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Australia is pushing big tech to 'protect kids from porn'. What can they actually do?
Tech platforms are urged to implement integrated safety features like content scanning and app blocking on smartphones to protect children online. The focus is on enhancing child safety without compromising user privacy, highlighting the need for effective content classifiers in online protection measures.
Industry Season 3: Check out cast, teaser, plot, characters, premiere date, where to watch, production and creative team
HBO releases the "Industry" Season 3 teaser. The season features Kit Harington as a green tech leader. The plot revolves around ethical investing and the IPO of Lumi. Harper returns to finance with a new partner. The season premieres on August 11 on HBO and Max.
Chakri Lokapriya on stocks to pick in cement, banking sectors
UltraTech is very well positioned. It is still the market leader. Adani on the other hand with ACC and Ambuja, is far more acquisitive. They can move on deals much faster. So, in terms of where will growth come faster from, it will be ACC and Ambuja, says Chakri Lokapriya.
Are FIIs getting into a big buy mode in India? Dipan Mehta answers
On days of positive FII flows largecap stocks will do exceptionally well because those are the ones that they really are targeting and if FII buying, even FII selling, stops in some of the largecap index stocks, local money will ensure that the stock prices move up, says Dipan Mehta
New-age job roles: How India can engineer a future beyond software
With nearly 1,600 international corporations operating captive units, 1.7 million highly educated professionals are employed. It might theoretically increase its pool of relevant talent if it made a concerted effort to improve both the number and calibre of the more than 2.5 million Ph.D.s and graduates in science, technology, engineering, and medicine that India produces each year.
Indian corporates are likely to go slow on overseas dollar loans: BofA
Indian corporates are likely to reduce overseas dollar loans due to expensive current rates. There is a 'huge pent-up demand' for investing in local firms' equity. Borrowing costs in the US have increased sharply, leading to a preference for IPOs and follow-ons in India.
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Mahindra Group to focus on delivering scale over next decade: MD & CEO Anish Shah
When asked where he sees the Mahindra Group in terms of size and scale in the future, he said, "Our focus now is to deliver scale, focus on the businesses we have. These businesses cover what we believe is 70 per cent of India's growth over the next decade. Therefore, we are very well positioned to grow with India and that's our goal for 2030."
IPO gold rush for investors; second-hand EV sales sputter
Happy Monday! Investors in new-age startups are set for huge gains as these firms list on the public markets. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
How investors struck gold in the new-age IPO boom
In the last month, several new-age companies backed by venture capital, have or are set to hit the public markets. This has resulted in a gold rush for their investors. Travel tech platform Ixigo is set to go public next week, while insurtech firm Go Digit and coworking startup Awfis have already listed on the exchanges in the past one month. Their investors, including Peak XV Partners, Elevation Capital, ChrysCapital and TVS Capital and A91 Partners, are sitting on multiple returns from some of these investments.
Not just employers with benefits! India Inc looks to be more to woo talent
Corporate India is offering new-age benefits, realizing that attracting and retaining talent requires more than just high salaries. Cos offer new-age perks like cash for self-development, health insurance for siblings and pet care to woo talent
Surprise poll results impact startups' plans, and other top stories this week
In a week charged with political buzz, the BJP government came back to power after a stormy election, but without a full majority that left it dependent on the whims of its alliance partners. Unnerved, the markets went into a tailspin on counting day, with both benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty50, dropping 8% intraday. They recovered a day later as hopes of a stable government revived.
IPO-bound cos wary after poll results; NBFCs’ balancing act
Happy Friday! New-age firms planning to go public are moving cautiously as stock market volatility remains a concern after the 2024 general election results. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Startups seek advice on IPO timing in choppy markets
Multiple new-age companies looking to go public are seeking counsel on their next moves in response to the stock market volatility following the general election results on Tuesday. These companies are looking for advice on the timing of their public listings even as they remain confident about India's macroeconomic prospects, founders, investors and investment bankers told us.
New-age stocks recover post poll results; Ixigo IPO launch
A day after election results, shares of new-age companies like Zomato and Delhivery made a sharp recovery on the bourses. A look at the numbers and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Leadership and long-term mega trends: Utpal Sheth on identifying 'Gorilla' companies
We have already established that value creation is different from wealth creation. So, in my experience, there are three large components that create terminal value about which the terminal value investor should have differentiated insight on and those three components are intangibles, megatrends and leadership.
Top startup & tech stories this week
Welcome to a brand new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter. The week was packed with important stories broken by our reporters. Here’s a recap if you missed these stories.
We remain very positive on capital goods, defence, and manufacturing: Hemant Shah
Notably, multinational companies in this sector, such as those in bearings and chemicals, have posted exceptionally strong numbers. Therefore, we remain very positive on capital goods, defence, and manufacturing.
New-age consumer brands trend on deal street
Uppercase–a luggage brand started by former VIP Industries MD Sudip Ghose–is in talks with Flipkart-backer Accel to raise new capital, sources told us. This would be the 3rd major deal in the space after Peak XV Partners’ Mokobara investment and Lighthouse’s bet on Safari.
New-age brands buzz on deal street; Unacademy founders’ voting rights
Happy Friday! New-age brands are attracting capital from VC funds, founders and other types of investors. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Beacon Trusteeship IPO booked 65 times on Day 2; Z-tech India's issue subscribed 8x
Beacon Trusteeship's IPO garners strong investor interest, garnering 66 times bids on the second day of bidding. The company plans to raise funds for technology infrastructure, subsidiary investment, and other corporate purposes.
Sauce VC launches third fund eyeing a corpus of Rs 250 crore
New Delhi-based investment firm Sauce VC, which has backed new-age luggage brand Mokobara, healthy foods startup The Whole Truth and petcare firm Supertails, aims to raise Rs 250 crore for its third fund. This comes as D2C firms see growing interest from risk capital investors. The firm looks to back 15-16 consumer brands in their early stages.
A quarter of hits & a few misses; and other top tech, startup stories
Welcome to another edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter. This is Pranav Mukul in New Delhi. This week we’ve wrapped up another compelling quarterly earnings season for listed new-age companies from Zomato and Delhivery to Paytm and PB Fintech.
If Modi is re-elected, these sectors will get his most attention
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to propel India to become the world's third-largest economy if re-elected for a third term. His ambitious 100-day agenda post-election includes prioritizing manufacturing, new-age technology, infrastructure development, and clean energy sectors. The government aims to implement reforms to boost economic growth and attract foreign investment.
Sebi amends rule to facilitate ease of doing biz for cos planning IPOs
Rules mandate at least 20% of promoters’ shares to be locked in for a certain period of time post-listing after an IPO. This relaxation will help new-age technology companies as founders’ shareholding comes down usually after an IPO. Non-promoter shareholders excluding individuals holding more than 5% of the post-offer equity share capital can contribute towards the shortfall, Sebi said.
Senior-level IT services hiring in 2024 focuses on new-age skills
IT services and global market conditions impact senior-level hiring with pay hikes expected. Roles in finance, consulting, and program management are in demand. Companies hiring for roles like chief AI officer, delivery head-AI, and CFOs. Skills in cloud computing, machine learning, and data engineering are sought after. Gartner forecasts $5 trillion IT spending in 2024, with India's IT spending growing.
Digital India sparks rush for new-age software engineers
Demand for software engineers trained in emerging technologies is rising, creating 9-10 lakh additional jobs in the next 18 months. The surge is fueled by advancing technology and digital adoption, leading to fresh opportunities in AI and related fields like AI specialists and data scientists. GenAI is enabling non-technical employees to become citizen developers.
UK regulator demands tech firms shield children from harmful content
Social media platforms will be hit by fines of up to $22.5 million unless they take action to ensure their algorithms do not direct children towards harmful content, the UK communications regulator Ofcom said Wednesday. The new measures are due to come into force next year, with rule-breakers facing fines of up to £18 million ($22.5 million) or 10 percent of their revenue.
What to do with real estate and new age stocks now? Rajat Sharma explains
Rajat Sharma from Sana Securities provides insights on the real estate market cycle, quarterly performance of auto companies like Hero Motocorp, valuation concerns, the impact of government regulations on tech companies, and the evolving trends in the banking sector. Sharma says one could add two-wheeler stocks, but should not buy them in a big chunk or as a lump sum,
New-age tech stocks somersault on Dalal Street, give up to 258% returns in FY24
Zomato was the top performer from the new age technology pack, giving a staggering 258% return to investors in FY24. This was after a 38% correction witnessed in FY23.
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