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Brookfield India: Behind the optimism for growth for its businesses here
Brookfield's investments in the telecom infrastructure, real estate, renewable power and private equity have all shown steady growth over the past 12-18 months
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From Ashwini Vaishnaw on AI regulation diplomacy to IndiGo's competition blitz, our top stories of the week
In this week's newsletter, also read about why Indian pharma companies are fast-tracking alternatives to weight-loss blockbusters like Ozempic; how India is reshaping global trade flows, and revisit the enigma of crypto kingpin Justin Sun
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US government blocks Harvard from enrolling new foreign students
The school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, quickly slammed the move as "unlawful" and said it would hurt both the campus and the country, while one student said the community was "panicking"
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Ad models face disruption as Google doubles down on AI search
The internet giant is dabbling with ads in its new AI Mode for online search, a strategic move to fend off competition from ChatGPT while adapting its advertising business for an AI age
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Marriott International launches global midscale brand in India, adds 115 properties to existing portfolio
As part of a founding deal struck with Concept Hospitality Private Limited, its flagship brands—The Fern, The Fern Residency, and The Fern Habitat—will now become a part of the new brand, Series by Marriott
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Switzerland moves to rein in Booking.com's hotel commissions
The watchdog said that after an analysis, it had concluded that "the commission rates applied by the company to Swiss hotels were abusively high"
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Ads come to Google's AI search in push to stay ahead of OpenAI
The integration of advertising has been a key question surrounding the immense popularity of generative artificial intelligence chatbots
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Jony Ive, legendary Apple iPhone designer, joins OpenAI
Ive and his team will take over design at OpenAI as part of an acquisition of his startup named "IO" valued at $6.5 billion
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IndusInd Bank stares at a reputation crisis as it reveals more accounting horrors
The bank, which reported its highest ever quarterly loss and higher bad loans, now suspects employee fraud in the financial irregularities. It needs to reintroduce best practices, and revive investor and customer confidence, say analysts
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The world is looking at India to provide a new AI regulation model: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
In an exclusive interview, the minister discusses why India needs its own foundational model, outlines a roadmap for applying AI at scale, highlights progress on the semiconductor mission, explains why the world is looking at India as the next semiconductor nation, and more
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Nvidia's Jensen Huang criticises US AI chip export rules
Washington has sought in recent years to curb exports of state-of-the-art chips to China, concerned that they could be used to advance Beijing's military systems and otherwise undermine American dominance in AI