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Source: Live Mint A 900 credit score is epitome of financial discipline. But can we achieve it and does it make a significant financial impact from almost perfect? Let’s strip out the myths from reality. What is a 900 credit score? Indian credit scores range between 300 and 900, of which 900 is issued by…
Source: Live Mint Have you ever wondered how a bank approves a personal loan within a few hours, sometimes within minutes, of applying? Is this because the bank knows you personally, or does the lender repose so much faith in you? Well, it could be the case but there is a process that works in…
Source: The Verge Sentiment regarding the new pricing has been largely negative, with reports of death threats to the company as developers and video game professionals respond on social media with calls for Unity to reconsider since the changes could threaten the already thin profits of indie games. Developers are concerned that Unity has implemented…
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Source: The Verge I’ll see your arm and raise you an arm and two legs. It was the battle of the bots on the CES show floor as robot vacuum manufacturers Dreame and Roborock each added limbs to their rival robovacs. Dreame launched its X50 Ultra at the show earlier this week, debuting the first…
Source: Live Mint The Dartmouth meeting did not mark the beginning of scientific inquiry into machines which could think like people. Alan Turing, for whom the Turing prize is named, wondered about it; so did John von Neumann, an inspiration to McCarthy. By 1956 there were already a number of approaches to the issue; historians…
Source: Live Mint The new scheme is meant to be faster and easier than filing an appeal with the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) – CIT(A) – but one particular condition makes it the less attractive option and begs the question: is this just another toothless provision from the tax department? What is e-DRS? Until…
Source: Business Standard Flying to a non-Schengen country with a layover in a Schengen country? You need a Schengen transit visa, or your flight may be cancelled. If your ticket is non-refundable, you could end up losing your money. This is exactly what happened to Maharshi Yadav, a 25-year-old student heading to Canada for…
Source: Live Mint Shares to buy or sell: The domestic stock market indices witnessed a relief rally on Monday, December 23, as the index closed in the green after five consecutive sessions of losses. The Nifty 50 index closed 0.7 per cent higher at 23,753.45 points, compared to 23,587.50 points at the previous market close….
Source: Coin Tegraph The Alabama Money Transmitter License marks a major milestone in Transak’s US growth as it works toward full state-level coverage. Read Full Article
Source: Live Mint Large language models have a keen appetite for electricity. The energy used to train OpenAI’s gpt-4 model could have powered 50 American homes for a century. And as models get bigger, costs rise rapidly. By one estimate, today’s biggest models cost $100m to train; the next generation could cost $1bn, and the…
