Data scientist is dead, long live data science: How India’s largest analytics companies are coping with GenAI

Fractal, Latentview, Tredence, and Mu Sigma, which altogether employ over 12,000 people, are rapidly rejigging as intelligence becomes available on tap

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Sea’s gaming arm bounces back with esports move despite still missing India boost

Now, Garena is looking to esports to keep its main game in play

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Blusmart’s relationship with co-founder’s listed company could prove costly

The EV ride-hailing startup has grown its business thanks to cars leased from Gensol Engineering. But the weight of the ties may be too much to bear

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What if the quick-commerce warehouse was a supermarket?

Blinkit’s dark stores fare quite well in comparison with Dmart outlets

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India’s maternity law needs to stop being an outlier

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In fact, 26 weeks is needed considering breastfeeding and other factors, but the applicability of the law and who is funding it is a problem. In India, only employers bear the entire burden of maternity leaves

Rituparna Chakraborty, Co-founder, TeamLease Services

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Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s loss—20M Paytm Fastags—is his ex-colleague’s gain

Amit Lakhotia is gearing up Park+ for the $241-million opportunity. But banks are worried about market monopolisation

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Why no one wants single-sex education anymore

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We could not let that [declining enrolments] happen to the school; why were we restricting one-half of the population from coming in?

Nagesh Mone, Former Principal, New English School, Pune

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Chennai makes a pitch to bring back multinationals’ offshore centres. If only it had the talent

Tamil Nadu made early moves to lure large companies into setting up their global capability centres in its capital city, but has lost ground to nearby tech hubs

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Inside the very serious business of ghostwriting ‘hot takes’ on LinkedIn

Founders and CXOs are paying ghostwriters big bucks to build their personal brand on the professional-networking site. But the world of anonymity comes with its own set of challenges

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Not just techies: a CEO on why medicos hold key to healthcare AI

In the health sector, models must be trained on real-world, not-so-perfect data, says the founder of eye-care startup Remidio, which has deployed thousands of devices loaded with AI in India and the US

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How retirement homes became a sudden hit with the real-estate industry

The demand for senior living homes has outstripped supply by at least twenty times. And the lack of affordability is forcing real estate companies to innovate offerings

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Health insurers’ ‘Cashless Everywhere’ is going nowhere

Small and large hospitals are up in arms against the General Insurance Council. Patients will get caught in the crossfire

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India’s maternity law needs to stop being an outlier

India’s maternity law needs to stop being an outlier

Data scientist is dead, long live data science: How India’s largest analytics companies are coping with GenAI

Data scientist is dead, long live data science: How India’s largest analytics companies are coping with GenAI

Bengaluru’s solution for its traffic mess that tech couldn’t fix: even more tech

Bengaluru’s solution for its traffic mess that tech couldn’t fix: even more tech

Indian VCs’ inaugural funds run into an end-of-lifecycle battle

Indian VCs’ inaugural funds run into an end-of-lifecycle battle

Swiggy’s Amazon-inspired playbook has restaurants crying foul

Swiggy’s Amazon-inspired playbook has restaurants crying foul

What does Razorpay have to show for its $150 million Ezetap acquisition?

What does Razorpay have to show for its $150 million Ezetap acquisition?

Cult.fit has a new obsession: be more like Decathlon

Cult.fit has a new obsession: be more like Decathlon

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Asian Paints’ glorious success is no longer predictable

Grasim Industries is not just its newest rival, but possibly its most formidable too

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What if the quick-commerce warehouse was a supermarket?

Blinkit’s dark stores fare quite well in comparison with Dmart outlets

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PVR Inox stacks the odds against its own subscription service

India’s largest multiplex operator aims for a wider audience with Passport, its first-ever subscription model. But T&Cs may deter its target market

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First-person versus third-person decision making

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Do you check for energy ratings on appliances?

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Why cooling is going to be hotly debated in Dubai this month

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It’s time for Mumbai’s air to become productively political

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We forgot to bring mascots with us to the 21st century

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Sulabh revolutionised toilets because it cared about something more

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The stars are aligning for the business of astrology

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Fintech word games around yield are just another kind of dark pattern

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Are Indian fintechs resilient or just resistant?

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Reliance Retail is often fashionably late. This time, it’s just late

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How Microsoft India chief’s quest to rev up revenues drove discontent among employees

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Google, Meta may be in for multi-million-dollar telecom bills in India

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On Google and Facebook’s watch, cybercrime syndicates flourish

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Your EV battery is dead? Some are happy about it

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Why is Ola Electric in such a hurry to build its gigafactory?

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Which Indian state has the best EV policy? Error: Benchmark not found

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Amazon’s ad ambitions can’t escape the e-commerce shadow

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Sony Liv is set to upend the OTT pecking order with the Zee merger

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How many cars does it take to change Uber’s driver model? 10,000

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Your Namma Yatri auto driver may still be on Uber, Ola

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Rapido has a safety problem it should have fixed years ago

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