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China could receive the first shipments of Nvidia’s second-most powerful AI chips, signalling a shift in America’s long-standing restrictions on exports to Beijing.The US government has began a formal licensing process that could pave the way for chip gaint’s Beijing entry, Reuters reported, citing five people familiar with the matter. This comes after US President…
MUMBAI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday introduced the Securities Markets Code (SMC) Bill in the Lok Sabha that, among a host of objectives, aims to have a comprehensive legislation that would assign more powers to markets regulator Sebi, decriminalise several violations and expand its board size to 15 members from nine now.It also seeks…
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: RRP Semiconductor, a BSE-listed company, is suddenly distinguishing itself in the global craze for semiconductors. The company stands out as an anomaly in India’s fast-evolving semiconductor narrative-drawing intense attention not for technological breakthroughs or manufacturing scale, but for its stock price surge that has sharply defied conventional valuation logic. Little known until recently, even…
Japan’s inflation rate held steady in November, official data showed Friday ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision which could see central bankers raise interest rates to their highest level in 30 years.The hike would be the first since January and could potentially exacerbate turmoil in debt markets.Yields on Japanese government bonds have…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Bajaj Broking Research, the top stock picks for December 19, 2025 are Max Healthcare, and Sagility. Here’s its view on Nifty and Bank Nifty:Index View: NIFTYBenchmark indices continue to trade in a range with corrective bias and are currently placed around 25,800 levels as…
MUMBAI: US-based private equity firm L Catterton has picked up a minority stake in Haldiram Snacks Food amid a rush among investors to take a bite of India’s growing consumer market. The latest investment in Haldiram’s, known for its wide range of namkeen (snacks), sweets and ready to eat products comes less than a year…
CHENNAI: India’s tech startups’ cumulative equity funding stood at $10.5 billion in 2025, a decline of 17% on a YoY basis and down 4% compared to the $11 billion raised in 2023, according to a report. This marks a reversal from 2024, when funding had shown a modest annual recovery following the 2021 peak and…
NEW DELHI: Govt has managed to get significant concessions for Indian workers and professionals looking to work in Oman, with the Gulf nation allowing companies to employ up to 50% Indians in their workforce, instead of 20% at present.The move is aimed at ensuring that Indian companies that set up shop do not end up…
BENGALURU: Cognizant AI CTO Babak Hodjat said at the Nasdaq-listed company’s AI Lab here that as enterprises race to embed large language models (LLMs) deeper into business operations, a key question remains unresolved: how much can these systems be trusted to reason correctly at scale? While today’s LLMs are powerful, he said, they tend to…
NEW DELHI: The board of Bharti Airtel on Thursday approved the appointment of Shashwat Sharma as MD & CEO from Jan 1 as Gopal Vittal will take charge as executive vice chairman for a period of five years. The board also green-lighted access of the remaining around Rs 15,740 crore proceeds from the Rs 21,000…
