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'AI could be used as a tool to augment human creative expression'
Fabin Rasheed, co-creator of a poet-artist bot, explains why AI in art is laden with possibilities
 "'AI could be used as a tool to augment human creative expression'")
Top Headlines: Air India on metro-to-metro routes; RBI rate hike & more
A Business Standard poll shows that the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to announce a 35-basis point (bp) hike in the repo rate on December 7
 "Top Headlines: Air India on metro-to-metro routes; RBI rate hike & more")
Top headlines: Rs 20K-cr Adani FPO, sunflower oil shipments to India & more
Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour
 "Top headlines: Rs 20K-cr Adani FPO, sunflower oil shipments to India & more")
Delhi HC restrains people from using Amitabh Bachchan's name, pic, voice
Actor sought order against book publishers, T-shirt vendors, mobile apps associating themselves with TV quiz show KBC
 "Delhi HC restrains people from using Amitabh Bachchan's name, pic, voice")
Korea thought it was ready for Covid, now it's eyeing the next threat
South Korea had one of the world's lowest Covid fatality rates, with the third-fewest deaths per 100,000 people out of the 38 members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
 "Korea thought it was ready for Covid, now it's eyeing the next threat")
Bangladesh seen on track to be a $1 trillion economy by 2040: BCG report
With average annual growth of 6.4% between 2016 and 2021, the South Asian nation has outpaced peers such as India, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand
 "Bangladesh seen on track to be a $1 trillion economy by 2040: BCG report")
Gautam Adani's $5 bn bet aimed at silencing debt-obsessed critics
Gautam Adani is seeking legitimacy in the face of questions about his group's breakneck expansion from a traditional port operator to a sprawling empire
 "Gautam Adani's $5 bn bet aimed at silencing debt-obsessed critics")
Foxconn offers staff $1,400 to leave after protests in China's iPhone city
Apple Inc.'s main global production partner said in an online notice the sum, to be paid out in two installments, will help smooth the journey home for employees
 "Foxconn offers staff $1,400 to leave after protests in China's iPhone city")
Top Headlines: Economic survey in Jan, railways' coal projects, and more
CEA V Anantha Nageswaran is looking to put his stamp on his first Economic Survey, and to that end, the 2022-23 Survey, which will be released on January 31
 "Top Headlines: Economic survey in Jan, railways' coal projects, and more")
As rents plummet, Hong Kong loses top spot for luxury shopping to New York
Manhattan's Upper Fifth Avenue is now the priciest street globally for shopping, Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui district comes second
 "As rents plummet, Hong Kong loses top spot for luxury shopping to New York")
Top Headlines: Oz parliament okays FTA with India, RBI rate hike & more
The Australian Parliament on Monday ratified the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) with India, paving the way for implementing the deal as early as January 1, 2023
 "Top Headlines: Oz parliament okays FTA with India, RBI rate hike & more")
PM Modi launches Rozgar Mela, releases 71,000 job-offer letters to freshers
This is the second Rojgar Mela within a month; In the October Mela, PM handed over 75,000 appointment letters
 "PM Modi launches Rozgar Mela, releases 71,000 job-offer letters to freshers")
China's 'slow, painful' reopening threatens to strain economy even further
China is in for a "protracted and costly" reopening, with any release of pent-up demand likely to be lackluster as many households have already depleted their savings
 "China's 'slow, painful' reopening threatens to strain economy even further")
OPPO India partners with Skit.ai to launch AI voicebot for customer support
With this implementation, Skit.ai claims its Augmented Voice Intelligence Platform (AVIP) will respond to all OPPO customer queries after business hours, with instant responses and zero waiting time
 "OPPO India partners with Skit.ai to launch AI voicebot for customer support")
When Disney decided to dump its CEO Bob Chapek, the change happened fast
While Chapek's rise to the CEO spot in February of 2020 came as a surprise to many, his departure this week was even more shocking
 "When Disney decided to dump its CEO Bob Chapek, the change happened fast")
Bob Iger to receive $27 million yearly for return as Walt Disney CEO
Iger will receive a base salary of $1 mn and a bonus equal to that amount, according to a filing by the company on Monday. In addition, he'll receive stock awards with target value of $25 mn each year
 "Bob Iger to receive $27 million yearly for return as Walt Disney CEO")
Top Headlines: Auto sector's electrification race, e-comm deal at WTO
Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour
 "Top Headlines: Auto sector's electrification race, e-comm deal at WTO")
Top headlines: CDSL malware attack, removal of penal offences from GST law
Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour
 "Top headlines: CDSL malware attack, removal of penal offences from GST law")
0 in '14 to 48 now: Demand rises for non-stop flights between India, Canada
There were no non-stop flights between the two countries in 2014. This has risen to 48 in 2022
 "0 in '14 to 48 now: Demand rises for non-stop flights between India, Canada")
As number of tigers rises in Assam, risk of human-tiger conflicts grows
India is home to over 65% of the global tiger population (4,500) with 2,967 tigers as per the four-yearly tiger census conducted last in 2018.
 "As number of tigers rises in Assam, risk of human-tiger conflicts grows")