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Delhi HC restrains Kuku FM from releasing new episodes of 5 series, after Pocket FM copyright complaint
Pocket FM has filed a lawsuit against Kuku FM parent Mebigo Labs, alleging repeated instances of infringement of its intellectual properties. The company has sought around $10 million in damages.
TECHNOLOGY
Linda Yaccarino to step down as CEO of Elon Musk's social media firm X
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI acquired X in an all-stock transaction that valued the social media platform at $33 billion in March 2025.
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Karnataka plans regulatory authority to license real-money gaming, ban online betting
Karnataka’s draft bill seeks to prohibit all forms of online betting, wagering, or gambling involving games of chance. The Congress-led government is likely to introduce it in the upcoming legislature session.
TECHNOLOGY
Google to roll out ‘AI Mode’ search feature for all users in India
AI Mode is Google's attempt to counter answer engines like Perplexity, which have gained ground over the past couple of years.
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Free Fire maker Garena partners Hiranandani Group’s Tez Platforms for esports comeback in India
Garena is conducting its first esports event in India after three years. It comes amid growing speculation about the return of the Free Fire game to the country
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Myntra bets on shoppable videos to boost engagement and drive sales growth
With Glamstream, Myntra aims to boost engagement by 15% and double revenue from its content commerce business in the first year.
TECHNOLOGY
Google brings Veo 3 AI video generator to Gemini users in India, other markets
Google’s Veo 3 currently stands out among rivals like OpenAI’s Sora and startups such as Pika and Runway for its native audio generation support.
TECHNOLOGY
Snapchat surpasses 250 million monthly active users in India
India, home to one of the world's youngest populations, has been a key growth market for Snapchat in recent years and remains crucial to its future expansion.
TECHNOLOGY
WhatsApp Business messaging is a way of life in India, unlike other markets: Meta VP Nikila Srinivasan
Meta has made a significant push in recent years to accelerate WhatsApp monetisation through ads and paid messaging. India plays a key role in these efforts
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Meta boosts WhatsApp Business with voice calling, unified campaign management, and AI agents
WhatsApp’s new features come amid a broader push to become the go-to platform for businesses to expand their customer base and grow their presence.
TECHNOLOGY
'Cannot take away AI from our engineering team now': How Snowflake is embracing the new tech era
Snowflake Intelligence, which allows enterprises to interact with data using natural language and create data agents through a ChatGPT-like interface, is a key part of the company's AI strategy
TECHNOLOGY
Google brings Gemini to the command line with an open-source AI agent
Gemini CLI, an open-source AI agent, can assist developers with a wide range of coding, creative, and productivity tasks.
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Dream11 parent forays into casual real-money gaming with carrom, pool
Dream Play allows users to compete in multiplayer contests across a variety of skill-based sports games like Carrom in exchange for cash rewards.
TECHNOLOGY
Google brings 'AI Mode' search experience to India
AI Mode, accessible through a dedicated tab on Google Search results page, enables users to ask longer, more complex or nuanced questions
TECHNOLOGY
Notion sees India as the next big growth market, says co-founder Akshay Kothari
Notion aims to focus on making its product faster and adding support for local payment options in India, Kothari said in an interview at the company's San Francisco headquarters.
TECHNOLOGY
No point in thinking about three-year plans in the AI era. Building an adaptable, resilient team is key: Notion’s Akshay Kothari
Kothari believes the concept of knowledge workers may disappear in the future, replaced by knowledge managers who coordinate between AI agents doing the work.
TECHNOLOGY
ASCI revises opinion trading whitepaper after notice by Mobile Premier League
MPL had earlier alleged that ASCI’s whitepaper relied on tampered screenshots of its advertisements to support the watchdog’s "biased and unsubstantiated findings".
TECHNOLOGY
Reddit eyes cricket's billion fans with Sachin Tendulkar as global brand ambassador
Reddit’s move comes amid rising engagement in cricket-focused communities on the platform, which is helping drive user adoption
BUSINESS
Meta launches gaming accelerator in India, partners with Bitkraft, Elevation Capital, others
Meta Gaming Accelerator aims to help 20 to 30 emerging Indian game developers with monetisation, user acquisition and AI-led game development
TECHNOLOGY
Ads are coming to WhatsApp as Meta accelerates revenue push
WhatsApp stated that users' personal messages, calls, and statuses will remain end-to-end encrypted, and therefore cannot be used to show ads.
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Meta's Arun Srinivas to lead the tech giant's India operations
In his new role, Srinivas will focus on bringing the organisation’s business, innovation, and revenue priorities together to serve partners and clients.
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Meta India public policy head Shivnath Thukral to step down
Thukral, who joined Meta (then Facebook) in 2017, was with the company for nearly seven and a half years, serving in multiple policy roles.
TECHNOLOGY
Can Apple catch up in the AI race? WWDC 2025 leaves questions looming
Apple’s incremental AI features at WWDC 2025 strengthens the growing perception that the iPhone maker is falling behind its rivals in the AI race.
BUSINESS
Bitkraft Ventures to ramp up India investments amid gaming boom
US-based Bitkraft Ventures plans to expand its team in India and the Middle East to achieve wider coverage, India & UAE partner Anuj Tandon said in an interview.
