Google India's gross ad revenue grows 12.49% to Rs 28,000 crore

Google India's FY23 operating revenue decreased by 0.11% to Rs 9,275 crore from Rs 9,286 crore in FY22. The company has demerged its IT services business to an independent entity, Google IT Services India.

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Upgrad in talks for $100 million to close US edtech Udacity buy

Upgrad founder Ronnie Screwvala, who owns 22.4% in Upgrad, likely to participate in $100 million round. The company has pitched to external investors for about $50-60 million. The rest would be from existing investors like Temasek.

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Data brokers know everything about you: what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava reveals

Kochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its secretive data acquisition and AI-aided analytics practices. The FTC's recently amended complaint reveals that Kochava collects and sells sensitive location and personal data, which allows it to predict and influence consumer behavior.

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Netflix reels in viewers with three-word hooks

The two- or three-word tags, meant to convey the gestalt of a show or movie, regularly help viewers choose a show from the service's nearly endless library, the company says. The words are selected by about 30 employees -- so-called taggers.

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Google removes Binance, other offshore crypto apps from Play Store

Less than 24 hours after access to web platforms of crypto wallets such as Binance was cut off for Indian users, theirapps were also taken down from Google Play Store..

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The AI-ceberg of innovations: Meet AI-first startups shaping India's tech future

Over the last 12 months, a new generation of AI-driven companies and generative AI tooling startups have attracted investments, but this represents only a small percentage of the companies driving innovation in this space. Under the surface lies vast, untapped potential for more.

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ET Explainer: OpenAI’s response to NYT’s copyright lawsuit

OpenAI has refuted some of these allegations and claimed that the fair use doctrine of copyright laws will apply in its case. ET explains the case and its ramifications.

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