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In response to growing criticism of Big Tech's use of generative AI, the European Commission announced on 4 December that it has launched a new antitrust probe against Meta Platforms and started a new tab over the development of AI features in WhatsApp. As the union looks to
A 'notified partner' of Raiden Infotech India, Adani Infra (India) Pvt Ltd, has been granted 480 acres of property in the districts of Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli by the Andhra Pradesh government. One GW AI Data Centre will be established in the state by Google subsidiary Raiden Infotech India.
Zepto, a platform for quick commerce (qcom), has used slotted delivery in a few places. Instead of relying just on immediate delivery, the function enables customers to arrange their orders for a particular time window. It is presently undergoing pilot testing in a few places, such as Bengaluru and Delhi.
In an effort to offset losses brought on by US tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, Canadian steel manufacturer Algoma Steel Group plans to close its blast furnace in northern Ontario and lay off 1,000 employees, or roughly 40% of its workforce. According to a Bloomberg article, the Sault
According to The Economic Times, OpenAI and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the biggest software services exporter from India, are in advanced negotiations to collaborate on the development of artificial intelligence compute infrastructure in India. According to the report, which cited people with knowledge of the matter, the two businesses will
According to various media reports, Healthify, an Indian digital health and wellness startup, is concentrating on the US in an effort to establish the US as its primary source of income. Healthify's co-founder and CEO, Tushar Vashisht, told a media outlet that the company is still in its
In an effort to help businesses maximise the benefits of generative AI, Amazon Web Services launched a number of new AI tools and services on 3 December. Among these is a new class of AI bots that, according to AWS, can do work for hours or days without running into
In an attempt to keep up with the rapidly changing field of artificial intelligence (AI), Apple has named Amar Subramanya, a Bengaluru-born AI researcher and engineer with extensive experience at Google and Microsoft, as its new vice-president of AI. Subramanya will oversee Apple's AI operations, including foundation models,
According to Bloomberg News, the Adani Group is getting ready to expand its airport business significantly. By 2030, it plans to invest $15 billion to increase the capacity of its network for handling passengers. Over the next five years, the company wants to grow its airports to accommodate 200 million
Razorpay for Businesses, a payments and banking platform, announced on 2 December that it has obtained a Payment Aggregator-Cross Border (PA-CB) licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). According to a business release, Razorpay is now one of a small group of fintech companies that are allowed to process
Following regulatory approvals, the $375 million purchase of HARMAN's Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) business unit by IT services provider Wipro was finalised on 2 December, the firm announced. According to a statement from the Bengaluru-based IT company, the DTS acquisition was announced on August 21, 2025, and if
According to various media reports, Indian food delivery service Swiggy Ltd. is getting ready to raise up to 100 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) from institutional investors as early as next week. The Indian divisions of Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Kotak Mahindra Capital Co. have been shortlisted
The Center's directive to mobile phone manufacturers to incorporate the Sanchar Saathi software into all Indian-made or imported phones has sparked a huge political dispute. The Congress and other opposition parties have claimed that this is a step towards state surveillance and have called for the urgent reversal
Following the $13.5 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group (IPG), the multinational marketing and communications powerhouse Omnicom Group is expected to lay off around 4,000 employees and shut down a number of agency brands, according to a Financial Times report citing business executives on December 1, 2025. The research
According to a Bar & Bench story, office space company WeWork India received significant relief on December 1st when the Bombay High Court maintained the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) licence for its 3,000 crore initial public offering (IPO). The report also stated that petitioner
The Union government and the Competition Commission of India (CCI) were served notices by the Delhi High Court on 1 December, asking them to submit an affidavit explaining the reasoning behind levying fines based on a company's worldwide turnover rather than its revenue in India within a week.
Under its Hyperservice programme, Ola Electric announced on 1 December the nationwide deployment of its in-app service appointment function, which allows users to easily schedule vehicle maintenance. The company's dedication to providing an open, practical, and customer-focused service experience is reinforced by the new feature. The Ola Electric
After holding the range around $91,000 for the previous week, Bitcoin dropped roughly 6% in the last day to trade below the $86,000 level on 1 December amid a widespread market sell-off. The price of the coin was $85,778. Ethereum dropped 5.85% to $2,814 over
Gujarat's Gandhinagar district's central business hub, GIFT (Gujarat International Finance Tec) City, has received more attention as a result of Ahmedabad's successful bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games last week. Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat at the time, came up with the
Wakefit Innovations, a home and furniture company, plans to issue new shares valued at INR 377 crore as part of its first public offering (IPO) on December 8. According to the red herring prospectus (RHP), the Bengaluru-based company's initial public offering (IPO) will end on December 10, and
A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court has declared that Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd. had "abandoned" the use of the trademark "Yezdi" as a word or a device because the company had neglected to renew its registration for more than 15 years. As a result,
On November 28, 2025, the Union government issued directives mandating that users log out of web-based chat sessions every six hours and that applications like WhatsApp only function with the SIM card used to register for the service in their device. The directive, which was delivered straight to messaging apps
According to an Economic Times report, Amazon India has eliminated the referral fee for sellers of goods under INR 1,000 until December 31. Depending on the product category, the referral fee, a commission that Amazon charges for every sale, normally varies from 2 to 16.5%. The waiver was
On November 28, HDFC Bank Ltd stated that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has levied an INR 91 lakh punishment. In a press release, the RBI noted violations of the Banking Regulation Act as well as failure to follow guidelines pertaining to interest rates, outsourcing, and Know Your Customer