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As we bid adieu to March and welcome April of 2025, a lot happened.
Be it Antarctica getting Tariffed by US President Donald Trump, UPI going down for the second time, Microsoft turning 50, the Supreme Court putting a stay on Hyderabad deforestation or Cadillac making an entry in F1 from 2026.
And this doesn’t even cover the 17 top news stories we have curated for you.
So, shall we start our weekly roundup?
Trump Tariff and India
With the blanket export tariffs imposed by the current US President, Mr Donald Trump, the world now faces a global trade war.
India has been tariffed 26%, while
- Saint Pierre & Miquelon and Lesotho are at 50%.
- Cambodia is at 49%.
- Laos is at 48%.
- Madagascar is at 47%, and
- China is at 34% (along with the previous 20%).
Every one of the countries being tariffed are working out a way to solve this crisis.
A few Indian sectors that are exempt from the Tariffs are,
- Pharma
- Semiconductors
- Lumber
- Copper
- Gold
- Energy resources
- Minerals unavailable in the USA
- Aluminium, Steel products, Automobiles & Auto components (covered under Section 232)
While four countries have not been tariffed are Russia, North Korea, Belarus and Cuba.
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Why are 265 Mumbai-bound flyers stuck in Turkey for 30+ hours?
It is not a hostage situation but a medical emergency.
Due to which, Virgin Atlantic’s VS358 flight from London to Mumbai is parked at the Diyarbakir Airport in Turkey.
And after the medical issues got resolved, a technical issue happened in the flight.
As per AAP party leader Preeti Sharma Menon, the flight currently has
- Unusable toilets
- No food
- No phone chargers
- No communication
Virgin Atlantic has confirmed that they have shifted the passengers to a hotel and will depart them soon to Mumbai.
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Stablecoin, The US-government-backed Crypto
The USA is moving towards their proposed state-sponsored crypto coin.
With the passing of the STABLE Act, or Stablecoin Transparency and Accountability for a Better Ledge Economy, in the US House Financial Services Committee on April 2nd.
It will be legalized once it passes the full voting in the US Senate.
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India is the fastest-growing ChatGPT market: OpenAI
Did you jump on the Studio Ghibli trend using ChatGPT?
Well, thanks to you, India just became the fastest-growing market for ChatGPT, as per OpenAI.
The Studio Ghibli ChatGPT trend
- 130 million+ User registrations
- 700 million+ Images generated
It happened after the launch of the GPT-4o Image Generation tool on March 25.
Did you check out Ghibli-inspired Wildnet?
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Oracle faces Cloud Breach
Imagine getting to know about a data breach by an advert selling it.
Oracle’s Gen 1 or Oracle Cloud Classic servers were hacked in early January of 2025 using a 2020 Java exploit to deploy malware and a web shell.
Then the emails, passwords and usernames were extracted in Feb 2025.
Rose87168 was selling 6 million user data records on BreachForums on March 20th, and that’s when Oracle got to know about it.
But they have denied any data breach.
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95% of the codes will be AI-generated: Microsoft’s CTO
Are you still afraid of AI taking away your jobs?
Well, as per Microsoft’s CTO, Mr Kevin Scott, almost 95% of the codes will be AI-generated in the future.
But fear not, our fellow coders, because that remaining 5% is your creativity and ingenuity, which no AI can take away from you.
So, freely learn how to use AI and make your coding even better.
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Two AI that are more Human than Us
There is a test called the Turing test, developed by Mr Alan Turing in the 1950s, to judge whether machines and/or AIs can show intelligence on par with humans.
And no AIs were able to beat it so evidently, but then came,
- OpenAI’s GPT-4.5, and
- Meta’s Llama-3.1.
They have scored 73% human-ness (GPT-4.5) and 56% human-ness (Llama-3.1). While GPT-40 scored 21% and ELIZA scored 23%.
From now on, we can expect AIs to be smarter than humans.
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AI can now help prevent Sudden Cardiac Deaths
Cardiac deaths have been on the rise, with 17.9 million deaths in 2024, as reported by WHO.
And now, an AI has been proven effective in detecting cardiac deaths two weeks prior to the deaths.
In a new study that will be published in the European Heart Journal, researchers of the Paris Cité University & Paris public hospitals in collaboration with their US colleagues have found out that
- Out of 2,47,254 ECG or electrocardiograms from 6 countries,
- A deep-learning based model or AI detected 70% of cardiac deaths (14 days before the death).
So, maybe AI isn’t so bad…
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No more Blue Screen of Death; it’s turning Green: Microsoft
If you are a Windows 11 user, then it is time to say goodbye to the legendary Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) or Blue error screen.
It’s turning Green to match the design principles of Windows 11.
While there have been reports that this Green screen sometimes turns Black too, as the change is still being tested with Beta, Canary and Dev channels.
Full rollout for normal users will happen in the coming future.
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Google March Core Update of 2025: Key Data Insights
Are you anxious to know what all the Google March Core Update 2025 did?
Well, here it is.
Ranking changes
By Niche
The Top Ten Websites
If you need more of such data, click on the source link.
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Automatic marketing content extraction launched: Google
Wouldn’t it be awesome if Google could automatically pull your data and promote it?
You don’t have to daydream anymore.
Google has launched automatic marketing content extraction, and it works in the following way:
- Automated signup into a brand’s communication
- You just have to add ‘marketingemailtogoog@gmail.com’ to your mailing lists.
- Extraction of social media links, highlighted social content, sales promotions, brand images & videos and brand voice & values.
- Showcase of the above information on Google Search, Maps, Shopping and other platforms.
If you are worried by automated extraction, you can choose to opt out of it.
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Google Ads News of the Week
Google Ads has two important news items for you this week, and they are as follows:
Maximize Conversion Value
You can now choose the Maximize Conversion Value which is an AI-driven smart bidding strategy to boost the total value of your Google Ad conversions as per your assignment.
Its first goal is to spend your ad budget, and the second one is to maximize the conversion value.
Different from Maximize Conversions
The Maximize Conversions aimed at getting as many conversions as possible.
Different from Target ROAS
The Target ROAS (return on ad spend) is its advanced version, as it tells Google to only spend money when the conversion will be efficient.
Usage
You can use it for Search, PMax, Demand Gen and Display ads.
Try it and comment your experiences below…
Unfair Advantage Policy update
The Unfair Advantage Policy for Google Ads has been updated to allow advertisers to show multiple ads for the same business in different ad locations.
Double Ad Serving
Multiple ads for the same brand, website and app can be seen on a single search engine result page (SERP) in different locations.
New Auction Dynamics
Now Google can charge differently for various ad locations.
Go ahead and dominate the SERPs…
Two Movies and One Web Series: Must Watch in 2025
Here you go,
- Kesari 2 releases on 18th April.
- Kantara: Chapter 1 (prequel) releases on 2nd October.
- Panchayat Season 4 releases on 2nd July.
So, book your calendars accordingly…
Neeraj Chopra to get the Home Advantage in the next World Showdown
Indians, including Neeraj Chopra, have been waiting for him to cross the 90m mark.
And the upcoming athletic meet in Panchkula may finally deliver fruitful results.
The World Athletics Category A competition is scheduled to happen on 24th May in the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Panchkula.
He will be competing after more than a year in India, so let’s cheer him up, shall we?
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Why is Nicholas Pooran being called the best T20 batter?
Imagine being badly injured six months before and now hitting 44 runs in 30 balls (5 fours and 2 sixes).
The Trinidadian cricketer named Nicholas Pooran is all magic.
He’s the top contender for the Orange Cap in IPL 2025.
Since 2024, he has scored 2,821 runs (87 innings), 20 half-centuries and 1 century.
Are you cheering for him?
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Earth’s North Pole Shifted Again
Earth’s North Pole is shifting, due to which the compasses of aeroplanes, ships, submarines, and other smart compasses need to be recalibrated.
Currently it has shifted somewhere closer to Siberia in Russia.
An updated World Magnetic Model, or WMM, was released by scientists to accommodate the shift.
While the geographical North Pole remains fixed, the magnetic North Pole varies.
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Stocks to Buy on Monday
The US tariffs have led to a global stock market crash, be they Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow Jones and others.
NIFTY50 and BSE Sensex opened 1% lower on Friday.
Stocks to Buy on Monday
- Oil related
- L&T Finance
- HDFC Bank
- Bandhan Bank
- Mazagon Dock
- Jio Financial Services
- Bajaj Finance
- IT stocks
- Parag Milk Foods
- NMDC Steel
- Jindal Steel and Power
- Auto stocks
- BHEL
- Hitachi Energy
- Bajaj Amines
- Avenue Supermarts
- Vedanta
- Adani Wilmar
- UltraTech Cement
- IDBI Bank
The list is long and thus will be an apt usage of your savings.
This brings our 46th edition of the weekly roundup to an end.
We hope these news stories will help you in preparing for the coming week, as it will require all the information that your business can get its hands on.
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