja, billionaire and co-chairman of Hinduja Group India Ltd. (Bloomberg)
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These are the top 10 richest NRIs in the world: Check full list

A total of 102 NRIs featured on the Hurun India 2023 Rich List. Nearly 79% of them are self-made, the list showed. With 46 individuals,…

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Social media platform X experienced outages on Tuesday, with Downdetector showing over 27,700 reports in the US.(AFP)
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X (formerly Twitter) down for thousands of users, Downdetector shows

Aug 28, 2024 09:09 AM IST Downdetector reported over 27,700 outage reports for social media platform X in the US on Tuesday night.  Social media…

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Associated Press reporter Michael Liedtke gets out of a Cruise driverless taxi after a test ride in San Francisco, on Feb. 15, 2023. (Terry Chea/AP)
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Uber to offer autonomous taxis in the US next year

Aug 23, 2024 07:26 PM IST Uber riders will have the option of choosing a Cruise autonomous vehicle once the multiyear partnership between Uber and…

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israel: Israel's judicial proposals prompt startups to relocate: government agency
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WeRide: Chinese robotaxi firm WeRide eyes up to $5 billion valuation in US IPO

China-based autonomous driving startup WeRide said on Friday it was seeking a valuation of as much as $5.02 billion in its initial public offering in…

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BYJU'S owner Byju Raveendran photo is seen on his company web page in this illustration. (Reuters)
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US judge rejects Byju’s US lender GLAS Trust’s effort to stop payment to BCCI

A US Judge refused to block a debt payment which could free troubled edtech major Byju’s from its insolvency case in India, Bloomberg reported, adding…

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RBI MPC: RBI Guv Das says premature to talk about US recession but will remain vigilant
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RBI MPC: RBI Guv Das says premature to talk about US recession but will remain vigilant

The recent data on US unemployment should not be taken as a sign of recession in the US, world’s largest economy, said Reserve Bank of…

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A self-driving GM Bolt EV is seen during a media event where Cruise, GM's autonomous car unit, showed off its self-driving cars in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 28, 2017. (Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters)
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US may propose barring Chinese software in autonomous vehicles: Report

The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous and connected vehicles in the coming weeks, according to sources briefed on…

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