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Sundar Pichai’s address, Amazon’s influence, and Meta being Meta

Cognitive warmup. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google, went to deliver the 2026 Commencement Address at Stanford University. If I am to look beyond…

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India, Canada agree to conclude free trade pact talks by year-end

India and Canada on Tuesday agreed to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement by the year-end as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks…

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Trackk enters broking as wealthtech startups chase Gen Z investors
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Trackk enters broking as wealthtech startups chase Gen Z investors

Gen Z-focussed wealthtech startup Trackk has diversified into equity investing and futures and options (F&O) trading, moving from stock discovery into broking as the new-age…

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Pocket FM begins reverse flip talks; eyes potential India IPO
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Pocket FM begins reverse flip talks; eyes potential India IPO

Audio entertainment startup Pocket FM has started discussions to shift its holding structure back to India as it explores a potential domestic public listing, people…

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Govt fundraising drive hits high gear

New Delhi | Mumbai: The government’s bid to shore up its non-tax revenue got off to a strong start, with public asset monetisation in two-and-a-half…

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States told to prepare contingency plans for districts likely to face low rainfall during kharif season
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States told to prepare contingency plans for districts likely to face low rainfall during kharif season

New Delhi: Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed states to prepare contingency plans for districts likely to face low or uneven rainfall during the…

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CAG asks states to disclose off-budget borrowings in A/Cs

New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India K Sanjay Murthy Tuesday asked the state governments to accurately disclose their off-budget borrowings in their…

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Finmin to engage with states over looming El Nino fallout
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Finmin to engage with states over looming El Nino fallout

New Delhi: The finance ministry will soon hold discussions with states and key central ministries to assess the economic and fiscal impact of El Nino,…

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Semiconductor push: CM Naidu invites global tech leaders to invest in AP's Rayalaseema region - The Economic Times Video
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Semiconductor push: CM Naidu invites global tech leaders to invest in AP’s Rayalaseema region – The Economic Times Video

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu invited global semiconductor companies to invest in the state at the Semicon Ecosystem Roundtable in Singapore and said…

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South Park Commons backed Maya Research wants to build a voice interface that speaks like a local
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South Park Commons backed Maya Research wants to build a voice interface that speaks like a local

For most AI companies, voice remains a layer built on top of text. Users speak, a large language model generates a response, and a text-to-speech…

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