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Indian student strength in US fell sharply by 13.2% in 2020-21

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Indian student strength in US fell sharply by 13.2% in 2020-21

According to the “Open Doors in 2021” report released on Monday, in the 2020-21 academic year, the number of Indian students enrolled in higher education in the United States fell by 13.2%, the largest drop in more than a decade. The total number of Indians studying in the United States dropped from 193,000 in 2019-20 to 167,000 in the previous academic year. U.S. Embassy officials attributed the decline to the devastation caused by the pandemic.

However, Indians continue to constitute the second largest group of international students in the United States (18.3%), second only to China (34.7%). Among the total number of students in India, the majority (34.8%) chose mathematics and computer science, followed by engineering (33.5%) and business and management (11.7%) for the 2020-21 academic year. The 2020-21 academic year is the second consecutive year that the absolute number of Indians going to the United States for higher education has declined.

In 2019-20, the number dropped from 202,000 to 193,000. Prior to this, at least since 2014-15, the number of Indian students has been on the rise, albeit at a slower rate. U.S. Embassy officials on Monday described the trend in the 2020-21 data set as “Covid blip.” Donald Heflin, Minister Counselor for Consular Affairs of the Embassy, ​​said that the pandemic and the ensuing blockade posed a major challenge and raised safety concerns in the hearts of parents whose children were flying to the United States for higher education, but both sides did it.

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Work hard (Heflin told reporters that this year’s situation has begun to improve, because the number of Indian students and exchange visitors who went to the United States to study this year is “in all-time records.” “Despite the global pandemic, Indian students are still able to apply for visas and Travel to the United States.

In this summer alone, we issued more than 62,000 student visas, more than in any previous year. This shows that the United States is still the top destination for Indian students who wish to study abroad,” he said. The decline in the number of international students is not limited to students from India.

In fact, overall, the number of global students in the United States has decreased by 15%. The Open Doors report is issued by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the US State Department and the Institute of International Education.

News Source : The Indian Express

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OpenAI buys new domain chat.com for over $15 million, it redirects to ChatGPT

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OpenAI buys new domain chat.com for over million, it redirects to ChatGPT

The previous owner of the domain turned out to be Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of software company HubSpot

OpenAI has bought the domain chat.com. Clicking on it automatically routes you to the ChatGPT website.The AI giant’s CEO Sam Altman announced this on Thursday, November 7, 2024, by simply posting the URL on X (Formerly Twitter) without any description or reasoning.

Altman’s post has already gotten over 3 million views and nearly 15k likes. The domain purchase is likely part of a rebranding effort.

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The domain’s previous owner turned out to be Dharmesh Shah, founder and CTO of software company HubSpot. Shah announced this in posts on X and LinkedIn.

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In his post, he detailed how he had purchased the domain for $15.5 million earlier this year and sold it later to an undisclosed (at that time) buyer.

“Well, in an 8 character tweet (talk about brevity), Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI revealed that they were the buyer,” he wrote. ”If you visit the website now, it goes to ChatGPT.” Shah wrote he was not at liberty at that time to share who the acquirer was as he was “going to leave that to them, when they were ready.”

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He then went on to share GPT o1 prompt which reasoned the entire episode. “When he does sell a domain, it’s almost never at a loss,” and “Dharmesh doesn’t like profiting off of people he considers friends,” the prompt read, which could mean he did sell it for more than the $15.5 million he bought it for, since it also says he doesn’t like referring to himself in the third person.

However, its also indicated he got compensated in OpenAI shares since the prompt reads that he “always wanted to own OpenAI shares,” that “he doesn’t need the cash from a domain sale,” and that “he made a non-humble brag earlier this year that he’s now an investor in OpenAI.”

OpenAI has made headlines by acquiring the premium domain chat.com for a staggering sum reportedly exceeding $15 million. The move marks a strategic step by the AI giant, further solidifying its brand presence and making its flagship product, ChatGPT, even more accessible to users. The newly acquired domain now redirects to ChatGPT, streamlining access for millions of users worldwide.

Chat.com is one of the most coveted domain names, thanks to its simplicity and universal appeal. By securing this domain, OpenAI demonstrates its commitment to enhancing user experience and expanding its reach. The investment is seen as a bold move, indicating OpenAI’s confidence in the future of conversational AI.

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The acquisition of such a high-value domain reflects the increasing demand and competition in the AI-driven household name, redirecting from a memorable domain like chat.com is expected to boost traffic, improve brand recognition, and make the service more approachable to new users.

OpenAI has bought the domain chat.com. Clicking on it automatically routes you to the ChatGPT website.The AI giant’s CEO Sam Altman announced this on Thursday, November 7, 2024, by simply posting the URL on X (Formerly Twitter) without any description or reasoning.

Industry experts have lauded the decision as a smart branding strategy, underlining the importance of easy access in today’s digital-firs development highlights OpenAI’s mission to lead in AI innovation while ensuring usability and accessibility remain at the forefront.

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