Truecaller has appointed Rishit Jhunjhunwala as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), marking a significant shift in leadership for the Swedish software company. Currently serving as the Chief of Products, Jhunjhunwala has been a part of Truecaller since 2015 and is also the Managing Director of its India operations. He will assume his new role…
Amazon has introduced a new AI-driven assistant for sellers, called Project Amelia, currently in beta. This tool is designed to streamline the complexities of managing a global selling business on Amazon by offering personalized support and insights. Project Amelia leverages generative AI to help sellers with a range of tasks, from answering queries to providing…
India has surged ahead of the United States to become the second-largest market for 5G handsets globally, marking the first time the country has achieved this significant milestone. With only China surpassing India, the latter now stands as a dominant force in the 5G handset market. A recent study by Counterpoint Research highlighted a 20%…
Statistics show that 21% of startups fail in the first year. Founders usually struggle with a lack of funding, intense competition, and lack of product-market fit. But there’s hope when it comes to startup accelerators. Y Combinator, Techstars, 500 Startups, Plug and Play, and other startup accelerators offer mentorship, resources, and funding opportunities that can…
Microsoft is mandating that all employees based in China switch from Android phones to Apple iPhones for work-related tasks, citing cybersecurity concerns as the primary reason for this change. The directive requires the use of Microsoft’s Authenticator password manager and Identity Pass app on iPhones to verify employee identities for logging into work devices. Consequently,…
With the help of Nvidia, a startup in the epicenter of the AI bursting, Microsoft has lost its position as the most valuable firm in the world. As the chipmaker’s shares increased by 3.5 percent to $135.58 on June 18, Nvidia’s market capitalization reached $3.335 trillion. Details about Nvidia: Founded in Delaware, Nvidia Corporation is…
In one of the biggest transactions in the fiercely competitive early market, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, announced today that it had raised $6 billion in a new investment round. With this money, he plans to aggressively take on competitors like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google. Investors in xAI’s Series B raising money include Valor…
Today, Meta is beginning to test a Threads experience that is similar to TweetDeck. It would enable Threads users to design bespoke web feeds arranged in a column format, much like TweetDeck did prior to turning into a premium service and changing its name to X Pro last year. A representative for Meta, Seine Kim,…
The chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm, Akash Ambani, announced on Wednesday that the largest telecom company in the nation is collaborating with Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to introduce the ‘Bharat GPT’ program. He added that the business, a division of Reliance Industries, has been working on an operating system for televisions for some time and…
Apple officially released iOS 17 into the wild on September 18. The latest update packs various new tools that make drawing in with your iPhone a more personal experience. One of those elements, Contact Banners, permits you to make your own computerized distinguishing mark that pops up on others’ iPhones when you call them. While…