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South Korea has banned new downloads of China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country’s personal data protection watchdog.The government agency said the AI model will become available again to South Korean users when “improvements and remedies” are made to ensure it complies with the country’s personal data protection laws.In the week after it made global headlines, DeepSeek became hugely popular in South Korea leaping to the top of app stores with over a million weekly users.But its rise in popularity also attracted scrutiny from countries around the world which have imposed restrictions on the app over privacy…

The Bitcoin market has long been defined by its seemingly immutable four-year cycle, a pattern of three years of surging prices followed by a sharp correction. However, a seismic shift in policy from Washington, led by former President Donald Trump, may shatter this cycle and usher in a new era of prolonged growth for the cryptocurrency industry.Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Asset Management, recently posed an intriguing question: Can Trump’s Executive Order break crypto’s four-year cycle? His answer, though nuanced, leans towards an emphatic yes.The Four-Year Cycle: A RecapHougan clarifies his personal belief that the four-year Bitcoin market…

(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) After a successful theatrical release, the most violent Indian flick ‘Marco’ has started streaming on OTT. Now the Telugu version of the movie is gearing up for OTT release.The OTT platform Aha shared the Telugu OTT version update of ‘Marco’ via their Twitter handle with a note that read, “Get ready to experience the most violent and biggest film on Aha! #Marco storms in with action like never before. Streaming from Feb 21 only in Telugu, on Aha! Overseas streaming from Feb 18 !.”Unni Mukundan’s ‘Marco’ to start rolling in February 2024Meanwhile, the makers had shared the…

Vantika Agrawal was introduced to chess during a chance encounter in school. (Image: Instagram) NEW DELHI: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” is a saying mined by Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu.For Vantika Agrawal, it was the simple, yet mesmerising, sight of chess pieces gliding across the 64 squares that set her on a path to preeminence.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!From a wide-eyed child fascinated by the knight’s unique hop to standing tall as a double gold medallist at the 2024 Chess Olympiad, Vantika’s story that started with a single move,…

NCHM JEE 2025 application deadline: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the application deadline for the National Council of Hospitality Management Joint Entrance Examination (NCHM JEE) 2025. Candidates can now submit their applications until February 28, 2025, through the official website exams.nta.ac.in/NCHM. Initially, the deadline was set for February 15, 2025, but it has now been revised. The registration process began on December 16, 2024.The NCHM JEE 2025 is conducted for admission to the BSc (Hospitality & Hotel Administration) programme offered by the Institutes of Hotel Management (IHM) under the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHM&CT).…

Argentina meme coin news has rocked the crypto market, and now Javier Milei might face impeachment over LIBRA crypto. Will they ever learn? Marketed as a private initiative to support small businesses, LIBRA surged to a $4.5 billion market cap before crashing to $200 million. Milei posted about LIBRA on his official X account, claiming it was a non-government project designed to help Argentina’s struggling economy. However, skepticism arose immediately, with many questioning the legitimacy of the token. Within hours, insiders cashed out $87.4 million, leaving retail investors with significant losses. The country’s fintech chamber suggested the LIBRA case could…

A group of researchers from universities and tech firms has introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that competes with DeepSeek, one of China’s most advanced systems. The open-source model, OpenThinker-32B, achieved similar or better results in key performance tests while requiring far less training data, according to the February 12 blog post.OpenThinker-32B was trained using just 114,000 examples, a fraction of DeepSeek’s 800,000. The dataset, called OpenThoughts-114k, included detailed solutions, coding test cases, starter code, and subject-specific information. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new crypto explainer videos every week!…

USD/JPY’s strong rebound to 154.79 was followed by deep retreat. The development mixed up the near term outlook and initial bias stays neutral this week first. On the upside, break of 154.79 will revive the case that correction from 158.86 has completed at 150.29. Further rise should be seen to retest 158.86 high. However, sustained trading below 38.2% retracement of 139.57 to 158.86 at 151.49 will raise the chance of trend reversal, and target 148.64 support instead. In the bigger picture, price actions from 161.94 are seen as a corrective pattern to rise from 102.58 (2021 low). In case of…

I’ve been a professional career coach since 2002. Over the last 20-plus years, I have learned a lot about the industry and what it takes to be an effective career coach.Back when I first became a career coach, the concept wasn’t as widely accepted as it is today. In fact, my clients were afraid to admit they were working with a career coach because they felt like it indicated there was something wrong with them.Today, we now understand career coaching isn’t a sign of weakness, but a path to greatness. It’s why all the top pro athletes and business executives…

Are You Making These L&D Mistakes? Employees don’t expect confetti and balloons to fall from the ceiling every time they log into the training platform. They know that “fanfare and fun” isn’t part of the equation. However, they do hope for an engaging experience that helps them improve workplace performance and steer clear of common mistakes. That’s not asking a lot, given that they serve your organization well and their success translates into company success. There are certain L&D deal breakers you should avoid at all costs. These elements cause staffers to click away from your employee online training course…