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Byju’s investors set up working group to engage with edtech months after stepping down from board
The group includes some of Byju's largest investors, such as General Atlantic, Prosus, Peak XV, Sofina, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Verlinvest.
BUSINESS
Interview: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu bats for technology sovereignty, focuses on creating domain-specific LLMs
In an interview to Moneycontrol, Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu said technology sovereignty should be India's strategy rather than focussing on one technology.
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Billionaire Ranjan Pai to invest in beauty company Purplle
Pai, who recently sold a controlling stake in Manipal Hospitals to Singapore’s Temasek, is paying Rs 60-70 crore to JSW Ventures to become a shareholder in Purplle through a secondary market transaction
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upGrad’s Mayank Kumar quits as edtech consortium chairperson, PhysicsWallah's Maheshwari to take over
Kumar, who was leading India Edtech Consortium since 2022 along with Byju’s co-founder Divya Gokulnath, has sent a mail to the members of the consortium about his decision to quit
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Byju’s to announce FY22 results in the second week of October
Byju’s said in a statement that the board of directors along with the advisory council and certain invitees will meet to formally adopt the audited accounts.
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Byju's unveils massive restructuring under new CEO, may let go of 4,000-5,000 employees
These job cuts come at a time when the embattled edtech unicorn is grappling with a tight liquidity situation.
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Death knell, fight for survival: Retrospective tax haunts India’s real-money gaming sector
The forthcoming 28 percent GST tax regime, combined with potential retrospective taxation dues, will make the overall operations unfeasible, likely leading many companies to wind down their businesses, executives say.
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Jatin Dalal’s exit as Wipro CFO sets off disquiet, highlights turnaround struggle under CEO Thierry Delaporte
The exit of the 21-year Wipro veteran and senior leader is the ninth top-level exit in calendar year 2023.
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Sad, disappointed. Wipro must regain intolerance toward losing great talent: Former CFO Suresh Senapaty
Wipro veteran Senapaty told Moneycontrol that retaining talent will be crucial to the company regaining its growth trajectory
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Byju’s undertakes strategic review of all its assets as it looks to focus on core biz, generate cash
Byju's is further considering the sale of some of its other non-core assets to unlock value and manage its debt repayment
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AI could be India’s largest export, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
CEO Jensen Huang said he believes this is a golden time for India, and international desire to invest in India is unlike any time in history.
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India needs to have AI sovereignty: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang
Huang, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 4 as part of his visit to India, said the company would like to work on the acceleration of building AI infrastructure in India.
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NVIDIA inks partnerships with Reliance and Tata to bring advanced AI technology to India
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang also detailed his discussions with Prime Minister Modi on how AI can help transform India and the role that his company will play.
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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says India must develop sovereign AI, moots national AI lab
The chairman and CEO of IBM further said India is poised to ride the AI wave successfully, after BPO and IT services
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Peak XV’s Shailendra Singh stresses on free cash flow, building right culture at founders retreat
In a 40-minute welcome note, Singh asked founders to have clarity on product propositions and how they should have a multi-decade mindset, build defensible moats, and should prioritise solving problems over money
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Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal plans new start-up in e-commerce space
Binny Bansal is not seeking external capital and will bootstrap the venture with his own wealth
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Mukesh Bansal eyes $50-mn investment from Peak XV Partners, Accel for premium fashion venture
The new venture that Bansal is working on, along with Mohit Gupta, will be in the premium fashion space aimed at Gen Z, an increasingly attractive segment for e-commerce players.
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Lower burn, longer delivery time: What Zepto's pitch deck reveals about quick-commerce space
The deck not only sheds light on granular details about Zepto but also gives colour on the buzzy but intensely competitive quick-commerce space.
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Byju's holds call with over 100 investor representatives on audited results, Term Loan B
Byju's move to update investors comes at a time when India's most valued edtech company has been battling multiple fires, from a missed deadline to rework loan terms, to delays in filing its audited numbers, and a protracted fundraising process.
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Data protection bill: Ashwini Vaishnaw has done a great job, says Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani
Nilekani further said the data privacy bill provides a legal infrastructure that will lead to a massive explosion of credit for buyers and sellers.
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Govt mulls extension of 3-4 months to implement laptop, PC import curbs: Sources
The development comes hours after Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said "there will be a transition period" with the details coming out soon
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White Knight? Ranjan Pai in talks to invest $80-90 million in Byju’s-owned Aakash
The company is further seeking another $200 million (Rs 1,600 crore) in Aakash as a part of the funding round where sovereign wealth funds are expected to come on board.
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TCS reverts to vertical-based operating structure in first major change under new CEO
Moneycontrol had earlier reported that several senior executives were unhappy with the previous group-wise restructuring introduced under former CEO & MD Rajesh Gopinathan in April 2022. New CEO and MD K Krithivasan too kept his BFSI vertical out of that structure
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TCS rejigs senior management positions, appoints new CMO
According to sources in the know, Abhinav Kumar, a TCS veteran who has been with the company for over 21 years, will be taking over the role as the new chief marketing and communications officer for its global markets.
