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06.02 / 00:41

UPS Platform security Interface Bill Trade country We will have to continuously monitor outcomes, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a record ninth budget at a time of global uncertainty. In an interview, she spoke about the government’s efforts at creating more jobs, building industry’s competitiveness, facilitating easier cross-border trade and the investor interest in India’s defence production sector.

06.02 / 00:05

Provident Platform Mobile show performer beautiful social It's all about hours clocked—Urban Company data punctures work value talk

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: While service aggregator platforms continue to assert the value of the jobs they create, their own data shows that these jobs do not offer much upward mobility.

05.02 / 10:27

Platform Software Enterprise Research Bill Experts information Mint Explainer: Why Anthropic’s Claude Cowork plugins rattled IT, SaaS stocks

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : On 30 January, artificial intelligence safety and research firm Anthropic PBC launched 11 plugins for its generative AI platform, Claude Cowork. The platform, which was launched earlier in January, together with the new plugins, can potentially automate a range of workplace tasks, such as processing insurance claims, clearing company bills, and maintaining automated logs for factories and warehouses.

05.02 / 02:15

UPS Platform security Avid Research performer Interviews The world’s first viral AI assistant has arrived, and things are getting weird

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Avid futurists have promised the world AI assistants for years. Now, a real one has finally arrived, and things got weird really fast.

05.02 / 00:39

markets UPS Citi Manufacturing Platform hospital reports How startups are turning India’s home interiors into a DIY marketplace

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: As Indian homeowners become more involved in choosing how their homes look and what goes into them, investors are beginning to back startups that focus not on designing entire interiors, but on helping consumers directly discover and buy materials, bypassing traditional interior designers and full-stack execution firms. Early-stage investors see the materials-led interiors segment as a large, under-utilized opportunity, estimated at about $14 billion, with rising consumer spend and no clear market leader.

04.02 / 16:59

UPS Platform security Pool Trade information NSDL glitch stalls trade settlement for several investors

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Several investors who initiated trades on Tuesday were yet to get their shares or funds credited to their accounts by Wednesday night due to a settlement glitch between India’s top two depositories. The problem cropped up at National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), but impacted the entire settlement process on Wednesday, four brokers told Mint.

04.02 / 05:19

markets Platform Opinion film Experts audience Courts Can courts really stop fake ratings and online trolling of films?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A recent court order to restrict ratings and reviews on online ticketing platforms for Telugu star Chiranjeevi’s latest film, Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu, has reopened a debate over whether online feedback mechanisms are shaping audience opinion or distorting it. The move, aimed at platforms such as BookMyShow, signals the need for preventive protection at the most commercially sensitive moment in a movie’s life—just before or immediately after it is released.

03.02 / 14:37

Platform Cybercrime TikTok Instagram stage Interviews Investigations X’s Paris office raided by prosecutors amid probe into deepfakes

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. PARIS—French authorities raided the Paris office of Elon Musk’s X and summoned the billionaire for a “voluntary interview," a major escalation of European regulators’ battles with the social-media platform. Cybercrime prosecutors said Tuesday that they were searching X’s office as part of a sprawling investigation first opened early last year.

03.02 / 12:27

markets COST UPS Citi Platform Metro beautiful Inside the battle for Bharat: How startups are cracking the rural retail code

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For years, grocery shopping was an exercise in disappointment for Venkataramanan Reddy, a 58-year-old farmer living near Rayachoty, a town of 1.25 lakh in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region. At the small neighbourhood stores he relied on, the quality of products, especially staples such as lentils, was poor, even as prices remained high.

03.02 / 06:59

markets UPS FIVE Digital Booking Platform security Sebi to cut FPI registration time from 30 days to just 5 days, aiming to boost foreign investment, chief Pandey says

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s market regulator plans to sharply cut the registration timeline for foreign portfolio investors, Securities and Exchange Board of India chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey said. “The idea is that we should take five days.

02.02 / 11:11

COST UPS Platform Strategy Sustainability reports Features Mint Explainer: Why quick commerce wants planned buys even as margins come under pressure

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU: Quick commerce platforms are pushing shoppers to buy in bulk to lift order values, but analysts warn the discount-heavy tactic may deepen, not solve, their profitability challenge. Swiggy Instamart and Zepto are doubling down on bulk-purchase and planned-order features, betting that nudging customers to buy more per order will raise average order values (AOV) and improve unit economics.

02.02 / 10:49

markets COST Platform economy show recommendations Updates How AI is rewriting consumer commerce in China

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China’s consumer recovery has been slower and more uneven than policymakers hoped, but one part of the economy is moving fast anyway: artificial intelligence. As demand growth falters and traditional stimulus offers only limited lift, China’s biggest consumer platforms are leaning into AI not as a moonshot, but as a practical tool to stabilize margins, reshape competition, and extract more value from each transaction.

02.02 / 07:57

JPMorgan Platform economy show Videos Relationships International How a Silicon Valley startup became a crypto lifeline for Venezuela

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The founders of fintech startup Kontigo eagerly embraced the Silicon Valley playbook: packing the company into a San Francisco home for a TikTok-ready hackathon; peppering their pitches with buzzwords about building a “neobank for Latinos"; and making outlandish claims about pioneering a Martian economy. The performance helped the tiny, boisterous cryptocurrency startup land a coveted slot in the prestigious incubator Y Combinator and, in December, raise more than $20 million from big-name Silicon Valley investors, including Coinbase’s venture fund.

02.02 / 06:53

markets IPO CEO Platform Strategy BRND.ME unfazed by quick commerce's private-label push as it charts India return

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BRND.ME, a roll-up commerce company, expects to complete its reverse flip (change of headquarters) from Singapore to India by March, clearing a key regulatory hurdle as it prepares to tap Indian public markets with an IPO. Despite the rise of private labels from quick-commerce giants such as Swiggy Instamart and Zepto, CEO Ananth Narayanan remains confident.

02.02 / 06:53

COST Digital Platform trends social recommendations Online protocol: If you’re not a bot, submit your proof-of-personhood to establish it

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Here we are in the third decade of the 21st century, and the internet has an identity crisis. For years, we worried about anonymity, privacy and whether our passwords were strong enough.

01.02 / 12:11

markets Provident Maxim Platform security Research Trade Budget 2026: STT hike to hit derivatives trading volumes

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stocks of capital-market-related companies such as exchanges and discount brokers have been hit hardest by the steep hike in securities transaction tax (STT). Listed companies aren’t the only ones that will bear the brunt — the valuation of NSE’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) will also be affected as it is the dominant exchange in equity derivatives trading.

30.01 / 14:33

UPS Platform Sustainability trends Instagram Trade Meta has been spending like crazy on AI. It’s actually paying off.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Meta Platforms doesn’t sell artificial-intelligence services or data-center capacity, but it might be reaping some of the richest benefits from the AI boom so far. The company nearly doubled its capital spending, from $39 billion in 2024 to $72 billion in 2025.

30.01 / 08:33

markets COST UPS Citi Platform Racing testing Why China is pulling ahead in the robotaxi race

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A Journey in one of Pony.ai’s robotaxis is, in some respects, a familiar experience for anyone who has ridden in a cab in China. For one thing, the horn honks just as often.

29.01 / 14:19

markets UPS Platform economy Food community information How India’s informal watchdogs are forcing consumer brands to clean up their act

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: In April 2023, when Revant Himatsingka, 33, posted a video criticizing the high sugar content in Bournvita, pointing out that it made up a third of every serving (7.5 gm in every 20 gm), he expected the video to go viral. What he did not expect was to receive a notice from the brand’s legal team.

29.01 / 04:05

markets UPS Target Platform Gap stage reports Why 360 ONE is pulling ahead in India’s wealth management race

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Financial wealth accounts for just 25% of total assets in India, versus nearly 70% in the US. India’s wealth-to-GDP ratio stands at 4.5x, compared with 6.5x in the US, and only 15% of Indian wealth is professionally managed, against 75% in the US.

28.01 / 10:35

markets Platform Food Research wellness reports rights 4700BC popcorn adds a dash of indulgence to Marico’s food portfolio

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : India’s snacking habits are moving from cinema halls to living rooms, and Marico wants a front-row seat. As the FMCG major eyes a 25% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in its foods portfolio, its acquisition of premium popcorn brand 4700BC is designed to capture at-home indulgence without abandoning its health-led roots.

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