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FTX bankruptcy lawyers say they 'do not trust' Bahamas government

Liquidators of FTX's Bahamian business, FTX Digital Markets, had asked US Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey to give them access to the US unit's Slack, Google and Amazon Web Services accounts and data.

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Why group buying has flopped in India; firms seek clarity on proposed data storage rules

Under this model, companies sell products at much lower prices to customers, provided they place orders as a group. Chinese internet firms such as Pinduoduo elevated group buying to a fine art, racking up hundreds of millions of users.

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EVs to create up to $100 billion opportunity in India by 2030: report

By 2030, about 40-45% of all two-wheelers (2W) and 15-20% of all four-wheelers (passenger vehicles) sold in India will be electric, a report by Bain & Company said.

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I was completely wrong in not allowing next gen at Infosys: NR Narayana Murthy

A candidate must not worry about their nationality or heritage or whose children they are as long as they have the best competence for the position, Murthy said. “But you have to put in (place) the proper process of maturing in the organisation before being given a suitable position or suitable responsibility."

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Twitter Files: Founder Jack Dorsey takes blame for Twitter "getting too much power"

Dorsey's admission comes soon after the release of Twitter Files - a series of leaked information detailing how Twitter muzzled free speech on its platform by restricting account activity and shadow banning of profiles.

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Microsoft says it offered FTC a consent decree on 'Call of Duty' games

Microsoft president Brad Smith said the offer was made just before the FTC sued Microsoft last week in an attempt to block the tech giant's $69-billion takeover bid for video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc.

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in custody after fraud charges, bail denied

The former CEO of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, dressed in a blue suit without a tie, lowered his head and hugged his parents after the judge said his risk of flight was too "great" and ordered that he be sent to a Bahamas correctional facility until February 8.

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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...