The 8th Pay Commission is set to complete half of its 18-month tenure by the first week of August, having completed nine months since its constitution in November 2025. With this milestone, the Commission, chaired by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, will enter the second half of its term and focus on concluding consultations and discussions […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission, Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), will continue its discussion on initial public offerings (IPOs) next week due to a truncated meeting that took place on July 21st. The meeting, which will be livestreamed on the SEC website, will commence at 1 PM ET on Thursday, August 6th The […]
Workplace pension participation among eligible employees reached 90% in 2025, although new-saver opt-out rates rose amid continued pressure on household finances. Department for Work and Pensions figures showed 22.6 million eligible employees were saving into a workplace pension, an increase of 600,000 on the previous year. Across the wider workforce, including people who did not […]
Anyone who scrolls LinkedIn will likely encounter a seemingly endless slew of posts that appear to be AI-generated. Constructions like “It’s not X, it’s Y,” gratuitous use of em dashes and words like “delve” and “underscore” are among the purported AI tells. Of course, the mere inclusion of these words and phrases isn’t proof that […]
The artificial intelligence boom has sparked a massive shift in the semiconductor landscape. Choosing between the rapid growth of Astera Labs (ALAB +20.00%) and the turnaround at Intel (INTC +11.30%) requires balancing potential against stability. Astera Labs provides specialized connectivity for AI data centers, whereas Intel remains a foundational provider of processors and manufacturing services. […]
Situational Awareness—an AI-focused hedge fund run by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner—made headlines on Thursday when it sold off investments and was unwinding trades after suffering massive losses on AI and software stocks, according to CNBC, who spoke with people familiar with the situation. Fast Company has reached out to Situational Awareness for comment. The […]
Strategy (MSTR), the world’s largest corporate bitcoin BTC$64,340.73 holder, reported Thursday an $8.2 billion second-quarter net loss after the cryptocurrency’s price decline erased billions of dollars from the value of its digital asset holdings. The quarterly loss was driven almost entirely by an $8.32 billion unrealized markdown on its bitcoin holdings under fair-value accounting. The […]
The stock-market selloff in July looks more like a stress test than a breaking point.
With the July 31 income tax return (ITR) deadline set for today, the return filing season has entered its final phase. More than 5 crore ITRs had been filed until Thursday, reflecting a sharp surge in taxpayer activity as individuals rush to complete the process before the due date to avoid penalties. Taxpayers who fail […]
Anthropic says it found multiple incidents in which Claude models gained access to company data without permission. In a blog post on Thursday, Anthropic said it proactively conducted a large-scale review of its cybersecurity systems following an incident last week in which OpenAI models accessed parts of Hugging Face’s live systems. The AI lab, which […]