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Microsoft presumably spent $8-10 million for a Super Bowl ad that tells us how Excel is now AI enabled. That, after the company has cut 15,000 jobs.
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WD wins in AI gold rush, Braille credit cards, and Super Bowl ads| Business News

Good morning! Microsoft presumably spent $8-10 million for a Super Bowl ad that tells us how Excel is now AI enabled. That, after the company…

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A vegetable market in New Delhi. (PTI)
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Govt set to release new inflation data today to capture how India spends| Business News

India is taking major steps to overhaul its key statistics to better capture the rapid expansion in consumer spending over the past decade and improve…

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Zero License, developed by Hexaware Technologies, replaces bloated SaaS workflows with Agentic AI “in months, not years”. (AI Image)
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Hexaware unveils new Agentic AI tool in hunt for organic growth| Business News

Hexaware Technologies Ltd. has launched an Agentic AI tool that replaces SaaS with artificial intelligence to fix “execution problem” faced by clients, even as it…

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The OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with output from ChatGPT. (AP File)
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OpenAI details safeguards for teens in India| Business News

Artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI has a new comprehensive safety framework for teenage users in India. The Teen Safety Blueprint for India, released days ahead…

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India banned e-cigarettes, including heated tobacco products such as vapes and pens, in 2019. (AFP)
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India sticks to e-cigarette ban in snub for Philip Morris| Business News

India has ruled out relaxation of a ban on e-cigarettes that would have allowed heat-not-burn tobacco products, dealing a blow to a lengthy private lobbying…

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Heineken has forecast operating profit growth of between 2% and 6% this year, compared with 4.4% in 2025. (Reuters)
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Heineken to cut up to 6,000 jobs because Gen Z isn’t drinking enough beer| Business News

Heineken NV will cut about 7% of its global workforce, as the brewer contends with a drop in beer demand that is also affecting rivals…

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Praveen Iyer, co-founder and former chief commercial officer or Akasa Air. (@AkasaAir/X)
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Akasa Air’s co-founder Praveen Iyer quits in second high-level exit in 3 years| Business News

Praveen Iyer, a co-founder and chief commercial officer of Akasa Air, has quit the airline, in the second high-profile exit in less than three years…

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Rishit Jhunjhunwala, CEO of Truecaller, tells HT that scams are becoming more and more voluntary. (Representative file photo)
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Exclusive | AI voices, impersonations: Truecaller reveals India’s scam menace

While the gravity of India’s spam call scenario needs no new real-world illustration, call identification and spam blocking platform Truecaller’s 2025 India Insights Report further…

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Adobe Systems CEO Shantanu Narayen. (Mint)
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FedEx’s Raj Subramanian, Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen to lead US CEO delegation to India AI Impact Summit| Business News

US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, led by Adobe Systems Inc. CEO Shantanu Narayen and FedEx CEO Raj Subramanian will lead the largest delegation of US business…

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Power moves
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Power moves

The global transition to low-carbon energy is accelerating. But contradictory economic and geopolitical forces are at play. A recent report found that in the next…

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