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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : In 2024, Indrani Sen, a Mumbai-based food blogger, was distressed by the growing distance with her then 16-year-old daughter. The digital-savvy 47-year-old found the solution in Pengu—a mobile app she installed on both their phones that let them raise an artificial intelligence (AI) pet penguin together.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The AI hack we unlock today is based on a tool, Manus AI's Meeting Minutes feature. We've all been there: An in-person meeting ends with great ideas and clear decisions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU: Riding a sharp jump in December-quarter earnings, B2B e-commerce marketplace IndiaMART is gearing up to invest in technology over the next two years, doubling down on AI-led automation and platform upgrades to turn leads into customers and improve supplier relations, a top executive told Mint on Wednesday. “It is the age of AI advancements.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Editor’s note (January 15th 2025): This article has been updated to take in developments. FROM DRUG use to libel suits, Elon Musk has long been able to shrug off problems that would have imperilled most bosses.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. KOCHI : Czechia-based Škoda Auto a.s. is working on multiple powertrain technologies, including electric, hybrid, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), and flex-fuel options, as it prepares to meet regulatory requirements ahead of the proposed introduction of new emission norms in India in 2027.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. DAVOS, Switzerland—President Trump video-conferenced into the World Economic Forum a year ago demanding lower interest rates from the global elites gathered and threatening tariffs against those making products anywhere but America. This year, he is heading in person to the Alpine summit with an entourage of U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: A near-three-fold growth in passenger vehicle registrations as taxis in four years is set to intensify competition among India's carmakers in the fast growing segment. According to the government's Vahan portal data, vehicles registered for the taxi segment stood at around 312,665 in calendar year 2025, a growth of 9% from the year-ago period.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Email overload has always slowed down workplace, personal productivity. Consider these examples: You're hunting for the plumber's quote from last year, buried in hundreds of emails.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Thalia Toha wasn’t sure how to answer her teenage daughter’s question about what just happened in Venezuela, she stumbled on the perfect explainer: a scene from a 2019 episode of “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan." The clip features John Krasinski as CIA analyst Jack Ryan asking a packed lecture hall: ‘What would you assume is the most major threat on the world stage?’ Audience members answered China, Russia and North Korea until Ryan explained it’s Venezuela, thanks to its oil and mineral-rich land and corrupt strongman leader who tanked the economy. That scene has gone viral and prompted many to ask whether its creators predicted the future six years before American troops captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU : Bengaluru: India’s e-commerce market is witnessing an interesting strategy shift with large marketplaces actively prioritizing market share dominance over commissions from sellers. On 9 January, Myntra announced the rollout of a zero-commission model in a bid to encourage young direct-to-consumer brands and regional sellers to join the platform.

The unfolding crisis in Venezuela draws into sharp relief a less-recognized feature of the modern global economy: the movement of expectations often matters more than that of physical goods. Venezuela has long been a distant yet symbolically important pillar of India’s energy security framework.

pollution. At the heart of the dispute, experts say, was not private carpooling itself but the absence of a clear state-level framework governing commercial pooling features on ride-hailing platforms.While the government is keen to restart services as early as this month, carpooling will be classified as a non-commercial shared mobility option.

₹12 crore and going beyond ₹15 crore. Its Bandra Bay project is a Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) society redevelopment venture.“What makes Bandra Bay truly distinctive is that it combines the aspirational legacy of Bandra with the openness of bay front living, a rare offering in a land-constrained city like Mumbai,” Hiranandani added.Adani Properties will launch its largest luxury project in the area, featuring sea-facing apartments that will be sold by invitation only in the initial phase.

₹39, Glam Pass offers shoppers a 10% discount, up to ₹300, on their first three purchases and is valid for three months. The feature is currently live for select users in Mumbai and is expected to be rolled out to other cities, including the National Capital Region and Bengaluru, in the coming weeks, the people said, on condition of anonymity.Glam Pass is expected to remain brand-specific rather than platform-wide, focusing on targeted benefits for labels shoppers already prefer, instead of generic perks spread across a large marketplace.

Mumbai: If searing heat is an annual feature of the Indian summer, air pollution is fast settling into a permanent fixture of winter. For companies that sell both air-conditioners (ACs) and air purifiers, sales and marketing now fall into two neatly-distinct seasons—summer for ACs and winter for air purifiers, a much smaller category. Given this sharp seasonality, how do marketing heads manage their business when demand peaks so unevenly through the year? Girish Hingorani, vice-president of marketing at Blue Star, tells Mint it is all about planning the year carefully and efficiently.

Mint.During the hour-long meeting, X executives explained how the image-editing feature functioned. They offered an example: if billionaire Elon Musk appeared in a photograph alongside other technology executives and users prompted the tool to remove “the most racist person”, Grok might remove Musk, this person said.The explanation failed to reassure regulators.

Veteran filmmakers who had been missing from active moviemaking will attempt a comeback this year to meet the need for commercial, mass-market storytelling in the smaller towns and markets. Priyadarshan, Rajkumar Santoshi and David Dhawan, primarily known for hits in the 1990s and early 2000s, are among those with new films slated for release in 2026.The urban market has reached saturation point as viewers in the metros have entertainment options including OTT and multiplexes.

₹14.5 lakh in the pre-GST phase to nearly ₹19 lakh post the reform. This increase reflected a deliberate reassessment of adequacy rather than incremental upgrades.For years, health covers priced below ₹10 lakh have dominated new purchases, largely due to price sensitivity and a limited understanding of hospital costs.

The ministry of road transport and highways has tweaked cab aggregator guidelines to ban advance tipping—a feature that allowed passengers to offer a tip upfront while booking a ride. What does this mean for the companies bracing for short-term friction, and how will incentive redesign to offset the long-term impact? Mint explains.Queries sent to Uber, Ola, Rapido and Namma Yatri following the 26 December notification did not elicit a response until press time.Advance tipping refers to a feature on ride-hailing apps that allows passengers to add a tip at the time of booking, before a ride is accepted or completed.

How to access: Go to gemini.google.com → Click the beaker icon (top right) → Enable "Gems with mini apps"• Create interactive tools instantly: Generate calculators, planners, trackers, and games without leaving the chat• Build functional prototypes: Test ideas with working apps before investing in full development• Collaborate more effectively: Share interactive tools that teammates can use, not just readSuppose you're launching a new product and need a streamlined workflow for your marketing team. Here's how mini-apps in Gemini help:• Click “New Gem”: Start creating your custom mini-app from the Gems section• Describe what you need: “Create an app that evaluates product features, generates marketing content ideas, creates vision boards, and outlines next steps”• Gemini builds the workflow: You get a multi-step interactive app with sections for Product Name, Description, Content Generation, Vision Board Creation, and HTML rendering• Use it immediately: Your team inputs product details, and the app automatically generates marketing content, visual concepts, and actionable next steps• Remix and refine: Click "Remix" to modify steps, add fields, or customize the workflow for your specific needs• No technical skills needed: Build functional apps through simple conversation• Everything in one place: From request to working tool without switching platforms• Instant iterations: Modify apps by simply asking - no manual editing requiredMint'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

True financial well-being doesn't start by asking what the market can give you. It starts by calculating what you need to get. It begins with the Required Rate of Return.When you create a financial plan that is dependent upon market return expectations, you are essentially creating a home without a solid foundation.