BharatGen: India’s Revolutionary AI Project
India is taking remarkable steps in artificial intelligence (AI) with the launch of BharatGen on Monday, 30 September 2024. The world’s first state-funded generative AI project is focused on Indian languages. Led by IIT Bombay under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems, BharatGen aims to democratise AI with open-source models, enabling the creation of…
Bhumika
Viacom18-Disney Merger Approved, Star India Gets Licence
Reliance gets the government’s approval to transfer Viacom18’s non-news and current affairs TV channel licences to Star India as part of their merger. The approval, granted on Friday, September 27, 2024, comes with conditions set by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). This decision follows the CCI’s approval of the merger between Reliance and Disney’s…
Airtel’s AI Tool Detects 110 M+ Spam Calls On Day 1!
Bharti Airtel, the third-largest telecom operator in the world, launched its in-house AI spam call detector to address growing concerns about spam calls and messages. The newly launched AI model scanned over 1 trillion records in real-time and sniffed out 115 million spam calls and 3.6 million spam messages on day one itself. Bharti Airtel’s…
Shipra Prajapati
Ranveer Allahbadia’s YouTube Channel Hacked, Videos Deleted
India’s popular podcaster and YouTub content creator Ranveer Allahbadia’s YouTube channels, including Beer Biceps, were hacked last night and renamed Tesla. His Beer Biceps was renamed “@Elon.trump.tesla_live2024,” while his personal channel was changed to “@Tesla.event.trump_2024.” All the interviews and podcasts have been deleted from the YouTube channels, and new videos with older streams from Elon…
Foxconn Bets Big on India with Its New Display Assembly
Foxconn plans to invest $1 billion in Tamil Nadu to set up its new display assembly facility. However, the timeline is not fixed yet; according to the Economic Times, Foxconn wants its facility to be up and running “as soon as possible.” Someone mentioned to Economics Time, “Foxconn has picked up about 500,000 square feet…
The Indian Premier League Reaches a Crucial Crossroads
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is at a strange junction as it deals with a changing media landscape. While a big-money merger between two media organisations offers promise of a brighter future for the T20 cricket competition, it may not be the ideal solution. Media Giants Disney and Reliance Merge Efforts One reason for optimism…
John David
Jai Anmol Ambani To Pay Fine To SEBI For Irregularities
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has fined Anil Ambani’s son, Jai Anmol Ambani, Rs. 1 crore for alleged irregularities in Reliance Home Finance. In the Reliance Home Finance matter, he failed to exercise due diligence while approving general-purpose corporate loans. Gopal Krishnan, the chief risk officer of Reliance Housing Finance, was also…
Abdullah Ansari
75% Of Users May Quit UPI – Find Out Why You May Too!
A recent survey by LocalCircles reveals that 75% of users are against the new UPI regulations introduced by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The survey also suggests that many users may stop using UPI if these rules come into effect. In contrast, 22% of users expressed a willingness to comply with the updated…
Himanshu
Samsung Workers On Street: Key Issues Behind Protest
The South Korean giant Samsung workers have been protesting in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu for more than ten days. The Chennai city plant, one of Samsung’s two factories in India, has almost 2000 workers, of whom 1,500 are on strike. This Samsung factory produces home appliances and contributes about a third to…
Hybrid Enters Gujarat Market with “Ahmedabad Konnect” in Partnership with Adgully
The event engaged Gujarat’s leading agencies and brands, showcasing AI-powered digital advertising solutions Ahmedabad, India — Hybrid, a leading name in the advertising technology ecosystem (AdTech) in India, officially marked its entry into the Gujarat market with the successful launch of “Ahmedabad Konnect”. Hosted in partnership with Adgully, the event brought together marketing heads, agency…
