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Grok 3 launch Updates: Elon Musk’s xAI has released the new Grok 3 series of models, including a GPT-4o-like pre-trained model, two reasoning models, and an AI agent called Deep Search.ALSO READ: Elon Musk teases Grok 3 AI chatbot: ‘Scary smart, set to launch soon!’Musk claims his AI chatbot is driven by curiosity and a relentless pursuit of truth. Just hours after Elon Musk’s xAI unveiled its latest AI model, Grok 3, X almost doubled the price of its Premium+ subscription plan from $22/month to $50/month. This marks the second price hike in recent months, following a previous increase in…

India’s rapid digital financial expansion is fuelling both opportunity and risk, with rising unsecured debt and speculative trading posing new challenges for the financial system, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor M. Rajeshwar Rao warned Friday.While technology has deepened financial inclusion, Rao said, concerns have emerged over unchecked borrowing and speculative investments that could leave individuals and institutions vulnerable.Read this | Will there be another derivatives dampener? NSE seems to think so”(Just as) the presence of too much light can lead to blindness, we must be aware of the risk of reckless financialization,” Rao said at the Indian Institute…

(Bloomberg) — Two house cats died after contracting bird flu in the homes of dairy workers, a troubling sign that the virus may be moving between species and becoming more widespread.  The cats’ owners lived in separate households in Michigan and developed symptoms of H5N1 last May, according to a report released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Both worked on farms that had cases of bird flu and displayed symptoms before the cats fell ill, but declined testing.  While human infections have been rare during the current outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, with a single…

Investors in India are now keenly searching for passive investments, this trend is gaining traction as the short term equity market returns are starting to wane due to consistent Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) selling.That is why it will be reasonable to know what Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are and what are several important differences between them.Further, though they both invest aiming to replicate the performance of definite market indices. While in objectives they are almost identical, regarding form, trading mode, and price, they differ as much as chalk and cheese.Most crucial differences to keep in mind are provided…

Business tycoon and renowned banker Uday Kotak has raised concerns about the growing tendency among young business heirs to “take the easy way” and “manage family offices and investments” instead of “creating real-world business”.The founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank urged the young tycoons to take risks and start their business journey from scratch. “I would love to see this generation be hungry for success and build operational businesses,” said Uday Kotak at Kotak Institutional Equities’ investor conference, Chasing Growth 2025 on Thursday.“Even today, I firmly believe that the next generation must work hard and create businesses rather than becoming financial…

Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Q4 Results 2025:Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India declared their Q4 results on 20 Feb, 2025. The topline decreased by 20.53% year-over-year (YoY), with profit falling by 34.66% YoY. The company’s profit stood at ₹44.3 crore and revenue at ₹170.7 crore.Comparing Q4 to the previous quarter, revenue saw a slight increase of 6.75%, while profit experienced a decrease of 1.56%. The increase in revenue indicates some resilience despite the overall decline in annual performance.The Selling, General & Administrative expenses rose by 0.73% quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) and surged by 42.27% YoY, reflecting increased operational costs that have impacted profitability.Operating income…

Oppo Find N5, the new generation Oppo foldable smartphone has officially been launched in China. The smartphone is known as the world’s thinnest foldable with just 4.21mm of thickness when unfolded, leaving every foldable including the Honor Magic V3 behind the race. The new Oppo foldable is now giving tough competition to some of the leading phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, Vivo X Fold 3 Pro, and others. Therefore, to know if it’s worth the hype, we have curated a detailed specs comparison between the Oppo Find N5 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 to…

Microsoft has made a significant leap in quantum computing with the introduction of Majorana 1, a revolutionary quantum chip powered by a new topological core. This development could bring practical quantum computing much sooner than expected. Here are the five most important things to know about this breakthrough:1. A Brand-New State of MatterFor years, we have known three main states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Microsoft has now introduced a fourth – a topological state, said Satya Nadella in a post on X. This was achieved by developing topoconductors, a new class of materials that enable more stable quantum…

Sales in the forward market went up by $55 billion during the quarter, with $68 billion outstanding net forward sales at the end of December. During the same period, RBI sold $44 billion in the spot market, data from the central bank’s February Bulletin showed. The biggest sales were in October when RBI sold $34 billion in the forward market, and $9 billion in the spot market. “RBI intervention data suggests a possible shift in strategy from spot market interventions towards forward contracts. This approach may aim to minimize the impact on rupee liquidity while keeping currency volatility in check,”…

Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars?Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA’s Artemis missions following the departure of a key official and Boeing’s plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on its lunar rocket.Late Wednesday, NASA abruptly announced the retirement of longtime associate administrator Jim Free, effective Saturday.No reason was given for Free’s departure after his 30-year rise to NASA’s top civil-service position. However, he was a strong advocate for Artemis, which aims to return crews to the Moon, establish a sustained presence, and…