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Source: Live Mint South Korea’s data protection authority has announced it will seek clarification from Chinese tech startup DeepSeek regarding its handling of users’ personal information. This comes after the company unveiled its powerful new AI chatbot, the R1, which has raised concerns over data privacy and sparked turmoil in global tech markets. DeepSeek’s R1…
Source: The Verge Nvidia warned of stock shortages earlier this week, and now its launch of the $1,999 RTX 5090 yesterday is being branded a “paper launch” after people camped outside retailers only to find a handful of cards available, if any at all. Reddit users have been tracking inventory for RTX 5090 and RTX…
Source: Bitcoinist As US lawmakers continue working on crypto adoption and better regulations, Illinois and Indiana representatives have introduced new Bitcoin-related bills seeking to embrace the flagship crypto at the state level. Illinois Introduces Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act On Wednesday, Illinois State Representative John Cabello introduced a bill to integrate Bitcoin (BTC) into the state’s…
Source: Live Mint In the run up to the Budget 2025, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2024-2025 in the Parliament on Jan 31, giving an assessment of the economy’s performance in the current financial year while listing out the challenges ahead. The survey document keeps GDP growth forecast for FY26 in the range of 6.3…
Source: Coin Tegraph A UK gang that kidnapped, tortured and extorted a man for his cryptocurrency has been sentenced at Manchester Crown Court. Read Full Article
Source: Bitcoinist The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) fast-tracked Bitwise’s application for the third Bitcoin-Ethereum exchange-traded fund ($BTC-$ETH ETF) in the US. The regulator hasn’t yet approved the ETF but might do so soon, which would allow Bitwise clients to gain indirect exposure to the two leading cryptocurrencies at once. While institutional investors are dipping…
Source: Live Mint The movie has more flash, more swagger than the dark Malayalam version where Prithviraj looks like he’s truly haunted by his loss of memory, and events there seem to be a tad more honest. Like all Haider and Udta Punjab fans, one expected Shahid Kapoor to add a little more ‘acting’ than…
Source: Coin Tegraph Bitcoin whales hold off on major selling, but retail investors appear unwilling to wait for the real bull market gains to hit. Read Full Article
Source: Live Mint Economic Survey 2025: Shares of Railway stocks RVNL, IRCON, IRCTC, and BEML soared on Friday, January 31, in tandem with the broader markets after the Economic Survey 2025 announced massive expansion for Indian Railways in FY25. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd surged 10 percent to its day’s high of ₹481.05 while IRCON also…
Source: Live Mint Google has officially launched Gemini 2.0 Flash, a significant upgrade designed to provide users with quicker responses and improved performance across various benchmarks. The latest iteration of the AI model is now available to all users via the Gemini web and mobile app, offering enhanced capabilities for everyday tasks such as brainstorming,…
