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- Business
- February 27, 2026
Deepinder Goyal Announces Hiring for ‘Temple’ Wearable, Sets Fitness Benchmark for Applicants
Deepinder Goyal, founder and CEO of Zomato, on Friday announced large-scale hiring for his new venture, Temple, a wearable technology startup focused on elite athletic performance.In a detailed post on X, Goyal said Temple is building what he described as the “ultimate wearable f Read More
- Business
- February 27, 2026
Anthropic Cannot Accede To Pentagon’s Request In AI Safeguards Dispute: Dario Amodei
Anthropic said it would not accede to the Pentagon’s request to eliminate safeguards from its AI systems, despite threats to deem the company a “supply chain risk” and remove it from the Department of Defense’s systems, putting a $200 million contract at risk.The Pentagon’s dispu Read More
- Business
- February 27, 2026
India Seeks to Slash Thermal Coal Imports by 30% in 2026; Power Plants Directed to Ramp Up Domestic Blending
India, the world’s second-largest importer of thermal coal, wants to cut those imports for power plants by at least 30%, asking them to test increased blending with domestic coal, government and industry officials familiar with the plan said.India’s power plants used nearly 50 mi Read More
- Business
- February 27, 2026
‘AI May Pose A Serious Challenge To Our Self-Worth’: Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu
After having recently attended the AI Impact Summit 2026, Zoho Founder Sridhar Vembu noted how AI may become a serious challenge to one’s self-worth.Taking to X, the tech visionary said, “If our notion of self-worth comes from the economic value we add, or if it comes our intelle Read More
- Business
- February 27, 2026
Asian Markets Wobble as Tech Valuations and Geopolitical Hotspots Drive Investors Toward Safe-Haven Yen and Gold
Asian shares wobbled while the yen and U.S. Treasuries rose on Friday, as concerns about technology company valuations and geopolitical hotspots weighed on sentiment.Chinese equities fell while stocks in Japan and South Korea were volatile after glowing results from artificial in Read More
- Business
- February 27, 2026
Nifty Slips Toward 25,300 as Banking and IT Lead Broad-Based Market Sell-off
Indian equity benchmarks extended losses through early trade, with the BSE Sensex falling 520 points, or 0.63%, to 81,728 at 10:50 am, while the NSE Nifty 50 slipped 155 points, or 0.61%, to trade near 25,340.The broader market mirrored the weakness. The Nifty Midcap 100 index de Read More
- Business
- February 27, 2026
Meta Signs Multi-Billion-Dollar Deal To Rent Google AI Chips
Meta Platforms has signed a multi-billion-dollar deal to rent artificial intelligence chips from Google to develop new AI models, The Information reported on Thursday, citing a person involved in the talks. The report of the multi-year deal comes as companies pour billions into c Read More
- Business
- February 27, 2026
Jack Dorsey’s Block Slashes 4,000 Jobs to Lead ‘AI-First’ Overhaul; Stock Jumps 24% on New Efficiency Play
Shares of Block, Inc. surged more than 24% in extended trading after the fintech firm confirmed plans to eliminate over 4,000 roles, representing roughly 40% of its workforce. The restructuring was announced by CEO Jack Dorsey, who positioned the move as a strategic overhaul that Read More
- Business
- February 27, 2026
Nifty Holds Near 25,450 in Early Friday Trade; VMM Slides on Promoter Block Deal
Indian equities opened Friday’s session on a cautious note, with the NIFTY 50 trading around the 25,450 mark at 9:21 AM, while the BSE Sensex hovered near the 82,000 level.Early trade suggests continued consolidation, with the Nifty moving within a tight 100–120 point band. Marke Read More
- Business
- February 27, 2026
India’s MSCI EM Weight Falls Under 14%, Ranking Slides to Fourth
India’s position in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has slipped to fourth place after its weightage dropped below the 14% mark, reflecting relative underperformance and valuation-driven recalibrations in the latest index reshuffle.According to the latest MSCI review, India’s weig Read More
