Tesla founder and social media platform X chief Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup #xAI is all set to release its first AI model to a select group on 4 November, news agency Reuters quoted the billionaire as saying on 3 November.

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#BreakingNews | An #earthquake of magnitude 6.4 stroke in #Nepal on 3 November, news agency ANI quoted National Center for Seismology as saying.

Strong tremours felt in #Delhi were also felt. As per initial details, the earthquake hit at a depth of 10 km and it occurred at a latitude of 28.84 N and a longitude of 82.19 E.

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#AI firms will build principles, but it won’t be easy: Mamedi | Founder convicted of fraud in #FTX crash | #IndiGo logs ₹189 cr Q2 profit

Read today's Mint e-paper here: https://epaper.livemint.com

At least 128 people were killed and over 100 injured as rescuers searched mountain villages after a strong earthquake of 6.4-magnitude #earthquake hit #Nepal.

Officials added that the toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off in many places.

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#Q2Results | #BankofBaroda has reported a net profit of ₹4,252.9 crore for Q2FY23. This is higher than the anticipated ₹3,921 crore, as per a poll.

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#Q2Results | #SBI reported 8% YoY jump in the net profit as it grew from ₹13,264.5 crore in Q2FY23 to ₹14,330 crore in the quarter under review.

The NII jumped 12.3% compared to the same period last year, reaching ₹39,500 crore.

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In an interaction with Hindustan Times Editor-In-Chief R Sukumar, Jaishankar said, “I feel that there is room for diplomacy here. I know that my counterpart in Canada has also expressed that same position. So, we have been in touch. My hope certainly would be that we find a way." #HTLeadershipSummit

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Investors will eye a host of stock market triggers in November's second week including the ongoing second quarter results of current fiscal (Q2FY24), domestic and global macroeconomic data, foreign capital inflow, and global market cues.

https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/week-ahead-q2-results-fii-activity-us-market-performance-global-cues-among-key-market-triggers-this-week-11699117721422.html

PM Modi said countries that had previously encouraged terror attacks against India are now compelled to ask for help from the international community in order to save themselves.

Addressing the #HTLeadershipSummit 2023, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had been a victim of mental barriers since Independence till 2014 when the Modi-led BJP government came to power.

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Buy or sell: Vaishali Parekh recommends three #stocks to buy today — November 6

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Indian markets are likely to open on a positive note on Monday, following gains in global peers amid increased bets of no more interest rate hikes by US Fed.

Let's take a look at some key cues before the market opens today:

https://www.livemint.com/photos/before-market-opens-9-things-to-know-at-9-am-on-november-6-2023-11699238604670.html

#MintCharts | Which are the top causes that receive generous funding in India’s non-profit space?

Analysis of data of highest-budget #NGOs by impact consulting firm Sattva Consulting showed that children-focused causes have caught the fancy of generous funders the most, with entities working on them getting close to 25% of the total funding for the NGOs analysed in the three years.

Check out today's Plain Facts piece on the state of NGO financing in India.

The overall air quality in #Delhi continued to remain in the 'critical' category on Monday morning, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR)-India.

As per SAFAR data at 7 a.m., the overall air quality in the national capital Delhi (Overall) stood in the 'critical' category with an AQI of 471. #DelhiPollution

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#PersonalFinance | Financial experts have for long touted the benefits of long-term investing, especially where it concerns equity mutual funds. Yet, a large number of retail investors continue to exit the markets after a short duration.

According to data from Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi), 51.4%, or more than half, of the investments held by retail investors have an average holding period of just more than two years.

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#PersonalFinance | Personal loans are a way to use tomorrow's income today, & the process involved is simple. But you must note that the interest rates are much higher than, say, for the car loan. This is because personal loans are unsecured loans.

Here are some of the lowest #personalloan interest rates offered by various banks.

Ahead of #Diwali, #Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on 6 November announced a bonus of ₹7,000 to all Group B non gazetted and Group C employees of government.

While addressing a press conference, CM Kejriwal said that the Delhi government has allocated ₹56 crore to provide Diwali bonus to 80,000 employees.

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#Byju's is reportedly in advanced talks to sell its kids' digital reading platform for roughly $400 million to Joffre Capital Ltd, in an effort to relieve its financial strain, according to a report from Bloomberg.

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Vinod Khosla, a billionaire Venture Capitalist, technologist, and one of the initial supporters of OpenAI, has outlined 10 predictions regarding the upcoming landscape of the world.

These forecasts serve as the foundation for his investment philosophy.

https://www.livemint.com/ai/vc-vinod-khosla-unveils-10-bold-predictions-shaping-our-future-one-billion-robots-ai-doctors-and-more-11699260477625.html

#MintCharts | Voting for the state assemblies of #Mizoram & #Chhattisgarh will kick off a month-long cycle that will decide the next government in five states. Voter turnout has been rising across the five states for a few elections now. In 2018, voter turnout in these five states ranged between 74% (Telangana) and 82% (Mizoram)

#PersonalFinance | From leveraging credit card discounts to combining cashback offers from coupon websites, here are smart ways to save big during this festive season's e-commerce sales.

(Shipra Singh writes)

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#PersonalFinance | Building a portfolio is a complex exercise, and it has to be maintained too. A person's portfolio holds different types of assets based on her financial goals, and each asset class gives different types of returns, which is why portfolio must have an ideal mix of financial products. One must also keep in mind the volatility risk of the asset class, liquidity, lock-in rules & taxation.

Here's a look at how four commonly used asset types-equity, cash, gold & fixed income-have done in different periods.