Coinbase is taking its biggest step yet into the broader financial sector. On Wednesday, the company announced customers will now be able to trade stocks on its platform, and also place bets on a wide range of events through a partnership with prediction market startup Kalshi. The moves signal that Coinbase is moving beyond its…
New Delhi: IndiGo was quizzed on Wednesday by a parliamentary committee over the misery inflicted on passengers by its mass-cancellation of flights, but it blamed a variety of factors, including system glitch and adverse weather conditions, while DGCA and the aviation ministry parried off criticism of their role in the fiasco.Some committee members termed replies…
The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron Technology reported fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings per share, and provided a strong forecast for the current quarter. Micron shares rose 5% in…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy dropped an AI bombshell on employees today, announcing that Rohit Prasad—who has led Amazon’s so-called AGI (artificial general intelligence) team since 2023, overseeing the development of the company’s Nova models—will depart at the end of the year. Prasad previously served as the head scientist behind Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, a role…
Now that the U.S. has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker and President Donald Trump has declared an oil blockade, the results could “devastate” Venezuela’s struggling economy and put further pressure on President Nicolás Maduro and possible regime change, according to geopolitical and energy analysts. The big question is how far the U.S. will take the…
Ministers and senior MPs have warned that the UK’s agreements with Donald Trump are “built on sand” after the Guardian established that the deal to avoid drug tariffs has no underlying text beyond limited headline terms. The “milestone” US-UK deal announced this month on pharmaceuticals, which will mean the NHS pays more for medicines in…
The government has played down reports that it is planning to bring forward the publication of a review of electric vehicle sales targets from 2027 to next year amid concerns from the car industry. The government had said in April it would weaken its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate – which was brought in to force…
premium The official added that the government has plans to list at least five RRBs in the next two financial years, of which three may be listed in FY27 3 min read Last Updated : Dec 18 2025 | 12:26 AM IST The Ministry of Finance has asked three regional rural banks (RRBs) to…
Rohit Prasad, Senior VP & Head Scientist for Alexa, Amazon, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2022 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Ben McShane | Sportsfile | Getty Images Rohit Prasad, a top Amazon executive overseeing its artificial general intelligence unit, is leaving the company at the end of this…
The prime minister has said Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich must “pay up now” to victims of the war in Ukraine or face court action. Mr Abramovich, the former owner of Chelsea Football Club, pledged in 2022 that the £2.5bn he made from the sale of the club would be used to benefit victims of the…