Carlyle scalps Amit Jain from Blackstone, appoints him as PE co-head

Amit Jain will lead the investment advisory team and oversee the team's investment strategy across a broad range of sectors, as per the Carlyle statement.

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HCL Software head Darren Oberst resigns from firm

Darren Obserst, who was part of the founding team at HCL Software, has “decided to leave HCL Technologies to pursue another opportunity”, according to a regulatory filing by the Noida-based company.

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SoftBank reports $3.5 billion net loss in Q2

CEO Masayoshi Son describes SoftBank as a goose laying "golden eggs" - referring to its stakes in startups that go to market, but IPOs have dropped off and shares in many of its top assets fell during the quarter.

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Dr. Kamal Ranadive Lauded With Google Doodle on Her 104th Birth Anniversary for Cancer and Leprosy Research

Dr. Kamal Ranadive is known for her contributions to the field of biology and her cancer research. Artist Ibrahim Rayintakath has created a Google Doodle on her 104th birthday. The biologist is responsible for opening India’s first tissue culture laboratory.

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Japan to create scheme to subsidise domestic chip output

The government is likely to subsidise up to half of TSMC's estimated 1-trillion-yen ($8.82 billion) investment for building a chip plant in Kumamoto, southern Japan.

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Crypto rally lifts ether to new record, bitcoin to near three-week high

Ether is up 57% since the start of October and bitcoin about 50% as investors have cheered last month's launch of a US futures-based bitcoin exchange-traded fund and sought exposure to an asset class sometimes regarded as an inflation hedge.

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Forza Horizon 5 Release Date, PC System Requirements, Price, Size, Review, and More

Forza Horizon 5’s release date is November 9. The latest title in the arcade-sim racing franchise is set in Mexico and can be played on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. The game can be obtained via Microsoft Store, Steam, and Xbox Game Pass. Forza Horizon 5 was released for Premium Edition customers on November 5. Playground Games has also announced the PC system ...

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