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Dream11, Games24x7, Gameskraft, Mobile Premier League, Zupee, WinZO and PokerBaazi, who offered real-money formats such as fantasy sports, rummy and poker. Dream11 had over 250 million users, while WinZO had over 200 million, Zupee over 150 million, and Games24x7 about 120 million.The sector had also attracted significant investor interest, with Tiger Global, Peak XV Partners, DST Global, Falcon Edge, Matrix Partners and WestCap Group among the backers.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.There are rarely any surprises these days in the world of laptops. But in 2026, that might change, thanks to Asus. It has been at the forefront of Oled panel adoption in laptops for quite some time now, and this year the brand has put two Oled panels in a single laptop, with the battery backup to justify it.Is this the laptop you’ve always dreamed of travelling with? That’s the question I put to the test, as I traversed different cafes of Delhi for this review.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Sam Altman, the chief executive officer (CEO) of OpenAI, said at a finance conference in October 2023 that he and his “CEO friends” were running a betting pool on when the first one-person billion-dollar company would be created thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). He didn’t divulge their identities nor their precise predictions.

a $30 billion racial equity commitment after the murder of George Floyd and a $2.5 trillion climate change plan in 2021.Now, the bank is committing to adding three million new small-business customers, on top of seven million today. And it wants to lend them up to $80 billion over the next 10 years, through loans and support for community-oriented banks and investment funds.

Like most people, artificial intelligence (AI) is not funny. I check every week. For some time now, I have been asking ChatGPT, and later Claude too, to tell me something funny.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Imagine owning a piece of a luxury apartment in Mumbai or a high-yield property in Pune with the same ease as buying a sachet of shampoo or a plate of dosa. This vision of "miniaturizing" wealth was in the spotlight at the Mint Money Festival 2026, held on 14 February in Mumbai.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. If you could safely implant a chip in your brain to enhance your intelligence, would you? Some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful technologists want that future, including Elon Musk, who recently said he would ramp up production of his Neuralink brain chips this year as part of a noble effort to ensure humans can keep pace with superintelligent AI systems that might one day go awry.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Retiring before age 65 is a dream for many workers. For Taylor Kovar, turning dream into reality made him anxious and depressed.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With India’s second-largest mutual fund distributor as its parent, NJ Mutual Fund had a readymade launchpad that most entrants only dream of. Yet, more than four years after its debut, the fund house has managed to collect assets of just ₹7,119 crore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Silicon Valley is filled with all sorts of dreams. But one of those wild-eyed ideas, long debated on subreddits and in hacker houses, is becoming a real-life nightmare: Will the AI boom be the last chance to get rich before artificial intelligence makes money essentially worthless? The argument is that tech companies (and their leaders) will become a class unto their own with infinite wealth.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As suitcases are packed, visa stamped, and a dream job just one flight away, many Indians miss a key checklist: the financial transition to a non-resident Indian (NRI) status. Moving abroad is not just about changing a physical address, it’s about legally and financially transitioning into a non-resident Indian (NRI) status when you are planning a relocation.

At the cusp of a new year, the global outlook appears increasingly grim. Escalating conflicts and resurgent authoritarianism are undermining domestic and international institutions alike, while rising wealth inequality is deepening economic insecurity and eroding social cohesion.Perhaps the most dispiriting development is the growing hatred of the ‘other.’ In country after country, political leaders increasingly dehumanize migrants and refugees, casting people fleeing poverty, persecution, and conflict as a mortal threat.

equities “just in time” to avoid a crash, and they will tell you how hard it is to do it twice. Selling is only the first step. The second — getting back in — is often even harder.A few realities investors underestimate:You will likely get the timing wrong.

As this is my first column of the new year, I thought I would do something challenging—write what is good about the modern world. Here are a few things:Billionaires versus death: Billionaires do not have the heart to leave the party of life. That is where they become extremely useful to us.

faced unexpected challenges earlier this year while preparing to roll out a new model, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg went on a recruiting blitz to build an AI dream team, offering top executives and researchers multimillion-dollar paydays.The company acquired a 49% stake in startup Scale AI that valued Scale at $29 billion, and Scale founder Alexandr Wang joined the social media giant as its chief AI officer.The Manus acquisition appears to be Meta’s first major purchase of an AI startup operating an frontier AI model. Manus’s capabilities are regularly tested by top benchmarks and compared against those of AI models including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini and DeepSeek’s R1.Earlier this year, Manus raised $75 million in a fundraising round led by venture firm Benchmark.

Mint looks at how the world’s largest economy has defied expectations and stayed resilient in 2025 despite multiple challenges. Will this dream run continue in 2026?Yes.

Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026—to help you know what to expect and prepare for it. Tell us what you think at [email protected]: After decades of calm, India’s paints industry has seen its equilibrium disrupted over the past year, as deep-pocketed conglomerates moved in—first with Aditya Birla Group’s Birla Opus, followed by JSW Paints’ acquisition of Dutch major Akzo Nobel’s India business.As competition surged, the industry’s largest players prioritised growth, often at the expense of near-term profitability.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tesla investors got an early Christmas present this past week: a possible stake in a hot initial public offering. Bloomberg reported that Elon Musk’s SpaceX might be headed for a 2026 initial public offering, raising up to $30 billion.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tesla investors got an early Christmas present: a reason to dream about what might be coming in the new year. Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Elon Musk’s space technology company SpaceX might be headed for a 2026 initial public offering, raising up to $30 billion in the process.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The tunnel swallows us whole. One moment, the autumn sunshine in northern Italy is glinting off the Temerario’s sculpted bonnet; the next, we’re plunged into artificial twilight.