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Taiwan started anti-dumping probes into beer and certain steel products from China, adding to a string of measures targeting Chinese exports by trade partners around the world. Officials will start investigating whether some hot-rolled and flat-rolled steel products from China harm the domestic industry due to unfair competition, the Finance Ministry in Taipei said in a statement on Tuesday. Beer made in China will also be the subject of an inquiry, according to a separate statement from the ministry, which said the beverage has been exported to Taiwan at artificially low prices, hurting the domestic industry. The probes add to…

BOBCARD, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda, has come up with a host of offers and exclusive discounts on its credit cards across top e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, Flipkart, Reliance Digital, Croma, MakeMyTrip, Air India, and more for ‘International Women’s Day’. The offers will be available till March 31.“Shoppers using their BOBCARD credit cards can enjoy unmatched discounts and special deals across various categories, including fashion, travel, decor, automobile, electronics, and entertainment. These exclusive credit card offers are designed to cater to the diverse needs and aspirations of modern women, providing an excellent opportunity to turn shopping wish lists…

Silicon valley tech giant Meta has launched its limited edition Ray-Ban x Coperni glasses at the Paris Fashion Week, the company said in a statement on its blog on March 10.The wearble made its appearance on the runway of the Coperni Fall Winter 25 Show at the Paris Fashion Week in the French capital. We take a look at the design features, price, tech and other details of the Ray-Ban Meta x Coperni Limited Editions glasses.Limited Edition Glasses: Blending Fashion x TechWith only a limited number — 3,600 pairs — to be sold, the Ray-Ban Meta x Coperni glasses have…

A cargo ship crashed into an oil tanker off the UK’s east coast, causing fires, a jet-fuel spill, and leaving one person missing in one of the most significant maritime disasters near the country in many years.  The crew of the tanker Stena Immaculate “are safe and accounted for, with no reported injuries,” ship manager Crowley said in a statement on X. The mariners earlier abandoned the vessel after multiple explosions, and it remains unclear how much fuel was spilled after at least one tank ruptured. One crew member on container ship Solong was still missing and the search for…

BEIJING, – Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng sees humanoid robots as a long-term project and is considering large investments that could go up to 100 billion yuan , state media reported its CEO as saying on Monday. CEO He Xiaopeng said on the sidelines of the annual parliamentary session that while the company’s current investment could be considered conservative given how it was in the early stages of entering the sector, it was ready to invest much more, the Securities Times reported. “Xpeng has been working in the humanoid robot industry for five years, may continue to be in the…

Elon Musk stated on Monday in an interview with Fox Business that he is running his businesses “with great difficulty” while working with the Trump administration.His comments came after Tesla shares dropped to a five-month low.Tesla Inc. saw its biggest decline in over four years, continuing its downward trend in 2025 as Wall Street grows increasingly worried about demand for the company’s electric vehicles. As a result, Tesla lost $130 billion in market value during a broad selloff, leaving its shares at their lowest point since October.Musk’s prominent position as the public face of DOGE is starting to impact the…

Fintech startup Perfios, which provides financial data analysis software, said on Monday it has acquired artificial intelligence (AI)-based debt collection company CreditNirvana for an undisclosed sum.This is the Bengaluru-based company’s second acquisition in just over a month, after it purchased financial crime management firm Clari5 in February to bolster its fraud detection capabilities.“This acquisition is a natural extension of our strategy, and it helps strengthen us from a full-stack tech-first solution perspective,” Perfios chief executive officer (CEO) Sabyasachi Goswami told Mint.CreditNirvana uses AI to predict and pre-empt delinquencies while simultaneously automating the entire debt collections lifecycle through their products. Founded…

Electrical equipment maker Schneider Electric is working on the next phase of investments in India and would soon roll out its capital expenditure (capex) plans, a top company official said. In an interview, Deepak Sharma, managing director and chief executive of Schneider Electric India, said that the company is working on manufacturing large-scale stationary batteries in the country in view of the growing demand for storage, and is exploring the right chemistry and technology for the business. The company’s current investment cycle of ₹3,200 crore is in its final phase of implementation with its latest announcement of three new plants…

“Our chief technology officer Devesh Mishra has dropped all his other responsibilities to focus on building SLMs for Physics Wallah,” company founder and chief executive Alakh Pandey told Mint in an interview. The Noida-based company aims to have these SLMs ready by the end of 2026. “The investment is huge and I’m investing blindly. I’m not thinking too hard about it because I don’t want to miss this [AI], because timing here will make a lot of difference,” Pandey said. The company is able to make substantial investments in AI because the rest of Physics Wallah’s projects run “frugally”. SLMs…

Cognizant is one of the few companies seeing a second round of shareholder activism in less than 10 years. Mantle Ridge LP raised its stakes in Cognizant to more than $1 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. Mantle Ridge has not disclosed its stake in the IT services provider. Considering it started buying in the second half of 2022, Cognizant’s average share price between 1 July 2022 and 7 March 2025 was $79. At this price, the activist shareholder would hold at least 2%, according to Mint’s calculations. Cognizant shares closed at $83.23 on 7 March. Mantle Ridge sees…