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Payment revolution! Facial recognition, fingerprints to soon authenticate UPI payments, Aadhaar biometric data to be used: Report

The verification process will utilise biometric information through Aadhar identification system. (AI image) Facial recognition and fingerprint authentication – these are the two new features that may be launched for payments made through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a Reuters report.The National Payments Corporation of India, UPI’s operator, intends to display this biometric…

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Data blackout: Government shutdown halts US employment releases; economic indicators on hold

The United States has delayed the release of a key employment report as a partial government shutdown entered its third day on Friday, creating uncertainty over the state of the world’s largest economy.Other economic indicators scheduled for publication this week, including weekly unemployment claims, have also been postponed, depriving policymakers and businesses of crucial information…

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Gurgaon begins recording AQI data after months: All 4 stations go live, many monitors in Haryana still in dark | Gurgaon News

Gurgaon: After remaining offline for several months, all four air-quality monitoring stations of the city are now back online, restoring access to real-time pollution data. Officials said the monitors have been recalibrated and integrated with both the state and central dashboards under a new maintenance contract. However, stations in Panchkula, Ballabhgarh, Charkhi Dadri, Dharuhera, Fatehabad,…

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says these jobs will see a boom as data centers expand

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said demand for electricians, plumbers, and carpenters will rise sharply as the construction of data centers accelerates. “If you’re an electrician, you’re a plumber, a carpenter—we’re going to need hundreds of thousands of them to build all of these factories,” Huang told Channel 4 News in the U.K. “The skilled craft…

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US job data: Private sector sheds 32,000 jobs in September; ADP report shows slowdown despite wage growth

The US private sector lost 32,000 jobs in September, according to payroll processor ADP, defying analysts’ expectations of employment growth. The biggest losses came in leisure and hospitality, professional services, and financial activities, AFP reported.Hiring also contracted in trade, transportation and utilities, along with manufacturing, the report showed.“Despite the strong economic growth we saw in…

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US manufacturing data: Sector contracts for 7th month in a row; ISM index shows slight improvement

The US manufacturing sector contracted for the seventh consecutive month in September, although the pace of decline eased slightly as production and demand showed marginal improvement.The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index rose to 49.1 in September from 48.7 in August. The figure remained below the 50-point mark that separates expansion from contraction, AFP…

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US market today: Wall Street drifts on weak ADP jobs data; treasuries gain as yields fall

US stocks drifted on Wednesday as fresh signs of weakness in the job market stoked caution among investors. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% in early trading, though it remained near last week’s record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 51 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.4%, AP reported.Treasury yields fell sharply…

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Inside story of Shubman Gill’s Test redemption: Three phone calls, shedding ego and a lot of data | Cricket News

Shubman Gill of India (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) New Delhi: A month before the official announcement, Shubman Gill was told that he was going to be India’s next Test captain. In a meeting with coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, and a top cricket administrator, he was informed that he would lead India…

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