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How AI is Disrupting the Literary World

This summer, Ayad Akhtar was struggling with the final scene of McNeal, his knotty and disorienting play about a Nobel Prize-winning author who uses artificial intelligence to write a novel.

Dark store surge set to spur realty demand

Quick commerce (qcom) firms are poised to impact India's real estate landscape as they expand their dark store networks to meet the growing demand.

The Bibek I knew

It was the early 2000s when I was setting up an economics research practice.

Saudi revives India investment plans amid shrinking mkt share

Move aimed at ensuring a major captive market for its crude oil, even as Indian refiners mull reducing the share of expensive Saudi grades sourced under term contracts

Tech, threats, territories - navigating industry growth in the new world order

As I step into my role as president of Nasscom, I view the next five years as a critical period, shaped by the intersection of three forces: Technology, threats, and territories.

STARS AND STYLE

The two biggest ever stars of Indian movies have followed contrasting styles as brands

Overhaul of HVLDE norms on cards

Market regulator Sebi has proposed an overhaul to the framework governing high-value listed debt entities (HVLDEs) in a bid to reduce the compliance burden.

Sebi moots changes to ERP framework

Revision to allow ERPs to rate unlisted securities

Testing the Midwestern assumption

Every now and then, a moment comes when the assumptions underlying a nation's politics are completely overturned.

From alienation to acceptance

A third of the way into Matthew Rankin's Universal Language, one stops wanting to know the film's secret and begins swimming in its mystery instead.

Day after disengagement

We talk much about our military but do not put our national wallet where our mouth is. While nobody is saying we double our defence spending, the current declining trend must be reversed

AI's Nobel-worthy guess

In July 2022, this column pointed out that artificial intelligence (AI) had done at least two pieces of research for which it deserved Nobel prizes.

23 Nobel laureates can't be wrong about Trump

Economists mostly shun politics in favor of policy. We prefer to be aloof soothsayers giving voice to data and research rather than our own beliefs. A luminary in the profession once told me that \"the only political party economists support is whichever is willing to be smart,\" before adding, \"and a smart economist would never join a political party.\"

Exxon, Chevron beat estimates

Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp beat analysts' profit, output and sales estimates as rising oil production from the Permian Basin helped offset weaker crude prices.

A year on, Intel's touted AI-chip deals fall short

Intel's upbeat revenue projections on Thursday masked a sore point for the embattled company: Chips touted for artificial intelligence have not lived up to sales expectations.

Will protect Hindu Americans from radical Left: Trump

Condemns attacks on B'desh minorities

Amazon Q3 revenue up 11%; growth reassures investors

AWS unit sales rise 19% and operating income tops estimates

Death toll from Spain floods climbs to 205

The death toll from historic flash floods in Spain climbed to least 205 people Friday, with many more believed to be missing, as the initial shock gave way to anger, frustration and a wave of solidarity.

BJP, SP make tacit moves on caste chessboard ahead of UP bypolls

The stage is set for a high-stakes battle in Uttar Pradesh, where the November 13 Assembly bypolls promise a showdown between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP).

Indian Army begins patrolling in Demchok

The Indian Army began patrolling at Demchok on Friday, days after Indian and Chinese troops completed disengagement at the two friction points in eastern Ladakh, Army sources said.

Cong: EC reply on Haryana polls 'condescending'

The Congress on Friday hit out at the Election Commission (EC) after it rejected allegations of \"irregularities\" in Haryana assembly polls, saying if the poll panel's goal is to \"strip itself of the last vestiges of neutrality\", then it is doing a \"remarkable job\" at creating that impression.

Nov may see above-normal minimum temperatures

IMD says the country experienced its warmest October since 1901

IMF warns of risks to Asia's economy

Risks to Asia's economy have increased with escalating trade tensions, China's property sector woes and the potential for further market turbulence clouding the outlook, the IMF said on Friday.

Fresh loans from private banks turn costly in Sep

Up 14 bps over August

Canara Bank-led group seeks bids for MMOPL NPAS

A consortium of lenders led by the state-owned Canara Bank is seeking binding bids to sell ₹1,226.13 crore of non-performing loans in Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) through a Swiss challenge auction on November 28.

BCFI begins process to seek SRO status

The Business Correspondent Federation of India (BCFI) is about to apply for self-regulatory organisation (SRO) status.

IMF: Investment, pvt consumption helping India grow

India remains the world's fastest-growing economy, with investment and private consumption driving its growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday in its Regional Economic Outlook for Asia-Pacific.

Govt may tweak bauxite pricing mechanism

Revised conversion factor would apply to new mining leases granted following the notification

6 industries contribute 53% to formal mfg GVA

Metals and chemicals make up 22% of GVA, shows ASI data

Coal production rises 7.4% in Oct; dispatches at 82.89 mt

Coal production rose by 7.4 percent to 84.45 million tonnes (mt) in October compared to 78.57 mt in the corresponding month of the previous fiscal, the Coal Ministry said in a release.