TECHNOLOGY
Google parent to simplify organisational structure for faster execution: CEO Sundar Pichai
Google parent company Alphabet will continue to make investments in its pursuit of AI leadership amid intense competition from rivals.
TECHNOLOGY
MPL-backed Mayhem Studios kicks off closed beta for Underworld Gang Wars
Underworld Gang Wars is the first AAA gaming title from Mayhem Studios. The battle royale claims to have garnered over 7 million pre-registrations
TECHNOLOGY
Why Spotify and Epic Games are unhappy with Apple’s proposed EU App Store policies
Apple's Core Technology Fee has become the latest flashpoint in its ongoing battle with app developers over App Store policies.
TECHNOLOGY
Bhavish Aggarwal's AI startup Krutrim turns unicorn after raising $50 million
Krutrim is India's first unicorn of 2024 and also the country's first AI unicorn. It plans to build the entire AI computing stack including AI models and indigenous data centers
TECHNOLOGY
Drama of sport: Why Netflix is spending $5 billion to buy WWE programming rights
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the WWE deal is a unique one and does not signal any change in their sports strategy.
TECHNOLOGY
Nazara Tech's Nodwin Gaming to buy Comic Con India for Rs 55 crore
Nodwin Gaming plans to expand the number of festivals from Comic Con India and also extend its reach to more cities and countries.
TECHNOLOGY
Dream Sports-backed Rario to shut its product, launch new platform in March 2024
Rario founders Ankit Wadhwa and Sunny Bhanot had left the company in August 2023, a year after the startup had raised $120 million funding led by Dream Sports, the parent firm of Dream11.
TECHNOLOGY
Netflix bags exclusive rights to WWE's 'Raw' in big live sports push
Netflix is paying over $5 billion in a 10-year deal to stream WWE's flagship weekly programme, Raw, starting in 2025.
TECHNOLOGY
Dream11's FY23 revenue soars by 66%, auditor flags impact of GST demand
Dream Sports, the parent company of fantasy sports major Dream11, saw its profit after tax grow by 32.4 percent to Rs 188 crore in FY23 from Rs 142 crore in FY22.
TECHNOLOGY
Google will soon let you 'circle' to search across any app on Android
Google's new generative AI search features comes as the tech giant looks to reimagine its core search engine business amid rising competition and shifting consumer behaviour
BUSINESS
Nazara Tech gets board nod to raise Rs 250 crore; buys 10.7% stake in Kofluence
Nazara Technologies and Kofluence plan to launch an influencer-driven game discovery platform, wherein influencers will promote Nazara's games across various social media platforms.
TECHNOLOGY
Davos 2024: YouTube will be 'incredibly vigilant' in combating deepfakes, says Neal Mohan
The YouTube CEO's comments come ahead of a busy election season in India and several other countries, where governments are formulating strategies to regulate deepfakes and other AI-generated content
TECHNOLOGY
Google to start levying service fee on real-money gaming apps
Google plans to allow real-money gaming apps beyond daily fantasy and rummy apps on Play Store in India, Mexico and Brazil from June 2024
TECHNOLOGY
Exclusive: TikTok parent ByteDance to shut down music streaming service Resso in India on January 31
ByteDance's decision comes after Resso was removed from Google Play and Apple App Store following an order by the Indian government.
TECHNOLOGY
Elon Musk's X unveils 2024 plans: AI-powered experiences, peer-to-peer payments, and more
AI will power various experiences on X including improving the search feature and advertisements, with the help of Elon Musk's xAI.
TECHNOLOGY
India app trends in 2023: Fewer downloads but spending increased, top Android & iOS apps, and more
Mobile games, productivity apps, entertainment and utilities attracted the maximum spends. As a proportion of global app spends, however, India is still only a fraction and there is opportunity for big growth
TECHNOLOGY
Elon Musk's X brings back headlines to article links shared on the platform
X, formerly Twitter, had stopped showing headlines in link previews shared on the platform in early October 2023, changing how news links appear on the platform.
TECHNOLOGY
Rakesh Deshmukh steps down as CEO of PhonePe-owned Indus OS
PhonePe is gearing up to launch its Android mobile app marketplace Indus Appstore in the coming months to challenge tech giant Google's Play Store.
TECHNOLOGY
India's real-money gaming sector had a rough 2023. Will 2024 be any better?
As 2024 approaches, India's real-money gaming sector stands at a critical juncture. Its future growth rests on the implementation of a comprehensive regulatory framework and the verdicts in the upcoming court cases.
TECHNOLOGY
AI will drive the future of Google Maps in India, says VP Miriam Daniel
Google VP Miriam Daniel said that the company aims to build a more immersive and comprehensive map that is unique to India.
TECHNOLOGY
Nazara Technologies to publish 5 games from 4 Indian gaming studios
Nazara plans to publish 20 games in the next 12 to 18 months, investing between Rs 1 crore and Rs 3 crore a game
TECHNOLOGY
Google Maps makes it easier for Indian users to understand unfamiliar addresses
Google Maps also announced partnerships with ONDC and mobility app Namma Yatri to provide a more digitised public transport experience to users
TECHNOLOGY
Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal takes the ‘made for India’ approach with Krutrim AI model
Krutrim, meaning "artificial" in Sanskrit, will come in two sizes: a base model named Krutrim trained on 2 trillion tokens and unique datasets, and a larger, more complex model called Krutrim Pro, launching early next year for advanced problem-solving and task execution capabilities.
TECHNOLOGY
MPL-backed web3 fantasy platform Striker to shut down operations
Striker allows users to collect digital player trading cards and make fantasy cricket teams to compete in contests and win cash prizes. Users can also trade player cards to earn money from Striker's marketplace.
