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Mint analyses what the move means for advertisers, users and Google’s $250 billion ad-revenue empire. Google isn’t the first company to move against third-party cookie tracking. Web browsers such as Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft’s Edge have made it possible to block third-party cookie tracking.

EaseMyTrip.com on Wednesday announced venturing into the insurance sector with the launch of its subsidiary EaseMyTrip Insurance Broker Pvt Ltd. The company termed it a «strategic move» to diversify its service portfolio and tap into the insurance market by creating a specialised product to solve customer needs.

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BMW AG is spending €650 million ($712 million) to retool its parent factory in Munich into the company’s first site that will only make fully electric vehicles, part of a push to challenge leaders Tesla Inc. and BYD Co. The overhaul involves four buildings including a new assembly line and will be completed by the end of 2027, BMW said Wednesday.

This week, financial markets are keenly focused on Bitcoin, particularly anticipating the potential launch of the first ETFs based on Bitcoin's spot price.

If anything has characterized 2023, it has been the strength of the technology sector in general and artificial intelligence in particular.

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In a market marked by heightened sensitivity to regulatory actions, Bitcoin’s price experienced a notable dip to $46,000, reflecting nearly 1.50% decrease on Wednesday. This latest fluctuation in the world’s premier cryptocurrency comes amid news of a security oversight at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Amagi saw its revenue from operations rise 58% to Rs 680.5 crore in FY23, even as it cut losses significantly during the period. The company reported a 70% drop in total loss to Rs 321.2 crore during the year, from Rs 1,078.4 crore in the previous fiscal.

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₹ 50 crore in Series A funding round, led by Fireside Ventures, with additional participation from other angel investors contributing ₹15.6 crore. Amaha, formerly InnerHour, plans to use this funding to broaden and enhance its mental health services. Operating out of Mumbai, the company offers a variety of treatments and care plans for mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, OCD, schizophrenia, and addictions, serving over 600 cities in India.

ANI Technologies, the parent firm of ride-hailing major Ola Cabs, saw its standalone loss narrow by 65% to Rs 1,082 crore in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. The firm had incurred a loss of Rs 3,082 crore in FY22 on a standalone basis, according to partial data shared on the company’s website. Sales for FY23 grew to Rs 1,988 crore, against Rs 1,220 crore a year earlier.

Fintech firm Mylapay said it has raised Rs 4.6 crore in a seed funding round led by venture capital firm CDM Capital. Singapore-based Saison Capital, the venture arm of Credit Saison, and 77 Capital, led by fintech veteran Amit Goel. Mylapay addresses challenges in the payment industry, such as high transaction failure rates and the intricacies of complex payment operations through the company's unified cloud-based platform.

HCL Technologies rose over 3% to Rs 1,507.2 in Wednesday trade on BSE ahead of its third-quarter results due on Friday, January 12. Meanwhile, a total of 25,75,833 equity shares worth Rs 383.6 crore also changed hands in Wednesday's trade. At 12:05 pm, the scrip was trading 2% higher at Rs 1,490 on BSE. The stock has also surged 33% in the past six months, while it has rallied 40% in the last year. In Q2 FY24, HCL Technologies reported 10% growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 3,832 crore. The same stood at Rs 3,489 crore in the last year period. Its revenue from operations during the period rose 8% to Rs 26,672 crore against Rs 24,686 crore in the same period last year. In Q2, in constant currency terms, revenue was up 1% sequentially and 3% year-on-year (YoY). Segment-wise, services revenue rose 3% (CC), while digital revenue was up 4%. Here's what brokerages expect from HCL Technologies' Q3 results:

I think there’s a lot of room for growth. ONDC and McKinsey have jointly published a report in which we examined the potential for e-commerce in India. According to McKinsey, ONDC will enable a 5-fold rise in India’s digital consumption to $340 billion.

Paytm, has announced an investment of Rs 100 crore in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). The company will make the investment over a period of time and will seek requisite approvals for the same, it informed the exchanges on Wednesday.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. on Tuesday issued its annual roundup of concerns related to the retail wealth management industry, and in an update, the securities industry self-regulator said it was adding developments in “crypto assets” to its laundry list of major concerns for the brokerage industry.

The recent surge in Bitcoin (BTC) prices has prompted a revision of projections for 2024.

A barrage of high-profile lawsuits in a New York federal court will test the future of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products that wouldn’t be so eloquent had they not ingested huge troves of copyrighted human works

Nithin Kamath recently shared some red flags to identify fake and shady loan applications that trap people with lucrative schemes and offers and then threaten them for repayment of loans on higher interest. In his social media post, Kamath warned his followers to be aware and alert of “shady, illegal" digital lending applications. He also mentioned some ways to identify such fraud applications.