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India Inc must stand by DEI: It’s both a social and business imperative
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Among Donald Trump’s first acts as US President was to put all government staff working on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on administrative leave before shutting down federal programmes. Even before Trump put his pen to this executive order, deeming DEI “dangerous, demeaning and immoral," a bunch of CXOs had declared their disdain, terming it “racist", “anti-American" and “illegal." With brave exceptions, America Inc seems to have turned against DEI in an instant, as if earlier efforts to address the under-representation of gender, ethnic and other identities were a farce.
24.01 / 00:43
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Trump's Stargate, Biden’s chip orders spur fears, policy actions in India
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A succession of executive orders by the outgoing and the new presidents of the United States have left India’s artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor businesses and the nation’s policymakers worried. It only underscores the need for locally developed core technologies for economic prosperity, while relying on diplomacy to tide over the immediate risk.
23.01 / 19:59
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SNL's Chloe Fineman reignites her feud with Elon Musk, 'calling out Mr. Nazi salute'
Elon Musk is not going to leave the spotlight anytime soon—and not for his technological innovations. This time, the Tesla founder and billionaire sparked outrage during an inauguration event, where a controversial gesture landed him in hot water. Among the critics was Saturday Night Live star Chloe Fineman, who reignited her public feud with Musk by addressing the moment on her Instagram stories.
23.01 / 19:49
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India must wake up on basic R&D for technology before it gets too late
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Recently, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company unveiled a language model brimming with innovations that make it 15-20 times cheaper than some of the best models globally, while offering comparable capabilities. Within days, another Chinese firm announced a model capable of handling inputs 20-32 times larger than any current global counterpart—equivalent to processing a 16,000-page pdf file.
23.01 / 13:53
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Samsung mobile biz head says India key market for AI; firm to scale up R&D investments
Samsung will raise investments in Indian R&D centres at Bengaluru and Noida that have played a key role in development of AI features for its latest smartphone Galaxy S25, the company's President and Head of Mobile eXperience (MX) Business T M Roh said on Thursday and added that the firm expects a larger role from these research facilities in future.
23.01 / 13:53
23.01 / 12:37
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Edtech firm Bambinos aims Rs 100 crore in annual recurring revenue in 2025
Bambinos Learning Solutions aims for an annual recurring revenue of Rs 100 crore by the end of 2025 on the back of a major expansion plan and innovative product launches.
23.01 / 08:29
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Five fundamentally strong FMCG stocks are down 30% from 52-week highs
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Indian fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry has been experiencing continuous expansion recently. The key drivers of this expansion are consumer-driven growth and higher product prices, particularly for essential goods.
23.01 / 05:27
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Walmart announces strategic pilots with India-based startups
India-based startups to provide solutions for its US supply chain and sourcing operations. «Tech innovation is what drives real-world solutions to move forward a globally resilient supply chain. By collaborating with global innovators, we're leveraging fresh ideas to build a more resilient supply network,» said Kyle Carlyle, vice president of sourcing Innovation & Surety of Supply, at Walmart.
23.01 / 00:25
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Mint Primer | Stargate Wars: Where is India in the AI infra race?
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Donald Trump has announced a $500-billion venture called Stargate (the name is inspired by sci-fi) to build AI-focused data centres and other infrastructure in the US. The aim is to lead in AI, create 100,000 jobs, and outpace China.
23.01 / 00:11
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Amazon to close 7 warehouses in Canada and eliminate 1,700 jobs
Amazon says it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec over the next two months
22.01 / 15:47
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Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Weerasethakul Lead Chanel's Cultural Renaissance
cinema has been started by Chanel's Culture Fund. This project, which focuses on film restoration, experimental initiatives, and cultural interaction throughout Hong Kong and Thailand, bridges the gap between tradition and innovation with the help of well-known individuals Tilda Swinton and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
22.01 / 15:39
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Saba halts activist battle against BlackRock funds as peace pact agreed at pair of trusts
As part of the settlement, BlackRock Health Sciences Term trust (BMEZ) and the BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term trust (BIGZ), both of which invest in small and mid-cap companies, will conduct tender offers to purchase 40% and 50% of their current shares, respectively. These tender offers will mean that shares will be bought at a price equal to 99.5% of the trusts' net asset value, allowing all shareholders to tender some or all of their shares in the process. As of 21 January 2025, BIGZ was trading at a 6.5% discount while BMEZ was trading at close to a 5.3% discount, according ...
22.01 / 09:55
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Budget 2025 can unlock new opportunities for insurance sector. What about 100% FDI?
India Budget: The Indian insurance sector is at the cusp of a new growth trajectory that needs policy intervention by the government. The Union budget will provide an excellent opportunity to pump up the insurance sector, which is expecting a reduction in GST rates — to make health and term insurance more affordable, an increase of tax exemption to encourage people for buying insurance policies that would ultimately provide security, long-term capital and ease the inflationary effects on individual tax payers.
22.01 / 09:41
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From waste to green gold: 5 battery recycling stocks to watch out for in 2025
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As India races towards an electric future, powered by renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs), a looming question casts a shadow on this green ambition: what happens to millions of EV batteries at the end of their life? With gigafactories rising and mining for critical materials like lithium and cobalt taking an environmental toll, the need for a robust battery recycling ecosystem has never been more urgent.
22.01 / 09:41
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Mint Explainer: Will the $500 billion Stargate plan help the US trump China?
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU : Geopolitics continues to dictate global tech policies and strategies. The latest example is the Stargate Project, one of US President Donald Trump's first major business initiatives after returning to office.
22.01 / 08:33
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Turn red lights green: Aadhaar and Digilocker for enterprises will accelerate job creation
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The primary theme of Jennifer Pahlka’s book Recoding America—that the US government is failing in the digital age—doesn’t apply to India.
21.01 / 21:07
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What's next for EVs under President Trump?
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate” imposed under former President Joe Biden
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