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Banks, power finance and infrastructure to lead next leg of market rally: Pankaj Pandey

India's banking sector is poised for a rally, fueled by robust credit growth, easing deposit pressures, and stable asset quality, according to ICICI Securities' Pankaj Pandey. NBFCs also stand to gain from a softer interest rate environment. While IT acquisitions may take time for significant returns, power financiers and transmission…

The Economic Times

Astral shares drop 6% after demerger. What should investors do?

Astral shares fell nearly 6% on Monday after the company’s board approved the demerger of its chemicals business into a newly incorporated entity, Astral Chemie. According to an exchange filing, the Composite Scheme of Arrangement also includes Astral Limited and Al-Aziz Plastics. The stock hit a low of Rs 1,389…

The Economic Times

Driven to succeed: meet London’s youngest black-cab driver

Bahrain Mujagata is just 21 years old and balances taxi driving with university studies and acting classes

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“Even the most cynical guitar techs were impressed”: The wireless system that finally convinced Radiohead to ditch their guitar cables for good

The band hasn’t warmed to wireless systems in the past, but their live rigs are looking very different post-hiatus

Guitar World

“The technology always needed to catch up in a sonic sense. The opinion was always that it never sounded as good as a cable and would not be adopted”: How Radiohead were finally convinced to embrace wireless guitar and mic tech for their most recent shows

“We brought it into Jonny Greenwood’s studio and did some blind tests. We all listened and even the most cynical guitar techs were impressed!”

MusicRadar

Stocks in news: Vodafone Idea, Indian Oil, Tata Steel, Dr Reddy's, PFC

Markets closed lower amid geopolitical tensions, rupee weakness, and rising inflation. Upcoming week will be sensitive to US-Iran conflict implications for oil and inflation. Vodafone Idea reported a Rs 51,970 crore net profit due to an accounting gain, while Tata Steel and Hindustan Copper saw significant profit growth in Q4FY26.

The Economic Times

Stinner's Gibraltar Podium is a handcrafted, made-in-the-USA titanium road bike with dream-build potential — all for under $7K

Even in stock form, this Santa Barbara–built machine is smooth, lively and ready for long days with ample room to grow into a true dream build

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Asus' $10,000 ROG Astral Dhahab RTX 5090 gets a less-elite 5080 version with wider availability

Asus unveils RTX 5080 version of RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition, dubbed the ROG RTX 5080 Astral Dhahab Core. The new GPU uses the same 24K gold-plated ROG Astral cooler as the RTX 5090 version.

Tom’s Hardware

GPU's built-in gyro & accelerometer tell you if the card isn't level — ROG Astral GPU battles card sag with software-monitored feature

Asus activated the built-in gyro and accelerometer in its ROG Astral GPUs to warn you if its sagging.

Tom’s Hardware

There’s suddenly tons of Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU stock on the shelves of one US retailer – probably because no one wants to buy at nearly double the launch price

The Asus ROG Astral LC RTX 5090 OC Edition has a ridiculously long name, but it’s not as ridiculous as the price this GPU now commands (or rather, fails to command).

TechRadar

Asus publishes GeForce RTX 5090 prices: $3,099 for range-topping model

Asus plans to charge significantly more than Nvidia's MSRP for its GeForce RTX 5080 and GeForce RTX 5090 products. It has "special launch day pricing" on the base models that drops them $200, but of course those sold out, because everything did.

Tom’s Hardware

Vendors safeguard 16-pin connector on RTX 5090 with thermal pads — helps dissipate excess heat

Custom RTX 5090 models now include thermal pads on the backside of the 16-pin power connector.

Tom’s Hardware

AI Startup Overruns Reddit With Spam: Is This The End Of Authentic Online Forums?

A new startup, Astral, uses AI to flood Reddit with automated marketing messages, raising concerns about the future of authentic online conversation.

International Business Times UK

Nvidia RTX 5080 and AMD RX 9070 GPUs listed ahead of launch — Asus is reportedly readying a new "Astral" GPU lineup

A handful of RTX 50 and RDNA 4 GPUs from Asus have emerged online.

Tom’s Hardware

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Al Jazeera

Power crisis, bird flu trigger imminent chicken shortage in South Africa

Africa’s most advanced economy is enduring frequent electricity cuts that ramp up cost of business, including poultry.

AVNetwork

Sound Devices Has Expanded the Astral Series... Again—Here's What to Know

Meet the A20-Nexus Go True-Diversity Wireless Receiver and A20-TX Digital Wireless Transmitter.

Birmingham Post

Same-day distribution firm CitySprint acquires Dorset courier

It is the second acquisition of the year for the Surrey-headquartered business

Birmingham Post

Indian pipework supplier acquires larger stake in Yorkshire manufacturer Bond It

The Elland-based business is now 95% owned by Gujarat-based Astral Limited

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Star casino inquiry told high roller spent $11m on Chinese debit card in one day

High roller property developer Phillip Dong Fang Lee tells an inquiry he would spend millions in a day at Sydney's Star casino using a Chinese debit card.

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