Feb 22, 2017 - Talk of suitors lining up lifts Axis Bank shares

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Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk In this interesting TED dialogue with noted historian Yuval Harari, he tries to explain what's happening with the world right now and what to expect in the future. It's a one hour video, so brace yourself, but several questions about governments, artificial intelligence, the future of identity, etc are tackled. One of the more positive and striking comments here is a reminder about how people in the 40s and 50s thought the world was about to end, with the cold war and the use of nuclear weapons. This possibility was not too far-fetched. But we humans rose to the challenge and the nuclear deterrent has actually forced many countries to take war out of their toolkit, and the world largely is a safer place than it was a few decades ago. So, in terms of human history, de-globalization and political divisiveness will be minor speedbumps that we will tackle. Climate change and artificial intelligence are the real issues we need to worry about. Entire video here. Advertisers of the day The Economist: Subscribe now and get a Hidesign passport wallet free Ingram Micro Cloud: Streamline your creative process and secure your digital assets with Dropbox Business   Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails (B2B Decision-Makers, B2C Decision-Makers, TradeBriefs Premium). Talk of suitors lining up lifts Axis Bank shares The rumours started earlier this month with speculation that Kotak is in talks to buy out its larger private sector rival. Advt: Work for the best employer - Yourself Advantages - Best B2B audience in India, no hard-selling or up-front costs involved, access to our content repository and air-tight agreements with instant gratification. There's a new cartel in town: Insurance firms The general insurance sector has come together to follow uniform premium rate and deductible for seven industries and add another five in the next financial year. 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