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Tech Reporter @moneycontrolcom. Previously @EconomicTimes @Medianama. A Hindi Movie Buff.
Bangalore
Joined June 2008
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🚨 Satya Nadella's 2025 India AI Tour: A 3-City pitch amid India's AI ambitions Nadella's itinerary mirrored India's urban diversity: Delhi for governance, Bengaluru for R&D, and Mumbai for business scaling. https://t.co/pCbGcn2iO9 by @shaw_reshab & @debanganaghosh4
moneycontrol.com
It was carefully crafted as a response to India's digital ambitions, talent pool, and policy environment, amid fierce competition from rivals like Google and Amazon.
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🚨 Dream11 parent splits business into eight 'startups' after real-money gaming ban The restructuring at Dream Sports comes after the government's online gaming law disrupted the company's core business model https://t.co/bMsiaeSIJa.
moneycontrol.com
The restructuring at Dream Sports comes after the government's online gaming law disrupted the company's core business model, wiping out 95 percent of its revenue and all of its profits.
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🚨 Dream11 parent splits business into eight 'startups' after real-money gaming ban The restructuring at Dream Sports comes after the government's online gaming law disrupted the company's core business model https://t.co/bMsiaeSIJa.
moneycontrol.com
The restructuring at Dream Sports comes after the government's online gaming law disrupted the company's core business model, wiping out 95 percent of its revenue and all of its profits.
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Dream11 parent splits business into eight independent units after real-money gaming ban By @tsuvik
https://t.co/RRfZ0QHRxe
moneycontrol.com
The restructuring at Dream Sports comes after the government's online gaming law disrupted the company's core business model, wiping out 95 percent of its revenue and all of its profits.
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Karnataka DCM @DKShivakumar : "Permission for cricket matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium has been granted to protect Bengaluru’s reputation, provided preventive measures are ensured. Home Minister @DrParameshwara will oversee safety, and KSCA president @venkateshprasad will
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🚨🚨Brookfield to invest over $1 billion to set up GCC in Mumbai: CM @Dev_Fadnavis This will be the MNC’s largest GCC in Asia, spanning across 2 million sq, ft and expected to create 15,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect jobs. @chandrarsrikant
https://t.co/XHMO8iDzU0
moneycontrol.com
This will be the MNC’s largest GCC in Asia, spanning 2 million sq ft and expected to create 15,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect jobs.
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Beyond the two largest hubs, Delhi-NCR, which holds 18% of India's AI talent and 12% of job postings, shows a relatively balanced market. The region is seeing rising demand from banks, fintech players, telcos, and government-linked digital programs. Delhi-NCR's strength in fraud
Mumbai's AI hiring outpaces supply at 15% job posts vs 8% talent; Bengaluru tops with 29% share @ansrglobal
https://t.co/tGXxJvTQo2
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🚨 Meta India appoints former Amazon public policy director Aman Jain as new public policy head He will lead Meta's policy strategy and engagements in India and will also be a member of the company's India leadership team. https://t.co/Wi8LuGYxaC.
moneycontrol.com
Aman Jain's appointment as Meta's India public policy head comes at a time when the government is formulating a slew of tech and AI related regulations.
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Bengaluru airport ‘overstay charges' kick in from today @BLRAirport
https://t.co/aKSbWtN3W0
moneycontrol.com
Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which operates Kempegowda International Airport, said overstay charges at the arrival kerbsides will come into effect from December 11 at Terminal 2...
Bengaluru airport postpones ‘overstaying charges’ at T1 & T2 arrival kerbsides due to IndiGo crisis @BLRAirport
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IndiGo woes trigger spike in bus bookings and fares; Hyderabad, Bengaluru lead demand surge @maryamf_writes & I report https://t.co/7JiBwiYfcc
moneycontrol.com
Travel platforms including redBus and ixigo's AbhiBus report a sudden spike in bus bookings and fares following widespread cancellations of IndiGo flights across India.
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Interesting timing! Shortly after OpenAI deal, Disney is accusing Google of copyright infringement on a “massive scale” using AI models and services to “commercially exploit and distribute” infringing images and videos https://t.co/PC4gUISpOE.
variety.com
Disney is accusing Google of copyright infringement on a "massive scale" using AI models and services to "commercially exploit and distribute" infringing images and videos.
🚨Whoa! Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and licensing its characters to Sora 👉 The 3yrs deal covers over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar & Star Wars characters. 👉 Some Sora short videos will be on Disney+ 👉 Disney becomes OpenAI's major API customer
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Disney's OpenAI investment comes nearly two years after the $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games https://t.co/3DtlOb1WTg.
moneycontrol.com
The new games and entertainment universe will enable consumers to play, watch, create and shop for both digital and physical goods, said Disney CEO Bob Iger.
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Sora & ChatGPT Images can generate videos with Disney’s licensed characters in early 2026. 👉 The deal doesn't include talent likenesses or voices. 👉 Disney will use OpenAI’s models to power new experiences for Disney+ subscribers Licensed characters include 👇
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🚨Whoa! Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and licensing its characters to Sora 👉 The 3yrs deal covers over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar & Star Wars characters. 👉 Some Sora short videos will be on Disney+ 👉 Disney becomes OpenAI's major API customer
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Finally! BEML unveils Bengaluru Metro's prototype Pink Line train on December 11 @OfficialBMRCL @BEMLltd
Bengaluru Metro's Pink Line to start with five driverless-capable trains by June 2026 All 16 trains will be delivered for Pink Line by the time the entire stretch (Kalena Agrahara-Nagawara) is opened for commercial service in December 2026 @OfficialBMRCL @BEMLltd
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Satya Nadella puts Agentic AI front and centre with Microsoft's latest model https://t.co/JomzqcqLNY
moneycontrol.com
IT giants Cognizant, Infosys,TCS and Wipro expand Microsoft Copilot rollout to above 2,00,000 lakh licences
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🚨 Exclusive: Khosla Ventures, SoftBank in talks to invest in Emergent's $60-million round Emergent, the vibe coding platform co-founded by @mukundjha, is in advanced stages of raising over $60 million in a fresh round from Khosla Ventures, SoftBank and others, Moneycontrol
moneycontrol.com
The round, which will be Emergent’s largest, will also mark SoftBank’s return to the Indian startup ecosystem. SoftBank has remained on the sidelines and largely done only follow-on rounds
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🚨 Exclusive: Bengaluru-based drone startup Airbound to raise $30 million in fresh funding led by Valley investor Greenoaks Capital, with participation from existing investors Lightspeed, among others Airbound was founded by 20 year old Naman Pushp in 2023. He started working
moneycontrol.com
The drone startup’s second fundraise in two months comes as investors double down on R&D-first companies, from robotics to aerospace, amid India’s deeptech push.
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Microsoft CEO @satyanadella announced partnerships with 4 big IT companies -@Cognizant , @Infosys , @TCS and @Wipro - to accelerate the adoption of agentic AI - Each of these cos will deploy over 50,000 Microsoft @Copilot licenses, collectively surpassing 2 lakh licenses.
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