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Perplexity inks $750m deal with Microsoft to use Azure cloud

AWS still remains Perplexity’s preferred cloud provider, the start-up clarified. AI-powered search engine Perplexity has signed a three-year, $750m deal with Microsoft to use its Azure cloud service, Bloomberg has reported. Sources told the publication that the deal will enable Perplexity to deploy AI models through Microsoft’s Foundry services, including those from OpenAI, Anthropic and…

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‘Only 50-over is the real one’: Sanjay Manjrekar questions T20 World Cup’s credibility | Cricket News

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar (Getty Images) With the 10th edition of the men’s T20 World Cup just eight days away, former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has reignited the debate around the tournament’s standing in the game’s global hierarchy. Manjrekar believes the shortest format’s showpiece does not carry the same weight or legacy as the…

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Morning news brief

Senate scrambles to keep funding flowing and avert partial shutdown, border czar says he may withdraw some immigration agents from Minnesota, FBI seizes 2020 ballots from Fulton County, Georgia. Source link

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Stoxx 600, FTSE 100, DAX moves

City workers in the La Defense business district of Paris, France, on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks moved higher on Friday, as international relations and corporate earnings remained in focus. By 9:08 a.m. in London (4:08 a.m. ET), the pan-European Stoxx 600 was around 0.5%…

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Understanding the economics of India’s climate action

India’s climate transition is constrained by global and domestic financing gaps, as the recent Economic Survey highlights. The book, Financing Climate Action, shows how India’s climate action so far has relied largely on self-financing, policy incentives, and state-level initiatives, offering important lessons for future actions. It argues that meeting India’s long-term climate goals will…

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