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India.com
a day ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Abhishek Bachchan Tops Indian Streaming Academy's 2025 Power List
New Delhi: Acclaimed for his versatile performances in films like Guru and Raavan, Abhishek Bachchan has secured the No. 1 spot on the Indian Streaming Academy's (ISA) 2025 Top 100 Streaming & Digital Power List. With 25 years in the industry, Abhishek has solidified his status as a leading force in the world of digital and streaming entertainment. His compelling performances in series like Breathe: Into the Shadows and films such as I Want to Talk and Be Happy have earned him critical acclaim, further cementing his place in the OTT space. Known for taking on varied roles, he has resonated with audiences through films like Yuva, Ludo, Bob Biswas, Manmarziyaan, and Bol Bachchan. Notably, Be Happy became a beloved title on Amazon Prime Video, thanks in part to his standout performance. Celebrating the recognition, his team shared on social media: "From shadows to spotlight – @juniorbachchan has done it all, and he continues to rewrite the rules of OTT stardom. Now leading the #StreamingPowerList2025 like the force he is!" On the work front, Abhishek is set to appear in Housefull 5, continuing his streak of high-profile projects and proving that his star power remains as strong as ever.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
RISC-V can open up locked CPU market: Ananant Systems
NEW DELHI: The RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) has the potential to open the tightly locked central processing unit (CPU) architecture, enabling startups and companies to develop chips for various customised applications, said a senior executive of Ananant Systems . Currently, SoftBank-backed chipmaker Arm Holdings licenses its RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) technology to chipmakers like MediaTek and Qualcomm, who then develop processors for smartphones and tablets, while Intel and AMD's x86 CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) architecture powers general-purpose laptops and personal computers. Open-source RISC promises to lower the cost of developing affordable chipsets for specialised applications, such as artificial intelligence (AI) inferencing and wireless signal processors, Chitranjan Singh, founder & CEO, Ananant Systems, told ETTelecom in an interview. 'For the last few decades, the CPU architecture has been closed, and there has been no open-source architecture suitable for some of the huge use cases. So, RISC-V is very fit for standalone microcontrollers and embedded applications,' he said. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, with in-house intellectual property (IP), chip design , semiconductor products, software, and systems, said its digital signal processor (DSP) chip uses RISC-V. CISC processors come with a large instruction set with complex instructions that can perform multiple operations in a single cycle, compared to RISC, which has a smaller instruction set with simpler, more easily executed instructions, making the technology suitable for applications where high-performance, simplicity and efficiency are the main criteria. '...with RISC-V, we can efficiently add a co-processor with specialised instruction sets for particular use cases of wireless signal processing and AI inference,' Singh said. 'Given the adaptability of the architecture, our product will be suitable for other applications like small cell and private 5G.' READ MORE | Ananant Systems working with major local OEMs to develop BSNL's 5G chip But despite the potential of RISC-V, its uptake has been slow. The executive attributed this to a lack of software ecosystem, adding that it may take 10-20 years to build a sizeable software segment that can run on this architecture. The startup is developing a 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) chip, which it says offers more efficiency and cost-savings over the incumbents. It is in discussions with state-controlled Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited 's ( BSNL ) vendors to this extent. The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) in 2022 had launched the Digital India RISC-V, or the DIR-V programme, to enable India to realise self-reliance in semiconductors and microprocessors. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the then minister of state for electronics and IT, had said that RISC-V has emerged as a strong alternative to Arm and Intel x86 in the last 10 years, having no licensing encumbrances, enabling its adoption by "one and all in the semiconductor industry, at different complexity levels for various design purposes". Notably, IIT Madras and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) have already developed the SHAKTI Processor and the VEGA Processor, respectively, based on RISC-V.
Japan Today
3 days ago
- Business
- Japan Today
Trump's drive for ocean bed mining threatens law of the sea
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in April to expand permitting for deep-sea mining in both domestic and international waters using an obscure 1980 US law By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS U.S. President Donald Trump's move to sidestep global regulations and begin pushing for seabed mining in international waters could pose a wider threat of competing countries claiming sovereignty over the ocean, experts say. Trump last month signed an executive order to accelerate the permit-granting process for deep-sea mining in domestic and international waters, citing an obscure 1980 U.S. law. And the Canadian deep-sea mining frontrunner The Metals Company has already filed an application in the United States to conduct commercial mining on the high seas -- bypassing the International Seabed Authority (ISA). This is the body entrusted by a United Nations convention with managing the ocean floor outside of national jurisdictions. Ocean law is largely guided by that accord -- the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), first signed in 1982 to prevent "a competitive scramble for sovereign rights over the land underlying the world's seas and oceans," according to Maltese diplomat Arvid Pardo, the convention's forebearer. The United States never ratified the convention, which took effect in 1994, though it has applied many of its clauses. Coalter Lathrop, an attorney at the U.S. law firm Sovereign Geographic, told AFP that the United States is "a huge beneficiary of the parallel set of customary international law rules" despite not being a party to UNCLOS. For instance, the United States has one of the largest Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) which gives states sovereignty over maritime areas up to 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from their coastline -- protecting them from foreign fishing boats, among other extractive industries. If the U.S. enjoys the benefits of ocean law, Lathrop argues, "but then you disregard the other part of the package deal -- that the seabed and its minerals in areas beyond national jurisdiction are the common heritage of humankind -- that is going to be destabilizing, to say the least, for the general legal order of the oceans." "U.S. unilateral permitting could lead to the disintegration of a system that has been carefully curated and created by the United States, largely for its own benefit," he added. The U.S. and Canadian moves sparked an international outcry from ISA member states, including China, whose foreign ministry spokesman warned it violates international law. ISA secretary general Leticia Carvalho expressed similar concern, saying that "any unilateral action... sets a dangerous precedent that could destabilize the entire system of global ocean governance." The Metals Company does maintain contracts with ISA members like Japan -- where it has a partnership with smelting company Pamco. And experts note such ISA member states could invoke their obligation to UNCLOS to enforce maritime law on The Metals Company via these proxies, even if it ultimately receives a permit from the Trump administration. Guy Standing, an economist at the University of London, told AFP: "It's the most dangerous thing he's done so far," referring to Trump. If marine laws "were to come sort of unraveled," Standing said, "you could have a carve up in different parts of the world, with Russia, China and America carving up the Arctic." However, not all scholars in the field are in agreement. James Kraska, a professor of international maritime law at U.S. Naval War College, said "it's naive to think the United States has that kind of influence." "I just disagree with the people that are saying that it's somehow a legal obligation to comply with a treaty that you never joined," he told AFP. "I just can't see any way that it's unlawful. I understand that there's sort of political opposition to it, but I would just distinguish between politics and the law." © 2025 AFP
Hans India
3 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
Mohandas Pai, Former Infosys CFO, Criticizes Bengaluru Metro Delay, Calls for Accountability
Mohandas Pai, former Infosys CFO, criticized Bengaluru's Metro officials and Development Minister D K Shivakumar. He said the work culture is very bad and asked for the responsible official to be suspended. The Yellow Line of Namma Metro runs from RV Road to Bommasandra. It was supposed to open in mid-2024 but is now delayed until July or August. The delay is caused by problems with the train's signalling system. The Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) approval is still pendin Siemens India, the signalling system contractor, found errors in the software. Train operations depend fully on software. Even a small error causes the system to stop for safety reasons. BMRCL has finished other tests but needs ISA approval before starting operations. Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar promised the Yellow Line would be ready by May 2025. However, many deadlines have been missed, causing public frustration. Minister @DKShivakumar what is happening? Is there no value in deadlines? Delay after delay! Is there any management at all. They are letting you down very badly again and gain. Pl Suspend the official responsible. Very bad lousy work culture. This could have been done long back.… — Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) May 27, 2025
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Mohandas Pai slams Bengaluru metro authorities over Yellow Line delays, calls work culture ‘lousy'
Former Infosys CFO and civic commentator Mohandas Pai has sharply criticised the Bengaluru Development Minister and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) over the latest setback in the launch of the Yellow Line of Namma Metro. Pai, known for his outspokenness on Bengaluru's urban infrastructure issues, took to X to express his frustration over what he called a 'very bad lousy work culture' and demanded accountability from those responsible for the repeated delays. Also Read - Truck driver killed in Mangaluru, authorities clamp down to curb communal tensions In a scathing post tagging Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Pai wrote: 'Minister @DKShivakumar, what is happening? Is there no value in deadlines? Delay after delay! Is there any management at all? They are letting you down very badly again and again. Please suspend the official responsible. Very bad lousy work culture. This could have been done long back.' Pai's outburst comes amid yet another delay in the launch of the 19.15-km Yellow Line corridor, which connects RV Road to Bommasandra. Initially expected to be operational by mid-2024, the project is now facing a likely pushback to late July or August, according to a Deccan Herald report. Also Read - Kamal Haasan's 'Kannada was born out of Tamil' comment sparks huge political outrage ahead of film release The latest hurdle stems from critical issues with the train signalling system. BMRCL officials confirmed that Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) approvals are still pending due to glitches detected in software datasets during the review by Siemens India Ltd, the contractor responsible for the signalling system. 'Train operations rely entirely on software. Even a small error triggers the system's fail-safe mode,' a senior BMRCL official explained. Though BMRCL has reportedly completed all other statutory tests, the ISA certification remains a key requirement before the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) can give the final clearance for operations. This fresh delay is particularly embarrassing given Deputy CM D K Shivakumar's public assurance that the Yellow Line would be operational by May 2025. However, with a history of missed deadlines, the project is once again in the spotlight — and under intense public scrutiny.
