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How IndiaMART is tapping AI, vernacular search to power next phase of MSME commerce

New Delhi, May 8 -- From printed business enquiries sent via fax and speed post in the late 1990s to AI-powered voice assistants handling buyer conversations today, IndiaMART says the evolution of Ind... Read More


Planning a home audio upgrade? Sony and JBL soundbars are now available at lower prices

New Delhi, May 8 -- TVs have become bigger, but built-in speakers still struggle with dialogue and bass. That's one reason soundbars continue to see demand during sale season. During the ongoing Amazo... Read More


Cloudflare to cut 20% workforce as AI use surges, says teams are being rebuilt for 'agentic AI era'

New Delhi, May 8 -- Cloudflare on Thursday said it will cut about 20% of its global workforce, or more than 1,100 employees, as the company restructures operations to increase the use of artificial in... Read More


Agentic AI and the Dance of Democracy

New Delhi, May 8 -- Traditional "digital war rooms" of political parties-essentially campaign command centres that track voter sentiment, produce content, and coordinate rapid messaging-have existed f... Read More


From rejection to redemption, Mainoo's journey

India, May 8 -- Their narrative arc is related. You cannot speak of Kobbie Mainoo and not mention Michael Carrick. If Mainoo can dream of times like these, it is because in him Carrick trusts. Manches... Read More


India's 129th Unicorn, Wint Wealth's Bond Stack & More

India, May 8 -- Skyroot Is A Unicorn Defying the current funding trends, Skyroot vaulted into the billion-dollar valuation club after raising a big-ticket round to build India's first privately devel... Read More


Statistical upgrade: An index of services production needn't capture the sector perfectly to prove useful

New Delhi, May 8 -- India's statistics ministry recently proposed an Index of Services Production (ISP), the need for which may seem self-evident, given how this sector's prominence has grown. "The s... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Wait, let me take a pic

India, May 8 -- How we used to laugh! Two decades ago, if you went to a fancy restaurant anywhere in the West, you would see neatly dressed Japanese guests with expensive cameras. Each time a course w... Read More


Quote of the day by Katrina Kaif: 'Nobody else is responsible for your happiness, and you can't give them that power.'

India, May 8 -- For long, the idea of relationship is rooted in the belief of 'completing' each other. And typically, the mainstream narratives of romance actually do revolve around finding your 'othe... Read More


No truth in this serum: Why neurocosmetics won't fix your mood

India, May 8 -- You don't need to ask AI to write the script for a makeup ad. It's the usual plot: Woman applies lipstick/eyeliner/whatever, then suddenly feels like a confident baddie with main-chara... Read More