OpenAI released GPT-4o (aka "omni") in its spring event on May 13. It's a multilingual chatbot available in voice, text, and vision formats, free for all users. It's twice as fast and half the cost for paid subscribers.
Mother’s Day sales soared, breaking records set by popular holidays. Zomato and Swiggy Instamart surged, surpassing New Year’s Eve orders. Deepinder Goyal, Zomato CEO, expressed gratitude.
Anand Mahindra was amazed by ePlane, a startup from IIT Madras, developing electric flying taxis for speedy urban commutes. Founder Sathya Chakravarthy impressed with plans to unveil their first vehicle in 2025.
Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has been toppled from its throne, not by a competitor, but by a top government bank, The State Bank of India (SBI), as India's most profitable company.
A recent Foundit story has found that Bangalore is leading among all the Indian cities in startup hirings with a percentage of 31% as Hyderabad and Chennai lag behind at 5% each.
There is a growing trend among Indian startups to return to their home country. Groww, a popular investment app company with over $3 billion valuation, is now one of the first startups to move its operations from the US back to India.
Paytm is reportedly entering the ride-hailing sector with its new auto-rickshaw booking feature via ONDC after receiving trouble over its banking service from RBI
Zomato's Deepinder Goyal has introduced 'Photo Cakes' on Mother's Day. The customers can upload pictures and have them printed on a customized cake delivered in 30 minutes in Delhi NCR.
Uber has launched a Hyperlocal delivery service in 9 Indian cities. But customers have to pay directly to the store for now. This move comes in response to Zomato's Blinkit, Zepto, and Swiggy’s Instamart's popularity