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iPhone-maker Apple cuts over 200 jobs across Siri, Vision Pro teams to focus on new devices, AI: Details

Apple is cutting jobs across teams working on Siri and Vision Pro as it shifts resources towards AI and future products. The restructuring includes changes to Siri development, Vision Pro gaming and immersive video, while Apple plans to retain both products.

ToneTag wants to make India’s ubiquitous soundbox more than a payment alert

The Bengaluru company is betting its soundbox technology can evolve into a banking interface—and eventually a route to credit—as India’s merchant-payment economics face a potential reset.

Amara Raja bets on in-house battery tech, global talent after China deal stalls

The company had announced a partnership with Gotion in June 2024 to license lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology. LFP and NMC are two cathode chemistries for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and storage systems.

TikTok agrees to $400 million US childrens privacy settlement

USA-TIKTOK-PRIVACY:TikTok agrees to $400 million US children's privacy settlement

Newsom Prefers Paramount-Warner Settlement ‘If It’s a Good Deal’

California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would prefer a settlement of the state attorney general’s lawsuit opposing Paramount Skydance Corp.’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. “if it’s a good deal.”

Ken Griffin's Citadel sheds over $4 billion of Situational Awareness' bets

Situational, an AI-focused ‌hedge fund run by former OpenAI researcher Aschenbrenner, sold the bulk of its stock bets to Citadel last month after heavy losses in its tech holdings forced it to unwind most of its public equities portfolio

HomeFirst Finance is funding ESG-rated homes, hopes it will attract sustainable capital

HomeFirst Finance is extending its ESG push to individual homes, co-developing green certification standards with IFC and onboarding over 600 such homes to attract sustainable capital.

Harry Potter, Hello Kitty merchandise now in minutes: MINISO now on Swiggy Instamart

For Instamart, the integration of MINISO is a calculated step in its broader expansion into non-grocery categories, joining electronics, beauty, and toys.

Delhi HC questions its jurisdiction in HUL-Beco ad row

The question of jurisdiction arose when senior counsel appearing for Beco argued that HUL’s principal place of business and the identified physical advertisement are in Mumbai.

Tesla to recall 2.98 million China-made, imported EVs, to fix software in China

Tesla will recall 2.98 million China-made and imported Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X vehicles

What are Firebase scams? Why India asked Google to take down fake banking sites

India is cracking down on scams abusing Google's Firebase to host fake banking sites and malware. I4C ordered at least 57 Firebase websites and databases taken down in August after they were used to steal credit card details, OTPs and other data from victims’ phones.

'Smallest wearable on the market': Deepinder Goyal says Temple is now less than half its earlier size, pre-orders soon

Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal said Temple, his experimental wearable, is now less than half its earlier size and claims it is the smallest wearable on the market by volume. Pre-orders for a limited edition will open soon, with shipping expected by end-2026.

TCS denies employee surveillance: What is the laptop monitoring row about?

TCS has denied reports that it is tracking individual employee activity through a Digital User Experience Monitoring tool on company laptops. The company said its tools monitor macro-level network performance for security, availability and improved digital experience.

India to give Canada's Fairfax two years to consolidate holdings for IDBI Bank deal

A long-delayed sale of a majority stake in IDBI Bank, held by the government and Life Insurance Corp of India, is in its final stages

Saint-Gobain’s India CEO wants to change how Indians build homes and offices, using gypsum boards and glass wool

The company is promoting consumer adoption of newer construction techniques that are more expensive but can offer greater cost savings over the years.

Colgate Palmolive (India) Breaking: Meet Manish Anandani; set to replace Prabha Narasimhan as MD-CEO

In a major rejig, Manish Anandani will replace Prabha Narasimhan resigned as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Colgate-Palmolive India.

After Ather's gain, Hero's electric CV bet begins to scale

Hero MotoCorp's Euler Motors bet is scaling fast, with sales and revenue more than doubling since the two-wheeler giant became its largest shareholder.

IT firms rethink employee pyramids as automation reshapes economics

Since the start of FY27, seven of India's 10 largest IT services firms have announced changes to their organizational structures.

Unitree’s Humanoids Have a Long March to Usefulness

Fresh off a blockbuster public markets debut, Unitree Robotics’ founder Wang Xingxing conceded that his company still hasn’t figured out how to make humanoids truly useful.

D.E. Shaw owns more than $1 billion stake in Sysco, sources say

SYSCO-DESHAW/ (PIX):D.E. Shaw owns more than $1 billion stake in Sysco, sources say

HDFC Bank raises $1.75 billion as FCNR(B) window nears closure

HDFC Bank raises $500 million through three-year notes and $1.25 billion through five-year bonds as banks step up foreign-currency fundraising

Meta defends child safety record as lawsuits accuse it of harming young users

The company is facing a series of lawsuits, including a case in a California federal court in which four states are seeking billions of dollars in damages and changes to the way Meta operates its platforms.

Evergrande’s Hui Ka Yan jailed for life: Inside the rise & fall of China’s once-richest man—how much is his net worth?

Hui Ka Yan, founder of Evergrande and once China's richest man, was sentenced to life in prison for fraud and embezzlement. The Shenzhen court fined him CNY 8.82 billion, marking a significant fall from grace. Evergrande has been facing financial collapse since 2021.

Wyndham targets 200 India hotels by 2028 as smaller cities drive growth

Wyndham, which reported global annual revenue of $1.24 billion in 2025, plans to expand in India through organic growth and strategic alliances, while evaluating, for the first time, opportunities in hotel management and potential acquisitions.

Taxing the tokens? Raghuram Rajan flags AI job loss risks, moots strategy to level field for human workers

According to Raghuram Rajan, the biggest obstacle to wider adoption at present is not AI's capabilities but the difficulty of integrating them into existing workflows. He says the outlook for workers is not entirely bleak.