JPMorgan expands blockchain goals, plans to build ‘interoperable digital money’
As Siemens uses JPMorgan’s blockchain for FX transfers, the bank plans to scale JPM Coin across privacy-focused and public networks Source link
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IED recovered in Rajouri; destroyed | India News
JAMMU: Security forces recovered a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during a cordon-and-search operation in J&K’s Rajouri district, officials said Thursday.A joint team of the Army and J&K Police launched the operation on Wednesday, based on a tip-off about suspicious movement in the forested belt of Kallar in Thanamandi.The search party found the explosive —…
Global AI race: DeepSeek gains ground in developing nations; Microsoft flags widening gap
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is seeing rapid adoption across several developing countries, helping broaden access to generative artificial intelligence even as the overall gap between advanced and emerging economies continues to widen, according to a new Microsoft report.The report said global adoption of generative AI tools reached 16.3% of the world’s population in the three…
XRP ETFs see $40M of outflows after eight-week run of inflows
The outflow was primarily due to a $47.25 million redemption from 21Shares’ TOXR, while other funds remained stable or positive. Source link
AAP announces anti-gangster drive; cites clean panchayat polls | India News
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab on Thursday announced that it will launch a full-scale offensive against gangsters, modelled on its ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ anti-drug campaign. The announcement was made by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann while meeting newly elected zila parishad and block…
Big push for road safety: Govt mulls V2V tech in vehicles to cut accidents; spectrum earmarked
The government is working to introduce vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology to help prevent road accidents by enabling real-time information sharing between vehicles, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, PTI reported.Addressing a press conference in New Delhi after chairing the annual meeting of transport ministers from states and Union Territories, Gadkari…
Budget 2026: Rs 1.52 lakh crore locked in Customs disputes; Govt may consider amnesty, duty slab rationalisation
Representative file photo (Budget 2025) With more than Rs 1.52 lakh crore of customs duty locked in litigation, the government may consider introducing an amnesty scheme in the Union Budget for 2026–27 to bring closure to long-pending disputes and provide certainty to businesses, Price Waterhouse & Co LLP said on Thursday, PTI reported.The government could…
Trump goes after institutional home buyers who dominate some Sun Belt markets
President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Jan. 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on housing affordability has found a clear villain: institutional investors that own large swaths of single-family homes in fast-growing Sun Belt cities, where…
US market today: Wall Street trades flat; defence stocks rally on Donald Trump’s military spending push
US stock indices were largely subdued in early Thursday trade, even as defence companies rallied sharply after President Donald Trump said he wants to significantly raise military spending.The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% in early trading, though it remained close to its recent all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 109 points, or 0.2%,…
‘Built lasting bridges’: How Padma Shri Tomio Mizokami shaped India–Japan cultural ties | India News
Renowned Japanese scholar and linguist Professor Tomio Mizokami, Professor Emeritus at Osaka University, is widely regarded as one of the most influential cultural bridges between India and Japan, with a lifelong commitment to Indian languages, literature and education. His contribution was formally recognised in 2018, when he was conferred the Padma Shri, one of India’s…