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Despite the rapid adoption of LLM chatbots, little is known about how they are used. We document the growth of ChatGPT’s consumer product from its launch in November 2022 through July 2025, when it ...

The US Federal Reserve, led by Jerome Powell, has announced a 25 basis points rate cut, setting the federal funds rate to a range of 4 to 4-1/4 percent. This decision comes amidst concerns about ...

The Centre has officially notified revised GST rates for various goods following the historic 56th GST Council’s rate-rationalisation decision. The 56th GST Council, led by Union Finance Minister ...

The Iloilo Port's 170 years of international and global operations is something that should be worth celebrating, but it seems this date has been missed by our local authorities One hundred and ...