Infosys kicks off holiday season with long-awaited pay hike

The hikes, which typically are effective from April 1, have now been announced from November 1, 2023, ET has learnt. It does not include reviews for entry level workers of the IT services major, according to people aware of the matter.

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Going vocal with local on LLMs; and other top tech, startup stories this week

While tech biggies including Microsoft, Google, and Meta are leading the charge on AI, more localised contingents are emerging across geographies, including in India and the European Union.

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Government may go high-tech to reduce wastage of fresh fruits, veggies

Plans to use a technology tool developed by ecommerce major Amazon called Johari to reduce wastage of fresh fruits and vegetables at its warehouses and retail outlets.

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BharOS looks to provide its technology for routers

BharOS, an indigenously developed mobile operating system, is considering providing its technology for routers, said Karthik Ayyar, the founder of JandK Operations, an IIT Madras incubated non-profit organisation that has built BharOS.

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Hero MotoCorp increases stake in Ather, buys additional shares worth Rs 140 crore

In September, the electric scooter maker had raised Rs 900 crore in fresh funding from Hero MotoCorp and GIC. Prior to that, Hero had partially led a $128-million fundraise into Ather in January 2022.

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Investments in private markets, firms fetch better returns than public markets: report

The report highlights that the aggregate benchmark of alternate investment funds (AIF) investing in private markets delivered an alpha of 13.5% over the public market equivalent, S&P BSE Sensex.

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India strategically important for us, says NTT Global CEO Abhijit Dubey

Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Group views India as a strategically important market that houses its second largest employee population outside of Japan and has the potential to be among the company’s top revenue generators, its global CEO Abhijit Dubey told ET in an exclusive interview.

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