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collaborations with the Government of Tamil Nadu, on manufacturing of its Pixel 8 range of phones, skill development, building an industrial ecosystem enabling MSMEs to create scalable AI solutions. Google, earlier in the day signed a memorandum of understanding with the visiting Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M K Stalin at its Mountain View office in California in the presence of senior company officials including Google Cloud Vice-President and Head of Platform Amit Zavery, Minister for Industries TRB Rajaa among others. Under the MoU, Google would work with Guidance (the state government backed nodal agency to promote investments) to support the development of a robust AI ecosystem in the state. This includes providing access to advanced technologies and resources, with an emphasis on empowering individuals, businesses and government entities to leverage AI for inclusive growth and progress, a company statement said on Saturday.

Ashish Kacholia, who is known for spotting many multibagger stocks, recently took to social media after missing a flight from Bengaluru to Mumbai due to an error in Google Maps. Kacholia said that the mapping application significantly underestimated the travel time from his location in Bengaluru to Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). Kacholia was traveling from HSR Layout, a residential area in Bengaluru, to KIA, a distance of about 55 km. Google Maps, the ace investor said, initially estimated the journey would take around 1 hour and 45 minutes. However, due to Bengaluru’s infamous traffic congestion and unexpected rainfall, the trip extended to three hours, causing Kacholia to miss his flight. A social media user suggested that the ace investor should have asked him to drop him to the airport on his bike. Ashish Kacholia said in jest: «Next time.»

Thomas Dohmke, CEO of Microsoft-owned developer platform GitHub, emphasised on India's rising significance in the global tech sector. Speaking at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum, Dohmke highlighted the country’s potential to become a major hub for artificial intelligence (AI). «What if AI isn’t just for tech experts but for everyone?» Dohmke asked. «Every company should become an AI company.»

Cambodia is eyeing to increase Indian tourists' footfalls by 3-4 times in the current year as a robust growth in India's tourism sector presents huge potential for the Southeast Asian nation, a Cambodian tourism ministry official said. «We have launched Cambodia-India Tourism year for the first time this year to tap the Indian market which has potential, as the country's tourism is booming. We are witnessing a positive momentum and expect that there will be a lot more tourists from India. We expect to increase, maybe, 3-4 times in terms of the number at the moment that we have,» Cambodia's Minister of Tourism Hul Seila told PTI over phone on the sidelines of Business, Leisure, Travel and MICE Tourism Exhibition 2024 (BLTM). In 2023, Cambodia hosted 68,836 India travellers. The figure was over 91 per cent of the pre-Covid (2019) levels, he said. In 2019 Cambodia received 75,286 visitors from India. This year, in the first six months (January-June 2024) the number of tourists coming from India to Cambodia was around 32,000-33,000, around 17 per cent more compared to the figure of the same time a year ago, he said.

State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a new design for its FASTag which aims to reduce the travel time for commuters. According to a press release dated August 30, 2024, «The bank has introduced a new design for SBI FASTag in the Vehicle Class (VC-04) category. The advanced FASTag design enhances vehicle identification and toll collection efficiency aimed at reducing travel time for millions of commuters in India.»

Visa is focusing on leading the digital economy with more women entrepreneurs, said Kelly Mahon Tullier, Vice Chair and Chair People and Corporate Affairs Officer at Visa. She was speaking at the Economic Times World Leader Forum being held in New Delhi on Saturday. «The purpose of Visa (company) is to uplift the world by engaging them in the digital economy...Visa is so much more than a credit card,» she said in the session called The New Paradigm of Payments, chaired by Arijit Barman, Associate Editor, The Economic Times. Tullier also spoke on Visa's work with uplifting women in India in collaboration with United Way of Mumbai.

tech innovation, said Maria Katris, cofounder and CEO of Built In. Speaking at the Economic Times World Leaders forum, Katris noted that the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to increased job creation. Katris said that although there has been a tech recession the last two years, there will be a lot of job creation going forward. «India is going to be the future for tech innovation,» Katris added. Speaking during the startup panel «Catalysts of Change: Crafting the Future Through Startups», Nikhil Goel, CCO, Archer Aviation and cofounder of Uber Elevate, said India has an opportunity for better infrastructure.

Shivam Bhaje," has made its transition from theaters to digital platforms. Released on August 1, 2024, the film, directed by Abdul Apsar Hussain, unfortunately did not fare well at the box office but is now available for streaming on both Aha and Amazon Prime Video.

Emami Ltd on Saturday announced it has entered into a binding agreement with Helios Lifestyle to acquire the balance 49.6% stake to make it a wholly-owned entity. Emami will pay Rs 177.63 crore for this stake in an all-cash deal. Emami already owned 50.4% in Helios which sells the men’s grooming brand The Man Company and Helios has been a subsidiary of the company. In 2023-24, Helios had a turnover of Rs 183 crore. ET had written about this deal in July. The Man Company is a digital-first lifestyle brand offering head-to-toe range of premium men’s grooming products in categories like fragrances, skin care, hair care, body care and beard management.

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Digital infrastructure firm Black Box is looking for partnerships or mergers and acquisitions to enter the Indian market, which is the most lucrative data centre opportunity for the next three to five years, said Sanjeev Verma, a wholetime director of the Essar Group subsidiary. The systems integrator serves top tech companies in more than 35 countries. It offers data centre services, along with connectivity and networking infrastructure. The company is aiming to achieve $2 billion in revenue in the next four years, Verma said.

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Reliance Jio's 100GB free cloud storage offer could challenge Google One and iCloud's dominance among Android and Apple phone users in India, something which Dropbox and Microsoft's OneDrive haven't been able to do as yet, experts said. The competition could also nudge these players to lower their pricing — Google One (100GB at ₹130), iCloud (50GB at ₹75) — a trend emerging as Indian players like Ola, and MapMyIndia, challenge the large Western counterparts like Amazon Web Service (AWS), Microsoft's Azure, Google etc. «Jio has brought a very lucrative proposition for an average phone user in India who struggles to upgrade memory because of paid storage,» said Neil Shah, founding partner of technology consulting firm Counterpoint Research. «But, bundling of products and services with the OS ecosystem is a key challenge here.»

New SBI chairman Setty has his task cut out The banking sector is facing the worst deposit crunch in 20 years as the pace or raising funds from customers has lagged credit growth. On year, credit growth was up 13.5% as of 9 August while deposits have risen 10.9%, as per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data. The credit-to-deposit ratio—or the percentage of deposits given out as loans—has been generally hovering around 80% since September.