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Shipping: Losses hit all-time low despite increasing risks for the sector: Allianz Report
The number of shipping incidents reported globally declined...
Who undertakes film certification for OTT, social media platforms: HC asks Centre
The court has asked the Centre and Central Board of Film...
Health warning: How Fitbits can help predict flu outbreaks
The World Health Organization estimates that as many as 650,000 people worldwide die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year.
Promoting Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Insurance
When used for risk selection and pricing, trust in AI systems can be fostered by using data sources that are related to the insured risk in a way which is intuitively understandable to customers. The benefits of overly complex models may not always justify their reduced interpretability.
Digital, physical retail have own advantages, challenges: Kishore Biyani
“Physical has its own advantages and nuances and digital has its own advantages. Both of them came in different eras and they will meet, I think in next 3-4 years it will be ‘phygital’,” Biyani said.
IRDA approves 33 regulatory Sandbox proposals
Some of the other general insurers who have received regulatory approvals for their regulatory sandbox projects are- Religare Health Insurance, Bharti Axa General Insurance Co Ltd, Kotak Mahindra General Insurance, TATA AIG General Insurance, SBI General Insurance, Acko General Insurance Ltd, Liberty General Insurance Ltd, Reliance General Insurance Co, Edelweiss General Insurance.
Register drones by January 31 or face action: Aviation ministry
In the notice issued on Monday, the ministry said, “On successful submission of voluntary disclosure of possessing drone, a Drone Acknowledgement Number (DAN) and an Ownership Acknowledgement Number (OAN) will be issued online which will help in validation of operation of drones in India.”
Visa to buy fintech startup for $5.3 billion to move beyond card payments
Both Visa and Mastercard have been seeking to move beyond card payments in recent years to extend their rapid revenue growth. Mastercard bought a payments platform owned by Nets for $3.2 billion last year, using its biggest-ever acquisition to move further into so-called account-to-account payments.
US, Europe to test Boeing 737 Max from Jan 15; India to take a call later
In terms of India’s safety regulations, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will conduct its own assessment tests, once the FAA-EASA test results are declared.
DPIIT to discuss data issues in draft e-comm policy with firms on Jan 14
Further, sources said that issues which needs to be looked upon include whether India should allow free flow of data across the border or inhibit or regulate it in some manner; and whether data localisation is required or not.
Govt to tweak bill to regulate digital media to ease burden on tech firms
India’s IT ministry has previously said stricter regulations were necessary to safeguard users and the nation’s security as the Internet has emerged as a “potent tool to cause unimaginable disruption to the democratic polity”.
Uber partners with Hyundai on electric air taxi
Hyundai will unveil a concept electric aircraft developed with Uber at CES, with the self-flying electric car designed to carry up to four passengers with a pilot and fly on trips of up to 60 miles (100 km).