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Growth gems well positioned; large businesses to drive significant growth: Anish Shah, Mahindra Group

EV made a lot of sense because the expertise that we can get globally will help our businesses and which is why we were open to getting partners and they have added a lot of value in terms of what they bring and in other businesses, in growth gems in particular, we can look for global partners where we can get their insights and their guidance to be able to grow the business faster.

Climate change made heatwaves 45 times more likely in South Asia

Stocks to buy now? Aditya Birla Group to lead market; Voda Idea a doubler from here, says Sanjiv Bhasin

Sanjiv Bhasin predicts market trends post 23,000 crossing, election results. Advocates stock selection, supports AB Group, discusses real estate plays. Emphasizes Ashok Leyland potential over Tata Motors. Prefers Indiabulls Real Estate for better risk-reward.

ETtech Explainer: Behind Apple’s search for Indian iCamera maker

Manufacturing and assembling camera modules is a complicated process involving multiple specialised components. Apple's move to possibly look at onboarding two Indian corporates to court Apple could be a catalyst for the country’s high-end manufacturing ambitions.

Fujifilm charts a mid-market route to boost its India printer business

Japanese office and business solutions company Fujifilm Business Innovation entered the market in 2021 and its focus so far has been on high-end commercial and office printing products.

AI is spying on food we throw away

It's part of an emerging industry that's trying to cash in on a senseless human problem: The huge amount of uneaten food that goes from supermarkets and restaurants to the dumpster. Much of that, if it's not composted, ends up in landfills where it decays, sending potent planet-warming greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Enter a new business opportunity. A company called Winnow has developed the AI tool that spies on restaurant garbage. Another, company, Afresh, digests supermarket data to look for wasteful mismatches between what a store is stocking, and what people are buying.

Senior-level IT hiring rebounds; China's BBK group resets India sales strategy

Indian IT companies are back headhunting for senior roles. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

Crash or soar? Traders are preparing for stock market extremes

As inflation continues to trend downward and the Federal Reserve signals its willingness to cut interest rates this year, rates volatility dropped to the lowest level since February 2022, creating a broadly favorable environment for stocks. The S&P 500 gained 10% in the first quarter — its strongest start to the year since 2019 — and posted 22 new all-time highs in the first three months of 2024.

CP PLUS expands with ambitious plans to empower every corner of India with Made-in-Bharat security solutions

CP PLUS, through its 'Made-in-Bharat' initiative, aligns with PM Modi's vision for India's growth. It invests in innovation, local production, and training programs to empower professionals in the security industry, showcasing leadership and commitment to excellence.

Consumer spending underwhelming, UK retailers turn to 'extreme bargains'

Matches' woes are the latest sign that retailers' trouble is spreading across the Atlantic amid weaker consumer spending. Shops have been pushed to the breaking point after inflation has boosted their expenses and weighed on consumer spending, and even heavy discounting isn't enough to save them.

Can climate cafes help ease the anxiety of planetary crisis?

Many of the climate cafes are free and open to the public, but some have been convened especially for librarians, therapists and other professionals.

UK tightens definition of extremism to counter right-wing, Islamist extremists; names five groups

UK government redefines extremism, adding clarity post-October 2023 attacks. Measures aim to protect democracy, counter extremist ideologies, and prevent radicalization. Counter-extremism center established to lead government initiatives.

Bezos, Nvidia join OpenAI in funding humanoid robot startup: report

Figure AI, also backed by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, is raising about $675 million in a funding round that carries a pre-money valuation of about $2 billion, according to the report.

Robot invasion hit a bump in 2023 as North American economy cooled

Companies bought 31,159 robots in 2023, a decrease of 30% over the year before, the largest drop in percentage terms since 2006 and largest drop ever in net units, according to the group, known as A3. The pullback occurred in automotive-related industries - which made up about half of the market last year - as well as other sectors such as food and metals manufacturing.

Future of manufacturing is phygital as human-robot collaboration rises: Twyn’s Avi Dahiya

As manufacturing in India is quickly adapting new-age technologies, a Noida-based company is working to accelerate the adoption of Industry 4.0 in India.

Air India launches robotic-enabled aircraft cleaner Aerowash

The device, 'Aerowash' has multiple modern features like a robotic micro-fibre brush drum for cleaning and uses a nearly waterless process that considerably enhances efficiency in functioning plus making it more sustainable.

Amazon to expand drone delivery into Britain and Italy

Amazon plans to expand its drone delivery service to the UK and Italy by late next year. The e-commerce giant also unveiled new warehouse robots and technology aimed at improving efficiency and speed. The new MK30 model of delivery drones will be able to operate in more extreme weather conditions. Additionally, Amazon has installed a new robotics system called Sequoia in one of its Texas logistics centers, which can identify and put away stock in warehouses up to 75% faster.

In US-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robots

One is pricey and slow: For a new force of up to 13 nuclear-powered attack submarines, the Australian taxpayer will fork out an average of more than AUD$28 billion ($18 billion) apiece. And the last of the subs won't arrive until well past the middle of the century.

ET Startup Awards 2023: Nominees for Best on Campus

The award will showcase a startup whose impact can be judged both by the idea and the execution. The founders should have been students whose aim was to build a commercial enterprise.

Humanoid robot Apollo can walk, grasp objects like humans. Know how does it work

Apollo can walk, grasp, and lift an object like humans, but it is not a human being. It is a humanoid robot. Know about it.

Time to use different sunscreen as temperatures reach record highs; Here's why

With world temperatures reaching record highs this summer, you may want to reconsider which sunscreen you are using, experts say. Sunscreens are not all the same. The two major types - mineral and chemical - handle the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays differently, and during extremely hot weather, those differences can matter.

Scouting out the next wave of robot workers

Automation might not be ready to over the Amazon warehouse yet but the robot revolution has certainly begun and accelerated by the pandemic.

The robots we were afraid of are already here

A humanoid warehouse worker, Digit walked upright on goatlike legs and grabbed bins off a shelf with muscular arms made from aerospace-grade aluminum. It then placed the boxes on an assembly line and walked back to the shelf to search for more.