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TECHNOLOGY

YouTube to sharpen focus on live content, alternate movie distribution: India MD Gunjan Soni

YouTube’s move comes as connected TV viewership gains traction and hits critical mass in India.

BUSINESS

South Korean firms Krafton, Naver, Mirae Asset launch Rs 6,000 Crore Unicorn Growth Fund to back Indian startups

The fund aims to back startups poised to become unicorns across areas such as AI, fintech, digital content, and logistics.

TECHNOLOGY

Google pledges $15 million, unveils new collaborations to boost India's AI research and developer community

Google's philanthropic arm has committed funding support to government's AI Centres of Excellence, IIT Bombay, Wadhwani AI and startups like CoRover.AI and Gnani.AI

BUSINESS

Dream11 parent splits business into eight 'startups' after real-money gaming ban

The restructuring at Dream Sports comes after the government's online gaming law disrupted the company's core business model, wiping out 95 percent of its revenue and all of its profits.

TECHNOLOGY

Meta India appoints Aman Jain as new public policy head

Aman Jain's appointment as Meta's India public policy head comes at a time when the government is formulating a slew of tech and AI related regulations.

TECHNOLOGY

Amazon upstages Microsoft’s India bet with $35-billion pledge

Microsoft's investment is aimed squarely at accelerating AI adoption, while Amazon's plans are broader, including business expansion and export-led growth

STARTUP

WinZO approaches Karnataka HC challenging ED's raid, asset freeze

ED arrested co-founders Saumya Singh Rathore and Paavan Nanda on money laundering charges in November 2025. It also froze company assets worth of around Rs 505 crore.

STARTUP

Dream11 revamp turns fantasy sports app into a hangout place for sports fans

Dream11 revamp comes a little over three months after the company halted all paid contests on its platform following the online gaming law that prohibits money games

TECHNOLOGY

Ola pauses food delivery business, pulls Foods from app

Over the past two years, Ola has wound down or shrunk several experiments outside its mobility business, including used cars and quick commerce pilots Ola Cars and Ola Dash

TECHNOLOGY

How Google reclaimed the AI crown

From ‘Code Red’ to the top of the AI race, a look at how Google engineered its resurgence

TECHNOLOGY

Huge opportunity for sports industry to rethink media distribution with AI, says Nielsen’s Jon Stainer

AI will be a key enabler for content consumption in the future, driving deep personalisation, according to Nielsen Sports global GM Jon Stainer

TECHNOLOGY

Dream11 parent open sources its tech engine with Dream Horizon

Dream Horizon will offer a range of functionalities, from tools that help developers build, test and deploy faster, to core building blocks for application development and systems to developers

STARTUP

RMG ban impact: Flutter cuts 350 jobs at Junglee Games, redeploys 600 staff mostly to its Hyderabad GCC

Flutter is considering whether these employees can be redeployed to support its shift to alternative business models in India or its expansion efforts in other regulated markets where its existing products can be offered, a company spokesperson told Moneycontrol.

STARTUP

ED freezes Rs 520-crore assets linked to real-money gaming firms WinZO and Gameskraft after probe

The ED stated it initiated the investigation based on FIRs filed against the firms on the grounds of cheating, blocking of accounts, impersonation, and misuse of PAN

TECHNOLOGY

Gemini 3 launch gives Google an edge in the fiercely competitive AI race

As Gemini 3 rolls out, Google will look to solidify its AI turnaround and move to the forefront of the fiercely competitive AI race.

TECHNOLOGY

Google unveils Gemini 3 as it seeks to pull ahead in the AI race

Google is releasing Gemini 3 Pro in preview, making it available across a suite of its products including the Gemini app and the core search product.

BUSINESS

ED raids Gameskraft, WinZO in Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurugram over alleged algorithm rigging, crypto trail

FIRs by victims allege these gaming firms manipulated app algorithms to disadvantage players; searches also found promoter-linked crypto wallets, indicating possible laundering through cryptocurrencies, sources told Moneycontrol.

TECHNOLOGY

Instagram is pushing its Edits app to be a one stop shop for creators amid intensifying rivalry

More than half of the people watching Reels on Instagram each day are seeing content created with the Edits app, said Meta executive Peter Shields.

TECHNOLOGY

Spotify rejigs premium plans in India and four other markets, adds new lossless audio tier

Spotify is introducing three new premium plans in India, called Premium Lite, Premium Standard and Premium Platinum, with prices ranging from Rs 139 to Rs 299. The new Premium Platinum tier will offer advanced features aimed at audiophiles.

STARTUP

Real money gaming ban wipes out PE firm Clairvest’s Rs 760 crore stake in Head Digital Works

Clairvest CEO Ken Rotman said the firm plans to focus its investments in North America going forward, citing the "negative experience with Head Digital Works and other recent experiences investing abroad".

STARTUP

India's real-money gaming ban leads to $556 million impairment for Flutter after Junglee halts RMG operations

Flutter Entertainment CEO Peter Jackson said he was frustrated by the speed at which the bill came into law and expressed hope for more legal clarity in the future.

TECHNOLOGY

Figma opens first India office in Bengaluru, to hire local talent

India is Figma’s largest market outside the United States in terms of users. The design software maker stated that over 40 percent of the top BSE100 companies are its customers.

TECHNOLOGY

RMG ban effect: Gameskraft layoffs rise to over 400 following companywide restructuring

Gameskraft stated that India’s online gaming law has triggered a fundamental shift in the operating environment for real-money gaming companies.