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I asked in Hindi: “Mujhe Bengaluru se Mumbai ka return ticket chahiye (I need a return ticket from Bengaluru to Mumbai)." The bot, which can understand both text and voice inputs, responded by asking for my mobile number, following which it provided me with a one-time password (OTP), asked for my name, travel dates, gender, and coach requirements. It almost lured me into buying a ticket. I figured out that Ask Disha, which can answer questions in…

Last Updated: March 04, 2024, 10:00 ISTToyota's First Electric SUV To Hit Indian Roads By Late 2025. (Photo: Autocar)Toyota's Urban SUV will be perched on the 27PL skateboard platform, manufactured at Suzuki's Gujarat facility in India for both local and global markets.Toyota is gearing up to introduce its much-anticipated midsize electric SUV to the Indian market, following the footsteps of its Maruti counterpart.After teasing us with the Urban SUV concept last year, the Japanese automaker confirms that its electric…

Payments Council of India, which represents all the major payment companies of the country under IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India), wants the government to step in not only to negotiate between the two parties, but also amend the laws of the land to stop monopolistic policies of large multinational companies.“PCI requests the Indian government to bring in amendments to existing laws to save and protect Indian Startups, RBI regulated payment aggregators (PAs) from Google's abusive and monopolistic policies…

Quick-commerce platforms Blinkit and Zepto are set to expand beyond groceries, adding categories like fashion and electronics. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in the letter:■ Startups decry govt’s AI missive■ Apple to hit sweet spot in India sales■ Flipkart Internet gets $111 mn boost Zepto, Blinkit adding fashion, electronics, beauty and moreQuick-commerce players Zepto and Zomato-owned Blinkit are set to expand their carts and offer much more than groceries and essentials. Zepto and Blinkit will…

While some of the apps delisted from Google Play Store have started complying with the internet giant’s billing policies, founders and executives at Indian internet firms said the fight between them and Google is far from over.On the one hand, Indian companies have called for a “strategic response” from the government on what they claim to be monopolistic behaviour by the US tech major. On the other hand, Google has said its actions against the ten companies are only to make the ecosystem “fair” for a “vast majority” of…

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The number of successful businessmen from India has gone up over the last couple of decades. We see people starting new businesses almost every day. The reason behind this is the fact that they understand that there is a market for almost everything. While some of these businesses are doing well, others have actually created an empire and are enjoying the fruits of their labor. The rich businessmen from India often make it to the news for their choice of cars. Here we have a list of such rich businessmen from India along…

In a sensational heist of data, as many as 3.6 crore AI gaming accounts have been stolen and sold on the Dark Web, reports Kaspersky; Indians are being urged to unleash AI potential; OpenAI's Sam Altman debunks AI being dubbed a 'creature,' saying it is nothing more than a tool; AI breakthrough in nuclear fusion paves the way for limitless clean energy- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look. 1. 3.6 crore AI gaming accounts stolen and sold on dark web, Kaspersky reportsHackers have exploited the rising…

Singer performs her longest show since Anti World Tour, delivering 19 songs at lavish Junagadh, India pre-wedding celebrity Rihanna staged her first full non-Super Bowl concert in nearly eight years Friday as she was hired to perform before the wedding for an Indian billionaire’s son. The singer delivered a 19-song, hits-filled gig in Junagadh, India for a pre-wedding celebration for Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani, the son of billionaire industrialist and “Asia’s richest man” Mukesh Ambani.…

In late-April 2023, Earth experienced a powerful geomagnetic storm that illuminated the skies with mesmerizing auroras, even in lower latitudes like Ladakh in India. Mostly, these auroras are restricted to the North Pole and northern regions of the world, but this geomagnetic storm was so powerful that it generated auroras that could be seen as far South as in Ladakh. Now, Indian astronomers have traced the origins of this intense storm back to the Sun. Notably, they used data collected from multiple space telescopes…