Month: January 2025

Deepseek’s rapid progress renews debate on Indian foundational AI model

January 27, 2025 admin

C.P. Gurnani, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, AIonOS and Vikram Sinha, President Director and Chief Executive Officer Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison sign MoU at Aerocity, in New Delhi, on January 27, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI The rapid uptake of Deepseek, the Chinese-developed artificial intelligence (AI) foundational large language model (LLM), has put the AI race…

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Bombay High Court proposes mediation between Lodha brothers in trademark breach case

January 27, 2025 admin

Abhinandan Lodha, Deputy Managing Director, Lodha Group. Bombay High Court proposed the appointment of a mediator to resolve the alleged case of trademark breach by the House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL) over Macrotech Developers’ brand name “Lodha,” in a hearing on Monday (January 27, 2025). “If it is agreeable I propose to give two weeks…

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ICC To Open Champions Trophy Ticket Sales Despite Pakistan’s Struggle To Meet Deadlines

January 27, 2025 admin

Representative Image© X (Twitter) The ICC said on Monday that the ticket sales for the Pakistan leg of next month’s Champions Trophy will begin from Tuesday despite the stadium renovation work in the host nation is yet to be completed. The venues at Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi are still getting readied as a…

Sports

‘Recovery Takes A Team’: Kuldeep Yadav Grateful For His Injury Recovery

January 27, 2025 admin

File photo of Kuldeep Yadav© AFP India spinner Kuldeep Yadav expressed gratitude to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) team for his recovery after groin surgery. Kuldeep took to social media to post an emotional message ahead of his return to competitive cricket. “Recovery takes a team. Grateful to the NCA and its team…

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“Legends Have Their Slumps But…”: England Star On Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli’s Test Form

January 27, 2025 admin

England batter James Vince has backed Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to rediscover their best form despite their recent struggles in Test cricket. Vince, speaking about the duo’s current lean patch, emphasised their quality and resilience. After the debacle in Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India’s next red-ball assignment will be…

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ECB’s Lagarde warns over cost of losing independence

January 27, 2025 admin

Central bank independence is being challenged in parts of the world and greater political influence could undermine banks’ ability to keep inflation down, risking economic volatility, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump said last week he would demand that the Federal Reserve lower borrowing costs, claiming that he…

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Alexander Zverev Targetted On Domestic Abuse Allegations During Australian Open 2025 Final, Says This

January 27, 2025 admin

Alexander Zverev refused to be drawn after a spectator shouted the names of two women, one of whom had settled assault accusations against him, during the Australian Open 2025 trophy presentation on Sunday. While addressing the crowd at Melbourne Park following his final defeat to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, Zverev’s speech was…

Sports

Tech stocks tumble as DeepSeek threatens to upend the AI industry; Nvidia down 17%

January 27, 2025 admin

Wall Street’s superstars are tumbling Monday as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on. The S&P 500 was down 1.9% in midday trading and heading for its worst day in more than a month. Big Tech stocks took some of the heaviest losses, with Nvidia down 17.6%, and…

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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking Reforms In Dowry, Domestic Violence Laws

January 27, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL which sought the appointment of an expert committee to review and reform the existing dowry and domestic violence laws to stop their misuse. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma observed that society must change and it cannot do anything….

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Nasdaq, S&P tumble as China’s DeepSeek AI model rattles Big Tech

January 27, 2025 admin

Deepseek logo. | Photo Credit: Reuters The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dropped on Monday (January 27, 2025), as the surging popularity of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model knocked shares of chipmaker Nvidia and other companies benefiting from investments into the technology. Chinese startup DeepSeek has rolled out a free assistant it says uses…

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