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French advertising and public relations company Havas’s India arm, Havas Media India, has announced the acquisition of PivotRoots, a digital marketing and communications agency. PivotRoots was launched in 2016 by Shibu Shivanandan, Hetal Khalsa, Dhruvi Joshi, and Yogesh Khanchandani.

Rupal Shah Hollenbeck, President at Check Point Software Technologies, a leading provider of cyber security solutions to governments and enterprises globally. In an exclusive interview to ET’s Rica Bhattacharyya, Hollenbeck, talks about the increasing importance of cyber security in the post pandemic world that calls for a much closer attention to the user and remote access. She also talks about the greater emphasis on cyber security among top Indian corporations and boardrooms.

Also read: Twitter CEO Linda in support of temporary limits on tweet reading, says ‘need to make big moves to…’ Growing up, Musk developed into a complex individual, exhibiting a mix of resilience and vulnerability. He became prone to sudden mood swings, possessed an extraordinary appetite for risk, craved dramatic scenarios, embraced an epic sense of mission, and demonstrated an intense and sometimes callous and at times destructive determination.

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asset management firm Rare Enterprises. After his death, Rekha Jhunjhunwala inherited the portfolio.

The West Australian government should consider dismantling its onshore gas export ban, which is stifling investment in new LNG projects even as demand rises, Strike Energy boss Stuart Nicholls says.

Threads, the recently introduced microblogging app by Meta, is the new platform that will enter the market as a direct rival to Twitter. According to a listing on Apple's App Store, Threads, a text-based conversation app, will enable users to follow the same accounts they currently follow on Instagram and maintain their existing usernames.

«Essentially, if we see last financial year was a very exciting year for us because we saw an amazing set of opportunities at the right price point as well as the micro markets and locations. We were very clear we wanted to take our presence stronger,» says Gaurav Pandey, MD & CEO, Godrej Properties.Specifically talking about Godrej Properties, given the spate of land acquisitions you have done recently, how is business development expected to pan out for the full year? And also, do you think your business development guidance would be a bit conservative as opposed to last year?Essentially, if we see last financial year was a very exciting year for us because we saw an amazing set of opportunities at the right price point as well as the micro markets and locations. We were very clear we wanted to take our presence stronger.

The Hiring Trends Report by career-tech platform Internshala shows that more than 58% of freshers were hired in the field of management, followed by engineering accounting for 15% of hiring. It highlights that the months of April and May also recorded strong demand for freshers, with 377% and 360%, respectively. Moreover, the months of November, December, and January exhibited substantial growth, with December and January reaching their peak at 304% and 325%, respectively. The year concluded with a high number of fresher job postings in February, with a significant increase of 360% compared to June. Management emerged as the leading field for fresher hiring, accounting for 58% of all job opportunities. Engineering closely followed at 15%, while the field of media at 12%, design at 5%, commerce at 3%, science at 1%, and the remaining others at 6% collectively constituted the remaining share of the job market.

Also read: Indian economy may slow down in the second half, RBI may cut rates in Q4, says Jahangir Aziz of JP Morgan Among the sectors, the professional services industry experienced the highest growth, with a doubling of headcount compared to last year. Companies have been increasingly seeking external expertise to expedite business operations and navigate global uncertainties. This trend is particularly evident in areas such as taxation, business consulting, risk advisory, deal advisory, technology services, and ESG services.

Hero Realty Pvt Ltd plans to launch real estate projects spanning around 4 million square feet in this financial year, with an estimated revenue potential of Rs 3,500 crore, said its CEO Dharmesh Shah. The company, backed by Sunil Kant Munjal's Hero Enterprise, is also considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the next three-four years, Shah told ET. With a focus on residential development, Hero Realty aims to invest Rs 1,000-1,200 crore in this fiscal, he said.

“We expect equities to be the best-performing asset class during the next three years,” says Nirav Sheth, CEO, Institutional Equities, Emkay Global Financial Services. In an interview with ETMarkets, Sheth said: “We anticipate a long cycle for Capital Goods, as Manufacturing deepens, and Infrastructure investments continue to get traction” Edited excerpts:Markets at record highs amid global and domestic headwinds. What is your take? The volatility index reflects calmness rather than the nervousness that one alludes to, with the market achieving new highs.

PwC Australia’s long-time legal counsel Meredith Beattie is retiring as the firm’s incoming chief executive Kevin Burrowes announces major leadership changes.

Ash Barty has announced the birth of her first child, baby boy Hayden.

Jarden’s Australian operations recorded a $13.3 million loss for the 15 months to March 31, as expenses weighed on the investment bank, which has hired hundreds of staff since its inception in 2020.

Reuters. If restrictions targeting China's high-technology sector continue then countermeasures will escalate, Wei said.  Meanwhile, according to Wall Street Journal, China set export restrictions on two minerals the US says are critical to the production of semiconductors, missile systems and solar cells, a show of force ahead of economic talks between two rivals that increasingly set trade rules to achieve technological dominance.

Elon Musk on 1 July that non-verified users would be limited to 600 tweets per day while those with verified accounts can read up to 6,000 posts daily, with the limit being just 300 for newly-unverified ones. Yaccarino offered her perspective on the changes on 4 July. She stated that Twitter's mission necessitated such measures to strengthen the platform and referred to the revamp as meaningful.

The United Arab Emirates plans to triple its supply of renewable energy and invest up to $54 billion over the next seven years to meet its growing energy demands

Homeowners and renters in the U.K. are facing further grim news as mortgage rates hit levels not seen since unfunded tax cuts announced by the government last fall spooked investors

Ukrainian leaders lashed out at Unilever this week as a new Russian law compelled it to contribute to ongoing war efforts. The Ukraine Solidarity Project led protests against the company on Monday, placing it on a 'sponsors of war' list alongside Procter & Gamble and the French supermarket group Leroy Merlin. The developments came after it was revealed that Unilever had paid Moscow $331 million in taxes last year.

Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino on Tuesday tweeted a defense of the temporary cap announced July 1 on the number of tweets users can read in a day, and the company said advertising has been stable in the days since the step that drew heavy criticism from users and marketing professionals. Yaccarino wrote in her tweet: «when you have a mission like Twitter — you need to make big moves to keep strengthening the platform.» It was her first public comment on the limits announced on Saturday by owner Elon Musk, who said the step was meant to discourage «extreme levels» of data scraping and system manipulation.