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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Nearly four years ago, Jaquar Group launched a series of ads about an entirely new business it had entered: lights. For a company synonymous with bathroom fittings, it was a difficult campaign to pull off.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Writing on technology in the early 2000s, the creepy thought occurred to me that we would eventually have a generation of users who didn’t even recognize the concept of privacy in the digital world. It was when cookies and website tracking were going mainstream. They started out innocently, because if a website didn’t find a way to remember you, even a shopping cart wouldn’t work.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.The AI feature we unlock today: Claude for Word.A lawyer receives a heavily redlined contract at 5 pm. The partner wants a clear summary of changes, key risks, and proposed counter-edits by 9 am.This isn’t a fringe scenario.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Mahek Mody and his wife were looking forward to having their first child. But the couple knew they would have their hands full once the baby arrived, juggling late-night feeds, diaper changes, soothing the infant to sleep, and managing workplace demands. Mody runs Upliance, a hardware startup, and his wife had her own demanding business to return to as a co-founder.And so, they turned to a smart crib, made by Cradlewise, a company they already knew from the hardware world.“It’s a fairly expensive purchase and we thought about it 20 times,” Mody said.

One Piece collaboration in April, while Starbucks India ran a Harry Potter-themed experience in March. While Britannia’s Jim Jam featured Marvel characters in March, Pokémon-themed Oreo packs have been on shelves since early 2025.

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.

Irdai) issued guidelines on 2 April, 2026. Insurers and e-platforms have been directed to comply with the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) guidelines on dark patterns issued in 2023.

chatbot about its own features and just ask, "How do I use you?" Or show me how to use your top features. It’s just that new users don’t know this as they’re too wary of trying in the first place.All the popular chatbots have a Live mode that new users are hesitant to use, for fear they’ll do something wrong or even broadcast something out to the internet if they’re not careful. It’s an underrated capability.

Silent compiler: Compile multi-file reports while you're in transit or between meetings.Inbox sentinel: Triage your inbox and flag urgent emails before your day begins.Recurring pilot: Run recurring tasks (like daily status reports) on a schedule, monitored from your phone.- A consultant heading into a client pitch realizes she hasn't fully prepped on a competitor.From her phone: "Check my /research folder and emails from our sector lead. Compile a 1-page snapshot and save to /Pitch-Prep."By the time she walks into the room, it's done.- An HR manager wrapping up back-to-back interviews needs three candidate briefing packs ready for tomorrow's final round.From her phone: "Pull the shortlisted CVs, generate interview questions based on the JD, attach the interview notes, and save one briefing doc per candidate to /Briefing-Packs."She's home by the time they're ready to share.Truly async: You assign the task and leave—Claude doesn't need you hovering.Your files, your machine: Local processing means sensitive data stays with you.One persistent thread: Your phone and desktop stay in sync—no switching apps, no copy-pasting between devices.Mint's ‘AI tool of the week’ is excerpted from Leslie D'Monte's weekly TechTalk newsletter. Subscribe to Mint's newsletters to get them directly in your email inbox.Note: The tools and analysis featured in this section demonstrated clear value based on our internal testing. Our recommendations are entirely independent and not influenced by the tool creators.Jaspreet Bindra is co-founder and CEO, and Anuj Magazine is co-founder, of AI&Beyond.Catch all the Business News, Market News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on Live Mint.

Mint.Both the companies continue to roll out new products, which range from new nameplates, facelifts, and model updates to gain market share, with more than half a dozen launches planned between them.Strong sales momentum has led analysts to turn bullish on both companies’ prospects.“Our analysis shows Tata-PV and MM shall outperform among PVs,” analysts at Nuvama Institutional Equities wrote in a 30 March note.Tata Motors PV models, like Tata Nexon and Tata Punch, have regularly featured in the top 10 best-selling cars in the country, according to industry data.“Nexon has particularly helped because it is present in the compact SUV segment which has grown the most since GST cuts were introduced. The biggest reason is the presence of nearly all powertrains including CNG, EV, petrol and diesel, which has helped the company target a vast customer base,” a company executive aware of the company's sales performance said.Moreover, new launches like Tata Sierra, which Tata Motors is heavily betting on to gain market share, has already seen 20,000 deliveries in the past three months.Mahindra remains bullish on new launches, noting on Wednesday in statement that it closed the financial year with record-high sales.Since the start of the calendar year, Mahindra’s shares have declined 19.68%, while those of Tata Motors PV have lost 17.45%.

₹24,000. They installed it in my flat the same day, and I have been using it regularly.”Since then, a friend bought the same gear on her recommendation and Dua has picked up other Lifelong products, including a duffel bag, a power bank and a pressure cooker.A few months before Dua’s purchase, Delhi-based advertising executive Kritika Sharda bought a ₹1,599 Lifelong power bank on quick commerce platform Blinkit on the eve of a trip to Manali. “I am very impulsive, both in travel and in buying,” said the 28-year-old.

Peter Lynch, one of the greatest fund managers who ever lived. He offered them not as a warning but as reassurance.

How to access: https://stitch.withgoogle.com (free via Google Labs)• Vibe design from a description: Plain-English brief → polished multi-screen UI in seconds• Prototype instantly: Connect screens and hit "Play" to walk through the full user journey• Export and build: Clean HTML, CSS, or React code- ready for your developerA Product Manager needs three layout options for a new feature before tomorrow's standup. Here's the updated Stitch workflow:• Extract your brand: Paste your company URL- Stitch pulls your colours, fonts, and components into a DESIGN.md file.

When it comes to punishments levied against Meta and Google over the years, $6 million for claims that their apps were addictive and caused a mental health crisis might not seem like much. The amount, which a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday ordered to be paid to a 20-year-old woman known as Kaley G.M., is a mere pittance when compared with a $5 billion fine from the Federal Trade Commission for Meta or a $3.5 billion penalty for Google from the European Union.But that would be the wrong way to look at this pivotal moment in big tech accountability.

Mint explains.On Wednesday, the California Superior Court held that Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and Google, which owns YouTube, deliberately built features that foster prolonged, compulsive use among children, contributing to mental distress and long-term harm.The court flagged infinite scroll and algorithmic recommendations as core drivers of “addiction by design,” drawing parallels with tobacco companies. Both firms have disputed the verdict.Unlikely.

Mint.Ford Blue focuses on internal combustion vehicles, Ford Model e develops electric vehicles and Ford Pro builds commercial vehicle and fleet solutions.The EPEO organisation operates across roughly 32 locations globally, including in Chennai and Bengaluru, and supports technology systems across about 600 operational sites worldwide, including around 70 manufacturing plants.AI is being embedded across Ford’s technology stack—from engineering simulations to enterprise workflows and productivity tools.According to Walimbe, the company is pursuing AI across three broad areas: large strategic initiatives overseen by senior leadership, organisation-wide adoption of AI tools by employees, and targeted applications designed to improve specific business processes.Ford has already begun deploying AI in engineering workflows. Internal high-performance computing clusters powered by graphics processing units are dramatically accelerating simulations used in vehicle design.

plastic waste, here the responsibility shifts partly to companies that bring plastic.The registration module was launched in February, and the platform is expected to become fully operational within the next four months.The initiative comes amid growing concerns over the management of plastic waste, electronic waste, and used batteries, wherein enforcement gaps and fragmented systems have posed challenges to effective implementation."The existing system was not effective in managing the full EPR lifecycle or tracking compliance digitally, as it is more manually. The new portal will enable end-to-end management of obligations, including registration, target setting, monitoring and reporting,” one of the officials said.The portal will require all obligated entities as well as intermediaries such as recyclers and processors to register digitally.An email query sent to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Central Pollution Control Board remains unanswered."The portal will initially cover five to six waste streams, where EPR compliance is mandatory, including plastic waste, e-waste, battery waste, used oil, and waste tyres.

French alcohol major Pernod Ricard recently appointed Debasree Dasgupta as chief marketing officer of its India arm. She moved back to the country from Sweden, where she was Pernod Ricard’s global vice-president and chief marketing officer for Absolut, the firm's vodka brand.This month, Pernod Ricard launched a brand new campaign for its premium whisky brand Blender’s Pride, featuring international runway models Avanti Nagrath, Kirandeep Chahal and Mahieka Sharma, aiming to cement the brand’s 20-year association with ‘success’ and fashion.How does this help Blender’s Pride maintain pole position in the competitive premium whiskey business? Edited excerpts:I landed very recently, in February this year, but I am extremely excited to come back to such a booming market.

DoT) in December reserved 50MHz spectrum in the 5,875–5,925 megahertz (MHz) band for V2X and intelligent transport systems (ITS). Of this, 30MHz (5,875–5,905MHz) will be used for initial deployment, with the remainder earmarked for future ITS applications.DoT has approached Trai for its recommendations as MoRTH does not deal with the subject of spectrum.Vehicle connectivity is built around two components: on-board units (OBUs) installed in vehicles and roadside units (RSUs) deployed along infrastructure such as traffic signals.

Where to watch: HBO Max or Amazon Prime VideoOne thing to know: Michael B. Jordan has appeared in all of director Ryan Coogler’s features, but in this saga of a Mississippi juke joint beset by vampires Jordan plays two characters: twins Smoke and Stack.Insider info: Miles Caton sung alongside the musician H.E.R.

Zerodha and Upstox hold mutual fund units in demat form. Groww, one of India’s largest investing apps, made demat the default for all new mutual fund purchases from June 2025, unless users opt out.