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India's New Income Tax Act 2025 Launches April 1, 2026 with Ten Overhaul Measures
The Indian government will replace the 1961 Income‑Tax Act with the Income‑Tax Act 2025 on April 1, 2026, introducing ten key reforms that tighten PAN reporting, raise cash‑transaction thresholds and expand HRA benefits. The changes aim to simplify compliance, boost tax transparency and affect millions of banking customers.
Vertical Aerospace Activates Battery Pilot Line, Accelerating Valo eVTOL Certification
Vertical Aerospace has put an automated battery pilot production line into service at its 15,000‑sq‑ft Vertical Energy Centre in the UK. The line will build the final packs for seven Valo eVTOL certification aircraft and supports a planned capacity tripling...
Carmanah Minerals Installs Entrepreneur Karim Rayani as Executive Chairman, CEO & Director
Carmanah Minerals Corp. has appointed global entrepreneur Karim Rayani as Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director, replacing outgoing CEO Fraser Rieche. Rayani, a major shareholder, will steer a rebranding and an aggressive exploration push on the 145‑km² Heritage Gold‑Silver...
Bajaj Finserv’s Zero‑Down EMI Boosts Convertible Frost‑Free Fridge Sales for Gudi Padwa
Bajaj Finserv launched an Easy EMI loan of up to Rs 5 lakh with zero‑down payment options, prompting a surge in sales of convertible frost‑free inverter refrigerators from brands like Godrej, Whirlpool and Samsung for the Gudi Padwa festival. The financing scheme,...
Coupang Teams with Nvidia to Build AI Factory, Boosting Logistics Efficiency
Coupang announced a partnership with Nvidia to launch an "AI factory" that integrates Nvidia's DGX SuperPOD with Coupang's Intelligent Cloud. The collaboration lifts GPU utilization to 95% and sent Coupang shares up 3.4% in pre‑market trading, signaling a major push...
Quantum Pioneers Bennett and Brassard Win Turing Award, First for Quantum Cryptography
IBM physicist Charles H. Bennett and University of Montreal computer scientist Gilles Brassard have been awarded the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award, sharing a $1 million prize. Their 1984 BB84 protocol is recognized as the first quantum‑secure encryption method, a milestone...
EYou Secures €300K Pre‑Seed to Launch Trust‑Focused European Social Platform
Romanian startup eYou closed a €300,000 pre‑seed round led by Fil Rouge Capital, funding the development of a European‑first social network that embeds real‑time AI fact‑checking and a user‑editable algorithm. The capital will fuel product build‑out and community growth ahead...
Crossbow Therapeutics Secures $77 Million Series B to Accelerate T‑Bolt Immunotherapies
Crossbow Therapeutics announced a $77 million Series B financing co‑led by Taiho Ventures and Arkin Bio Capital. The cash will fund the completion of the Phase 1 CROSSCHECK‑001 trial of CBX‑250 and jump‑start development of its broader T‑Bolt platform. Investors include a...
UK Space Agency and Ukraine Sign €100,000 MoU to Deepen Civil Space Cooperation
The UK Space Agency and Ukraine’s State Space Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Ukrainian embassy in London, pledging €100,000 to joint ESA‑Ukrainian activities and establishing a formal framework for civil and commercial space cooperation. The deal marks...
Ukrainian Drones Log 105,200 Hits in February as Russia Ramps Up Drone Troops to 101,000
Ukrainian unmanned aerial systems knocked out more than 105,200 Russian targets in February, a quarter of them credited to the dedicated Unmanned Systems Forces. Russia responded by accelerating its own drone programme, aiming for 101,000 drone‑troop personnel by 1 April and...
Visa Launches Agentic Ready Programme, Pilots AI‑Driven Payments with BT Bank in Romania
Visa has rolled out its Agentic Ready programme in Europe, starting with BT Bank in Romania to test AI‑driven, autonomous transactions. The initiative positions Visa at the forefront of the emerging “agentic web,” a market projected to handle up to...
OpenSea Pushes SEA Token Launch Back, Citing Weak Market Conditions
OpenSea announced that its native SEA token, slated for a March 30 launch, will be delayed indefinitely due to challenging market conditions and a need for product readiness. The move underscores the platform’s shift toward a broader multi‑chain trading hub...
XOMA Royalty Posts 68% Jump in Royalties, Expands Portfolio to 120+ Assets
XOMA Royalty Corp announced a 68% surge in royalty receipts to $33.6 million for 2025, a portfolio now exceeding 120 assets and a $16 million share repurchase. The results sparked a 5.2% pre‑market rally and set the stage for multiple 2026 regulatory...
Multiply Secures $9.5M to Launch AI‑Driven Self‑Learning Ads for B2B Market
San Francisco‑based Multiply closed a $9.5 million Series A led by Mayfield to roll out its Self‑Learning Advertising platform. The AI‑native agency claims its system can boost B2B pipeline by 300%‑500% by continuously updating ads with sales‑call and CRM data. Early customers...
BMG Sues Anthropic Over Unlicensed Use of Lyrics in Claude AI
BMG Rights Management has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Anthropic of training its Claude chatbot on copyrighted song lyrics without permission, citing 493 infringed works. The complaint seeks statutory damages of up to $150,000 per song and a court order...
Imperial College and Wysa Launch £5.3 M AI Mental‑Health Trial for Rural Indian Girls
Imperial College London and digital‑health platform Wysa have begun a £5.3 million, Wellcome‑funded trial of an AI‑powered mental‑health chatbot for adolescent girls in rural India. The project aims to adapt a clinically validated tool to low‑resource settings and evaluate its impact...
India's Supreme Court Extends Maternity Leave to Adoptive Mothers Regardless of Child's Age
India's Supreme Court has ruled that adoptive mothers are eligible for maternity leave regardless of the age of the child, aligning adoption with biological birth under the Maternity Benefit Act. The decision impacts millions of families and could influence parental...
Lowe's Launches $99 HomeCare+ Subscription to Simplify Home Maintenance
Lowe's unveiled HomeCare+, a $99 per‑year subscription for MyLowe's Rewards members that provides two annual visits and up to seven essential home‑maintenance services. The rollout targets more than 75% of U.S. homes and is positioned as a loyalty driver amid...
REC Board to Review Fourth Interim Dividend for FY26 Amid Mixed Corporate Earnings
REC Ltd's board convenes today to deliberate a fourth interim dividend for FY26, a move that could signal confidence despite volatile earnings across the Indian corporate landscape. Analysts watch the outcome closely, noting contrasting profit trends at peers and fiscal...
Rwanda Seeks Over £100 Million From UK in Hague Arbitration Over Migrant Deal
Rwanda has filed a claim at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague seeking more than £100 million it says the United Kingdom still owes under the collapsed migrant‑transfer agreement. The dispute also includes a £6 million compensation demand and a...
Fed Dot Plot Revision Could Bolster Dollar Amid Oil‑Driven Market Shifts
ING strategist Francesco Pesole says a hawkish revision of the Federal Reserve’s Dot Plot could lift the U.S. dollar, especially as oil prices remain elevated amid the Iran conflict. Markets price only one rate cut by year‑end and could react...
Bennett and Brassard Win $1 Million Turing Award for Quantum Cryptography Breakthrough
IBM physicist Charles H. Bennett and University of Montreal computer scientist Gilles Brassard have been awarded the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award, sharing a $1 million prize for their 1984 BB84 quantum‑key‑distribution protocol and early work on quantum teleportation. The honor...
UK Space Agency and Ukraine Sign Landmark MoU, Funding €100k for Joint Projects
The UK Space Agency and Ukraine’s State Space Agency signed a first‑ever agency‑to‑agency memorandum of understanding, pledging €100,000 to support joint Earth‑observation projects and formalising cooperation under the UK‑Ukraine 100‑Year Partnership. The deal aims to deepen civil and commercial space...
Study Finds Regular Exercise Rewires Brain Networks, Boosting Resilience After Childhood Trauma
Researchers analyzed brain scans of 75 adults with early‑life adversity and found that higher lifetime physical activity rewires key neural circuits, enhancing stress resilience. The effect peaks at WHO‑recommended activity levels, suggesting exercise as a powerful therapeutic tool.
Retired Air Force General Missing Since Feb. 27 Triggers Silver Alert, FBI Search in Albuquerque
Retired Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland disappeared from his Albuquerque home on Feb. 27, leading Bernalillo County to issue a Silver Alert and the FBI to join the hunt. Authorities have deployed drones, helicopters, K‑9 teams and volunteers across rugged canyon terrain,...
Kenyan Study Finds Fathers of Disabled Children Largely Confined to Financial Role
A recent study of a public special school on Kenya's coast reveals that fathers of children with intellectual disabilities are primarily seen as financial providers rather than active participants in schooling. The research highlights cultural expectations, work pressures, and teacher...
Wickes Beats Forecasts, Targets 300 Stores and 2,000 Jobs
Wickes Group PLC reported adjusted pre‑tax profit of £49.9 million, a 14.4% jump, and revenue of £1.64 billion for the year to 27 December 2025. The retailer also announced an accelerated rollout to 300 stores by 2028, a move that could generate more than...
Study Confirms Fashion’s 20‑Year Cycle with 37,000‑Image Data Set
Researchers at Northwestern and Princeton examined more than 37,000 images of women’s clothing spanning 150 years and found that major styles rise, fall, and return on a roughly 20‑year rhythm. The study also shows that since the 1980s trend cycles...
US Equities Rally Ahead of Fed Meeting as AI Stocks Lift S&P 500, Nasdaq and QQQ
Wall Street rebounded on March 17, with the S&P 500 gaining 0.2% to 6,716.09 and the Nasdaq rising 0.5% to 22,479.53, driven by a resurgence in AI‑related stocks and optimism ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The rally also...
Take‑Two CEO Calls AI‑Generated GTA 6 Hits ‘Laughable’ Amid Market Turmoil
Take‑Two Interactive chief executive Strauss Zelnick told The Game Business that generative‑AI tools cannot produce a hit title such as Grand Theft Auto VI, labeling the notion “laughable.” His comments came after Google’s Project Genie demo sparked a brief sell‑off in...
Paycom Award Highlights Growing Emphasis on AI‑Driven Workforce Management
Paycom was recognized by Investing.com for its workforce management technology, a signal that AI‑enabled HR platforms are gaining traction amid widespread data‑integration challenges and rising compliance pressures across the sector.
Disney Appoints Paul Roeder as Chief Communications Officer
The Walt Disney Company announced that Paul Roeder, a 25‑year Disney veteran, will become senior executive vice president and chief communications officer on March 19. Roeder will report directly to incoming CEO Josh D'Amaro and oversee global media, public affairs...
Fed Holds Rates as Yields Slip Amid Iran Conflict and Internal Divisions
The Federal Reserve will announce a hold on its benchmark rate at the March 2026 meeting, while 10‑year Treasury yields slipped to 4.202% amid soaring oil prices and heightened Middle East tensions. Market participants cite a near‑certain pause, internal disagreements...
Fed Dot‑Plot Revision Could Boost Dollar Amid Oil‑Driven Commodity Turmoil
ING strategist Francesco Pesole warns that a hawkish revision of the Federal Reserve's Dot Plot could lift the U.S. dollar, even as markets price only one rate cut by year‑end. The move would tighten dollar‑linked commodity pricing and threaten a...
NSE to Cut Response Time to Nanoseconds, Targeting 100 Million Trades per Second
The National Stock Exchange of India will reduce its system latency to the nanosecond range on April 11, enabling roughly 100 million transactions per second. The upgrade, announced by CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan, also expands colocation capacity and adds new futures products, while...
Quantum Pioneers Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard Win $1 Million Turing Award
IBM researcher Charles Bennett and University of Montreal professor Gilles Brassard have been awarded the 2025 ACM Turing Award, sharing a $1 million prize for their 1984 BB84 quantum key distribution protocol. Their win spotlights the urgency of quantum‑secure communications as...
China’s Shenzhou‑21 Crew Completes 7‑Hour Spacewalk to Install Debris Shield
China’s Shenzhou‑21 crew performed a seven‑hour extravehicular activity on March 16, installing a space‑debris protection device on the Tiangong station. The EVA marks the mission’s second spacewalk, the 26th overall for Chinese astronauts, and brings commander Zhang Lu’s total to...
DarkSword iPhone Spyware Threatens Up to 270 Million Devices
Google, iVerify and Lookout disclosed a new iPhone exploit called DarkSword that can silently hijack iOS 18.x devices, potentially compromising 220‑270 million iPhones. The tool, left exposed on Ukrainian websites, can exfiltrate personal data and cryptocurrency wallet credentials.
Multiply Raises $9.5M to Deploy Self-Learning AI Ads, Claims 300-500% Pipeline Boost
San Francisco‑based Multiply announced a $9.5 million Series A led by Mayfield to launch its Self‑Learning Advertising platform. The startup says its AI agents can deliver 300%‑500% more pipeline for B2B advertisers by continuously updating campaigns from sales‑call data.
Lyra Health Report Shows 33% of Workers Only 'Surviving' As Mental‑Health Needs Outpace Benefits
Lyra Health’s 2026 State of Workforce Mental Health Report reveals that one in three employees are merely “surviving,” while serious mental‑health needs have risen 67% in the past year. The data underscores a growing mismatch between expanded benefit access and...
Retired Air Force General Missing for Weeks Triggers Silver Alert and FBI Search in New Mexico
Retired Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland vanished from his Albuquerque home on Feb. 27, leading Bernalillo County to issue a Silver Alert and the FBI to join the hunt. Over 700 homes have been canvassed and drones, helicopters, and K‑9...
Father’s Calm Flight Announcement Goes Viral, Sparks Parenting Debate
A father traveling with his toddler on a five‑hour flight announced the child might get cranky before takeoff; the Instagram Reel of the moment went viral, drawing praise for its empathy and igniting a broader conversation about fathers’ behavior in...
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Filmed Across England and Wales
Netflix’s Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man completed principal photography in December 2024 after a three‑month shoot that spanned the West Midlands, Merseyside, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Derbyshire and even Wrexham, Wales. The production centered on Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham, using...
Wickes Beats Forecasts, Accelerates Push to 300 Stores
Wickes Group PLC reported adjusted pre‑tax profit of £49.9 million, up 14.4% year‑on‑year, and revenue of £1.64 billion, surpassing market expectations. The retailer also unveiled an accelerated store‑expansion plan to reach 300 locations by 2028, a move that could add more than...
Dirtea's Micronised Creatine Solves Powder Taste Issue, Gains Praise
A recent hands‑on test shows Dirtea Pure Essential Creatine eliminates the gritty taste and filler concerns that plague many powders. The reviewer reports smoother mixes, steady energy and better recovery, positioning Dirtea as a standout as the creatine market expands...
Rubi Secures $7.5M Funding and $60M+ Offtake Deals as H&M Backs CO₂‑Based Textiles
Rubi, a carbon‑to‑materials startup, closed a $7.5 million financing round led by AP Ventures and FH One Investments and disclosed more than $60 million in multi‑year off‑take agreements with fashion giants such as H&M. The capital will fund an industrial‑demonstration plant and accelerate...
Nearly 200 Artists Call for Cancellation of Israeli Pavilion at Venice Biennale
Nearly 200 participants in the 2026 Venice Biennale have signed an open letter demanding that the Israeli pavilion be excluded from the exhibition. The Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA) delivered the letter to the Biennale’s president, warning of a potential...
Bitcoin Rockets Past $75,000 on Tight Bollinger Squeeze and Options Unwind
Bitcoin surged past $75,000 early Tuesday, breaking a long‑term resistance corridor and triggering a sharp rally. The move was underpinned by the tightest monthly Bollinger Band squeeze on record and a massive unwind of bearish options positions, creating a potent...
Goodfood Taps Najib Maalouf as President and COO as CFO Ross Aouameur Exits
Goodfood Market Corp. announced the immediate appointment of Najib Maalouf as President and Chief Operating Officer, tasking him with resetting operations, product development and the customer journey. At the same time, CFO Ross Aouameur will leave in April, with Vice...
T1 Energy Wins 50MW Grid Allocation for Mo I Rana Nordic Data Center
T1 Energy announced that Norway’s grid operator Statnett has granted a 50 MW power allocation to its 926,000‑sq‑ft industrial site in Mo i Rana. The award moves the company closer to converting the asset into a European AI‑focused data center while...