VCs, celebrities bet on AI startups in media, sports NEW DELHI: Artificial intelligence investment is widening beyond enterprise software and chip bets, and one of the areas money is increasingly flowing into is media, entertainment and sports. In India, venture capital firms, private equity investors, family offices and celebrities are backing startups using AI to…
The organization is developing a comprehensive master plan that will determine how the building can be restored, adapted and maintained over the long term. On an island shaped by storms, tides and generations of coastal life, one old hotel is getting a chance to tell its story all over again. According to an online report…
Steve Irwin (Photo: Australian Zoo) Steve Irwin, the khaki-clad Australian known to millions as “The Crocodile Hunter,” died at just 44 after being fatally injured by a stingray while filming a documentary off Queensland’s coast. Twenty years ago, on September 4, 2006, the world lost one of its most recognisable wildlife champions.Two decades later, his…
General:You may step out today and feel the air tilt in your favour. Respect comes more easily, people respond well, and your work or reputation gets noticed in the right circles. The Moon shines brightly on your image on the internet, and Jupiter is a significant planet for visibility, so this could turn out to…
‘Hanuman Ansh’ enters Rs 100 crore club in India as AICWA urges CM Devendra Fadnavis to make Vishal Chaturvedi directed biopic on Neem Karoli Baba tax-free The strong theatrical performance of ‘Hanuman Ansh’ has prompted the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) to seek a tax benefit for the devotional drama in Maharashtra. The association…
Gianni Infantino (Image credit: FIFA ) FIFA president Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election next year despite growing pressure over his controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, football’s world governing body said on Sunday.Infantino is seeking a fourth and final term that would keep him in charge of FIFA until 2031. His…
India, China Corps Commanders meet in Arunachal NEW DELHI: Corps Commanders of the Army and Chinese PLA Commanding formations in the eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh Sunday geared up for talks to sort out ongoing tensions along the state’s stretch of the 1,126-km Line of Actual Control. The meeting is the first Corps Commander-level military…
China to pump $54 billion into state banks, insurers BEIJING: China’s finance ministry will lead a combined $54 billion in capital injections into state-owned insurers and banks, the companies said on Sunday, in a coordinated push by Beijing to shore up capital across its financial system.China Life Insurance (Group) Co, the country’s largest life insurer,…
Some career decisions continue to stay with filmmakers long after a project has moved on. For Vishnuvardhan, one such decision involved two stars with whom he shared strong professional equations. The filmmaker, who has worked across Tamil and Telugu cinema, recently revisited a challenging phase in his career when a scheduling clash forced him to…
Bradley Carlisle, a 37-year-old community theatre actor from suburban Atlanta, has become the first professional Santa Claus in the US with Down syndrome. He was also inducted as an honorary member of the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame after completing one of the largest Christmas performer schools in the US in late August. From…
