Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹95.31 +0.9% Nifty 50 Index 23,815.85 -1.5% India 10-Year Bond Yield 7.03% +0.07 Spot Gold ($/oz) $4,726.76 -0.2% S&P 500 Futures 7,425.00 -0.2% Market data as of 08:12 AM IST, May. 12, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Savio Shetty in Mumbai, bringing you the latest on markets. Risk sentiment has weakene...
Market Snapshot USD/INR ₹95.31 +0.9% Nifty 50 Index 23,815.85 -1.5% India 10-Year Bond Yield 7.03% +0.07 Spot Gold ($/oz) $4,726.76 -0.2% S&P 500 Futures 7,425.00 -0.2% Market data as of 08:12 AM IST, May. 12, 2026, or the previous close for Indian markets. Data is subject to provider delays. Good morning... I’m Savio Shetty in Mumbai, bringing you the latest on markets. Risk sentiment has weakened after President Donald Trump cast doubt on the Iran ceasefire, raising fears of a prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure and driving oil prices higher. That’s bad news for India, where the economic strain from elevated energy prices is intensifying by the day. The benchmark Nifty 50 slumped the most in six weeks on Monday, while the rupee plunged to a record low close as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for belt-tightening to support the exchange rate only deepened concerns. Bonds also weakened, stoking fears of tighter monetary policy, amid indications that retail fuel prices could be raised modestly within days. Against this backdrop, Tuesday’s April inflation data takes on added significance. On the earnings front, key results due include Tata Power and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. In today’s newsletter, we write about: Retail investors’ craze for mid- and small-cap funds Foreign fund outflows likely peaking Heat’s growing role in inflation But first, a look at the warning signal flashing from the bond market. Markets Buzz: Fuel Fears Hit Bonds Short-term bonds, which are most sensitive to interest-rate expectations, bore the brunt of Monday’s selloff as oil prices climbed. While bonds have tracked oil moves during the Iran war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to curb fuel use signaled an imminent increase in pump prices . Traders worry the risk of higher fuel prices stoking inflation and forcing the RBI to raise rates is becoming more real. Five-year yields rose 8.4 basis points, a move seen outside of the war only once in the past six months. Three Things to Start Yo...
The University of Hong Kong. Photo: VCG Hong Kong is expanding its university enrollment quotas for non-local students, but a surging number of applicants from the Chinese mainland is driving admission standards to new heights. A 2026 report on studying in Hong Kong by education company New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. shows that as applicant numbers skyrocket, undergraduate admissio...
The University of Hong Kong. Photo: VCG Hong Kong is expanding its university enrollment quotas for non-local students, but a surging number of applicants from the Chinese mainland is driving admission standards to new heights. A 2026 report on studying in Hong Kong by education company New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. shows that as applicant numbers skyrocket, undergraduate admissions have shifted toward a holistic assessment model. Taught master’s programs are the fastest-growing segment, while competition for doctoral spots has intensified significantly in recent years, particularly in fields such as bioengineering, computer science and business management.
谷歌I/O大会开幕在即,原生Gemini提前曝光! 如今,全网都被这个视频刷爆了—— 一位教授在台上一边讲课,一边在黑板上随手推导公式,这质感、丝滑度,堪称惊艳。 实际上,这是由「全新视频模型」Gemini Omni生成,连贯性、一致性直接拉满。 有网友惊叹道,视频版Nano Banana来了! 还有人表示,眼见为实已经不存在了。 原生Gemini Omni,首次曝光了 就在昨天,Gemini移动端App主页截图流出,一个全新视频模型Gemini Omni入口上线。 界面中,赫然写着—— 快来认识一下我们全新的视频生成模型。重新混剪你的视频,直接在对话中编辑,尝试模板。 显然,谷歌以全新形式带来了Gemini Omni! 这可能是一个全模态的Gemini,同时支持文本、图像、音频、视频输入和输出。 与Veo不同的是,Omni将像Nano Banana一样深度集成到Gemini中,具备更出色的提示理解与推理能力。 尤其是,在实时视频编辑上,可以一键物体替换,去除水印。 与此同时,Omni模型的ID也被同时爆出—— fbard_eac_video_generation_omni /bard/v3smm-lora-prod.goat-cr-rev6-xm171555416-at-1200 可见,Omni生成的视频支持10s时长,分辨率1280x720。 真正让全网陷入疯狂的是,几个提前测试放出的demo。 教授黑板推公式,全网震惊 最炸裂的那个一,便是开篇「教授在黑板上推导三角恒等式」的视频。 画面中,教授手持粉笔在黑板上一步一步写下数学证明,同时用口语同步讲解当前推导步骤。 懂行的人看到这会直接跳起来。在AI生成视频里把数学公式写对,这件事有多难? 文本一致性一直是视频生成模型的「阿喀琉斯之踵」。 此前,Sora生成的文字经常是看着像字,但仔细一看全是「鬼画符」的状态,更别提完整的数学推导了。 而Omni的这段demo,公式是对的,推导是连贯的,笔迹是自然的。 更难以想象的是,这个惊艳的demo,仅用了一句提示词—— A professor writes out a mathematical proof for trigonometric identities on a traditional chalkboard, explaining the step he is ...
Marsha Blackburn To Secret Service: 'Root Out The Rot' Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics , Sen. Marsha Blackburn sent a sharply worded letter Wednesday to Secret Service Director Sean Curran demanding an immediate, top-to-bottom review of the Secret Service, a move that comes nearly two weeks after an armed gunman sprinted past a checkpoint leading to the White House Correspondents’...
Marsha Blackburn To Secret Service: 'Root Out The Rot' Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics , Sen. Marsha Blackburn sent a sharply worded letter Wednesday to Secret Service Director Sean Curran demanding an immediate, top-to-bottom review of the Secret Service, a move that comes nearly two weeks after an armed gunman sprinted past a checkpoint leading to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in a third assassination attempt on President Trump. As part of the review, Blackburn called for a “full, thorough audit of every single employee on your payroll.” “ It is blatantly clear that the Secret Service needs to be cleaned up ,” the Tennessee Republican wrote. “ Unless you root out the rot, our nation will suffer the consequences .” Blackburn’s letter also comes just days after a Secret Service Uniformed Division officer was arrested in Miami after being found naked and masturbating in a hallway in yet another embarrassing spectacle. The senator drew an explicit connection between the misconduct pattern and the agency’s core protective mission: “At a time when President Trump faces increasing threats to his safety, including yet another assassination attempt, the Secret Service cannot afford to have individuals who engage in this kind of embarrassing, disgraceful conduct on its payroll.” Blackburn stopped short of calling for Curran’s resignation, but her demand for a full personnel audit – along with the blunt warning about consequences – signals mounting congressional pressure on an agency that has faced repeated public scrutiny since the July 2024 assassination attempt against Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, that nearly killed him. An attempt on Trump’s life two months later at Trump’s West Palm Beach golf course, was another close call. Blackburn cited the recent arrest of the agent for indecent exposure at the Miami hotel and framed the personnel issues as symptomatic of deeper structural problems – including what she described as per...