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Google CEO Sundar Pichai tackles tough questions at company’s all-hands meet

A series of questions ranging from slashing budgets when Google has seen record profits to Pichai’s commentary on improved productivity were flung at him during the meet, some of which did not amuse the global tech giant’s CEO.

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GST authorities issue notice to Gameskraft, seek Rs 21,000 crore

Last year in December, the GST authorities had conducted a search on the premises of the company and attached its property and bank accounts, alleging a tax evasion to the tune of Rs 460 crore.

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Festive sales off to a flyer; Google’s user choice billing an ‘eyewash’

The firm analysed and compared data from over seven million orders that were processed during the first two days of the festive season sale for its study.

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Online festive sales, excluding smartphones, grow 28% in first two days

Amazon, Flipkart upbeat on consumer demand; Amazon’s Tiwary says sales trajectory a positive surprise

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UK drug maker AstraZeneca eyes IoT centre in Chennai

IoT, robotics and data science capabilities, apart from augmented and virtual reality, are going to be the dominant technologies going forward for the company and its India centres will be looking at all of these technologies and will be innovating for the globe, said Cindy L Hoots, AstraZeneca’s chief digital and technology officer.

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High Inflation environments to aid automation adoption: Infosys Edgeverve director

“Like Covid-19, one thing that comes to the aid is (enterprises) try to see what can be automated every time pressure builds and they look at potential cost savings,” said Sateesh Seetharamiah, global head of edge products and whole-time director at Edgeverve. “To that extent, it (inflation) can help us.”

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Digital banking infrastructure provider Signzy raise Rs 210 crore in funding led by Gaja Capital

Signzy, founded in 2015, provides a digital software platform to help fintechs, financial institutions and banks with multi-channel on-boarding, as well as automates back-office operations through artificial intelligence.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...