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TMS Ep382: Sebi crackdown, Bill Gates, markets, pump and dump scheme

Is Sebi finally cracking down on finfluencers? Why is Bill Gates worried about a new virus? Time to buy stocks related to home construction? What is a pump and dump scheme? All answers here

Conversation with PM Modi left Bill Gates optimistic about India's progress

Gates' dispatch also talked about India's achievements such as PM Gatishakti Masterplan, G20 presidency, education, innovation, fighting diseases and push to Millets

Bill Gates praises India's progress in heath, climate, technology sectors

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has commended the progress India is making in fields like health, development and climate and said the country is showing what is possible when investment is made in innovation. He also praised India for its "amazing ability to manufacture lots of safe, effective, and affordable vaccines, some of them supported by the Gates Foundation" and said they saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and prevented other diseases around the world. Gates, who is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during his trip to India. Modi tweeted on Saturday, "Delighted to meet Bill Gates and have extensive discussions on key issues. His humility and passion to create a better as well as more sustainable planet are clearly visible." Gates said in a write-up, "At a time when the world has so many challenges, it's inspiring to visit a dynamic and creative place like ...

Microsoft testing volume mixer for Windows 11; to help audio customisation

Tech giant Microsoft has announced it is testing an enhanced volume mixer in Quick Settings for Windows 11 which will allow users to quickly customise the audio

Bill Gates meets PM Modi, discusses India's innovation and progress

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed at length the 'innovative work' in health, climate change, and other crucial areas

Philanthropist Bill Gates praises India's progress in different sectors

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has commended the progress India is making in fields like health, development and climate and said the country is showing what is possible when investment is made in innovation. He also praised India for its "amazing ability to manufacture lots of safe, effective, and affordable vaccines, some of them supported by the Gates Foundation" and said they saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and prevented other diseases around the world. Gates, who is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during his trip to India. He said in a write-up, "At a time when the world has so many challenges, it's inspiring to visit a dynamic and creative place like India." Although he didn't travel much over the past three years because of the pandemic, Gates said he has been in touch with Modi, especially about developing Covid vaccines and investing in India's health ...

Microsoft owned OpenAI announces ChatGPT, Whisper APIs for developers

Microsoft-owned OpenAI has announced that it is now allowing third-party developers to integrate ChatGPT and Whisper into their apps and services with an application programming interface (API)

Bill Gates praises India's digital public networks, payment systems

India's sprawling digital public infrastructure received a glowing endorsement from billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday as he praised the country's "great" digital network, reliable and low-cost connectivity, and said this will be the cheapest 5G market. Under the G20 presidency of India, a session on 'Building resilient and inclusive economies- the Promise of Digital Public Infrastructure' was held on Wednesday in New Delhi, where the Microsoft co-founder spoke of India's digital identity Aadhaar, its payment infrastructure, and rapid strides that the country has taken in bringing more people into formal banking system. "India in particular, by laying the groundwork for digital public infrastucture starting with identity system, allows people to build on top of that. And to make financial access and financial payment an element of that in a trusted way allows for an incredible variety of applications. We are just at the beginning of this. We are seeing incredible ...

Bill Gates meets health minister, appreciates pandemic management

Mandaviya showed him the dedicated War Room, which is now known as Health Emergency Operation Centre and the National Public Health Observatory (NPHO) which was shaped during Covid times

Bill Gates meets Rajeev Chandrasekhar, discusses India Stack, AI innovation

The Minister recalled how it was common to see Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Larry Ellison in the Intel company cafeteria sharing doughnuts and discussion

Bill Gates praises India's connectivity infrastructure, digital networks

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday said India has "great" digital network and high levels of smartphone usage with "very good" connectivity and added this will be the cheapest 5G market. Under the G20 presidency of India, a session on 'Building resilient and inclusive economies- the Promise of Digital Public Infrastructure' was held on Wednesday in New Delhi. Microsoft co-founder Gates, who addressed the session, appreciated India's competitive private market, reliable and low-cost connectivity, and went on to say this will be the cheapest 5G market. India has great digital network and very high percentage of people using smartphones, he noted. Telecom and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw termed 2023 a landmark year, and said the digital technology has come of age. Artificial intelligence, 5G and quantum computing have matured to become mainstream technology. India has created unique framework for digital economy that focuses on making a difference in people's lives,

Shaktikanta Das, Bill Gates discuss financial inclusion, microfinance

"Mr Bill Gates visited RBI Mumbai today and held wide ranging discussions with Governor Shaktikanta Das," the RBI said on its official Twitter handle

Bill Gates visits RBI office in Mumbai, holds talks with Shaktikanta Das

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday visited the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office in Mumbai, where he held wide-ranging discussions with Governor Shaktikanta Das.

Bill Gates buys minority stake in Heineken Holding NV for $902 million

Bill Gates has acquired a minority stake in Heineken Holding NV, the controlling shareholder of the world's second-largest brewer, for about $902 million

AI chatbot ChatGPT grills Rishi Sunak, Bill Gates in an interview

The AI chatbot's first question was about the impact of technology on the global economy and job market over the next 10 years

As wealth inequality grows, is it time for an Indian inheritance tax?

Country had had 20 billionaires at the last count: more than some other major economies

Bill Gates upbeat on climate innovation even if 1.5 deg C goal out of reach

Given "the overall scale of our industrial economy, we're going to have to do mind-blowing work to stay below 2 degrees," he said

Bezos and Gates back Synchron in drive for brain implant breakthrough

Synchron's Switch device aims to help paralyzed people, such as those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), communicate by controlling computer cursors with their minds

Covishield vax death: Bombay HC issues notices to govt, Bill Gates, SII

The petitioner is Dilip Lunawat, who has contended that his daughter Snehal Lunawat, 33, who was also a Senior Lecturer at the SMBT Dental College in Nashik, was compelled to take the vaccine

More suicides by businesspersons than farmers for second year in a row

Seeking help brings solutions, say mental health experts