Month: February 2025

Microsoft CEO reveals what he would do if he ever quit: ‘Would love to find some domain…’

Satya Nadella mused that if he were to depart from Microsoft, he would harness "tokens per watt per dollar"—a cutting-edge metric revolutionizing AI efficiency—to drive innovations in under-resourced fields such as healthcare, education, and public sector institutions.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, reflecting on his 34-year journey at the company, shares how the ground-breaking metric “tokens per watt per dollar” could revolutionize sectors like healthcare, education, and public services—even if he ever left Microsoft.

Manchester City announces global partnership with Publicis Sapient

Leveraging its fully integrated SPEED – Strategy, Product, Experience, Engineering and Data & AI – capabilities, Publicis Sapient will work closely with the Club to optimise operations, and elevate Manchester City’s digital experience off the pitch.

Through this partnership, Publicis Sapient will support Manchester City’s ongoing digital transformation strategy, helping the Club enhance its digital ecosystem.

Consumer advocacy groups demand ban on opinion trading platforms in India

Granting this request, the High Court has allowed the state three more weeks to file a comprehensive affidavit and has called upon the Union Government to submit its response as well.

Many advertisements, including influencer promotions, falsely portray earnings as risk-free, potentially violating ASCI and CCPA guidelines on deceptive promotions.

Firebolt expands into APAC with Sandeep Mathur as Managing Director

With over 25 years of leadership experience in the technology industry, Sandeep brings a deep understanding of enterprise data and analytics.

Sandeep Mathur will drive Firebolt’s growth strategy in APAC, lead regional go-to-market (GTM) efforts, and collaborate with Firebolt’s leadership to build global teams—including support, sales development, and engineering—based in India.

Australia slams Telegram with $1 million fine over delay in answering child abuse questions

Telegram maintains that it answered all of eSafety's queries last year and insists that the penalty, based solely on response timing, is both unfair and disproportionate.

Australia’s eSafety Commission penalizes messaging app over months-long delay in responding to inquiries on child abuse and extremist content controls.

Alibaba to invest $53 billion in AI as competition heats up

Alibaba's investment, which surpasses its total spending on AI and cloud computing over the past decade, will focus on expanding data centres and boosting computing power to support the next generation of AI applications.

Despite these concerns, Alibaba’s increased focus on AI has been well received by investors, with the company’s market value rising by over $100 billion in 2025.

India’s smartwatch shipments declined 30% y-o-y in 2024

In terms of smartwatch growth in India in 2024, Noise maintained its market leadership, while Titan demonstrated the fastest growth among the top five.

According to Counterpoint Research report India’s smartwatch market saw first major drop after several years of steady growth, due to weaker upgrade cycles and first-time buyers’ unsatisfactory user experiences.