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Companies that assembled new supply chain strategies in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic are having to put those plans into practice far faster than they may have thought possible. Global supply chains are entering 2024 roiled by disruptions at two of the world’s crucial trade corridors—the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal—even as geopolitical tensions appear set to take a more prominent role in sourcing and distribution.

Bengaluru: Last month, The New York Times filed a suit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that their generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools—ChatGPT and Bing Chat (now rebranded as Co-pilot)—were built by copying and “using millions of The Times’s copyrighted news articles, in-depth investigations, opinion pieces, reviews, how-to guides, and more". While GenAI has captured everyone’s imagination and will continue to mature in the years ahead, the suit underlines the need for stronger global guard rails. Apart from copyright violations, there are fears of machines acquiring human biases and GenAI vapourizing millions of white-collar jobs.

Airtel Africa on Tuesday announced the retirement of Chief Executive Officer Olusegun `Segun’ Ogunsanya, with effect from July 1, 2024, and named Sunil Taldar as his successor.

In 2023, the real estate sector witnessed dynamic shifts with distinct performances in the residential and commercial segments. Residential markets across cities experienced robust growth, driven by the increased demand and new supply additions.

It was a comeback year for the world’s wealthiest.

Rakesh Deshmukh, cofounder of PhonePe-owned app discovery platform Indus Appstore, formerly IndusOS, has stepped down from his role as chief executive and left the company. Deshmukh, along with IIT Bombay alumni Akash Dongre and Sudhir Bangarambandi, founded Indus OS in 2013. Through its app marketplace App Bazaar, the platform allowed users to discover and access mobile applications in their own language.

Pee Safe, a hygiene and wellness brand, said only less than a third of women in India use or have access to female and intimate hygiene products such as sanitary pads, tampons, menstrual cups and vaginal wash among other period related products, indicating the potential market as well as the need to raise awareness about such products. With feminine hygiene penetration lower than 30% in India, a host of companies have entered the segment historically dominated by P&G and J&J. While they have a significant presence in India, the challenges are also equally massive in increasing market penetration due to limited awareness about feminine hygiene and low purchasing power of a significant portion of the Indian women populace.

Tesla CEO marked the commencement of the New Year on Monday by saying, “LFG 2024 (let's freaking go)". He has foretold that this year will be the most remarkable one yet, implying that the US presidential election in November will take place. In 2024, there will be historic elections in about 70 countries, including the US, India, Mexico, and South Africa.

If you want to know what the boss really wants from you in 2024, Wayfair Chief Executive Niraj Shah’s staff memo might be a good place to start. Shah emailed Wayfair’s corporate employees in the thick of the holiday season. First he praised everyone’s effort in returning the online home-goods retailer to profit, then called on them to dig deeper.

Year Ender 2023: Top EVs that took center stage in India's 2023 auto market "The race to capture electric car markets globally is presently on. Chinese carmakers account for nearly half of global electric sales. The market is led by BYD at 18% followed by Tesla at 12%.

food delivery apps have become an important part of India's New Year celebrations. Though these platforms hike delivery fees during the New Year’s order rush, each year new delivery records are set as India just loves to order food online. Taking to X, previously Twitter, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal shared the amount the company's delivery partners received as tips in 2023.

Food delivery and quick commerce platforms like Zomato, Blinkit and Swiggy Food and Instamart witnessed a massive order surge on New Year's Eve, said senior industry executives. The top executives posted regular updates on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter) informing about the order trends on New Year's Eve on Sunday.

GOAT’? The title of Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay’s next film has finally been revealed to eagerly awaiting fans… and it’s aptly called ‘The Greatest Of All Time.’ Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Archana Kalpathi, the CEO of AGS Entertainment (producer of the film), unveiled the name of the movie. Sharing the poster of the movie she wrote, “Our Thalapathy is the Greatest Of All Time (sic)." The post went viral on the microblogging site, gaining more than 492K views and 43K likes. On Monday, Kalpathi tagged the director Venkat Prabhu and asked about the ‘G.O.A.T party’ to which the film-maker replied that the second look at ‘The G.O.A.T’ will be unveiled at 6:00 pm. “YES #TheGOAT2ndLook at 6pm today!!! The party continues!!! TheGreatestOfAllTime,” wrote the director. Thalapathy fans flooded the comment section and celebrated the occasion. One fan wrote, “#GOAT #TheGreatestOfAllTime 2nd Look today @ 6PM!!! Get ready nanbas!” Another X user tweeted, “Every year is his rule. #GOAT #TheGreatestofAllTime @actorvijay.” Earlier, it was speculated that the film — the 68th project of the superstar would be titled ‘Boss’ or ‘Puzzle’.

Air India pilots unions have raised concern against the alleged threat that the airline has given the cockpit staff if they report sick for duty. 

THE Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has allowed investors of National Pension System (NPS) to select multiple pension funds for the various asset classes. So investors must review the performance of the funds at the beginning of the year and spread the corpus across three top-performing pension fund managers to earn higher long-term returns.

Driven by policy reforms, positive consumer sentiment, rising disposable income and growing demand for bigger homes, the real estate sector in India has experienced remarkable growth in 2023, surpassing the growth rates of all previous years and breaking all records.

Cybersecurity firm TAC Security on Monday said the company is exploring capital raising options, including an initial public offering (IPO) in early 2024. It is also eyeing a revenue of Rs 100 crore by 2026. Beeline Capital Advisors Private Limited has been appointed the exclusive book running lead manager for the proposed IPO, the company mentioned.

The founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge that he failed to take steps to prevent money laundering as the company agreed to pay more than $4 billion (€3.6 billion) following an investigation by the US government.

Hindustan Unilever (HUL), the largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturer in the country, has recently revised its distributor margins. The company has shifted from a fixed margin model of 3.9%-3.3% to an increased variable margin in the 1-1.3% range across various distributor categories. This shift is an attempt to stimulate volumes and reduce distribution costs.

Zomato celebrated a triumphant New Year's Eve, recording a staggering surge in orders that dwarfs past years. CEO Deepinder Goyal took to social media to share the incredible feat, stating, "Fun fact: We've delivered almost as many orders on NYE 23 as we did on NYE 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 combined Excited about the future!" This translates to a phenomenal accomplishment. Zomato's New Year's Eve deliveries nearly matched the combined total of six previous New Year's Eves, highlighting a remarkable growth trajectory.

mutual funds to invest for 5-10 years, not only is the answer straightforward, but the process by which the answer is arrived at is almost self-evident. However, bigger, conceptual problems are not simple to reason. For instance, consider a question like, ‘What should my overall financial strategy be?’ The answer needs to incorporate longterm goals, spending habits, income levels, and family situations into a comprehensive plan that evolves with time.