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Musk aims for 25% voting control at Tesla prior to advancing AI objectives

Musk aims for 25% voting control at Tesla prior to advancing AI objectives

16 Jan 2024

In a recent announcement on social media platform X, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, expressed his discomfort with the idea of steering the automaker towards leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics without securing at least 25% voting control.

Vodafone inks a $1.5 billion deal with Microsoft for AI, cloud, and IoT

Vodafone inks a $1.5 billion deal with Microsoft for AI, cloud, and IoT

16 Jan 2024

Vodafone has announced a decade-long partnership with Microsoft, aiming to extend generative AI, digital, enterprise, and cloud services to over 300 million businesses and consumers across its European and African markets.

India's industrial production grows at a slow 2.4% in November

India's industrial production grows at a slow 2.4% in November

15 Jan 2024

Industrial production in India, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew at a slow pace of 2.4 per cent in November 2023 against the 16-montyh-high 11.6 per cent

India’s wholesale price inflation at a 9-month high of 0.73% in December

India’s wholesale price inflation at a 9-month high of 0.73% in December

15 Jan 2024

Wholesale price inflation in India, based on the wholesale price index (WPI), stood at a nine-month high of 0.73 per cent in December 2023, preliminary data released by the commerce ministry on Monday showed.

DRDO test-flies new generation Akash missile

DRDO test-flies new generation Akash missile

15 Jan 2024

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday made a successful flight-test of the new generation Akash (Akash-NG) missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the Odisha coast.

NLC awards 2400 MW Odisha thermal power project to BHEL

NLC awards 2400 MW Odisha thermal power project to BHEL

15 Jan 2024

NLC India Ltd has awarded the contract for setting up a 2,400 MW pit head green field thermal power project at Jharsuguda District in Odisha, to BHEL.

Citigroup plans to cut 20,000 jobs globally by 2026

Citigroup plans to cut 20,000 jobs globally by 2026

15 Jan 2024

US banking and financial services giant Citigroup is planning to lay off 20,000 of its workforce - roughly 8 per cent of its 239,000 global headcount by 2026, as part of a mega restructuring.

NASA, Lockheed revive supersonic travel dreams with X-59 QueSST aircraft

NASA, Lockheed revive supersonic travel dreams with X-59 QueSST aircraft

15 Jan 2024

US space agency NASA and defence aircraft maker Lockheed Martin on Friday jointly unveiled a prototype of the agency’s experimental aircraft X-59

Tata Consumer Products to acquire Capital Foods and Organic India for Rs7,000 cr

Tata Consumer Products to acquire Capital Foods and Organic India for Rs7,000 cr

15 Jan 2024

Tata Consumer Products, the consumer goods arm of the Tata Group has agreed to acquire 100 per cent shares in Capital Foods, and Organic India for a total consideration of Rs7,000 crore.

DMart’s consolidated Q3 net profit up 17% at Rs.690 cr

DMart’s consolidated Q3 net profit up 17% at Rs.690 cr

14 Jan 2024

Avenue Supermarts Ltd (ASL), which runs the DMart retail chain, has reported a consolidated net profit of Rs690 crore for fiscal third quarter ended 31 December 2023

Infosys to acquire chip designer InSemi for Rs280 crore

Infosys to acquire chip designer InSemi for Rs280 crore

13 Jan 2024

IT services major Infosys on Thursday announced a definitive agreement to acquire InSemi, a leading semiconductor design and embedded services provider for Rs280 crore.

India’s consumer price inflation at 5-month high of 5.93% in December

India’s consumer price inflation at 5-month high of 5.93% in December

13 Jan 2024

Consumer price inflation in India, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 5.93 per cent in December 2023 from 5.55 per cent in November