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Zuckerberg has a secret sauce in the Threads-Twitter cage fight

He's leveraging Instagram and also aiming for an open network to keep down our switching costs

End forever all violence that shames each of us

Behind the shock of Manipur's horror caught on video lay a toxic mix of ethnic animosity and fake news at the local level and a larger apathy towards a strife-torn northeastern state

How do I plan my investments for daughter's higher education?

Most of the equity mutual funds in your SIP are appropriate for your goals. Additionally, you can consider increasing your investments in small and mid-cap mutual funds since your investment tenure is longer.

Netflix brings password sharing curbs to India

Platform to send emails to users sharing the service outside household

Jio Financial's discovered price exceeds estimates

Move follows RIL's decision to spin off its financial services business

ISL seeks new home after Disney Star exit

The Indian Super League (ISL) is in search of a new home, following Disney Star’s decision to bid adieu to the football league at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.

Trai recommends independent body to regulate AI

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Thursday released a set of recommendations advocating the urgent adoption of a regulatory framework to govern the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) across sectors.

HUL posts 8% rise in Q1 net profit; volumes still muted

Net profit climbs to ₹2,472 crore; company cautious about near-term operating environment

IDBI Bank moves NCLAT on ZEE

IDBI Bank on Thursday moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), challenging a National Company Law Tribunal order of 19 May, that rejected IDBI Bank’s plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE), said a counsel aware of the matter.

ProcMart doubles revenue, eyes $30 mm

ProcMart, a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that counts venture capital firm Sixth Sense Ventures as an investor, doubled its revenue in the last financial year even as it gears up for a new round of funding this year besides expanding its business through acquisitions.

Govt bans non-basmati rice exports to check price spike

Move comes after Russia risked fuelling global food inflation by exiting Ukrainian grain deal

Road building remains an uphill task

India’s pace of road building slowed in the June quarter, road ministry data showed, at a time the government is looking to raise the annual construction target ahead of a series of elections this year and next.

Deloitte report raised concerns about Byju's financial controls

Byju’s former statutory auditor Deloitte, in a regulatory filing in June, signalled concerns about alleged weaknesses in internal financial controls within Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd, the company that runs the tutoring service, official documents filed with the registrar of companies (RoC) showed.

Infosys cuts FY24 forecast, misses Q1 profit estimates

Infosys Ltd on Thursday reported its weakest June quarter revenue growth since FY21 and slashed its annual sales forecast for the current fiscal year.

Chandra moves to raise Dish TV stake

Family in talks with JC Flowers ARC to buy back 24.19% of firm

Manipur: 'If govt doesn't act, we will'

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of a video depicting women being sexually assaulted in violence-hit Manipur, terming it “deeply disturbing\" and the “grossest violation of constitutional rights\".

Bruce Lee's legacy endures 50 years on

Hong Kong businessman W. Wong still remembers the day in 1972 when he first heard neighbourhood kids rave about a figure who seemed larger than life: Bruce Lee.

Remote work looks inevitable: So let's focus on fixing its bugs

WFH drawbacks like low in-person contact aren't easy to address

Dispel myths around innovation to create a culture that fosters it

The truth of this multifaceted concept must be understood closely if we are to generate the magic fuel needed for its ignition

India's G20 presidency: Let's be more ambitious

While G20 communiques prove elusive, India has little time left to get a better deal for the Global South. The effort to reform institutions must cover World Bank and IMF ownership

FMCG cos to amp up marketing this fiscal

Cheaper inputs help firms spend more on advertising, marketing

Fresh bids for advanced chemistry cells

The ministry of heavy industries will be issuing a fresh tender for applications under the production-linked incentive scheme inviting bids for the ₹18,000-crore Advanced Chemistry Cells, or ACC project. The scheme aims to incentivize production of 20GWh battery storage capacity, it said on Wednesday.

Tata Sons to set up £4 bn battery factory in UK

Tata Sons on Wednesday said it would invest £4 billion ($5.16 billion) to establish a new 40GW battery cell gigafactory in the UK.

NHPC weighs IPO, stake sale of clean energy arm

State-run NHPC Ltd plans to take its clean energy subsidiary NHPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NREL) public or sell its stake to strategic investors through private placements in two-three years, Rajendra Prasad Goyal, director, finance, NHPC, said in an interview.

Stage set for Hollywood's big box office clash

In what’s shaping up to be the biggest weekend for Hollywood at the box office after many months, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie are set to engage in a theatrical clash, generating immense excitement not only for the viewers in their home market but also among Indian fans.

Apple developing generative Al tools, tests Apple GPT

Apple Inc. is quietly working on artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could challenge those of OpenAI Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google and others, but the company has yet to devise a clear strategy for releasing the technology to consumers.

'HDFC Bank's focus is on service, inclusion, digital'

CEO Jagdishan emphasizes importance of supportive culture in letter to shareholders

Cautious outlook for specialty chemical manufacturers

Multiple specialty chemical manufacturers are staring at weak prospects in the near term, led by weak global demand and destocking of inventory.

India's sunflower oil imports may decline

India's imports of sunflower oil are likely to fall in the coming months as it becomes uncompetitive against rival oils due to rising prices after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain deal, industry officials told Reuters.

'Doubling data centre capacity'

NTT Ltd, which merged its data centre and information technology (IT) services divisions last October, is bullish on India, having announced a five-year, $2.5 billion investment in January to build data centres in Maharashtra.