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Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani Likens Amazon's Bid to Stall Retail Deal to 'Ruthless' Alexander the Great

Amazon's bid to stall Future Group's $3.4-billion (roughly Rs. 24,790 crore) retail assets sale is similar to Alexander the Great's "ruthless ambition to scorch the earth," the group's CEO Kishore Biyani said in an internal staff memo.

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Government Plans to Ban ‘Private Cryptocurrencies’ in India, Create Official Digital Currency

The government has queued a bill for its ongoing Budget session that will prohibit “all private cryptocurrencies” in India and provide a framework for creation of an official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India.

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Justice League Snyder Cut Release Date Set for March 18 on HBO Max

Justice League Snyder Cut finally gets a release date. The director posted a tweet on Friday, confirming that his remastered version of the 2017-superhero caper will hit HBO Max in March 18.

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Google, Facebook sued by West Virginia newspaper publisher

The company, HD Media, owns several papers in the state, including the Herald-Dispatch in Huntington and the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

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Happiest Minds acquires Pimcore Global Services for $8.25 million

The acquisition will further strengthen Happiest Minds' offerings and leadership in the digital transformation space.

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Government to introduce bills to set up DFI, Digital Currency

“To set up a new DFI as a provider, enabler and catalyst for infrastructure financing,” the NaBFID Bill 2021 purpose of statement noted, adding that NaBFID will be the, “principal financial institution and development bank for building and sustaining a supportive ecosystem across the life cycle of infrastructure projects.”

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Autonomous driving to be cheaper than cost of a car: Softbank chief Son

Speaking at the World Economic Forum's online Davos Agenda Summit, he said the COVID-19 situation is a tragedy, but technology is evolving faster due to the pandemic.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...