< Back Govt disconnects 70 lakh mobile numbers linked to cybercrime 1 Dec 2023 The Financial Services Secretary, Vivek Joshi, recently commented that around ₹900 crore of defrauded money has been saved, benefitting 3.5 lakh victims. On Tuesday, the Department of Financial Services met with several banks and startups like Paytm and Razorpay to gauge their preparedness to battle financial and banking frauds. 70 lakh mobile connections linked to cybercrime reported through digital intelligence platforms have been disconnected. Over 70% of banking transfer frauds were related to KYC requirements. Fraudsters impersonate bank officials to gather victims’ personal information, coerce them to share OTPs, engage in identity thefts, and conduct smishing by stealing customer data once they click on a link received via SMS. In October, the Bank of Baroda suspended 60 employees, including 11 Assistant General Managers, area managers, and zonal heads, after investigating the bank’s KYC fraud. It came to light after RBI asked the bank to stop new customer onboarding due to registration irregularities in its digital app, BOB World. This year, till September, Bengaluru alone reported 12,615 cybercrime cases worth ₹470.05 crore. Previous Next

Trump a publié le décret le 20 janvier. < Back Cour américaine rejette l’ordre de Trump de supprimer la citoyenneté de naissance Trump a publié le décret le 20 janvier. Le janvier 20, jour de son entrée en fonction, Donald Trump a pris 42 décrets. L’un d’entre eux ordonnait aux institutions publiques de refuser la citoyenneté aux enfants nés d'immigrés sans papiers aux États-Unis ou de personnes bénéficiant d’un statut temporaire. Mercredi, la Cour d’appel du 9e circuit américain a rejeté une demande d’urgence du ministère de la Justice visant à lever le blocage du décret de Trump placé par un juge de Seattle. Les juges ont maintenu que l’ordonnance était contraire au 14e amendement constitutionnel de 1868 et à une loi qui l'a précédé. Alors que le verdict final appartient à la Cour suprême, des juges du Massachusetts, du Maryland, et du New Hampshire ont bloqué le décret. La Juge Danielle Forrest, nommée par Trump, a voté contre l’administration Trump, qui n’a pas pu prouver qu’il existait une situation d’urgence exigeant l’intervention immédiate d’un tribunal. Ne manquez pas un autre article de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , et Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Govt evaluating $21 bn proposals to set up semiconductor chipmaking in India 8 Mar 2024 The government plans to establish a semiconductor chipmaking industrial hub in Dholera, Gujarat. The Modi government plans to make India a global chipmaking hub. It is evaluating $21 billion proposals from international and domestic companies to set up manufacturing facilities. It is offering incentives to international corporations to set up facilities and promises to bear half the cost of approved projects with an initial budget of $10 billion. American chipmaker Micron Technology set up a $2.75 billion assembly and testing facility in Gujarat. Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Limited and Tata Group have proposed a $9 billion and a $8 billion chip fabrication facility in Gujarat. If approved, Tower Semiconductor’s facility will be India's first multinational fabrication plant. The company manufactures components for large corporations like Broadcom Inc. and the electric vehicles industry. It plans to make around 80,000 silicon wafers monthly in the next decade. Tata plans to partner with Taiwanese Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp and set up the plant in Dholera this year. Previous Next

Les autres aéroports d’Ilulissat et de Qaqortoq devraient être prêts d’ici 2026. < Back Le Groenland se dotera de deux aéroports de plus après Nuuk Les autres aéroports d’Ilulissat et de Qaqortoq devraient être prêts d’ici 2026. Le Groenland vient de reçu un nouvel aéroport au Nuuk, la capitale de ce pays, le 28 novembre 2024, construit pour 565 millions de dollars. L’Air Greenland a effectue le 28 novembre le premier vol direct entre Copenhague et Nuuk, a bord d’un Airbus A330neo. L’aéroport d’Ilulissat améliorera l’accès à son magnifique fjord de glace et à la région de Disko Bay. L’aéroport de Qaqortoq améliorera l’accès au sud du Groenland est disposera d’un système de tour numérique pour permettre le contrôler du trafic aérien à l’aide de solutions numérique avancées. L’achèvement des deux aéroports est prevu pour 2026. À Nuuk, la piste a été allongée de 1 500 mètres à 2 200 mètres pour accueillir des avions plus grands, comme l'Airbus A330neo opéré par Air Greenland. Le terminal peut traiter 800 passagers par heure et des vols directs en provenance des États-Unis, du Canada, du Royaume-Uni et de l'Europe. Ne manquez pas un autre post de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and Instagram. Previous Next

< Back Airtel partners with Perplexity AI for Indian users 22 Jul 2025 It will offer a Perplexity Pro subscription worth ₹17,000 for free for all Airtel customers of mobile, home broadband, or DTH subscriptions. Bharti Airtel has partnered with Perplexity AI, an Nvidia-backed AI search engine that utilises a self-learning AI tool. The telecom giant will offer a free 12-month subscription to Perplexity Pro to over 360 million users. Users will be able to access Perplexity Pro via the Airtel Thanks app. This is Perplexity’s first partnership in India. Its free version provides search functions, while the Pro version offers more daily searches per user, access to GPT 4.1 and Claude, and allows users to select specific models, image generations, deep research, file uploads, and analysis. The Pro version also offers Perplexity Labs. With the deal, Perplexity scaled up on the downloads list on Apple’s App Store, above its competitors, including ChatGPT. Airtel also breaks the norm by stepping into long-term, practical utility service offerings. Never miss another post from SalestorrsNews150. Follow Salestorrs on WhatsApp , LinkedIn , Facebook , X , and Instagram . Previous Next

< Back Credit card unicorn Slice merges with North East Small Finance Bank Ishita Nigam 6 Oct 2023 The alliance of the fintech unicorn with the Guwahati-based small finance bank received a surprise RBI approval. Slice had earlier acquired a 10% stake in the bank. In a first of its kind deal, credit card offering fintech unicorn Slice is merging with Guwahati-based North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB). The alliance received RBI's nod and announced the merger on Wednesday. Slice owns a 10% stake in the NESFB and has held the Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) license for five years. The approval is unprecedented since RBI rarely allows fintech startups to acquire banks and NBFCs to obtain banking licenses. It recently rejected the application of Flipkart Cofounder Sachin Bansal’s Navi to obtain the permit. It was later sold to Svatantra Microfin in August this year for $178.5 million. On October 31st, 2022, the latest RBI guidelines stopped Slice from selling credit cards, thus pushing the company to crash to zero from the earlier feat of 400,000 credit card sales in a month . As a bank, Slice can now accept customer deposits at lower interest rates. Previous Next

< Back The secret behind IndiGo's choice of int'l destinations Ishita Nigam 28 Aug 2023 IndiGo's interesting choice of first international destinations in its portfolio - Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kenya, Georgia, and Indonesia - makes one wonder why these? IndiGo currently owns 15% of the market share of flights to and from India and 60% share domestically. But it makes us wonder why it chose Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kenya, Georgia, and Indonesia as the first direct international destinations. The company will add 174 more weekly flights to these routes until September 2023. While international routes offer airlines better fares and revenue margins, they face stiff competition. These less popular routes are witnessing a growing demand, and targeting these destinations will help IndiGo raise its 15% market share. It will then dive into the popular Middle East and Southeast Asia routes. It currently uses a codeshare arrangement with Turkish Airlines to serve Europe. It plans to expand soon to North America using this agreement. IndiGo’s parent company, InterGlobe Aviation, reported its highest ever profit of ₹3,089 crores in Q1 FY24. It achieved a 30% higher year-on-year revenue of ₹17,160 crores. Previous Next

Les constructeurs automobiles tels que BYD, SAIC et Geely s’y opposent également. < Back BMW, Tesla poursuivent l’UE à propos des droits douaniers sur les VE chinois Les constructeurs automobiles tels que BYD, SAIC et Geely s’y opposent également. Le 27 janvier, BMW et Tesla ont poursuivi l’UE devant la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) pour contester les droits de douane antidumping appliques aux VE chinois. L’UE a imposé des droits douaniers supplémentaires sur les VE fabriques en Chine en 2023 en invoquant des subventions gouvernementales déloyales qui profitent aux fabricants chinois et les aident à proposer des prix compétitifs sur le marché européen. BMW et Tesla ont déclare que les droits de douane pourraient influer sur les initiatives de transport zéro émission et réduire la disponibilité des VE en Europe. Ils fabriquent des VE en Chine et les droits de douane supplémentaires pourraient nuire à leurs ventes et à leur rentabilité. Les frais de douane de 17 à 36,3 % sont entrés en vigueur le 30 octobre 2024. Le gouvernement allemand et quatre autres états membres de l’UE se sont opposés à ces taxes. Ne manquez pas un autre article de SalestorrsNouvelles150. Suivez Salestorrs sur WhatsApp , LinkedIn, Facebook, X, et Instagram. Previous Next

Mars paiera 36 milliards de dollars dans le cadre d’un accord entièrement en espèces. Il a fixe le prix des actions de Kellanova a 83,50 dollars. < Back Le marque de bonbon Mars acheter Kellanova, le fabricant de Pringles Mars paiera 36 milliards de dollars dans le cadre d’un accord entièrement en espèces. Il a fixe le prix des actions de Kellanova a 83,50 dollars. L'opération apportera les marques de Mars telles Twix, Milky Way, Bounty et celles de Kellanova telles Pringles, Cheez-it, Rice Crispies, Pop Tarts, et Eggo Frozen Waffles sous une marque. Cela s’est passe parce que le lentement des ventes des entreprises américaines de produits alimentaire emballés. Les consommateurs sont devenus plus cautionnes sur le plan budgétaire et choisissent des produits moins chers. Mars achètera Kellanova au prix une prime de 33 % a comparaison de son prix de clôture du 2 aout. Kellanova fera partie de Mars Snacking après l’opération finalisée au cours du premier semestre de 2025. Kellanova ‘est séparée de WK Kellogg en octobre dernier, après quoi cette dernière s’est retrouvée avec les affaires céréalières nord-américaines de Kellogg. L’acquisition devrait se dérouler facilement à grâce à la similitude des produits de chaque compagnie. Kellanova est évaluée a 28,58 milliards de dollars sur la base de ses fonds propres. Previous Next

< Back AI-created model Kenza Layli becomes the world’s first Miss AI 6 Aug 2024 The robot lady competed against 1500 AI models in the contest organised by Fanvue World AI Creators Awards. In what may come as a surprise, the AI creator platform Fanvue organised a beauty pageant in April, inviting AI creators to register their creations. The participants had to compete in technology, beauty, realism, and social media presence rounds. A panel of human and AI experts picked Kenza Layli from Morocco as the winner. The hijab-wearing AI model Kenza won a $20,000 cash prize for her Moroccan creator, Meriam Bessa, the 40-year-old CEO of Pheonix AI. Kenza has over 2.1 lakh Instagram followers that she connects with 24x7 in seven different languages. She posts to generate awareness about women's empowerment and environmental issues and to bridge the gaps between human beings and AI. French AI Model Lalina Valina, known for her kindness-inspired Instagram content, became the first runner-up. Olivia C, the Portuguese model, won third place for bridging the gap between humans and humanoids via her social media posts. Previous Next

< Back Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sugar Cosmetics to sell Korean beauty products Ishita Nigam 13 Oct 2023 The new company, Quench Botanics will be a JV between Khan and Sugar Cosmetics' parent company, Vellvette Lifestyle. Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sugar Cosmetics' parent company Vellvette Lifestyle Private Limited has signed a strategic partnership to start Quench Botanics to sell premium Korean beauty products in India. Khan will be the investor and co-owner of the new venture. As per Vineeta Singh, CEO, Sugar Cosmetics, Quench Cosmetics is expected to earn ₹100 crores in net revenue in the next 12 months. The startup plans to create communities on Instagram and YouTube to grow its brand following through online skincare education and training. With this move, Khan joins the bandwagon of Indian celebrities who own skincare brands. While Deepika Padukone owns 82°E, Nayanthara has 9Skin, and Kriti Sanon just launched Hyphen. Indian beauty market is expected to grow to $17.4 billion by 2025 from $15.6 billion in 2022. Previous Next

< Back Leading AI companies fail on Safety Index 17 Dec 2024 Five of the six top AI makers got Ds and Fs in the latest Future of Life Institute (FLI) report. In FLI’s latest Safety Report, Google DeepMind and OpenAI got a D+, Zhipu AI got a D, while x.AI got a D-. Meta failed, while Anthropic was the only survivor with a C. An independent panel of seven AI and governance specialists assessed the safety practices of these six AI companies across six parameters – Risk Assessment, Current Harms, Safety Frameworks, Existential Safety Strategy, Governance and Accountability, and Transparency and Communication. Findings revealed that only a few companies have established adequate safety frameworks and done risk assessments. All flagship models are vulnerable to attacks, and all artificial general intelligence (AGI) models are far from safe or under human control. Companies often cut corners on safety parameters to succumb to profiteering. FLI was founded by MIT cosmologist Max Tegmark, Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, and others in March 2014. Anthropic’s existing structure and OpenAI’s initial governance structure were deemed promising. Previous Next