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Tanay Singh Thakur November 20th, 2024 6:33 AM 10 COMMENTS

Jio vs Airtel vs Vi ARPU Q2 FY25: Tariff Hikes Make the Difference

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi), the three private telecom operators have announced their Q2 FY25 results. Looking at the results, one thing is clear, even though they lost customers, their revenues and ARPU (average revenue per user) went up. ARPU is an extremely important measure for the telcos, as it helps them determine how much they are earning from each customer. This figure, according to the telcos... Read More

Kripa B November 19th, 2024 7:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Perplexity Integrates Search With New AI-Powered Shopping Features

Perplexity AI is rolling out a new feature it calls a first-of-its-kind AI commerce experience, enabling its Pro subscribers to purchase products without leaving its AI search engine. When searching for a product on Perplexity, Pro members can now select a "Buy with Pro" button to order the product using saved shipping and billing information. "Perplexity is now a one-stop solution where you can research and purchase products. It marks... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 19th, 2024 5:37 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple’s Two New Products Expected in 2025

Apple is expected to launch two new products in the coming year. These two products are a TV (which would be a new segment for the company), and the second-generation AirTag. The AirTag was launched in 2021, and since then, despite all the concerns about privacy and safety, Apple hasn't upgraded the product. But in 2025, we could see a new AirTag, with upgraded specifications. Apple already has Apple TV+,... Read More

Kripa B November 19th, 2024 4:41 PM 0 COMMENTS

ANI Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Copyright Violation by ChatGPT: Report

Asian News International (ANI) has reportedly filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, of using ANI's copyrighted content without permission to train its model. ANI claims that OpenAI is exploiting its original news content for commercial gain, arguing that simply because the content is publicly available, it doesn't grant OpenAI the right to use it, as reported by Bar and Bench. Also Read: New York Times Sues... Read More

Srikapardhi November 19th, 2024 3:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Equinix Announces SG6 Data Center in Singapore to Drive AI Growth

Digital infrastructure company Equinix today announced its sixth International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Singapore, named SG6, which will be built with an initial investment of USD 260 million. This new facility, expected to open in Q1 2027, will offer 20 MW of capacity upon completion. Equinix states that SG6 will be powered by renewable energy and will incorporate liquid cooling technology to support compute-intensive workloads, including artificial intelligence... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 19th, 2024 2:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Meta Fined Rs 213.14 Crore by CCI – Details Here

Meta, the parent company of giants like Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram was fined Rs 213.14 crore by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday. The penalty has been imposed on Meta for abusing its dominant position in the messaging market. CCI said in an order that Meta collected user data, and shared it with other Meta companies which is against the competition law. The order has directed Meta and... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 19th, 2024 1:31 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel: Mittal and Singtel to Equalise Direct Stake

Mittal family and Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), two promoters of Bharti Airtel are looking to equalise their direct stake in the company in the future. Bharti Airtel is India's second-largest telecom operator and also has international operations in Africa, and other countries. A Singtel executive has now confirmed that the two promoters are looking to equalise their direct stakes in the telco. Mittal family owns a 3.31% direct stake in Airtel... Read More

Kripa B November 19th, 2024 12:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Yotta Data Services Acquires IndiQus Technologies to Strengthen Cloud and AI Capabilities

Yotta Data Services has announced the acquisition of IndiQus Technologies, the parent company of cloud platform provider Apiculus. Announced by Yotta on November 14, this move aims to strengthen Yotta's sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud offerings in India while reducing reliance on foreign technologies. Also Read: Nxtra by Airtel Deploys AI to Enhance Data Centre Operations Empowering India’s Cloud and AI Capabilities "With the acquisition of IndiQus Technologies, Yotta... Read More

Kripa B November 19th, 2024 11:54 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Global Completes Acquisition of 24.5 Percent Stake in BT Group

Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises (Bharti), has completed the acquisition of a 24.5 percent stake in the UK's BT Group plc from Altice UK. With this investment, Bharti, whose telecom portfolio includes India's second-largest telecom company, Bharti Airtel, is now the majority shareholder of BT Group. Also Read: Airtel Solarises Over 3,500 Mobile Sites in Q2 Bharti Global's Investment in BT Group "We're delighted to have... Read More

Kripa B November 19th, 2024 10:55 AM 0 COMMENTS

Cloudera to Acquire Octopai to Enhance Data Management and AI Capabilities

US-based Cloudera has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Octopai's data lineage and catalog platform to offer data catalog and metadata management capabilities to enterprises, enabling them to understand and govern their data. The acquisition will strengthen Cloudera's data management, governance, and AI platform by integrating Octopai's automated metadata management and multi-layered data lineage tools, the company announced in a recent statement. Also Read: Red Hat to Acquire Neural... Read More

Kripa B November 19th, 2024 9:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Executives Step Down from Indus Towers Board After Bharti Airtel’s Majority Ownership

Executives from the UK's Vodafone Group PLC, who served as non-executive directors on the board of Indus Towers, have resigned following Bharti Airtel’s increase in its stake to over 50 percent in the tower company. With the increased stake, Indus Towers is set to become a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel. Also Read: Bharti Airtel Gets CCI Approval to Raise Indus Tower Stake Over 50 Percent Vodafone Executives Step Down from... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur November 19th, 2024 6:42 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Launches 4G in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run Indian telecom operator, has launched 4G in Pangi Valley, Himachal Pradesh. The telecom operator has deployed new sites in Sural Bhaturi, Luj, Tundru, and Seri Bhatwas. Much recently, BSNL has been targeting the rural and remote parts of the country to deploy its 4G. Especially in the cold regions where private telcos don't have much incentives to deploy networks and earn profits, BSNL... Read More