1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (523+ words) The Brics Business Council has called for a supply-chain resilience framework and deeper cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, as the grouping seeks to turn its combined economic capabilities into greater trade, investment and technology links....

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (1115+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Every year, a summer lull in the United Arab Emirates gives way to a September rush. Offices fill up, school buses ferry children through city streets once again, hotels prepare for tourists chasing winter sun while professionals swarm to…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (666+ words) Are America’s Social Security benefits too generous? Some fiscal hawks and classic conservatives say the answer is ‘yes,’ and see the upcoming depletion of the trust fund as an opportunity to rein them in. Social Security [or the Old-Age, Survivors,…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (342+ words) Chennai: Krishna Kumar’s morning routine begins with yoga and meditation at 5.30am, followed by high-protein yogurt with no-sugar granola, Blue Tokai coffee and a light breakfast accompanied by cut fruits or fresh juice. Almost all the food is sourced from FirstClub,…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (504+ words) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to raise the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points next month and again in December as a countermeasure to rising crude prices, persistent external shocks and signs of broader inflationary pressures, SBI…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (514+ words) The proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will allow European automakers to import up to 1 lakh completely built-up (CBU) internal-combustion engine (ICE) and non-plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles into India at concessional duties in the first year, according to the draft…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (323+ words) A week is a long time in the world of AI. On 1 September, when Anthropic launched Fable 5.1, some people on my Instagram feed posted where they were when the advanced LLM dropped, as if it were a moon landing. Two…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago   (465+ words) From 4 to 9 September, the Nasdaq Q-50 index — made up of 50 companies next in line to enter the Nasdaq-100 — did little. However, an Indian exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on this index — Motilal Oswal Nasdaq Q50 — saw its market price shoot up by 50%. On…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (472+ words) September saw a fresh wave of job cuts across the global technology industry, as companies restructured operations, reassessed workforce needs, and redirected costs towards investments in artificial intelligence (AI). According to data from Layoffs.fyi, a tracking platform, 128,536 tech employees…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (306+ words) (Bloomberg) -- Investor bets on additional European Central Bank increases in borrowing costs are logical given the present situation, according to Governing Council member Ulo Kaasik. “It’s true the markets are expecting the interest-rate hiking cycle to continue, and looking at…...